- COV-S280-: CVA 354-002
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- 1889
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
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Champion Hose Team [standing beside hose and roller]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Item is a photograph showing (L-R): Jas. [James] Moran, S. Ramage, J. Garvin, A. McDonald (trainer & capt.), J. McKenzie, R. Rutherford, A. Montgomery, F. Gladwin, A. Saunders, B. Hall, H. E. Campbell, W. L. Hayward, D. Bigger, George Brown, G. Thomas, T. Lilley
Champion Hose Team of British Columbia [from Vancouver Fire Department with hose and roller]
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The "Alert" Hose Team, fastest team in the Pacific Northwest.
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Item is a photograph showing (L-R): Back row - S.H. Ramage, coupler, [in group far left], R. Rutherford, wheeler, J. Douglas, T.B. Hall, W.L. Heyward, leader, G. Brown, T.W. Lillie, captain. Front row - J. Moran, J. Garvin, J.F. McDonald, trainer [group far left], J.L. McKenzie, A. Montgomery, W. Saunders, H.E. Campbell, D.R. Bigger, coupler, G. Thomas. Accompanying note indicates team members completed event at Tacoma in Sept. 16-19 1889 and welcomed home Sep. 22; "Alert" name was used in competition only.
[Composite of firemen, department apparatus, fire halls and other scenes]
Part of City of Vancouver fonds
Item is a composite photograph showing portraits of Vancouver Fire Department staff, horse-drawn fire apparatus and ladders, scenes of drill training, firemen on route to a fire, exterior and interior views of fire halls, including a fire alarm switch board, firemen sleeping in beds, and firemen playing billiards.
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Item is a photograph showing hose wagon drivers (left): Theo [Theodore] Horrobin, Amore Condon, Terry Paul, Charles Robinson; and chemical drivers (right): G. Cadman, P.W. Sherman, E. Straton, and Frank Enright.
Vancouver Fire Department Dec. 19th 1917
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Panoramic view showing firemen and trucks in the C.P.R. freight yard on Pender Street. Fire chief J.H. Carlisle is the last man on the far right.
[Group portrait of Vancouver Firemen's Football Club in front of bleachers]
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Item is a photograph showing (L-R): H.H. Steen, J. Lyon, A.H. Pinkerton, M.K. McLennan, F.N. Wright, S. Hodson, R. Smithers, H. Liddle, A. Wilkins, E. Stackhouse, W. [G-?], M. Davidson, T. Hogarth, H. Ellis, and A. Murray
Firemen's Baseball Team - Senior Amateur League Champions
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Item is a photograph showing a group portrait of the team along with a boy and baby, with the crowd in the stands behind them. L-R, back row - A. Miller, W. Bailey, P. Duff, L. Thompson, L. Foley, J. Watters (manager), N. Goodall, N. Craig. Front row - L. Holden, P. Marks, Ald. [Alderman] P.C. Gibbens, Dep. Chief Thompson, D. Corbett (Sec.), C, Stevenson, D. May ; mascots - Jimmy Watters Jr., Jerry Mullaly
Vancouver Fire Department Band
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Item is a photograph showing (L-R): Back row - J. Leatherdale, A. LeClair, A.E. Wilkins, L. Leavy, F.G. Luchs, J. Evans, C. Hodson, W. bets, B. Smethurst, R.G. Shaw, G. Harrod, T. Anderson. Middle row - A. King, J. Lyon, T. Warne, C.A. Hillier, A.H. Whipple, H. McElwaine, J. Travis, F. Jenkins, W. Middleton, E. Williamson. Front row - M. Pillat, M. McLeod, E.W. Barnett, G. Ford, M.K. McLennan, H. Ellis, C. Ross.
[Group portrait of Vancouver Fire Department Band with Mayor L.D. Taylor and dignitaries]
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Vancouver Fire Department Band
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[Group portrait of Firemen's Band of Vancouver in front of Court House]
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Item is a photograph showing (L-R): L.E. Clair, F. Hall, H. Meathorn, J. Wilkinson, [unidentified], E. Sly, H. McElvan, J. Liddell, A. Beeton, C. Hopper, [unidentified], A. Phillips, C.E. Ross, E. Ramsey, L. Leavy, A. Booth, E. Hellier, P. Trerise, A. Whipple, S. McLellan, T. Anderson, C. Hagman, E. Bradshaw, [unidentified], P. Timmins, O. Larson, [unidentified], J. Travis, [unidentified]
[Group portrait of Vancouver Firemen's Baseball Team on playing field.]
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Vancouver Fire Department - Hall No. 2
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Panoramic view showing group portrait on the grounds of the courthouse with a fire truck in the background
Vancouver Fire Department No. 18
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Panoramic group portrait in front of Fire Hall No. 18 showing a fire truck in the background
Vancouver Fire Department - Hall No. 1
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Panoramic view showing group portrait, a fire engine in the background and a sign for the Fire Wardens Office. Individuals identified (left to right): Theo. Horrobin, Allan H. Whipple, Robert, Robertson, Wilson Faulkner, Charles Dorman, Harold Towler, W. (Bill) Brereton, Jack Leatherdale, Norman (Tiny) Geoghegan, A. (Dick) Burgess, Harry Griffiths, Walter Carfrae, William Barnett, Harry cDonald, Robert (Stoney) Johnstone, Roderick McKay, Jack Bourne, Frank Gurney and Murdo McKenzie
[Group portrait of Firemen's Band on steps of Vancouver Court House]
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[Chief Fire Warden Louis Mulligan examines map showing arson distribution in the city]
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Inscription on verso reads:"Chief Lou Mulligan - Chief Fire Warden looks over map of arson and incendiarism that shows arson developing in certain sections of city."
[Group portrait of firemen's baseball team, Western Canadian Championships]
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[Fire Investigators Tom Urquhart and George Birnie posing with "Arson" filing cabinet]
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Item is a photograph showing investigators. Inscription on verso states "[Urquhart and Birnie] working on one of their numerous (150 a month) investigations. They must determine cause of every city fire, whether accidental or incendiary".
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[Group of unidentified men presenting flag (Mayor Bill Rathie?)]
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B.C. Fire Chiefs Association 28th Annual Fire College Aug. 18-21, 1959 - Astor Hotel, Burnaby, B.C.
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Panoramic group portrait
[Group portrait of firefighters' curling team]
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Item is a photograph showing the team members with sign stating, "1st B.C. Provincial Firefighters Playdowns 1959, Pacific Curling Club"
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Item is an organizational record film documenting an apartment building fire (address 257 street unknown) that shows firefighters wearing oxygen tanks fighting the fire inside the building as well as on the roof using an aerial ladder.
[Firefighter soccer players in action on playing field]
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Item is a photograph showing team players including Ed [Beketa?], Jack Cournell and [Quinnan?].
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Item is an organizational record film documenting a fire hose demonstration with Mayor Tom Campbell attending and the Vancouver Fire Department fighting four Vancouver fires. The fire hose demonstration takes place in front of Mine Mill Marine Machinery near the Cambie swingspan bridge. Also shows Johnston Terminals, a tug boat, the new Granville Street Bridge, the Fire Chief being interviewed, and men in scuba suits kicking boards that have fire hoses spouting water. Film also shows apartment building fire, fire at Hudson Plating Co. Ltd. at W 5th and Alberta St., fire at a Danish bakery at W 4th and Stephens, and a fire at a rail shipping and loading station on the docks, which shows Fireboat No. 2 in action.
[GranTree Furniture Rental fire, fisheries fire, and apartment building fire]
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Item is an organizational record film documenting the GranTree Furniture Rental fire, the fire at Lion's Gate Fisheries, Tullock Western fisheries, and Central Native Fisherman's Co-operative, and an apartment building fire in the West End. The GranTree Furniture Rental segment shows surrounding storefronts of Hertz Rental Cars and Denny's Restaurant (probably downtown), as well as the interior of the furniture store with firefighters moving sofas, rugs, etc. The second segment shows firefighters fighting the warehouse fires at the Central Native Fisherman's Co-operative, Lion's Gate Fisheries, and Tullock Western Fisheries, including a shot of dead fish strewn about. The third segment shows firefighters fighting a fire at a West End apartment building, coroners removing the bodies, and an interview with a resident, Frank Toshack.
[Car crash on Clark Drive and apartment building fire]
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Item is an organizational record film documenting firefighters tending to a car crash on Clark Drive and an apartment building fire. The first segment shows a totalled car, with firefighters searching for victims in the burnt car and coroners coming to take the bodies away. Also includes an interview with the first police officer on the scene, Robert Clooney. The second segment shows firefighters fighting an apartment building fire by aerial ladder and performing first aid for victims, including one injured firefigher. A police boat is stationed in the water in front of the building.
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Item is an organizational record film documenting the Vancouver Fire Department's rescue work after the fire at the Stratford Hotel, located at Gore Avenue and Keefer Street. Film shows firefighters escorting victims from the building and performing first aid, ambulances and firetrucks, and spectators watching the scene.
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Item is a organizational record film documenting fire safety procedures and a fire safety display for Fire Prevention Week. Shows firefighters doing fire inspections, including one of the Shaughnessy Hospital, and examining fire extinguishers. Also shows the fire safety display with fire apparatus and hazards in the home, as well as an interview with the Fire Chief.