<p>Caption on image:  Baseball Ground at Treadwell, Alaska
PH Coll 1469.30</p>
<p>The Treadwell and Ready Bullion mines, across the channel from Juneau on Douglas Island, became world-scale mines, operating from 1882 to 1917. In 1916, the Alaska-Juneau gold mine was built on the mainland, and became the largest operation of its kind in the world. In 1917, a cave-in and flood closed the Treadwell mine on Douglas. It produced $66 million in gold in its 35 years of operation.  On March 16, 1901, Treadwell was incorporated as a first class city.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Sports &amp; recreation facilities--Alaska--Treadwell;; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Treadwell</li>
<li>Subjects (LCSH): Baseball fields--Alaska--Treadwell;; Extinct cities--Alaska--Treadwell;; Treadwell (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.</li></ul>
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