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This is a photograph, taken by Armstrong, Beere & Hime, of mid-nineteenth century Toronto (precisely in 1856). The photograph represents King Street East, a location close to that where James Foster's company was once based.

Unlocking the secrets of this artifact starts by looking at some of the clues on the monument itself. Its material and markings take us back to British North American History and the defence of the Halifax Harbour.
This survey marker is made of…

This plan (9060 CLSR YT) represents the limits of the Dawson and Klondike Townsites which were surveyed by A.J. McPherson. It is the full scan of the original map.

This image points out to the exact location of the Wooden Post on the Klondike Townsite Map. The coordinates read 80º48’30”.

It is important to note that early surveying coordinates or bearings were always in reference to another previous bearing.…

This is a photograph of packers ascending the Chilkoot Pass. This is part of the souvenir viewbook "Souvenir of Alaska and Yukon Territory" illustrated by Eric A. Hegg

This is a page from a field book that belonged to A. J. McPherson. The page describes what He and his team did on Tuesday August 16, 1901.Field books were essential working documents for the early surveyors. In them, they recorded their findings and…

This image provides us with a closer view of the engraved letters in the wooden post: KLONDIKE

This image provides us with a lateral view of the marker and the decay it is undergoing.