Coal Creek, c1914. Location; People; Government Huge boiler visible in the

Huge boiler visible in the background

Photograph of young James Ian Strachan standing on the boardwalk on Front Street with the Yukon River in the background

Photograph of Klondike Kate Rockwell and husband William Van Duren

Most of the horses are harnessed to wagons that are loaded with freight

Coal Creek, c1914. Location; People; Government Huge boiler visible in theThis is from a series of photos showing Coal Creek in the spring of 1914. (1999. 12. 2. 114 to 1999. 12. 2. 126) This photo shows a man standing at a nozzle and hose that is shooting a stream of water onto a shelf of ice. The water is being used to speed up the snow and ice melt. A small wood framed building can be seen in the background.