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1950

Chief Jim Boss

Chief Jim Boss of Lake Lebarge, in full war dress.  Jim Boss was the hereditary Chief of the Southern Tutchone people.  He was also a successful entrepreneur who sold firewood, fish and furs to gold-seekers passing through the Whitehorse area…

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1950

Chief Jim Boss of Lebarge and Chief John Fraser of Champagne

This photograph of Chief Jim Boss of Lebarge and Chief John Fraser of Champagne is taken during the Whitehorse Winter Carnival in 1948. 

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1950

Harry Johannes’ Bowling Alley

This picture shows Harry Johannes' Bowling Alley next door to Hougen's.  Harold Dennison's residence is to the left.  Beyond that (out of the photo) is Len Metcalfe’s house and further east, on the corner of Third and Main Street,…

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1951

Buffalo Release

In 1951, a shipment of buffalo from Alaska is released on the old Dawson Trail near Braeburn.

Amos Burg of National Geographic shooting Miles Canyon in a canoe.

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1951

N.C.P.C.  Yukon River Dam

Before the building of the N.C.P.C. Yukon River Dam, Miles Canyon and the Whitehorse Rapids were rarely traveled.  On September 14, Amos Burg, a National Geographic writer and photographer, is accompanied by Bill MacBride and Bill Emery in a freighter…

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1951

Reverend Harold Lee

Reverend Harold Lee of the Baptist Church acquired several army barrack buildings and provided rooms for Indian children to stay and attend school in the complex located on 4th and Hawkins St.  Reverend Lee was killed in a car accident…

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1951

Whitehorse Inn

With the expansion of the Whitehorse Inn in 1948, the ballroom was the scene of many banquets, dances, political rallies, fashion shows, and other significant events.

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1951

Winterized Riverboats

By mid-October the last of the riverboats were placed in winter quarters.  In late May, the riverboats would recommence operations to Dawson City & Mayo.

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1952

W.P. and Y. R. Narrow Gauge Railroad

A scene on the W.P. & Y.R. Narrow Gauge Railroad at Carcross.  The paddlewheeler Tutshi that ran to Ben My Cree every summer is at the docks.  The water tower on the left was no longer in use with…

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1952

White Pass Train

The White Pass Train at the Summit.  The Rotary snow plow cut a swath through the snow wide enough for the train to travel.  Later, Caterpillars were used to push the snow away from the tracks.  

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1952

Whitehorse Civic Centre

The official opening of the Whitehorse Civic Centre built on property formerly used as a Radio Antenna site.  White Pass donated the large tract of land to the city provided it was used for recreational purposes.  The 1950 winter carnival…

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1952

Whitehorse High School

The official opening of the Whitehorse High School on 4th Avenue.  In attendance: Allen McGregor, Gordon Lee, Commissioner Fred Fraser, Mayor Gordon Armstrong, Brigadier Meuser, Wing Commander Olson, and Aubrey Simmons.

Whitehorse had several gambling establishments.  One operated in the…

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1953

City Council 1953

City Council 1953 - L to R: Jim Norrington, Mayor Gordon Armstrong, Bill Hamilton, second row: City Clerk, Percy Hewitt, Bill Drury, Tom Bain.

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1953

Miles Canyon

Miles Canyon - the turbulent and dangerous waters were tamed with the rising water behind the NCPC Dam built in 1957-58. Lake Schwatka, was named after a US Army officer who traversed the Yukon in 1884.

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1953

Whitehorse Choral Society

Whitehorse Choral Society under the direction of Morris Dean (left).  In the second row from the front on the far right is Margaret Van Dyke, the future Mrs. Rolf Hougen.  

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1953

Whitehorse Steam Laundry

The Whitehorse steam laundry operated by Kai Gertsen. It is located on the Yukon River, foot of Jarvis Street.

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1954

Casca Paddlewheeler

The paddlewheeler 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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1954

Federal Building

The new Federal Building officially opens. W.G. Brown, Commissioner, Aubrey Simmons M.P. and Mayor Gordon Armstrong officiate the ceremonies.

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1954

Lounge on the Klondike

When the road was opened to Mayo, the effect on the river boats was devastating. Rather than ship the Keno Hill silver ore by boat, they now trucked it to Whitehorse and then by White Pass Rail to Skagway. This…

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1954

Mayor Armstrong

Mayor Armstrong addresses the crowd on Remembrance Day in front of the Federal Building where the cenotaph is located. Behind him is M.P. Aubrey Simmons, Commissioner Wilf Brown, Wing Commander Pearce, Bishop Greenwood.

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1954

Paddlewheelers

When the paddlewheelers were loaded with freight and passengers at the docks at the foot of Main Street, the boat would go upstream, maneuver and turn around and then head downstream for Dawson City, a three-day trip. The return trip…

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