File:Dogsledding to the gold fields, Knik, ca 1912 (THWAITES 110).jpeg

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English: Dogsledding to the gold fields, Knik, ca. 1912   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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John E. Thwaites  (1863–1940)  wikidata:Q46211791
 
Alternative names
John Edward Thwaites
Description American postal worker and photographer
– was employed in Alaska by the US federal government as a postal clerk for the Railway Mail Service during the early part of the 20th century, and he traveled the route from Valdez to Unalaska onboard a wood hulled mailboat delivering mail to the coastal communities; he was also an amateur photographer.
Date of birth/death 1863 Edit this at Wikidata 1940 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Eastwood, Ontario, Canada Mercer Island
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creator QS:P170,Q46211791
Title
English: Dogsledding to the gold fields, Knik, ca. 1912
Description
English: Caption on image: Off for the gold diggings, Knik, Alaska PH Coll 247.45
Knik is on the west bank of the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, 17.5 miles northeast of Anchorage in the Mat-Su Borough. Knik is a Tanaina Indian village name meaning "fire" which originally applied to several villages at the head of Cook Inlet. The primary village was listed as "Kinik" in the 1880 U.S. Census. Knik developed during the 1898-1916 gold rush, and in 1903, Palmer's Store was constructed. A housing development was constructed around Settler's Bay Lodge, including a golf course and stables.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Dogsledding--Alaska--Knik; Dog teams--Alaska--Knik; Gold miners--Alaska--Knik; Gold mining--Alaska--Knik; Men--Alaska--Knik; Women--Alaska--Knik; Log buildings--Alaska--Knik; Snow--Alaska--Knik
  • Subjects (LCSH): Sled dogs--Alaska--Knik; Mushers--Alaska--Knik
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English: United States--Alaska--Knik
Date circa 1912
date QS:P571,+1912-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Accession number
110
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English: John E. Thwaites Photographs of Alaska
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The author died in 1940, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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