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| Title | Ice ditch near outer end of jetty during the breakup of ice in Nome harbor, Alaska, Spring of 1921 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1921 |
| Notes | Caption on image: Looking north-showing ditch down to gravel near cuter end of jetty.
PH Coll 607.8 |
| Contextual Notes | In the spring, frozen ice begins to break up opening waterways in Alaska waters. This thawed ice can cause damage to the natural environment, man made water channels, piers, seawalls and riverbanks. To help prevent this damage from occurring, explosives are used to break up the ice and create pathways in which the ice can travel. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Waterfronts--Alaska--Nome; Ice--Alaska--Nome |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Thawing--Alaska--Nome; Ditches--Alaska--Nome |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alaska--Nome |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC3364
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Photographs of Work on Nome Harbor During Break-Up. PH Coll 607 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2008. |
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http://content.lib.washington.edu/sc-use.html |
