Photographs from the Klondyke Souvenir published by H.J. Goetzman in 1901 depicting pioneer life and the Klondike gold rush from the upcoming B.C. Bibliography collection.
Images contributed by the University of Northern British Columbia.
If you are looking for more related Klondike gold rush resources, please visit this blog post: British Columbia, the Gold Rush and the Klondike
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Back in the good old days, gold mining was to adventurous, so game-like… romantic even!
It might never happen again! Too bad it’s so industrial today!