This color post card reads: Over Chilkoot Pass during the Gold Rush in Alaska. Thousands of gold seekers used this trail.
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This color post card reads: Over Chilkoot Pass during the Gold Rush in Alaska. Thousands of gold seekers used this trail.
This primary source comes from the Collection WME: Sir Henry Wellcome Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 297823
Full Citation: Color post card ‘Over Chilkoot Pass during the Gold Rush in Alaska. Thousands of gold seekers used this trail.’; Photographs of the Inhabitants of Metlakatla, British Columbia and Metlakatla, Alaska, ca. 1856 – 1936; Collection WME: Sir Henry Wellcome Collection,; National Archives at Seattle, Seattle, WA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/chilkoot-pass/, March 26, 2026]
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