CITY OF GOLD

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Uploaded by on Jan 25, 2010

http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=10659
This classic short film from Pierre Berton depicts the Klondike gold rush at its peak, when would-be prospectors struggled through harsh conditions to reach the fabled gold fields over 3000 km north of civilization. Using a collection of still photographs, the film juxtaposes the Dawson City at the height of the gold rush with its bustling taverns and dance halls with the more tranquil Dawson City of the present.

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  • What a amazing quality...

  • At the First Time "The Ken Burns Effect" was used in this movie, thats amazing

  • the photographer is A.E.Haig who had reached Dawson City in 1898 at the height of the gold rush.

  • great! i was there last summer... and want to come back

  • lol dawson is a 4 hour drive from me hahah

  • Good video!

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  • Wow! So nostalgic in many ways. I had the privilege of performing in Dawson City in 2002. What a very cool part of the world. Really enjoyed my time there and this clip. R.I.P. Pierre Berton.

  • The narrator sounds like Sagan.

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