Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 19781. Bailey Bros photo.
1897
Klondike Rush
With its prime location on the West Coast, the population of Vancouver 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 Vancouver Hardware Co. — and the mismatched team of dogs.
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