Hoonah Fire

Two ladies stand amongst donations of clothing for Hoonah residents who lost everything in the 1944 fire.

South facing aerial photograph showing the waterfront burn area of the 1944 fire.

Photographs and original narratives taken and written after the fire.

Charred pilings after the Hoonah fire of 1944.

Foundations for the "war homes" being built after the Hoonah fire of 1944.

The "war homes" during construction, post fire of 1944.

An old flatbed truck sits on Front Street amongst construction of the "war homes" post Hoonah fire of 1944.

In a 2005 interview, Karl Greenwald, Sr recounts the Hoonah fire of 1944, interviewed by Frank O. Williams, Jr.

In 2005 Winnie Smith was interviewed on her memories of the Hoonah fire of June 14, 1944. She also shares some general Hoonah history. Interviewed by Frank O. Williams, Jr.