Culture
The events of the Klondike gold rush quickly became incorporated in North American culture, being captured in poems, stories, photographs and promotional campaigns long after the end of the stampede. In the Yukon, Discovery Day is celebrated on the third Monday in August as a holiday, and the events of the Gold Rush are often associated with the regional tourist industries. The events of the gold rush were frequently exaggerated at the time and modern works on the subject also focused on the most dramatic and exciting events of the stampede, not always with precision. Several novels, books and poems were created as a consequence of the Klondike Gold Rush and some terminology from the stampede made its way into North American English such as "Cheechakos", referring to newly arrived miners, and "Sourdoughs", to experienced miners. The Gold Rush was also skillfully recorded by several early photographers. For instance, Eric Hegg captured the stark, black and white photographs showing the ascent of the Chilkoot pass which rapidly became iconic images and were widely distributed.
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