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Main Street and Wake Up Jake Cafe in Barkerville, British Columbia, ca. 1865
Main Street and Wake Up Jake Cafe in Barkerville, British Columbia, ca. 1865
TitleMain Street and Wake Up Jake Cafe in Barkerville, British Columbia, ca. 1865
PhotographerUnknown
Dateca. 1865
NotesHandwritten on image: Barkerville B.C. - 1861

Filed in: British Columbia-Barkerville
Contextual NotesThe town of Barkerville was founded in 1862 by William Barker as a gold rush town. The town was active from 1862 to 1887 when it was abandoned due to lack of gold. In 1957 the town was declared a historic site and can be visited today. The Wake Up Jake Cafe is still in operation.
Subjects (LCTGM)Streets--British Columbia--Barkerville; Wooden buildings--British Columbia--Barkerville; Cafes--British Columbia--Barkerville; Stores & shops--British Columbia--Barkerville; Festoons--British Columbia--Barkerville; Horses--British Columbia--Barkerville
Subjects (LCSH)Main Street (Barkerville, B.C.); Wake Up Jake Cafe (Barkerville, B.C.); Barkerville (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Location DepictedCanada-British Columbia-Barkerville
Digital CollectionAlaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
Order NumberAWC2926
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionPostcard Collection
Object TypePostcard
Physical Description5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from an original postcard using a ScanMaker 6800 at 100-175 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2008.
RestrictionsFor information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Reproduction & Use page
http://content.lib.washington.edu/sc-use.html
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