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| Keywords: Klondikers resting at the Scales before ascending the summit of Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, 1897 (LAROCHE 302).jpeg Photograph Creator Frank La Roche Caption on image Scales Chilkoot Pass c1897 Scales Chilkoot Pass This is an extremely interesting spot It is at the foot of Chilkoot Pass and the last resting place prior to the ascent of Chilkoot on the northward trip The group shown in the picture includes several Indian packers After the long march from Dyea Point this hardy band of miners took a well merited rest at the foot of the pass The rocky background shown in the photograph is a slight indication of the hazardous climb in the prospect The climate and the occupation are not condusive to slender appetites and it will be seen that as soon as a halt was cried some of the men plunged into their provision sacks regardless of the fact that their photographs were being taken Frank La Roche En Route to the Klondike 1898 Klondike Gold Rush Subjects LCTGM Pack animals--Alaska--Chilkoot Pass Subjects LCSH Chilkoot Trail; Trails--Alaska; Chilkoot Pass Alaska ; Mountain passes--Alaska depicted place United States--Alaska--Chilkoot Pass 1897 Institution University of Washington UWASH-LAROCHE-source accession number laroche 302 PD-old-auto-1923 1936 Information field Order Number LAR206 Pack animals Chilkoot Pass 1897 in Alaska Black and white photographs | ||||
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