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Your Price: $ 16.97
Item Number: PR0505B1-2007
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Matted and ready to pop into a standard frame: This interesting 8" x 10" photo print is from an original photo c.1916 and depicts a Street Scene in Ruby, Alaska.
Some signs to be seen on the street include: The Northern Restaurant, Mayhood, Alabam's, Music Store, California Cafe Bakery, more...
We have more vintage images of Alaska on this site
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Some history of Ruby, Alaska from wikipedia . org:
The town of Ruby was established in 1911 as the result of a gold rush. Gold was first discovered at the current townsite in 1906 on Ruby Creek. That discovery brought more prospectors to the area. In 1910 word leaked out about a gold strike on Long Creek, 30 miles south of Ruby, and a stampede was on. Discoveries on other nearby creeks followed and Ruby became the supply point for the mines.
At it's peak the population was near 3000. By 1918 The town was in decline. Many of the men had left to fight in WWI and several of the towns business people and their families were lost in the sinking of the ship Sophia.
A fire in 1929 distroyed much of the business district and a flood in 1931 took out what was left of buildings on the river front.
After WWII the population of the comunity had left. Natives from the village of Kokrines moved in to take advantage of the abandond homes. There are currently less than 200 people living in Ruby.
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This wonderful reproduction of the original printed graphic is crisply printed on matte finish heavy photo paper. This piece includes a white acid-free matte and is ready to be popped into a standard 11" x 14" frame, which can be bought anywhere locally. Graphic area fits the 8" x 10" opening of the matte.
Image included here is low-quality for quick loading on the net with a watermark across, which will not be on your print.
Makes a terrific gift for the collector or an addition to your collection!
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