If It Was About The Gold Rush, It Sold Products To Americans
Klondike Cough Drops: 5 cents. |
For people in most of the U.S., "Klondike" was not a regional name for a place in Canada. It was, instead, a general, northern symbol of hope, vast wealth, happiness, success... For them, "Klondike" included Alaska, too. The whole idea of the Klondike had all the reckless, frothy attraction of a Power Ball lottery. Emotionally, it was Annie Oakley, the California Gold Rush, and Westward-Ho the Wagons all rolled into one, in the minds of small-town and city dwellers all over America. This poster is on display at the Fairbanks Community Museum in Downtown Fairbanks.