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English: Sheep Creek, now named Thane, on Gastineau Channel, Alaska, n.d.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Frank H. Nowell  (1864–1950)  wikidata:Q26202833
 
Frank H. Nowell
Alternative names
Frank Hamilton Nowell
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 19 February 1864 Edit this at Wikidata 19 October 1950 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Portsmouth
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creator QS:P170,Q26202833
Title
English: Sheep Creek, now named Thane, on Gastineau Channel, Alaska, n.d.
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English: Caption on image: 1451
Town founded in 1881 as a result of mining operations in the vicinity. The name Sheep Creek, which was the original miners' name for the town, was published by in 1901. The name was changed to Thane ca. 1914. (pg. 958) Notes from Donald Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967)
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Cities & towns--Alaska; Channels--Alaska
  • Subjects (LCSH): Thane (Alaska); Gastineau Channel (Alaska); Straits--Alaska
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English: United States--Alaska--Thane
Date Unknown date
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English: Silver gelatin, b&w : 8 x 10 in.
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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29
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English: Frank H. Nowell Photographs of Alaska
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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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