Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a ...
Deseret News archives: 100 years ago, sled dogs arrived in Nome, Alaska, with lifesaving medicine
On Feb. 2, 1925, the legendary Alaska Serum Run ended as the last of a series of dog mushers brought life-saving medication ...
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On the centennial of the Nome Serum Run, the story of the sordid aftermath for its 2 most famous dogs, Balto and Togo
Balto and a portion of the team were confined to the back room Los Angeles dime museum before they were purchased by a ...
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Alaska Serum Run FILE - Gunnar Kaasen poses with his original dog team, including his lead dog Balto, top row, second left, in 1925, which he drove through a blinding blizzard to deliver life ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
FILE - Gunnar Kaasen and with his dog Balto, the heroic dogsled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. (AP Photo, File) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a ...
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The Alaskan hero dogs who prevented a diphtheria epidemic in 1925
So he made the difficult call to pause the relay. Telephone calls were made to Gunnar Kaasen and Charlie Rohn – Olson was already on the trail by this time – the mushers tasked with the last ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
FILE - Gunnar Kaasen and with his dog Balto, the heroic dogsled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. (AP Photo, File) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome ...