File:Aerial view of Dyea and Skagway, Alaska from across Chilkoot Inlet, ca. 1899 - DPLA - 2a1172506b8036fb806f17db26367ec2.jpg

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Aerial view of Dyea and Skagway, Alaska from across Chilkoot Inlet, ca. 1899 (

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Creator

Arthur Clarence Pillsbury (1870–1946)
Description	American photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	1870	1946
Location of birth	Medford
Work location	Western North America
Authority file	: Q4798272 VIAF: 72912746 ISNI: 0000000027683375 LCCN: n87826834 WorldCat

Pillsbury and Cleveland

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Aerial view of Dyea and Skagway, Alaska from across Chilkoot Inlet, ca. 1899

Description

Dyea and Skagway served as the two main starting points for overland routes to the Klondike gold fields. Dyea was a short-lived town used by prospectors as an entrance to the Chilkoot Trail. It became less popular after a large avalanche blocked much of the trail on April 3, 1898 killing over 70 prospectors. Skagway served as the starting point for the White Pass Trail. In May 1898 White Pass & Yukon Route railroad route opened in Skagway, offering a faster, safer way for prospectors and their gear to reach the gold fields. Dyea. Smugglers Cove. Panorama view from Scenic Hill (2050') [Symbol.] No. 20. Copyright. Skaguay. Lynn Canal. Location approximated across Chilkoot Inlet from Skagway.

Despite the title, this is a view from a hill, not an aerial view.

Date

circa 1899

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 NRHP: 82004253 GND: 4841883-3 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

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DPLA identifier: 2a1172506b8036fb806f17db26367ec2
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_ap_00042

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