Klondike Gold Rush
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The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon in northwestern Canada, between 1896 and 1898. Gold was discovered there by local miners on A
Prospectors ascending Chilkoot Pass, 1898
Klondikers buying miner's licences at the Custom House in Victoria, British Columbia, on February 12, 1898
SS Islander leaving Vancouver, bound for Skagway, 1897
The S/S Excelsior leaves San Francisco on July 28, 1897, for the Klondike.
Skagway, Alaska
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The Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a borough and city in the U.S. state of Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,240, up from 968 in 2010. The population
Aerial view of Skagway in 2009
Rail car of the White Pass and Yukon Route in Skagway, Alaska
Skagway wharves and harbor c. 1898 photo by Eric A. Hegg
Gold Rush-era advertisements made on one of the mountains forming the eastern wall of the valley