Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 19781. Bailey Bros photo.
1897
Klondike Rush
With its prime location on the West Coast, the population of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»doubled during the Klondike gold rush as would-be miners streamed through. In this photograph, boys and men gather to admire a dogsled and snowshoes from the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Hardware Co. — and the mismatched team of dogs.
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