Sheep Creek, Alaska, 1914 – Historic Photograph 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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Library of Congress record: Sheep Creek Milling Plant, April 1, 1914
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Sheep Creek, Alaska, 1914
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Sheep Creek, Alaska, in 1914 was a placer gold camp in a territory whose economy still depended on mining, fishing, and the sale of furs and timber. Miners worked gravel along the creek with sluices and hand tools, and their fortunes rose and fell with the price of gold and the reach of supply trails, since few roads crossed the interior. That year Congress approved a federal railroad for the interior, a project that would reshape settlement and freight across the territory in the years ahead. Alaska had become a territory only in 1912, and residents were still pressing Washington for a voice in their own government. For the people living there, the creek meant work, weather, and the uncertain hope of a rich strike.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Creator | winter & pond |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Alaska |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,511 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Sheep Creek Milling Plant, April 1, 1914 |
| Reference | AK Sheep Creek 1914 |
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