Coal Track, 1924. Buildings; Living Conditions Inscription recto: Civilization in Alaska

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Photograph of Gladys Rourk and lady on the porch of a cabin

Inscription verso: Cribbing Main Ditch between Quigley and Bear Shov 4 Division

Photograph of large group of people relaxing inside at a dance at Remington Roadhouse

Faded photograph of the interior of a Russian Orthodox or Greek Orthodox church

Coal Track, 1924. Buildings; Living Conditions Inscription recto: Civilization in AlaskaBlack and white view of a car with two men holding shovels. Inscription recto: 1924 Caption: Ernest Schink sold his grocery store in Dawson in 1923 and moved his family to Victoria B. C. where he purchased a house at 2856 Cadboro Bay Road. In 1924 and for several years thereafter he returned to the Yukon to operate a coal mine near the Five Finger Rapids. There was a demand for coal in Dawson because most trees fit for fuel purposes had been cut for