File:Dogsled owned by a Alaskan mail carrier, ca 1905 (MOHAI 7308).jpg
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[edit]English: Dogsled owned by a Alaskan mail carrier, ca. 1905 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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creator QS:P170,Q43129640 |
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Title |
English: Dogsled owned by a Alaskan mail carrier, ca. 1905 |
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Description |
English: By 1901, mail was delivered along the entire length of the Yukon River. In winter, dogsleds delivered first class mail to Nome once a month. Magazines and newspapers had to wait for the river steamers which ran after the ice melted. Dogsled mail carriers generally worked in relay, each carrying the mail along a particular section of the route. Their dogs and sleds had to be kept in excellent condition.
This photo, taken sometime between 1902 and 1908 by B.B. Dobbs, shows the sled and dogteam belonging to a mail carrier who delivered mail in the Nome area. This involved crossing the ice of the Bering Sea.
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Depicted place |
English: Nome (Alaska) |
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Date |
circa 1905 date QS:P571,+1905-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w |
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Dimensions |
height: 18 cm (7 in); width: 24 cm (9.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,18U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,24U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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Credit Line InfoField | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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