Title: Remains of the Central Hotel Fire on the Corner of 1st Avenue West & 7th Street in Prince Rupert, B.C. in October 1947

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

Creator: Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Date: October 1947

Physical Description: ["1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm (referred to as copy 1)", "1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm (referred to as copy 2)"]

Scope & Content: Item consists of the remains of the Central Hotel on 1st Avenue West and 7th Street after a fire. The view includes firemen spraying the remains with hoses and people looking at the remains. Houses and other buildings can be seen in the background. Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 2: "Remains - Centre Hotel Fire. Corner. 1st. Ave. & 7th St. Oct. 1947." Stamped annotation on verso of copy 2 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C."

Responsibility: John (Jack) Richmond Wrathall

Note: Title based on contents of image.

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

Subject Access:
Hotels
Fires
Streets
Firemen
Disasters

Geographic Access:
Prince Rupert, B.C.

Accession Number: WP996-43-10660

Negative Number: JRW578B

Record ID: 3146


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