Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. mining equipment The building on the right

The building on the right is owned by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Photograph of native man in a umiak tending a fish trap

Patterson & Vance

There appears to be a barbershop operating out of this building

to speed up the breakup of the Lake

Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. mining equipment The building on the rightThis 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. Note the power pole phone pole.