3-004-044 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Going to Klondyke, 1897. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 was one of the largest gold frenzies in history. Tens of thousands of prospectors from around the world streamed north to Alaska and the Yukon in a feverish search for fortune. This game, Going to Klondyke," was created in 1897 on the basis of news reports about the large initial gold strikes in the Yukon and in anticipation of the coming rush. The game was highlighted in the New York Journal on December 12, 1897. It was produced by the Klondyke Game Company of San Francisco, possibly for sale to the many prospectors who would pass through the port of San Francisco on their way to Alaska and the Yukon.