1944

98 Hotel

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…

1944

First Hougen’s Store

The first Hougen's store was an agency selling Rawleigh products and Fuller brushes. It was located on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Wood Street where the Justice Building is today. After several years of sailing around the world in…

1944

First Hougen’s Store

The first Hougen's store was an agency selling Rawleigh products and Fuller brushes. It was located on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Wood Street where the Justice Building is today. After several years of sailing around the world in…

1944

Lambert Street School

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…

1944

Odin Hougen

In 1942, Odin Hougen was a cook with a survey crew working on the Alaska Highway. Subsequently, he operated the door to door Rawleigh Products Agency. When he left Whitehorse in early 1944 to join the Canadian navy, his father…

1944

Rolf Hougen

Rolf Hougen's father arrived in the Yukon in the summer of 1906 via the White Pass railroad. Not inside a rail car, mind you. Rather, Berent Hougen walked along the tracks from Skagway with a pack on his back. It…

1944

Rolf Hougen

Rolf Hougen's father arrived in the Yukon in the summer of 1906 via the White Pass railroad. Not inside a rail car, mind you. Rather, Berent Hougen walked along the tracks from Skagway with a pack on his back. It…

1945

Highschool Photo 1945

Left to Right- Top to Bottom + April 1945 + Grades 9 to 12 + Dowell Construction Bldg.

Pierce Williams - Henry Nielson - Frank Hoggan - Howard ? - Rolf Hougen - Sonny Williams - Tom McLaughlin - Bucky…

1945

Rawleighs Store

The little store gets a facelift in 1945. Children's clothing and toys are added to the inventory. Rolf Hougen works in the store before and after high school and on weekends. Rolf starts a photography and photo finishing business with…

1945

Rawleighs in 1945

The little store gets a facelift in 1945. Children's clothing and toys are added to the inventory. Rolf Hougen works in the store before and after high school and on weekends. Rolf starts a photography and photo finishing business with…

1945

U.S. Army Military Police

This photo shows two U.S. Army Military Police posing with Rawleigh products in Hougen's store. The U.S. Army, U.S. Airforce, and American construction companies moved to Whitehorse in early 1942 as part of the war effort. The population ballooned to…

1946

Hougen’s Variety Store

In August, 1946, Hougen's moved from 2nd and Wood to the White Pass Hotel building at Main and Front Street where the Edgewater is today. The Rawleigh and Fuller names were dropped and "Hougen's Variety" name is adopted. Children's wear…

1946

The Summit

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…

1946

White Pass Hotel

In August, 1946, Hougen's moved from 2nd and Wood to the White Pass Hotel building at Main and Front Street where the Edgewater is today. The Rawleigh and Fuller names were dropped and "Hougen's Variety" name is adopted. Children's wear…

1947

High School Photo

The High School class of 1946-47
Teacher - Laurie Todd
Back Row - Jim Mutch, -, -, John Ericson, -, Ken Kolkind, Rolf Hougen

Second Row - Betty Porsild, -, Phylis LePage, -, Joanne Keobke, Pat Armstrong, -,…

1947

Hougen’s Variety Store

Hougen's Variety Store is located in the White Pass Hotel building Main and Front Street until 1949. In 1946, the sales of Hougen's Variety were $14,353.00.
The photo to the right shows Blondie Hougen, brother to Rolf Hougen, in…

1947

The Wolf Statue

The wolf statue at right was located at the Indian grave site on the hill across the Yukon River in Whitehorse. It was vandalized. Rolf Hougen worked with Jim Boss and George Dawson to have another one sculpted but it…

1948

Loon River Boat

A favourite outing was to rent the "Loon" river boat with Emil Forrest as the Captain and go down the river to Lake LeBarge to fish.  Rolf Hougen is shown on deck with a lake trout.

1948

Whitehorse Winter Carnival

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.

1949

Hougen’s Variety

Hougen's moves from the White Pass Hotel building to a new location across from the ballpark on Main St. The building is constructed of surplus wartime prefabricated panels by ConWest Exploration Company. Hougen's expands its children's wear, sporting goods and…

1949

Hougen’s on Main Street

Hougen's moves from the White Pass Hotel building to a new location across from the ballpark on Main St. The building is constructed of surplus wartime prefabricated panels by ConWest Exploration Company. Hougen's expands its children's wear, sporting goods and…