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image no.:
17082
contact sheet:
A0536
collection:
Winnipeg Fire Department Collection
creator:
L.B. Foote
title:
The fire engine is coated in ice, as is the ladder a firefighter is climbing, at the scene after a fire at Dingwall building, 62 Albert Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
description:
The Winnipeg Firefighters fought the blaze all night on February 3, 1921 in 20-below-zero weather. William McIllhago of No. 1 Firehall died in an explosion on the fifth floor of the building. Leslie Shewan of No. 3 Firehall was taken to the hospital suffering from the effects of gas. He did recover.
subject(s):
Ice
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Winnipeg Buildings
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Fire Engines
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Fires
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Uniforms
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Winnipeg Streets
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Fire Equipment
date:
1926, February 3