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English: Aftermath of an avalanche near the summit of Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, 1897 or 1898   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Aftermath of an avalanche near the summit of Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, 1897 or 1898
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Caption on album page: At great snowslide. O.I. Powerhouse. Summit in distance.

Numerous slides occured on April 3, 1898 between Sheep Camp and the Scales on the Chilkoot Trail. About 65 people died.

PH Coll 397.10

Images from a photograph album documenting Klondikers traveling along the Chilkoot and White pass Trails during the Klondike Gold Rush, 1897-1898.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Avalanches--Alaska; Passes (Landforms)--Alaska
  • Subjects (LCSH): Chilkoot Pass; Mountain passes--Alaska
Depicted place Chilkoot Trail
Date between 1897 and 1898
date QS:P571,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1898-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
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3166
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English: Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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