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| Keywords: Public school building, Douglas, ca 1912 (THWAITES 190).jpeg check categories 27 October 2016 5 Photograph Creator John E Thwaites Caption on image Public School Douglas Alaska PH Coll 247 444<br/>Douglas lies within the City Borough of Juneau on the northeast coast of Douglas Island The Gastineau Channel is traversed by the Juneau-Douglas Bridge Locally the Douglas area refers to the southern end of the Island population 2 000 The earliest recorded name was Edwardsville perhaps for H H Edwards a miner and resident Douglas originated in 1881 to service mining activities and became an incorporated city in 1902 Also founded in 1881 nearby Treadwell was established 1 2 miles southeast of Douglas It was a company town and incorporated as a city from 1901 through 1912 The Treadwell and Ready Bullion mines on Douglas Island became world-scale mines operating from 1882 to 1917 In 1917 a cave-in and flood closed the Treadwell mine It produced 66 million in gold in its 35 years of operation The City of Douglas was unified with the City of Juneau in 1970 Subjects LCTGM Public schools--Alaska--Juneau; Swings--Alaska--Juneau; Utility poles--Alaska--Juneau; Dwellings--Alaska--Juneau; Douglas Juneau Alaska Subjects LCSH School buildings--Alaska--Juneau depicted place Douglas Alaska ca 1912 Institution University of Washington UWASH-THWAITES-source accession number thwaites 190 PD-old-auto-1923 1940 Information field Order Number THW231 Images from the John E Thwaites Photographs of Alaska Collection to check Public schools Swings Utility poles School buildings Douglas Alaska | ||||
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