Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. Buildings; Disasters; Government Photograph of baby sitting in

Photograph of baby sitting in a basin on a boardwalk

Black and white view of a narrowing of a river

Hand coloured view of rapids

Hand coloured view of the sternwheeler Dawson

and fruit were distributed by Yukon Order of Pioneers (Y

Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. Buildings; Disasters; Government Photograph of baby sitting inThis is part of a series of photos showing the burning of St. Mary's Hospital at the north end of town. The fire happened on January 10, 1950 and the temperature was 40C. (1998. 35. 33 to 1998. 35. 37) One of the nurses died in the fire. Everyone else was rescued. Bill Bushell's recollection of the fire is on page 10 of the Klondike Sun Thursday July 24, 1997 edition.