View of the Centre Block fire, Parliament Buildings, seen from the West Block
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Record information View of the Centre Block fire, Parliament Buildings, seen from the West Block
Date:February 4, 1916.Item no. (creator):4105Type of material:PhotographsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:3194672Date(s):February 4, 1916.Bilingual equivalent:Place:Ottawa (Ont.):Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1 photograph ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Negatives - glassLanguage of material:EnglishScope and content:This image depicts Centre Block the morning after the fire of 1916. As it was below 0 Celsius outside, the water sprayed on the building to put out the fire had turned to ice. Smoke is still emanating from the roof of Centre Block and the Library.
To the right, there are firefighters still spraying water at the fire.Additional name(s):Additional information:Exhibitions note:Exhibition Title: Apercu: Phoenix on the Hill - Photographs before, during and after the Centre Block Fire of 1916. Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1986.01.07-1986.03.30Series added entry:SESource:PrivateOther accession no.:1936-270 NPC -
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Glass plate negatives do not travel. Must be consulted at Preservation Centre.Copy negative [1936-270 NPC] PA-009237[ConsultationOpen]Terms of use:Credit: William James Topley / Library and Archives Canada / PA-009237
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