Haphazard History

The Story of the original Gold Rush Photographer


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Most of us have seen the iconic photograph of two freight wagons being pulled by mules through the Great Bluff cut above the Thompson River, or the equally famous photo of the S.S. Enterprise at its berth on the Fraser River below the town of Soda Creek. Both of these images were captured for posterity in 1867 by Frederick Dally. Todays episode helps us learn more about the man known as the "Gold Rush Photographer" and whose photos are still helping us learn more about the province of British Columbias history.

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Haphazard HistoryBy Black Press Media