Gold Rush
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Every picture tells a story, but whose story? How can a single picture tell us a story about what happened long ago? To answer these questions historians have developed some thoughtful ways to read photographs.
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In 1858 word of gold rang out in the Fraser Canyon, setting off a dramatic migration of people and propelling this once remote region of western North American into the modern age. What can you discover about BC's gold rush?
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Man in the Middle
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Gold Panning Tools
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Weighing
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Up Country Miners
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Guangzhou to British Columbia
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Gold and Fossils
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Chinese Legacy in BC
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Our Roots Are Here
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Richard Alexander: Away from Home
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Mud Silk
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Mud Silk
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Gold Rush Photographer
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Thinking like a Historian: Reading Historical Photographs
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First Nations at Lytton
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Heron Claim Miners
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Men on Flume
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Stagecoach
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Barkerville Street
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Barkerville Street Scene
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Tips for Teachers – Teaching: Using Historical Photographs in the Classroom
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Tips for Teachers: Using Historical Photographs in the Classroom
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Nam Sing
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Henry Nathan Jr
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Moose-hide Jacket
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Tunnel Cart
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Rules and Regulations
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Neversweat Tunnel
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Prospector
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Gold Rush Music Collection 2
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Gold Rush Music Collection 1
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Tom-Bown-Black-Glass-V2
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A Chinese Coin to Raise Canadian Dollars
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Shirley Chan
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Gold Miner
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