February 20, 1934: A statue of Balto, the Siberian husky who in 1925 led a dogsled team carrying a&n
February 20, 1934: A statue of Balto, the Siberian husky who in 1925 led a dogsled team carrying a diphtheria antitoxin serum to Nome, Alaska, to stop a deadly outbreak of the disease, in Central Park. The brilliantly-lighted skyline of upper Fifth Avenue is in the background.Photo: Associated Press via the Denver Post -- source link
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