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Men traveling with horses through snow covered valley – Antique Wall Art

Men traveling with horses through snow covered valley, [between ca. 1900 and ca. 1930] — historic photograph
Men traveling with horses through snow covered valley, [between ca. 1900 and ca. 1930]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(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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Snow fills the valley floor, and a line of horses and sleds moves across it with the men walking alongside their animals. Winter travel in Alaska relied on teams like this one to haul supplies between settlements and mining camps, and the demand grew after the Klondike gold rush of 1897 to 1899 sent thousands of prospectors north. The picture belongs to the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection at the Library of Congress and was given to the library in 1951. It was made sometime between about 1900 and 1930, and it shows how much of the territory's commerce depended on animals and sleds.

Created / published[between ca. 1900 and ca. 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1940.
NotesTitle transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.
SubjectsValleys--Alaska--1890-1940. Snow--Alaska--1890-1940. Sleds & sleighs--Alaska--1890-1940.United States--Alaska
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,309 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-204334

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