File:YMCA excursion to Bennett Lake on the White Pass & Yukon Railroad, Bennett station, British Columbia, August 5, 1899 (HEGG 481).jpeg

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English: Y.M.C.A. excursion to Bennett Lake on the White Pass & Yukon Railroad, Bennett station, British Columbia, August 5, 1899.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Eric A. Hegg  (fl. 1897–1930)  wikidata:Q5385972
 
Eric A. Hegg
Alternative names
E.A. Hegg; E. A. Hegg
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 18 September 1867 / 17 September 1867 / 1868 Edit this at Wikidata 13 December 1947 / 13 December 1948 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bollnäs San Diego
Work period 1897 Edit this at Wikidata–1930 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q5385972
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English: Y.M.C.A. excursion to Bennett Lake on the White Pass & Yukon Railroad, Bennett station, British Columbia, August 5, 1899.
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English: Caption on image: "Terminus White Pass and Yukon RR Bennett Aug 5th. Y.M.C.A. Excursion to Bennett Aug 5th 99" On verso of image: "The YMCA excursion train left Skagway early in the day for Lake Bennett and the trip down Lake Bennett. On a hill above the lake the stampeders helped build the Presbyterian Church. Throughout the entire gold rush, a light burned in the window to guide the lost stampeder . Original image by Hegg B380; copied by Webster and Stevens 170.A.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Railroad locomotives--British Columbia--Bennett; Railroad stations--British Columbia--Bennett; Tents--British Columbia--Bennett; Tourists--British Columbia--Bennett
  • Subjects (LCSH): White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm)
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English: Canada--British Columbia--Bennett
Date 1899
date QS:P571,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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The author died in 1948, 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 75 years or fewer.


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