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| Title | Sheep Camp with Chilkoot Pass to the left, ca. 1898 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1898 |
| Notes | On verso of image: View of Sheep Camp. Chilkoot Pass to the left.
Filed in Alaska--Cities--Sheep Camp |
| Contextual Notes | Sheep Camp was the last "city" before Chilkoot Pass and was packed with thousands of stampeders, especially when bad weather slowed travel over the pass. At the height of the Klondike Stampede, it contained 16 hotels, 14 restaurants, 3 saloons, 2 dance halls, and a post office. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Passes (Landforms)--Alaska |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Sheep Camp (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Chilkoot Pass; Mountain passes--Alaska |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alaska--Sheep Camp |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC0275
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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 | Alaska Photograph Collection |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| 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. 2004. |
| Restrictions | For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Reproduction & Use page
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