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Prospector operating a rocker, Nome, 1904
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| Title | Prospector operating a rocker, Nome, 1904 |
| Photographer | Nowell, Frank H. |
| Date | 1904 |
| Caption | In 1898, gold was found near Nome, Alaska, setting off a new stampede of fortune hunters. For the next decade or more, crowds of men, women, and children washed gravel and sand through rockers and other equipment, trying to find gold. Rockers were easily built and simple to operate. About $50 million in gold was removed from the Nome area in the first ten years.
This photo shows a man operating a rocker in Nome, Alaska. It is a copy of a photo taken in 1904 by Frank H. Nowell, a Seattle photographer who spent several years in Nome. |
| Notes | Caption on photo: Rocking out $10 per day on Front St., Nome, Alaska, Aug. 20, 1904.
Original copy negative.
Original photograph: Nowell, F.H., Aug. 20, 1904. Copied after 1947 by Webster & Stevens |
| Subjects | Gold rushes; Gold miners; Gold mining Men--Employment |
| Places | Nome (Alaska) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.13104 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : safety film, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
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