D043_163 Alaska. Display illustrating Beringia animals of the past including the Giant short-faced bear and the Steppe lion and explaining the history of the Bering Land Bridge. The display is located in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Office and Visitor's Center on Front Street, Nome. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_164 Alaska. Display illustrating Beringia art, culture and animals from the Russian influence to current wildlife such as muskox. This display is located in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Office and Visitor's Center on Front Street, Nome. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_165 Alaska. Modern gold mining equipment for extracting gold from beach sand, near Nome. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_166 Alaska. The Three Friend's Mining Company Gold Dredge No. 1 used on the Solomon River. This historical gold dredge is located just north of the town of Solomon, along the road from Nome to Council. - Lightbox - Buy Now
D043_167 Alaska. Rusted historical motor vehicle likely from the gold rush era of the early 1900's. Its now resting in tall grass near the town of Solomon, east of Nome, along the road to Council. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_168 Alaska. Painting on the side of the City of Nome's Library and Museum on Front Street. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_169 Alaska. Collection of Inupiat art, crafts and historical artifacts on display in the Sitnusuak Native Corporation Building on Front Street in Nome. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_170 Alaska; Kuzitrin River Bridge on the Kougarok Road. The bridge was built in 1979 to span the Chen River in Fairbanks at Cushman St. When it was replaced, the original was dismantled, floated down the Yukon River and barged to the Seward Peninsula, and reassembled in its current location, paid for by mining interests. - Lightbox - Buy Now
D043_171 Alaska; Council City and Solomon Railroad, also dubbed the "Last Train to Nowhere." Constructed in 1903 to carry Council gold to Bonanza/Solomon, as part of the Nome gold rush. The company folded in 1907 after only completing 25 miles of rail. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_172 Alaska; Council City and Solomon Railroad, also dubbed the "Last Train to Nowhere." Constructed in 1903 to carry Council gold to Bonanza/Solomon, as part of the Nome gold rush. The company folded in 1907 after only completing 25 miles of rail. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_173 Alaska; Council City and Solomon Railroad, also dubbed the "Last Train to Nowhere." Constructed in 1903 to carry Council gold to Bonanza/Solomon, as part of the Nome gold rush. The company folded in 1907 after only completing 25 miles of rail. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_174 Alaska; Council City and Solomon Railroad, also dubbed the "Last Train to Nowhere." Constructed in 1903 to carry Council gold to Bonanza/Solomon, as part of the Nome gold rush. The company folded in 1907 after only completing 25 miles of rail. - Lightbox - Buy Now
D043_175 Alaska; Council City and Solomon Railroad, also dubbed the "Last Train to Nowhere." Constructed in 1903 to carry Council gold to Bonanza/Solomon, as part of the Nome gold rush. The company folded in 1907 after only completing 25 miles of rail. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_176 Alaska; Nome City Hall Building, built in 1901. The bronze bust of Ronald Amadsen honors him as the first to travel from Europe to North America by air. Amundsen departed Norway may 11, 1926 in a dirigible over the North Pole headed towad Nome, but strong winds forced him to land in nearby Teller. The Iditarod Finish threshold is stored next door during the off season. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_177 Alaska; Sunset illuminating the gold sands of Nome, looking west toward Nome, Sledge Island and Cape Wooley. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_178 Alaska; Giant gold pan is Nome welcome sign, located next to the historic Hanson's Trading Company. The three bronze statues depict the "three lucky Swedes" who first discovered gold near Nome in 1898. Buckets from a gold dredge also decorate the area. - Lightbox - Buy Now
D043_179 Alaska. Fall scenic typical of habitat along Kougarok Road, looking north toward Salmon Lake. The Kougarok Road was established by gold miners and is now mostly used by recreationists. This area in the Kigluaik Mountains, north of Nome, is home to brown bears, muskox, moose and reindeer. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_180 Alaska; St. Joseph's Catholic Church, built in 1903, originally located on Front Street. Its was abandoned in 1920's and used for storage. Nome purchased the building in 1996, moved it to its present location and heavily renovated the building. The cross is the highest point in town and serves as a lit beacon for seaman and Iditarod dog mushers. Buckets from gold dredges are positioned all around the church. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_181 Alaska; Nome; This yellow train locomotive was handbuilt by Elmer Straub after WWII and he had exclusive rights to haul freight on the Wild Goose Railway Line until the track was dismantled in 1950. Now it is a tourist attraction located near the St. Joseph's Church and the Nome Welcome sign. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_182 Alaska. Subsistence camps along Safety Sound, east of Nome. These are mostly used for salmon fishing during the summer, with fish drying racks visible near the buildings. Kigluaik Mountains seen in the background. - Lightbox - Buy Now
D043_183 Alaska; Swanberg Gold Dredge No. 5, built in 1946, located a mile east of Nome. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_184 Alaska; the town of Teller was established in 1900 becasue of the Bluestone Placer gold mine. It was named after a reindeer herding station and was a center of trade early in the century. Today it is primarily an Inupiat community of less than 300 residents, and is connected by road to Nome. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_185 Alaska. Tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus) disputing territory during fall migration staging in the wetlands of Safety Sound, east of Nome, during the trip southward. - Lightbox - Buy Now	D043_187 Alaska. Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) adults and cygnets in a territorial dispute in the wetlands of Safety Sound, east of Nome, during fall migration southward. - Lightbox - Buy Now

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