This photo titled "Rain Deer (sic) of
Nome, Alaska shows reindeer herder Andy Bahr (Anderson Aslaksen
Baer from Karasjok, Norway) in foreground with unidentified men
and loaded sled. Reindeer were used to transport supplies and food
to the miners during the gold rush. Photo from the collection
of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.Return
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