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The Klondike Gold Rush [n 1] was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon in northwestern Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.
Trail of '98 starring Dolores del Río, Ralph Forbes and Karl Dane in 1929 ... was the first talking picture dealing with the Klondike gold rush and was acclaimed at the time by critics for depicting the Klondike as it really was." [18]
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a national historical park operated by the National Park Service that seeks to commemorate the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Though the gold fields that were the ultimate goal of the stampeders lay in Yukon, the park comprises staging areas for the trek there and the routes leading in its ...
There have been two iconic gold discoveries made on the North American continent in the last 200 years. You almost certainly know of the California Gold Rush, but the Klondike Gold Rush, which
The pair witnessed the Chilkoot Trail and the Klondike gold rush capturing iconic photographs that are used to illustrate the era. [4] [5] [6] The partnership dissolved in 1904 when Larss left the area for Denver and Nevada, [7] selling out to his partner. [8] Duclos continued in the studio business until 1914. [1]
The Klondike Gold rush had begun on August 16, 1896, on Bonanza Creek. This was located near Dawson, and 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of the Alaskan border. [2] The Chilkoot Trail is reported to have spanned between 28 and 33 miles (45 and 53 km) from sea level at Dyea, Alaska to Lake Bennett, British Columbia, elevation 2602 ft. (642 m.).
Eric A. Hegg (September 17, 1867 – December 13, 1947) was a Swedish-American photographer who portrayed the people in Skagway, Bennett and Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush from 1897 to 1901. [1]
He authored the book, The Klondike Stampede about the Klondike Gold Rush. [13] His photos of the Klondike Gold rush c. 1899 are available online via the McCord Museum.