Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
94.18.019
Accession#:
94.18
Credit Line:
Donated by Charlotte Price Mahaffy.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
"Site Of Treadwell Cave—in" Photograph
Place:
Treadwell
Date:
4/22/1917 0:00:00
Description:
Black and white photo of pit full of water. Residential houses in background. Sides of pit raw and unfinished, with wooden planks, ladders and debris on upper edge. Typewritten label on lower edge, left side. Pen inscription on back. Inscription also includes donor's address.
Inscription: "April 22, 1917" on lower edge.
"We saw this site of the cave in August. 1974 / Cave in occurred April 11, 1918 April 21 1917 / Small dot shows location of our home" on back
Notes:
See 94.18.010
Photo reproduced on p. 34 of C. Mahaffy, "I Remember Treadwell, 1st ed.
Search Terms:
Disaster
Treadwell
Mining
Hardrock
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"Site Of Treadwell Cave-in" Ph
"Site Of Treadwell Cave-in" Ph