Noordam Passing the Pump House
by Cathy Mahnke
Title
Noordam Passing the Pump House
Artist
Cathy Mahnke
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Photograph - Photography
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As the cruise ship Noordam approaches downtown Juneau, Alaska, it passes Sandy Beach and the Treadwell Pump House on Douglas Island. The huge boats normally make little noise as they navigate the channel. On this day, a fog bank further down the busy channel necessitated sounding of the ship's foghorn at regular intervals. I heard it coming long before it emerged from the fog, and waited here to photograph the behemoth.
The pump house is a relic of the Treadwell Mining Complex, which closed down following a cave in early in 1917. The pump house moved many thousands of gallons of salt water every day for the mine equipment, Even the beach itself is a creation of the mines. The sand is a product of the gold extraction process, which involved crushing tons of rock to separate the gold ore.
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July 29th, 2017
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Comments (29)
Jennifer Stackpole
Fantastic image which tells a story in itself! Great write up giving the history and background! L/F
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC GROUP from the G IS FOR GOING PLACES week, JULY 20 - July 27, 2020. You are invited to add your wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP!
Delores Malcomson
Terrific! Wonderful to see, this ship sails past my house twice a week coming and going from Seattle to Alaska. Great photo full of interest!
JOHN TELFER
Cathy, This is an awesome nautical photo love the large cruise ship heading down the canal and passing the pump house along with the smooth water and mountain edges on each side, great capture, L/F
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