Street scene showing men and supplies, Dawson, Yukon, circa 1899

• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
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• Subjects: Crowds > Yukon > Dawson; Streets > Yukon > Dawson; Wooden buildings > Yukon > Dawson; Freight and freightage > Yukon > Dawson; Dawson (Yukon) > Buildings; structures; etc; Yukon; Northwest Territories; Canada; Bonanza; Saloon; Dawson City; Sixtymile; Dawson; Nome; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/571

Filed in Yukon Territory Following the historic discovery of gold on Bonanza Creek in August of 1896, Dawson City grew out of a marshy swamp near the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers. In two years it became the largest city in Canada west of Winnipeg with a population that fluctuated betw...