<p>Caption on photo: Actual size of Alaska's largest nugget. Found by Pioneer Mining Co. on No. 5 bench off Discovery Anvil. Wt 182 oz. Value $3276.00 Nome Sep [sic] 8, 03.
</p><p>Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs. Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio signature and number.
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<p>In 1899, gold was discovered along the sandy beaches along the Snake River and other rivers that fed into the Bering Sea. In spring of 1900, tens of thousands of people arrived from Seattle, Portland and San Francisco, transforming Nome into a tent city. The height of the gold rush was from 1900-1909, but mining continued for decades.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Gold</li>
<li>Subjects (LCSH): Gold--Alaska</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Beverly_Bennett_Dobbs" class="extiw" title="w:en:Beverly Bennett Dobbs"><span title="American photographer">Beverly Bennett Dobbs</span></a>
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