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1978.6557.11
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Sternwheeler "W.K. Merwin" near Dawson, circa 1898

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The sternwheeler "W.K. Merwin" carried passengers and freight up and down the Yukon River between St. Michael, on the Alaskan coast, and Dawson, near the Canadian Yukon gold fields. This photo, taken around 1898, shows the "W.K. Merwin" in the Yukon River near Dawson.
ID Number: 1978.6557.11
Date: Circa 1898
Creator(s): Hegg, Eric A., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Eric A. Hegg Alaska Gold Rush Photographs, 1978.6557.11
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Klondike-Alaska Gold Rush, Alaska, Maritime, Transportation

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