File:Two men on the outskirts of Dawson watching buildings burn during the fire of April 26, 1899 (AL+CA 3009).jpg

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English: Two men on the outskirts of Dawson watching buildings burn during the fire of April 26, 1899   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
George G. Cantwell  (fl. 1910)  wikidata:Q62641868
 
Alternative names
G. G. Cantwell
Description American photographer
Location of birth Puyallup
Work period 1910 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q62641868
Title
English: Two men on the outskirts of Dawson watching buildings burn during the fire of April 26, 1899
Description
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Caption on image: Dawson Fire Apr. 26, '99 PH Coll 298.36

Fire was a great threat to Dawson and it had several major fires in its early years. The worst fire occured in April 1899 when 117 buildings were destroyed. The damage was estimated at one million dollars. George G. Cantwell, a native of Puyallup, Washington, came to Dawson from Juneau in 1898 where he was employed by E.A. Hegg. In 1899, he entered into a business partnership with Frederic N. Atwood. Their specialty was Alaskan views, outdoor portraiture, finishing, and supplies for amateurs. The partnership seems to have dissolved after June 1901, and Cantwell returned to Puyallup by September of that year.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Fires--Yukon--Dawson
Depicted place Dawson City
Date 1899
date QS:P571,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
English: b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
3009
Source
English: Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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AWC3827

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