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| Turn of the Twentieth Century |
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| Labour - Many people had to work very hard to survive in Canada. In the prairies, many people owned farms, and made their money by selling the crops and produce. |
| Labour - Men who lived in cities and established towns often did manual labour. The middle class people had jobs as depicted in these photos. The richer people were the owners of factories, stores, etc. |
| Labour - Men had different jobs in different parts of the country, depending on where they lived. |
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| Candian Regions - 1902 was the first year of the Klondike Gold Rush in Yukon and Alaska. Men from all over North America came to pan and dig for gold, in the hopes that they'd strike it rich. |
| These men dig for gold in the mountains of the Yukon Territory. They've trekked for months to reach this area, carefully scouted and tested. |
| An outpost station in the Yukon. There were specific trails that would take men to the sites in the mountains where they could possibly find gold. These tiny villages or stations provided them with daily necessities and sometimes a warm place to stay the night. |