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Pioneer Museum and the Big Stampede : details
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Pioneer Museum and the Big StampedeFairbanks, AK, 99707 907-456-8579 URL : http://www.akpub.com/akttt/pione.html overview : At the Pioneer Museum you will get a taste of Frontier Alaska, where Sourdoughs carved a livelihood from the wild, beautiful, and sometimes harsh land. Preserved and displayed here are artifacts and photos demonstrating their hard work, daily life, and recreation. collections : Frontier transportation is depicted by dog sleds, snowshoes, horse-drawn sleds and stages, sternwheeler mementoes, and early aviation relics from the Golden Heart, where Alaska's air transportation started. - Typical household goods reveal facets of home life, a variety of medical, engineering, legal and other professional materials illustrate available services. Handmade tools and appliances reveal the pioneers' ingenuity. - THE BIG STAMPEDE SHOW .. complementing the Museum, vividly displays the rigors of our Gold Rush trails. topics : occupations, gold, mining |