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Image of Dredge at Solomon River, Alaska, circa 1900
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Dredge at Solomon River, Alaska, circa 1900

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By 1901, many of Alaska's small scale mining operations had been replaced by large industrial mining companies. Many of these companies used large steam-powered dredges to scoop up the gravel from creekbeds. This photo, taken around 1900, shows a dredge belonging to the Three Friends Mining Co. working the Solomon River, Alaska.

Original title: Three Friends Mining Co. dredge Solomon River, Alaska.
ID Number: SHS9546
Date: Circa 1900
Creator(s): Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett), Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w ; 20 x 24 cm.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS9546
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Klondike-Alaska Gold Rush, Alaska, Mining, Businesses and Corporations

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