SLED OR MUSHING AND HISTORIC photos : Alaska Stock Images

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Man rides the gee pole as musher Dean Osmar drives the sled to reenact & demonstrate a Wells Fargo freight sled during the Iditarod 2014 Ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage, Alaska.

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Musher Lance Mackey arrives in Candle in second place, the half way point of the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes sled dog race.

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Musher Jeff King departs Candle, the half way point of the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes sled dog race.

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Historic buildings in the ghost town of Candle, Alaska, the halfway checkpoint for the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes sled dog race.

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Historic buildings in the ghost town of Candle, Alaska, the halfway checkpoint for the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes sled dog race.

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Musher Jeff King arrives in Candle in first place, the half way point of the 2008 All Alaska Sweepstakes sled dog race.

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Justin Savidis passes old mining buildings as he travels through the historic mining district on his way to the Ophir checkpoint, Iditarod 2012

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Dan Seavey, mushing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historic Iditarod Trail, runs down Front Street nearing the finish line in Nome, Iditarod 2012

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Dan Seavey on Long Lake at the Re-Start of the 2012 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, Soutchentral Alaska

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Iditarod National Historic Trail marker at mile 0 along the waterfront in downtown Seward, Kenai Peninsula, Southcentral Alaska, Summer

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Dan Seavey runs a sled dog team to celebrate the Centennial Trail of the Iditarodduring the ceremonial start of the 2010 Iditarod in Anchorage, Alaska

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1981 Iditarod champion Rick Swenson with his lead dog Andy at the Nome Awards banquet, Alaska

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Dorothy Page selling annuals during 1989 Iditarod, Nome, Alaska

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Warren Palfrey runs his team along old mining buildings in the Ophir mining district shortly before arriving at the Ophir checkpoint on Thursday afternoon during the 2008 Iditarod

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Rick Mackey runs down the chute to the finish line to win the 1983 Iditarod Sled Dog Race.

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Historic image of sled dogs sitting in deep snow next to building winter Nome WE Alaska

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Historical image of sled dog team pulling a sled covered by a Polar Bear pelt with buildings in background winter Nome WE Alaska

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Historical image of a group of people on a winter excursion one mile out onto the Bering sea ice winter Nome WE Alaska

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Historic image people and sled dog team in front of Dexters Trading Post Winter Golovin *Goliven Bay* WE Alaska

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Historical image of sled dog team and musher on ice
winter Alaska

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Historic image of sled dogs pulling man on cart down railroad track Little Creek Express Summer Nome WE Alaska

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Historic image of record setting dog team third annual All Alaska Sweepstakes driven by John Johnson Winter WE Alaska

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Historical image of child standing on the back of a dog sled sled and dog adorned with flowers buildings in background winter Nome WE Alaska

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Historical image of Leonhard Seppala and his Siberian Husky sled dog team winter Nome WE Alaska

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Historic image of a group of men with a sleddog team in front of gold dredge winter Alaska

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Historic image of woman with sled dog team on ice winter Alaska

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Historical image of sled dog team running down street in Nome and a few observers winter Nome WE Alaska

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Historic image of a man on a tractor pulling a sled loaded with cargo through the snow winter alaska

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Historic image of men standing in front of house with dog team Winter Alaska

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Historical image of a child riding a sled being pulled by one dog while a crowd watchs winter Nome WE Alaska