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Very nice real photo postcard of the rustic town of Whitehorse, Yukon Canada. This is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada.

Some history below:

The city was named after the White Horse Rapids for their resemblance to the mane of a white horse. This is a streetscape of Whitehorse in 1900s. The community saw a population boom with the discovery of gold in the Klondike in 1896. Early prospectors used the Chilkoot Pass, but by July 1897, crowds of neophyte stampeders had arrived via steamship and were camping at "White Horse". By June 1898, there was a bottleneck of stampeders at Canyon City. On their way to find gold, stampeders also found copper in the "copper belt" in the hills west of Whitehorse. The first copper claims were staked by Jack McIntyre on July 6, 1898, and Sam McGee on July 16, 1899.

Very good antique condition. A very slight tiny crease at lower right corner. Un-used, un-divided. Please view all pictures and read descriptions. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping in!