Sujet

Going to Klondyke, 1897. Creator: May Bloom.

Légende

Going to Klondyke, 1897. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 was one of the largest gold frenzies in history. Tens of thousands of prospectors from around the world streamed north to Alaska and the Yukon in a feverish search for fortune. This game, Going to Klondyke," was created in 1897 on the basis of news reports about the large initial gold strikes in the Yukon and in anticipation of the coming rush. The game was highlighted in the New York Journal on December 12, 1897. It was produced by the Klondyke Game Company of San Francisco, possibly for sale to the many prospectors who would pass through the port of San Francisco on their way to Alaska and the Yukon.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A00_009

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

79,3Mo (7,3Mo) / 50,4cm x 39,4cm / 5956 x 4654 (300dpi)

Mots clés

leisure ocean North America library historical map industry country game geography color Alaska industrial mining gold miner miner text location century Russia educational rules rule cartography company concept pastime Yukon Siberia Arctic Ocean lettering Library of Congress gold mining United States of America Colour 19th century Klondike coal miner gold rush 1890s nineteenth century American history historic America USA geographical feature map-making TGN map Mapmaking united states Congressional Library Heritage Art 19th-century cartographic Meeting of Frontiers Klondyke Game Company May Bloom Bloom May