Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
90.42.025
Accession#:
90.42
Credit Line:
Donated by Martha Passenger.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
"1917 Cave In" Photograph
Place:
Treadwell
Date:
4/22/1917 0:00:00
Description:
Black and white photo of Treadwell cave—in. Foreground shows boards and assorted lumber scattered across beach. Middle ground shows raw and jagged land at edge of cave—in. Several buildings still standing including central crusher. Snow covered mountains in background.
Inscription: "Six hours after 'cave—in' at low tide, April 22 midnight / Treadwell Mines 1917"
Notes:
See 90.42.01
Search Terms:
Mining
Treadwell
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"1917 Cave In" Photograph