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Landing sheep at Nome for Carstens Brothers & Dashley, circa 1900
Order an ImageThere is no harbor at Nome, Alaska, and when the Nome gold rush started in 1899, there wasn't even a city. It was a challenge for ships to bring in passengers and supply the new town with food and fuel. Vessels anchored in deep water and barges brought freight and passengers to the shore through the shallows. Each year, supplies had to be delivered by early November, when the Bering Sea froze for about six months.
This photo shows a flock of sheep being unloaded from a barge at Nome. Several pigs can also be seen on the barge. The photo was probably taken sometime between 1900 and 1904 by Nome photographer B.B. Dobbs. Carstens Brothers & Dashley may have owned the barge or the sheep.
SHS category: Alaska - Waterfront
This photo shows a flock of sheep being unloaded from a barge at Nome. Several pigs can also be seen on the barge. The photo was probably taken sometime between 1900 and 1904 by Nome photographer B.B. Dobbs. Carstens Brothers & Dashley may have owned the barge or the sheep.
SHS category: Alaska - Waterfront
ID Number: SHS9552
Date: 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, SHS9552
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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