The breaking ice, Yukon River, May 8, 1905 – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures The breaking ice, Yukon River, May 8, 1905 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The breaking ice, Yukon River, May 8, 1905
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The title dates this view to May 8, 1905, when the Yukon River was still breaking up after winter, with heavy ice floes grinding against each other under distant mountains. Spring breakup was a major event on the river, since it signaled the start of steamboat navigation that carried miners, supplies, and mail through the interior after the Klondike gold rush. The photograph was made by Clarence Leroy Andrews, whose copyright notice appears in the record. Its value lies in showing the ice itself, which moved suddenly and could damage boats and docks.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Copyright by Clarence Leroy Andrews. |
| Subjects | Ice floes--1900-1910. Mountains--1900-1910. Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,086 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-161113 |
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