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Dogsled owned by a Alaskan mail carrier, ca 1905 (MOHAI 7308)
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By 1901, mail was delivered along the entire length of the Yukon River. In winter, dogsleds delivered first class mail to Nome once a month. Magazines and newspapers had to wait for the river steamers which ran after the ice melted. Dogsled mail carriers generally worked in relay, each carrying the mail along a particular section of the route. Their dogs and sleds had to be kept in excellent condition.
This photo, taken sometime between 1902 and 1908 by B.B. Dobbs, shows the sled and dogteam belonging to a mail carrier who delivered mail in the Nome area. This involved crossing the ice of the Bering Sea.
Subjects (LCTGM): Gold rushes; Dogsledding; Dog teams
The University of Washington has his work in their collection. He was born near Marshall, Missouri. He moved with his family to Lincoln, Nebraska when he was eight. In 1888, Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington, and partnered with F. F. Fleming at Dobbs & Fleming between 1890 and 1891. Dobbs had a photography studio in Bellingham for 12 years until 1900 when he moved to Nome, Alaska. He took a small schooner from Seattle to try and film the emergence of islands in the Bogoslof group. In Nome he photographed the town, the Seward Peninsula, and Inuit. He also reportedly prospected for gold. He partnered with A. B. Kinne to form Dobbs & Kinne in Nome.
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