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Post Fire Cleanup with Equipment

Post Fire Cleanup with Equipment

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
Post fire cleanup on the beachside. Men standing in the background and in the far background you can see the Russian Orthodox church unharmed by the fire.
Post Fire Cleanup

Post Fire Cleanup

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
Trucks and machinery on Front Street cleaning up the fire debris.
Post Fire Beach

Post Fire Beach

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
After the Hoonah fire, picture taken on the beach showing the remnants of the houses that burned down.
Couple Standing in Fire Debris

Elsie and Robert Greenewald Standing in Fire Debris

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
A couple stands amongst fire debris.

Interview of Winnie Smith on the Hoonah Fire

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
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.

Interview of Karl Greenwald, Sr on the Hoonah Fire

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
In a 2005 interview, Karl Greenwald, Sr recounts the Hoonah fire of 1944, interviewed by Frank O. Williams, Jr.
Greenwald Album Page 1

Hoonah Fire of 1944 Greenwald Photo Album

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16 pages
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
Photographs and original narratives taken and written after the fire.
Hoonah Post Fire Waterfront Aerial

Hoonah Post Fire Waterfront Aerial

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
South facing aerial photograph showing the waterfront burn area of the 1944 fire.
Two Ladies with Clothing Supplies for Fire Victims

Two Ladies with Clothing Supplies for Fire Victims

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
Two ladies stand amongst donations of clothing for Hoonah residents who lost everything in the 1944 fire.
Old Flat Bed Truck during War Home Construction

Old Flat Bed Truck during War Home Construction

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
An old flatbed truck sits on Front Street amongst construction of the "war homes" post Hoonah fire of 1944.
War Home Construction

War Home Construction

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
The "war homes" during construction, post fire of 1944.
War Home Foundations

War Home Foundations

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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
Foundations for the "war homes" being built after the Hoonah fire of 1944.