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Items Cemetery at Nome. Two men digging grave. Found ice at 10 inches below surface; Anvil Rock, from which Anvil Creek was named. The Anvil is perhaps 20 ft. high, 15 ft. wide, 30 ft. long; Near Discovery Claim, looking south-west. Placer Claim, No. 1, Anvil Creek, 6 miles from Nome. Where gold was first discovered. Rich Claim, noted.
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Cemetery at Nome. Two men digging grave. Found ice at 10 inches below surface; Anvil Rock, from which Anvil Creek was named. The Anvil is perhaps 20 ft. high, 15 ft. wide, 30 ft. long; Near Discovery Claim, looking south-west. Placer Claim, No. 1, Anvil Creek, 6 miles from Nome. Where gold was first discovered. Rich Claim, noted.

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

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Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900

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Cemetery at Nome. Two men digging grave. Found ice at 10 inches below surface; Anvil Rock, from which Anvil Creek was named. The Anvil is perhaps 20 ft. high, 15 ft. wide, 30 ft. long; Near Discovery Claim, looking south-west. Placer Claim, No. 1, Anvil Creek, 6 miles from Nome. Where gold was first discovered. Rich Claim, noted.

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Cemetery at Nome. Two men digging grave. Found ice at 10 inches below surface; Anvil Rock, from which Anvil Creek was named. The Anvil is perhaps 20 ft. high, 15 ft. wide, 30 ft. long; Near Discovery Claim, looking south-west. Placer Claim, No. 1, Anvil Creek, 6 miles from Nome. Where gold was first discovered. Rich Claim, noted.
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Downs, Frank E., 1857-1946 (Photographer)
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Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: [An album of mounted photographs]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1900
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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Shelf locator: IW 76-2288
Topics
Nome (Alaska)
Southwest, New
Cemeteries
Gold mining
Nome (Alaska)
Gravedigging -- United States
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
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NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10434525
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ede18b60-c6d0-012f-e561-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1857: Creator Born
  • 1900: Created
  • 1946: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Cemetery at Nome. Two men digging grave. Found ice at 10 inches below surface; Anvil Rock, from which Anvil Creek was named. The Anvil is perhaps 20 ft. high, 15 ft. wide, 30 ft. long; Near Discovery Claim, looking south-west. Placer Claim, No. 1, Anvil Creek, 6 miles from Nome. Where gold was first discovered. Rich Claim, noted." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-68f5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Cemetery at Nome. Two men digging grave. Found ice at 10 inches below surface; Anvil Rock, from which Anvil Creek was named. The Anvil is perhaps 20 ft. high, 15 ft. wide, 30 ft. long; Near Discovery Claim, looking south-west. Placer Claim, No. 1, Anvil Creek, 6 miles from Nome. Where gold was first discovered. Rich Claim, noted." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-68f5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1900). Cemetery at Nome. Two men digging grave. Found ice at 10 inches below surface; Anvil Rock, from which Anvil Creek was named. The Anvil is perhaps 20 ft. high, 15 ft. wide, 30 ft. long; Near Discovery Claim, looking south-west. Placer Claim, No. 1, Anvil Creek, 6 miles from Nome. Where gold was first discovered. Rich Claim, noted. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-68f5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Cemetery at Nome. Two men digging grave. Found ice at 10 inches below surface; Anvil Rock, from which Anvil Creek was named. The Anvil is perhaps 20 ft. high, 15 ft. wide, 30 ft. long; Near Discovery Claim, looking south-west. Placer Claim, No. 1, Anvil Creek, 6 miles from Nome. Where gold was first discovered. Rich Claim, noted.