"What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1927 photo of Leonhard Seppala and his prized
"What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1927 photo of Leonhard Seppala and his prized sled dog, Togo, at the Poland Spring House. Seppala, known as "The Big Norwegian," completed a 340-mile roundtrip with his sled dogs as part of a relay that delivered diphtheria serum to Nome, Al...
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ftportllibrary:oai:digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com:news_downeast-8786 2023-06-11T04:14:12+02:00 "What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1927 photo of Leonhard Seppala and his prized Moore, Joshua F 2010-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/3767 unknown Portland Public Library Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/3767 Maine News Index - Down East Magazine Photographs Dogsledding text 2010 ftportllibrary 2023-05-04T17:34:40Z "What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1927 photo of Leonhard Seppala and his prized sled dog, Togo, at the Poland Spring House. Seppala, known as "The Big Norwegian," completed a 340-mile roundtrip with his sled dogs as part of a relay that delivered diphtheria serum to Nome, Alaska, his hometown. On a tour of the U.S., he entered a race hosted by the Ricker family and paused to rescue fellow contestant, Elizabeth Ricker. This marked the beginning of a long friendship with the owners of the Poland Spring House. The bloodlines of the Siberian dogs he bred in Poland Spring can still be found in Maine. Text Nome Alaska Portland Public Library: Digital Commons |
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"What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1927 photo of Leonhard Seppala and his prized sled dog, Togo, at the Poland Spring House. Seppala, known as "The Big Norwegian," completed a 340-mile roundtrip with his sled dogs as part of a relay that delivered diphtheria serum to Nome, Alaska, his hometown. On a tour of the U.S., he entered a race hosted by the Ricker family and paused to rescue fellow contestant, Elizabeth Ricker. This marked the beginning of a long friendship with the owners of the Poland Spring House. The bloodlines of the Siberian dogs he bred in Poland Spring can still be found in Maine. |
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