"What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1927 photo of Leonhard Seppala and his prized

Authors

Joshua F. Moore

Source

Down East

Date

1-1-2010

Pages

80

Abstract

"What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1927 photo of Leonhard Seppala and his prized sled dog, Togo, at the Poland Spring House. Seppala, known as "The Big Norwegian," completed a 340-mile roundtrip with his sled dogs as part of a relay that delivered diphtheria serum to Nome, Alaska, his hometown. On a tour of the U.S., he entered a race hosted by the Ricker family and paused to rescue fellow contestant, Elizabeth Ricker. This marked the beginning of a long friendship with the owners of the Poland Spring House. The bloodlines of the Siberian dogs he bred in Poland Spring can still be found in Maine.

Subjects

Photographs, Dogsledding

Recommended Citation

Moore, Joshua F., ""What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1927 photo of Leonhard Seppala and his prized" (2010). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 3767.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/3767