Ned Darling posing with dog sled team before departure for Seattle, Nome, Alaska, February 2, 1906

• Main Author: Nowell, Frank H.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Commercial streets > Alaska > Nome Dogsledding > Alaska > Nome Dog teams > Alaska > Nome; Darling; Charles Edward; 1871-1923; Birdsall; Esther; Hudson; McGrath; Midwinter; Yukon; Nome; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/9369

The world's record for a midwinter "mush" from Nome to Seattle via Valdez was set by Charles Edward "Ned" Darling (1871-1923) at 42 days, beating the previous record by four days. Born in Ireland, at the time of this image Ned was a hardware merchant in Nome, Alaska. He move...