Almaguin Highlands Digital Collections

Burning of Klondyke Hotel in Magnetawan, 1936

Description
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of the Klondyke Hotel. There's smoke billowing out of the second story. There are three men on the street looking up.
Notes
The Klondyke Hotel was built by Al (Klondike) Jenkins with the gold he mined in the Klondike Gold Fields. It was situated where the Schmeler House is now. The hotel was owned by Mr. Babcock when it burned in 1936.
Inscriptions
Along the bottom of the photograph, '1936,' is handwritten in blue ink. On the back of the photograph , 'RALPH GRING BURNING OF KLONDYKE HOTEL AT MAGNETAWAN 1936,' is handwritten in blue ink.
Date of Original
1936
Dimensions
Width: 5 in
Height: 3.5 in
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 4.25in
Image Height: 2.75in
Subject(s)
Collection
Cathy Heimbecker Collection
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 45.66681 Longitude: -79.64966
Donor
Cathy Heimbecker
Creative Commons licence
Attribution-NonCommercial [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Terms of Use
For educational purposes only.
Reproduction Notes
For educational purposes only.
Contact
Magnetawan Public Library
Email:magcap@ontera.net
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