Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.01.001
Accession#:
2005.01
Credit Line:
Donated by Harold Fossum, Mike Blackwell, Sean Boily, Mickey Lasley, Jerry Schrader, Mike Grummet, Bob Garrison, Jim Geraghty, Willette Janes, Maritime Hydraulics, Michelle Bonnet, Mark and Esther Millea, Greens Creek Mine, Coeur Alaska Inc., Rich Gordon, and Anchor Electric.
Object Name:
Print, photographic
Title:
Silver Bow Basin
Description:
Black and white photograph mounted on black card stock. Image shows Silver Bow Basin; Gold Creek running down middle of valley, bridge spans creek. Mining buildings visible bottom proper right. Inscription written in black pen along top edge reads "Silver Bow Basin, near Juneau".
Notes:
image shows an early view of Silver Bow Basin before hydraulic mining of the gravels containing placer gold. Hydraulic mining began as early as 1887. Views of the old "placer pits" can still be seen near the end of the Perseverance Trail.
People:
Fossum, Harold
Blackwell, Mike
Boily, Sean
Lasley, Mickey
Schrader, Jerry
Grummet, Mike
Garrison, Bob
Janes, Willette
Bonnet, Michelle
Millea, Mark and Esther
Gordon, Rich
Search Terms:
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