Boundary Line on Chilkoot Pass Alaska, 1898.

Boundary Line on Chilkoot Pass Alaska, 1898.

Accession Number: 1998.22.695-PER
Artist Name:
Vendor
Larss & Duclos
Regular price
$15.00
Sale price
$15.00
Regular price
Sold out
Unit price
per 
Please Select Intended Use

Black and white view of the stacks of goods, sleds and people at the summit of Chilkoot Pass.

Inscription recto: Boundary Line on Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, 1898 // Larss & Duclos

Inscription verso: On the summit of Chilkoot Pass, tons of freight, separated by narrow paths, were cached. At the approximate boundary line between Alaska and Canada, a block custom house was built, where every stampeder had to register and pay entry duty on his pack. (Public Archives of Canada Photo).