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In 1928, Elizabeth P. Ricker authored "Togo's Fireside Reflections," a book about a prize-winning sled dog from Alaska named Togo, who was a vital part of his handler Leonhard Seppala's sled team. The team and their lead dog, Togo, were crucial in delivering much-needed medicine to Nome, Alaska, during a 1924 diphtheria outbreak.
Starting in 1926, the Poland Spring Resort hosted dog-sled competitions in which Seppala's team participated. Seppala and the Rickers also established a kennel at Poland Spring to breed sled dogs.
Here, Elizabeth Ricker reads her book to the famous dog himself during a 1928 visit. The Portland Press Herald published this photograph and article on May 12, 1928.
About This Item
- Title: Elizabeth Ricker reading to Togo, Poland Spring, 1928
- Creator: Portland Press Herald
- Creation Date: 1928-05-12
- Subject Date: 1928-05-12
- Location: Poland Spring, Poland, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Glass negative
- Dimensions: 7.6 cm x 10.2 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.16558
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Dogs
- Dogsledding--Maine--Poland Spring
- Kennels
- Mushers--Alaska--Nome--Juvenile literature
- Poland Spring Hotel (Poland Spring, Me.)
- Reading
- Seppala, Leonhard, 1877-1967
- Sled dog racing--Maine--Fiction
- Sled dogs--Alaska
- Sled dogs--Maine
People
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Elizabeth P. Ricker and Togo, Poland Spring, 1928
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