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His nomadic lifestyle bore its toll and his relation with his wife Ella became strained. In 1902 his marriage was finalized by a bitter divorce and the studio in
Skagway went to his wife who sold it and along with all the negatives. Since the stamp was removed by the buyers it is difficult to
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visiting other Swedes working in the area and took pictures of the social life and the town. Among the customers were the "Three Lucky Swedes" who were first in Nome to become rich by mining. Their portraits were taken by Hegg and he opened his largest studio so far.
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to move in with his son and once again he joined his brother to work in their old studio. But the partnership did not last for long. While his brother took up farming, Eric Hegg kept on the business until 1946. He died in San Diego, CA on
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where miners and prospectors are climbing the ice stairs upwards to the top and the awaiting Canada–US border. He also captured the dramatic scenery through which the
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identify many of the late Alaska pictures as Hegg's. Before leaving Alaska for a short time in Hawaii, Hegg lived in Nome and then in
Cordova, where he worked for
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taking numerous pictures along the way. Hegg built a darkroom on his boat he used when travelling along the river
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525:Independent
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160:Hälsingland
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108:Dawson City
702:Categories
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507:References
499:Pack train
220:gold fever
150:Early life
53:1867-09-17
347:The 1957
216:foresters
185:Wisconsin
282:Klondike
260:ca. 1899
206:reprint)
278:Bennett
240:Skagway
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228:Alaska
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