Gunnar Kaasen, a Norwegian musher and his lead dog Balto, who delivered diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, saving the city from an epidemic, 1925

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My husky looks like Balto. Only instead of delivering medicine, she delivers lots of awoos and cuddles

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1950s Alaska, near Skwentna

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A young Inuit girl with her husky puppy, 1949

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This soldier shaking hands with another soldier (WW2)

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Belka and Strelka The Space Dogs Upon Returning From their Cosmic Voyage. USSR, August 1960

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U.S soldier shakes hand with a dog in Luxembourg during the Battle of Bulge, 1944

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My father and his dog "Thunder" in 1929.

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My great great Granpa with his dog in 1896.

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Gentleman pose for photos with their beloved pups, circa 1880-1900

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A member of Scottish regiment the Lovat Scouts enjoying a cold drink after a four-day march through the mountains, Jasper, Alberta(1944)

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Ejnar Mikkelsen, a Danish explorer, was photographed in 1912 after surviving two and a half years stranded in Greenland with fellow explorer Iver Iversen. They endured extreme isolation, hunger, and hallucinations while awaiting rescue.

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Gentleman pose for photos with their beloved pups, circa 1880-1900