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Image of Miner's pan, ca. 1900
1959.1630.6
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Miner's pan, ca. 1900

This miner's pan belonged to "Skagway Bill" Fonda who built the first log cabin in Skagway around 1900. He joined the rest of the hopeful miner's in trying to make it rich during the Alaskan gold rush.
ID Number: 1959.1630.6
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 Pan, Miner's; metal; 3 in.H x 16.5 in.Diam
Credit: MOHAI, 1952.161.1
Subjects: Klondike-Alaska Gold Rush
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