The '98' Hotel building is visible in the background of this scene at Second Avenue and Wood Street. The building had many lives. It was a nightclub, a roller skating rink and eventually a hotel and bar. Across the street…
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In 1944, the Lambert Street School at Third Avenue and Lambert Street is no longer large enough to accommodate the growing enrollment. High school students are moved to a two-story wartime building. It was previously used by Dowell Construction, one…
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The Lambert Street School accommodates grades one to twelve until 1944 when the high school students are moved to the Dowell Area.
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The Whitehorse Inn owned by T.C. Richards constructs an Annex (in the rear) to meet wartime needs. Later, an expansion of the Whitehorse Inn replaces the buildings to the right.
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This 1946 photo shows the Whitehorse Inn with the restaurant between the Inn and Burns Meat Market. The Taylor & Drury building is behind the White Pass Depot and the Seattle based Northern Commercial Co. To the right, the BYN…
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In 1946, the Canadian Army assumed control of the Alaska Highway. They built Camp Takhini, took over the Standard Oil Refinery homes called Cemestos and built Permanent Married Quarters (PMQs). The army, with headquarters in Camp Takhini, remained in Whitehorse…
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The Kiwanis Club of Whitehorse was presented with a charter on Oct. 26, 1946, in this picture
L to R:
Kiwanis Rep., Keith Johnson, Roy Bowers, Dave Wilson and Fred Dunne
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At right is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police building on Front Street. Note the log barracks in the back. To the left is the telegraph building and behind on the left is the I.O.D.E. Library.
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The paddlewheeler Klondike on the ways during winter. Many of the riverboats were built in Whitehorse.
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For weekend fun, young people piled into the back of a pickup and head to the Takhini hot springs. It involved driving up the Alaska Highway to near the Takhini River, following the old Dawson Road, crossing the Takhini River…
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This is a scene at the Summit of the White Pass. The high school basketball team regularly traveled to Skagway for games. The trip took 8 hours. Before Caterpillers were used to push back the snow, rotary ploughs on the…
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police on parade. The dog appears to be "in step".
Back Row: Tommy Thompson, Jim Simpson, Gus Spohr
2nd Row: Marshall MacKinnon, Tom Simpson, Johnnie Johnson
Front Row: Brick Bradford, Jones, Bud Harrison.
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The paddle wheeler river boat "Casca" being launched from Winter Rest. The whole high school would rush to the shipyards when the whistle sounded to announce a launch. Rolf Hougen took this photo in 1947.
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The Young People's Association is a youth led organization in Whitehorse that is active in sports. The Association sponsored a May Day Sports and Fun Day. They built their own clubhouse in a surplus barrack building located at Fourth and…
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During the Whitehorse Winter Carnival, 1946 to 1950, dog races were held on the ice in front of the White Pass train depot. This photo was taken by Rolf Hougen with a folding 616 Film Kodak camera.
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The Army barracks is seen in the foreground of this photo of Whitehorse. It later became the Baptist Residential School. Whitehorse General Hospital can be seen to the right. The road up the clay bank to the airport is on…
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Main Street, Whitehorse. To the left is Northern Commercial Co. Ltd. Ford-Monarch Dealership, located on 3rd and Main. With its head office in Seattle, Northern Commercial can trace its heritage back to when the Russians owned Alaska before 1867. Northern…
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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks "B.P.O.E." was formed in 1948. This picture shows: Back Row: Aubrey Simmons, Howie Brunless, Karl Bryden Centre: ---, Dick Carswell, ---, 'Chappie' Chapman, ---, Jim Fox, Douglas W.K. Stoddart, ---
In 1948,…
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The Young People's Association May Queen is shown at right with supporters. The T.C. Richards building is in the background. In the photo: Phylis Lepage, Gorden Ryder, Pat Armstrong, Teresa Porter, Joanne Keopke.
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A sleigh ride during the 1948 Whitehorse Winter Carnival: Margaret McLaughlin, Tom McLaughlin, Bob Parent, Jackie McIntosh, Paul Cyr, Joanne Keobke, and Pat Armstrong are on the sleigh. Rolf Hougen took the picture.
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The Young People's Association (YPA) was an active youth organization from 1944 to 1960. The start of the May 24th Sports Day Parade is shown at right. From L to R: Unknown, Scottie Munro, Madeleine Perchie, Jean McLaughlin, Vimy Yeulet,…
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