Two men on the outskirts of Dawson watching buildings burn during the fire of April 26, 1899

• Main Author: Cantwell, George G.
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Fires > Yukon > Dawson; Atwood; Canada; Hegg; Yukon; Dawson
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/3009

Caption on image: Dawson Fire Apr. 26, '99 PH Coll 298.57 Fire was a great threat to Dawson and it had several major fires in its early years. The worst fire occured in April 1899 when 117 buildings were destroyed. The damage was estimated at one million dollars. George G. Cantwell, a native of...