In Central Park of New York City, New York, is a bronze statue of Balto, the most publicized lead sled dog of the Serum Run that took place in Alaska in the winter of 1925. It was quite a feat of heroism while braving some of the harshest elements imaginable. In the arctic winter of 1925, a deadly outbreak of extremely contagious diphtheria occurred in Nome, Alaska. The population of 10,000 was likely to be completely wiped out if something wasn’t done to save them. The nearest diphtheria serum was located in Anchorage, Alaska. Nome is not accessible by roads, even to this day. Since airplanes were grounded in the harsh conditions with temperatures hitting -70 F, the serum had to be transported by sled dogs and mushers over 674 miles through completely uninhabited wilderness of forested mountains and frozen waterways through blizzards and howling winds. Yet somehow the sled dog teams were able to accomplish the feat in just over 5 days and save the entire town of Nome. This bronze statue is of Balto, the lead sled dog on the last leg of the Serum Run as the team pulled into the streets of Nome, Alaska, though it stands as a tribute to the bravery of all of the mushers and sled dogs who took part in the effort. The Wild Images Team captured this photograph of the statue during one of our late Fall visits to New York City. The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos throughout New York such as in the Corning Museum of Glass antique cruets and dishware overlap, then in New York City itself the sudden snow squall over the Garment District, the scene of the Sherry-Netherland towering over a sculpture, and the opposite directed festive view of West 58th Street, each of which is available for sale in our store. Our New York blog posts document the Corning Museum of Glass plate of colorful giant glass fruit, the intricate stained glass vines and bubbles over a figure, and the suspended glass knives in front of a red stack tower, then in New York City itself the Empire State Building shining like a beacon, the perpetual hustle and bustle of Times Square, the impressive bronze Alice in Wonderland sculpture, the memorial bronze statue of legendary Balto and its accompanying dedicated to the indomitable spirit plaque, the animated bronze animals and the Delacorte Clock, The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina with Spongebob SquarePants, the festive view of a large toy train in Rockefeller Center Station, the late night giant holiday lights on the sidewalks, and the piles of giant holiday ornaments in Liholts Pooley Pool. In nearby Pennsylvania, The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos including the postgame fireworks over the Andy Warhol Bridge, the colorful bursts of Independence Day fireworks over the Ohio River, the view as delicate flowers bloom in the Laurel Highlands, and the very early lantana at the University Park Flower Gardens, each of which is available for sale in our store. Our blog posts from Pennsylvania have documented the Halloween moment when hundreds of witches converged on Mellon Park and then later performed a choreographed dance routine, when The Wild Images Team attended an interfaith wedding ceremony during which our Coordinator Christina Orban was a bridesmaid, a look inside of the ornate St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica, the side yard greenhouse vividly reflecting light displays, the scene dominated by vibrant strands of holiday lights on a tree, the many hues of a very festive holiday house along McColly Street, the colorful view of the Bellefonte Historical Railroad Fall Foliage Train, the burst trails of fireworks over the Allegheny River, the red, white, and blue trail fireworks over the Roberto Clemente Bridge, the palette of colors with fireworks bursting over the Ohio River, the hundreds of American flags flying over Blairsville Cemetery, the fall leaves surrounding the Tyrone Division of the Pennsylvania System World War I Monument, the many colors of a flower soaking up sunshine, and the dichotomy created by a floral battle of yellow versus red.
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