Up until September of 1955 there was no road to Dawson. The paddlewheelers hadn't traveled the Yukon for decades. Dawson was nearly abandoned and pretty much as it had been at the turn of the century. In the spring of 1956 the Lindmans and the Lindstroms took the road to Dawson as we headed to Duluth for a vacation.
We were some of the first tourists. An old guy with a bushy beard gave us a tour of the saloon (the middle picture). There were broken beer bottles strewn about. A bulletin board with old "wanted" posters. Posted by Sargent King (the model for Sargent Preston King of the Yukon).
Behind the bar was a really large painting of a lady in underware. He pointed out the various bullet holes in the picture. The saloon later burned to the ground. Man, I wish I could go back and ask that guy a ton of questions.
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Lots of history there...
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