Title: Central Hotel Destroyed by a Fire at Prince Rupert, B.C. in 1947

This record describes an item in the Wrathall Photo Finishing Ltd. fonds.

Creator: Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Date: 1947

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of a view of the remains of the Central Hotel on 1st Avenue West and 7th Street after a fire. A fire fighter, who is obscured by a truck, is spraying the Hotel remains with water. A group of people can be seen standing in front of the Hotel remains. Handwritten annotation on recto reads: "Centre [sic] Hotel Destroyed by Fire 1st. Ave. & 7th St." Stamped annotation on verso reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C. Not to be Reproduced or Published Without Authority of Wrathall's Photo Finishing Prince Rupert, B. C."

Responsibility: John (Jack) Richmond Wrathall

Note: Title based on contents of image.

Name Access:
Central Hotel
1st Avenue West
7th Street
Prince Rupert Fire Department
Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Subject Access:
Hotels
Fires
Fire Departments
Streets
Disasters

Geographic Access:
Prince Rupert, B.C.

Accession Number: WP996-43-10659

Record ID: 26358


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