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The Klondike gold rush began in July of 1897 when two ships docked in San Francisco and Seattle carrying miners returning from the Yukon with bags of gold. The press was alerted and papers carried the story to the masses.
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www.questconnect.org/ak_klondike.htm
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The Gold Rush of 1897-1899 that occurred in the Yukon Territories of Canada is a great example of the American's dream of instant wealth and prosperity. America was in the midst of a major economic depression during the 1890's. Many farmers lost their crops due to the poor soil and weather conditions.
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web.bryant.edu/~ehu/h364proj/fall_97/pohler/g_rush.html
web.bryant.edu/~ehu/h364proj/fall_97/pohler/g_rush.html
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The White Pass and Yukon Railroad still stands as one of the most astonishing engineering triumphs of the gold rush. Skagway's boosters, determined to create an easier route over the pass, lobbied hard for investors, dreamers and engineers to help make their plans a reality.
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postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/skagdyea.html
postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/skagdyea.html
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Photo collection of the Chilkoot Trail from Dyea, Alaska to Bennett, Yukon and Alaska-Yukon gold rush towns: Dawson City, Skagway, Circle City, Atlin, Eagle and Wiseman ... ; Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush Towns;
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henkbinnendijk.tripod.com/goldrush/
henkbinnendijk.tripod.com/goldrush/
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Word of the treasure -- and gold rush fever -- spread quickly throughout North America. The harsh Yukon winter that was approaching, though, forced most people to wait until the following spring to make their journeys to fortune.
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www.familychronicle.com/klondike.htm
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The photographers featured here were in the Yukon just before or during the gold rush and are only some of those that photographed the Klondike gold rush.
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www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Goldrushphoto/02englis...
www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Goldrushphoto/02english/02intro.html
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Original Images of the Yukon, Klondike gold Rush 1898. A virtual period tour of the travels of the stampeder. ... Yukon/klondike Gold rush images...
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www.arcticwebsite.com/Yukonimages1898.html
www.arcticwebsite.com/Yukonimages1898.html
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The Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush, a time at the turn of the century, when the gold camps were booming and the dust flowed like wine. Leaving behind law and many of the constraints of the Post-Victorian era, men and women went north to find adventure and wealth.
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www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0945397763/januarymagaz...
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0945397763/januarymagazi-20
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The Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush, a time at the turn of the century, when the gold camps were booming and the dust flowed like wine. Leaving behind law and many of the constraints of the Post-Victorian era, men and women went north to find adventure and wealth.
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www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0945397631/jerrysprojec...
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0945397631/jerrysprojectman
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