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| Title | Riverboat "White Horse, " ca. 1905 |
| Photographer | Doody, J. |
| Date | ca. 1905 |
| Caption | The steamer "White Horse, " nicknamed "The Old Gray Mare" was one of many Yukon River steamers which carried miners and other travelers to the Klondike gold fields near Dawson. At Five Finger Rapids, the Yukon divided into five channels around four rocky islands. The rapids were so dangerous that a cable was installed and steamboats pulled themselves along through the channel.
This photo, probably taken in 1905, shows the sternwheeled steamboat "White Horse" passing through Five Finger Rapids on the Yukon River. |
| Notes | Original copy negative.
Original photograph: Doody, J., 1905? Copied after 1905 by Webster & Stevens |
| Subjects | Gold rushes; Rivers; Sternwheelers; White Horse (Ship) |
| Places | Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.13153 |
| 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: nitrate, b&w; 6.5 x 8.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original copy 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. |
