Louis Smith Collection
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Miller House around 1940. Left to right: Henry Chenoff (Russian), Mrs.
Gibson, Westenwick, Mrs. Miller, Frank Miller and Dimond (from Crooked Creek).
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Ray Fox with Horses.
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Man operating giant near Miller House.
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Pipeline from ditch to valley.
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Caribou herd crossing high country, Unidentified hunter in foreground.
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Mining area with flume and pipeline
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Four men on winter dump in late spring.
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Horseback messenger near cabin.
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Car in front of woodpile.
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Hydraulic mining area.
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Mining area with flume and pipeline. Same area as in 83-P-10-06.
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Elevated sluicebox, dragline and bulldozer.
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Continuation to right of 83-P-10-12
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Assembly of elevated sluicebox.
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Alaska Joe original - P66311 From J&H Sales Co, Anchorage,
Alaska. Arctic Circle Hot Springs Hotel, Circle Springs, Alaska.
"Alaska's finest farthest north resort. Famous for Hot baths, Pools
and family style meals featuring own vegetables grown in subterranean heated
garden." 1950s.
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Gold scale with gold.
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Cleaning up Sluicebox. Al Cook Note: Looks like a mercury plate.
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Dredge camp in spring.
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Mining camp in spring.
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Central House in winter, Riley and 3 others.
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Spring photo of mining camp.
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Dredge camp in spring. Continuation to right of 83-P-10-18.
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Man piping tailings with tailing giant.
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Closeup of dragline cab.
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Early photo of Circle Hot Springs
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Harry Greep's Commissioner & Recorder office. Circle Hot Springs.
Alaska. 1936.
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Elevated sluice boxes on trestle, hopper fed by dragline, material pushed
up by "cat". Deadwood Mining Co. on upper Deadwood creek.
Circa 1938.
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George Blondeau and his dog team. Passenger is Shirley Smith. Central,
Alaska. Circa 1939.
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Breakup at Circle, 1945.
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Ernest Behrens, prospector. Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, 1940
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Central Roadhouse, 1940.
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Thawing field and Deadwood Miniing Co. dredge at lower Deadwood creek, circa
1937. Dredge was later moved to Nome Creek.
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Central Roadhouse, 1940.
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Breakup at Circle, 1945.
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Circle Hot Springs "Roadhouse" (Note Steam) Feb. 12, 1937.
Probably about -30°.
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George Blondeau and team at Circle Hot Springs, Alaska. Jim Johnson
standing at right of picture, 1939.
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Winter's catch by Al Brown, brother of Ed Brown. Shown at Circle Hot
Springs, Alaska in 1938. Left to right: unknown, Eve Blinzler and Louis
Smith.
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Smith House and P.O. Bldg. Central Alaska, ca 1942, burned down in 1957.
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R.F. Doane's cabin at Central (across from airfield) taken by moonlight,
1941.
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The "Zimmerman" cabin at Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, 1937.
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Thanksgiving dinner at Central House, 1947 3rd from left Mickey Byotrom.
"Big Nick" and Riley Erickson at end of table.
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Central House, 1947. Left: Riley Erickson 3rd from left: Mickey Byotrom.
Far right: "Big Nick".