Black and white view of the Territorial Administration Building.
Caption: The Administration Building of the Territorial Government, Mining and Land Records, Tax Collections, Courts, Town Administration, Territorial Commissioner's Office. The center of government was moved later to its present (1987) location in Whitehorse.
N.B. Whitehorse was named the capital of the Yukon on April 1, 1953. It was believed at the time that it had a more stable economy than Dawson City and was therefore more optimal as the capital.