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| Title | Gunnar Kaasen and dog Balto, Seattle, March 21, 1925 |
| Photographer | Staff photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1925 |
| Caption | Gunnar Kaasen and the sled dog Balto, made famous by the heroic diphtheria serum run in Nome, Alaska, arrived via the steamship Alameda at Pier 2 on March 21, 1925. Kaasen and his dog team were on their way from Alaska to Mt. Rainier National Park to film the movie "Balto's Race to Nome." |
| Notes | Photo appears in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 22, 1925 on page 8. |
| Subjects | Dogs—Washington (State)—Seattle; Dogsledding—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Personal Names | Kaasen, Gunnar |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5G.1291 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
