Winnipeg Events - Fire

Date: January 1, 1924 (From Caption) Publisher / Photographer: Meyers Photo Notation: Unposted, but this message is written on the reverse; "This building caught fire at six o'clock one evening and burned all night. this picture was taken the following morning about ten o'clock and it was quite out then. the pile of ice is the water poured on the building that froze as it fell! The..." (message continued on card WP1958.) Building still in use at 315 William Ave.

Date: January 1, 1924 (From Caption) Publisher / Photographer: Meyers Photo Notation: Message on reverse (continued from card MN1957): "... firemen had an awful job. Millions of gallons of water were poured on the blazing mass, now it looks almost like an iceberg! weather has been very cold the last two weeks and continued cold in sight. Take care of yourself Mother."

POSTCARD Date: January 24th 1922 (from caption). Unposted. Publisher / Photographer: Meyers Photo

POSTCARD Date: January 24, 1922 (fro caption). Unposted. Publisher / Photographer: Meyers Photo

POSTCARD Date: January 1931 (from caption). This card was posted, however, on July 12, 1946 from A.J. Tekniepe of Chicago to Mrs Etta M. Slatery of Knoxville Tennessee. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: The message on the reverse reads; "Your card with thanks received and no doubt you collect cards from many parts of the world. I have been personally in many countries of this world. Therefore I am sending you a card from Winnipeg, Canada. I was in this building when the fire started. In the event you are in the greeting car business, or like to enter this field, then please drop me a post card.

POSTCARD Date: January 14, 1911 (Historical date of the event) Publisher / Photographer: Gibson

POSTCARD Date: Not Posted or handwritten. Caption on image reads December 23rd, 1926 Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: I thought this was view was interesting as it is a different angle from most photos and hows the drama of the billowing smoke. (That fellow in the raccoon coat is a policeman.) The Winnipeg Theatre was located at 34 Adelade Street.

PHOTOGRAPH 13 X 8 cm Date: The fire took place on January 24, 1922. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: This is not a postcard. The buildings involved were 258-262 Portage Avenue. This is a more panoramic image of the fire than most postcard images show. I particularly like that it includes the Bank of Nova Scotia (on the far left, at the intersection of Portage & Garry) as it was initially constructed. In this form, the bank opened for business in 1910, but around 1930, it added another section to the right/west of what is seen in this image.

POSTCARD Date: Posted April 26, 1907. Publisher / Photographer: Sutton. Notation: I think the billowing smoke and firemen up on the ladders make this a particularly engaging photo, but I was even more drawn to it when I realized that all these well-dressed gentlemen standing on a row appear to be perched mid-way up a wooden fence. The fire took place in the older of two buildings that housed James Robertson & Co., a wholesale hardware company. The newer building was attached but, thanks to a fireproof wall, avoided any damage. From a report published in the Winnipeg Tribune; "...although there was little blaze to be seen at any time, the conflagration was a spectacular one." Combined damage to the building and goods was estimated to be $60,000. (My thanks to Ipernity member Wintorbos for helping me locate the Tribune article.)