TED THORNTON-TRUMP YUKON PHOTO ALBUM 1939 - 1940

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This information is presented for historical and family research purposes and should be viewed in conjunction with the Ted Thornton-Trump Diary found here to provide context for these photos. I am Ted Thornton-Trump's Grandson and I can be contacted at itrump (at) mts.net should you have any questions about the information presented here.

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Photo Album Page Captions
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #1 Red Fox caught in trap.
Bear Creek, YT.
Bear Creek float & driver, "Nuggets" won 1st prize ($100.00)
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #2 Construction of the new #4 [Dredge]. 115' mast, 100' boom, 25 ton cap.' derrick. Construction of the new #4 [Dredge]. Another "bow frame" goes in place.
Construction of the new #4 [Dredge]. Slinging a "frame" in place.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #3 Construction of the new #4 [Dredge]. Some of these guy wires are 2000' long.
Construction of the new #4 [Dredge].  From the edge of the pit. The "hull" Camp in the background.
Construction of the new #4 [Dredge]. Derrick control house & 20' gauge tracks for the 5-ton feeder derrick.
Construction of the new #4 [Dredge]. Bow of #4 as seen from the top of the derrick, 115' up.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #4 The 'Winchman' "mugs-up".
#2 Dredge in the Klondike Valley.
The Old #4 [Dredge], at the mouth of Hunker, being dismantled.
# 8 [Dredge], Middle Sulphur, stops a few minutes for repairs.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #5 #11, Middle Hunker digs old tailings.
Oiling the bucket line.
#9 [Dredge], Upper Sulphur.
#7 [Dredge], Quartz Creek with famed "Haystack Mt." in the background.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #6 Re-lipping on #2 [Dredge]. Putting on the Sling.
Re-lipping on #2 [Dredge]. Loading on the lip (1000).
Re-lipping on #2 [Dredge]. Hoisting the bucket (2 1/2 Tons).
Re-lipping on #2 [Dredge]. Mounting bucket on the swivel table.
Re-lipping on #2 [Dredge]. Riveting with the air "bull".
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #7 Rebrushing.
Torch cutting.
Replacing pin (500#).
Lowering finished bucket in place.
Driving pin in place with a "dolly bar" (4 men).
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #8 Up the Klondike [River]. The North Fork Ferry.
Up the Klondike [River]. Inside shot of The North Fork Power Plant.
Up the Klondike [River]. Tel's camp on the Klondike.
Up the Klondike [River].Tel and Ted W. go fishing.
Up the Klondike [River]. Inside shot of The North Fork Power Plant.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #9 North Fork Intake.
Dead, but not forgotten. [dead bear]
90 ton, 1 1/2 yard, dragline cleaning out the ditch.
Last outpost of civilization on the Klondike. A ditch-walker's "home".
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #10 World Famous Bonanza Creek. Actual "discovery" on Bonanza.
World Famous Bonanza Creek. Main street of Grand Forks. Had a population in 1905 of 14,000. Royal Oak Hotel in center.
World Famous Bonanza Creek. Looking down Bonanza.
World Famous Bonanza Creek. Hydraulic tailings fill the valley.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #11 Fraser and Rusk's, Paris, YT. Gim and Fraser talking. One of the few remaining roadhouses.
Quartz Creek country.
From Hunker Summit.
Drilling for more dredging ground.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #12 Fairchild at Whitehorse (8-place).
2-place private plane from Atlin, BC.
Early morning over the Yukon.
The "Bellanca" ready to leave. Scotty, Harry, and I. Bud & Frankie.
Yukon River near Carmacks.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #13 Bear Creek swimming pool.
"Skookum" Jim, "Tagish" Ted and "P-7".
Scotty, Hughie & Jack & "P-7".
Jack and The Level.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #14 Trip overland to Moosehide on Aug. 18, 1940, Sunday. Dawson, taken from Suicide Point - Aug 18, 1940.
Trip overland to Moosehide on Aug. 18, 1940, Sunday. Looking down-river from Suicide Point. Graveyard of river steamers in center. - Aug 18, 1940.
Trip overland to Moosehide on Aug. 18, 1940, Sunday. Fairchild "A-X-J" coming in for landing at Dawson - Aug 18, 1940.
Trip overland to Moosehide on Aug. 18, 1940, Sunday. Inside the Indian church at Moosehide. - Aug 18. 1940.
Trip overland to Moosehide on Aug. 18, 1940, Sunday. Moosehide - church and rectory in foreground - Aug 18, 1940.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #15 More tailings. 60`deep lie two roadhouses completely perserved.
Depth gauge to $800,000 earth fill reservoir for Bunker Hill workings.
The `face` of Lovett Gulch hydraulic mine.
a "Giant" (monitor) eats a path thru the tailings for the new # 4 dredge.
Two old timers 'pose'.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #16 Famous old Indian church, Lake Bennett, BC.
Cloud affects.
Taken from Inspiration Point, WP & Yukon Rlwy. Last sight of the sea when going 'In'.
Alaska-Juneau Mine.
A familiar sight on the BC coast.
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #17 [Scenic photo of church at Lake Bennett, Same as Page 16]
Yukon Archives, Ted Thornton-Trump fonds, 86/57. Page #18 Local Colour, Alert Bay, BC.  Indian kids scrambling for coins or whatever the tourists throw to them.
Local Colour, Alert Bay, BC. Indian kids scrambling for coins or whatever the tourists throw to them.
Local Colour, Alert Bay, BC. Portrait Models.
Local Colour, Alert Bay, BC. Portrait Models.