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English: Whitehorse Rapids, Yukon Territory, 1897.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Frank La Roche  (1853–1934)  wikidata:Q26202817
 
Alternative names
Frank La Roche, Sr.
Description American photographer and visual artist
Date of birth/death 1853 Edit this at Wikidata 1934 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Philadelphia Sedro-Woolley
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creator QS:P170,Q26202817
Title
English: Whitehorse Rapids, Yukon Territory, 1897.
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English: Caption on image: "White Horse Rapids" "White Horse Rapids. After leaving Miles Canyon we come to White Horse Rapids. So many fatal accidents have occurred here that the place is frequently referred to as the "Miners Grave". Cairns or wooden crosses mark the last resting places of many a victim; and "keep a good look out" is the sign that greets every traveler. No novice should ever think of running the rapids alone. Instead of doing so he should let his boat drop down the river, guided by a rope about 150 feet long. The miners have constructed a road on the west side of the rapids, and in some places they have put down roller-ways over which they can roll their boats. It is always desirable for the traveler to "portage" instead of trusting to the rapids." (Frank La Roche, En Route to the Klondike, 1898) Klondike Gold Rush.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Rivers--Yukon; Rapids--Yukon
  • Subjects (LCSH): Whitehorse Rapids (Yukon); Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)
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English: Canada--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse Rapids
Date 1897
date QS:P571,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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The author died in 1936, 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 80 years or fewer.


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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