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[Yukon Field Force]
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Six members of the Yukon Field Force at Fort
Selkirk
| Yukon
Field Force (1898-1900), composed of 203 officers and men drawn from
all 3 branches (cavalry, artillery and infantry) of the Permanent
Force of the Canadian Militia. It was sent to the Yukon, to be based
at Ft Selkirk with a detachment at Dawson, as a symbol of Canadian
sovereignty and as a support for the civil power in maintaining law
and order in the territory during the
KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH. Half the force was withdrawn in Sept 1899
and the remainder, restyled the Yukon Garrison, left a year later.
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Photographer: E. A. Hegg & Co. Ca. 1898
Original image: 8 1/2" x 6
1/2"
Price: $150.00 USD
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