AUGUST 2002 – The fronts of the ‘Bucking Ham Palace’ and ‘Hickory Daiquiri Doc’ in Clinton, B.C., Canada. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
The town of Clinton in British Columbia offers an authentic wild-west atmosphere – more trucks than cars, horses on green paddocks, and not too many tourists.
We stayed for a night in 2002 and took a walk along the main street – Highway 97 –in the late afternoon. It is also known as Cariboo Highway.
Next to the The Grill & Chop Suey Restaurant (now Gold Mountain Restaurant) we discovered this weird building that had been designed in a unique, old-western or gold rush era style, including the Bucking Ham Palace Hotel and the Hickory Daiquiry Doc. Of course, these names were apparently jokes, but the general architectural theme is characteristic of Clinton, which is known for its rich history tied to the Cariboo Gold Rush.
The building was still present as of April 2025.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 26-AUG-2002 |
| Location | Clinton, B.C., Canada |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6487 x 4159 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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