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    http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=10659
    This classic short film from Pierre Berton depicts the Klondike gold rush at its peak, when would-be prospectors struggled through harsh conditions to reach the fabled gold fields over 3000 km north of civilization. Using a collection of still photographs, the film juxtaposes the Dawson City at the height of the gold rush with its bustling taverns and dance halls with the more tranquil Dawson City of the present.



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  • MultiSpitha

    the photographer is A.E.Haig who had reached Dawson City in 1898 at the height of the gold rush.
    Tuesday 31 January 2012 09:42:34
  • 87willlow

    great! i was there last summer... and want to come back
    Wednesday 29 June 2011 14:42:59
  • RobTapps

    lol dawson is a 4 hour drive from me hahah
    Thursday 21 April 2011 05:26:34
  • src438

    Good video!
    Tuesday 15 March 2011 14:57:25
  • fkroxyurbutt

    poo
    Thursday 24 February 2011 21:59:28
  • fkroxyurbutt

    poo
    Thursday 24 February 2011 21:59:09
  • MKYAlexander

    Wow! So nostalgic in many ways. I had the privilege of performing in Dawson City in 2002. What a very cool part of the world. Really enjoyed my time there and this clip. R.I.P. Pierre Berton.
    Friday 10 December 2010 21:46:38
  • davi1614

    The narrator sounds like Sagan.
    Thursday 26 August 2010 08:50:37
  • involvedTM

    Where can i read something about the economy in Canada during the gold rush? And its' aftereffects
    Friday 11 June 2010 09:55:02
  • orangesfromlondon

    This was great.
    Thursday 28 January 2010 08:52:31
  • LeylandNational01

    @kmg501 Widespread unemployment in America at that time has often been cited. People did come from all over the world.
    Wednesday 27 January 2010 20:03:09
  • LoganThomsen

    the story of this is almost word for word as in california
    Monday 25 January 2010 21:27:19
  • LoganThomsen

    i live in Auburn California, like.. 35 minites from Cool, the center of the Californian gold rush lol, this was very interesting
    Monday 25 January 2010 21:26:29
  • kmg501

    Interesting, I'm American but curious to understand why a town on Canadian soil was dominated by Americans. Was there social or legal - treaty reasons for that?
    Monday 25 January 2010 12:44:00
  • LinnieLuMinous

    this is interesting. :)
    Monday 25 January 2010 11:58:37
  • DomoStopMotion

    Love it.
    Monday 25 January 2010 11:56:26
  • verbalexost

    number 1?
    Monday 25 January 2010 11:56:24
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