Those the local doctor, Curtis Welch ... FILE – Leonhard Seppala and his sled dog team are pictured on Oct. 12, 1928, in Alaska. In 1925, Seppala was part of the nearly 700-mile relay of ...

Nome’s diphtheria outbreak began on January 20, 1925, when Curtis Welch—the city’s lone physician—diagnosed ... with an uncanny ability to lead a sled-dog team in harsh conditions.

Gunnar Kaasen and his dog Balto, the heroic dog-sled team leader, sit for a portrait ... Those the local doctor, Curtis Welch, had were outdated, but he wasn't worried. He hadn't seen a case ...