Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. mining equipment Photograph of native man in

Photograph of native man in a umiak tending a fish trap

Patterson & Vance

There appears to be a barbershop operating out of this building

Two men are sitting on a bed with another in dark shirt sitting in a chair

Alaska - from Eagle Bluff

Fire at St. Mary's Hospital, January 10, 1950. mining equipment Photograph of native man 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. Note the power pole phone pole.