172

Tanana,AK - Yukon-Koyukuk County - 1900 - Fort Gibbon Engineering Building Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Tanana,AK - Yukon-Koyukuk County - 1900 - Fort Gibbon Engineering Building Photograph :
This is a photograph of the engineering building at Ft. Gibbon in Tanana, AK C1900. Ft. Gibbons was established in 1899 by the Unites States Government in order to extinguish the unruly behavior of gold miners in the Klondike and Yukon, who were becoming increasingly hostile and were living lives of barbarism. This photo shows an atypical structure used as the Fort’s Engineering Building. This building most likely was of great importance when the Alaskan Interior telegraph line was constructed in 1903. This photograph is good condition despite a subtle tear in the upper right corner. The contrast and sharpness are very good. The slightest detail can be seen not only in the building, but its surroundings; the large stock pile of logs in the lower left corner be easily spotted and individual log can be made out. The photo is 7” x 5” and is on a black single matte.