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Airships over the Klondike

True tales from the most interesting place on earth.

Airships over the Klondike

Season 3 Episode 8 | 3m 46s | CC

Prospectors headed to the 1897 gold rush in Alaska had to bring tons of provisions with them. Some imagined the possibility of airships carrying freight and gold back and forth to the Klondike, and suddenly, airships were being "seen" all over the world.

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