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The dark Town Fire Brigade

The dark Town Fire Brigade

AM1376-: CVA 1376-697
Item
[ca. 1888]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Photograph shows the Hastings Sawmill Volunteer Firemen Performance Troupe on the old Hastings Road. The first fire engine on Burrard Inlet is partially shown at the end of the troupe.

The Dark Town Fire Brigade

The Dark Town Fire Brigade

AM54-S4-: FD P2
Item
[ca. 1888]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Hastings Sawmill Volunteer Firemen Perfomance Troupe on the old Hastings Road. The first fire engine on Burrard Inlet is partially shown at the end of the troupe.

[The No. 2 chemical fire wagon in the Labour Day parade]

[The No. 2 chemical fire wagon in the Labour Day parade]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1156.7
Item
1900

Part of Major Matthews collection

Vancouver Fire Department 1905

Vancouver Fire Department 1905

COV-S280-: CVA 354-465
Item
1905

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a composite photograph showing firefighters, fire chiefs, horse-drawn fire apparatus, exterior and interior views of fire stations including an alarm switch board, firemen responding to call and sliding down a pole and horses lined up to pull hose wagons.

[Steam propelled "Amoskeag" fire engine on way to fire]

[Steam propelled "Amoskeag" fire engine on way to fire]

AM54-S4-: FD P56
Item
[ca. 1907]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a photograph of a fire engine in New Jersey.

[Visiting Fire Chiefs and guests in front of Fire Hall No. 6 at Nicola Street and Nelson Street w...

[Visiting Fire Chiefs and guests in front of Fire Hall No. 6 at Nicola Street and Nelson Street with Seagrave Auto Hose Wagon and Auto Chemical Engine]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-010
Item
1908

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing a group portrait of men and women. Inscription on print reads: "Visiting fire chiefs of convention held in Victoria, B.C., Gorham Rubber Co. Pacific Coast Agents; compliments Baker Fire Department, Baker, Oregon"

Vancouver Fire Department - The new aerial auto truck [Seagrave aerial auto-truck at Firehall No. 2]

Vancouver Fire Department - The new aerial auto truck [Seagrave aerial auto-truck at Firehall No. 2]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-012
Item
1909

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Fire engine in front of No. 6 Hall at 1500m Nelson Street

Fire engine in front of No. 6 Hall at 1500m Nelson Street

AM1576-S6-12-F47-: 2011-010.1698
Item
1909 (reproduced 1986)

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

[Dick Burgess, driver, Nemo Layfield, tiller, on aerial truck at Firehall No. 1]

[Dick Burgess, driver, Nemo Layfield, tiller, on aerial truck at Firehall No. 1]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-013
Item
[1910?]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Firefighters and horse-drawn wagons in front of Firehall No. 9]

[Firefighters and horse-drawn wagons in front of Firehall No. 9]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-042
Item
1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing uniformed men standing with an 1872 Morrison Duplex Chemical Wagon (left) and 1907 Hose wagon Express (right) at the firehall located at Salsbury Drive and Charles Streets.

[Group portrait of Firefighters and apparatus in front of Firehall #1]

[Group portrait of Firefighters and apparatus in front of Firehall #1]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-437
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[1909 Seagrave Chemical Wagon and firefighters beside Firehall No. 1, Gore at Cordova Streets]

[1909 Seagrave Chemical Wagon and firefighters beside Firehall No. 1, Gore at Cordova Streets]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-017
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Firefighters posing beside fire engine at No. 1 Firehall]

[Firefighters posing beside fire engine at No. 1 Firehall]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-431
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Cottrell's warehouse Fire

Cottrell's warehouse Fire

AM1376-: CVA 76-02
Item
1910

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Item is a photograph of firefighters fighting the fire of Cottrell's warehouse while a crowd of spectators watch.

[Composite of firemen, department apparatus, fire halls and other scenes]

[Composite of firemen, department apparatus, fire halls and other scenes]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-428
Item
[Apr. 1910]

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.

Firefighters and equipment in action at G.H. Cottrell Warehouse, 139 Water Street

Firefighters and equipment in action at G.H. Cottrell Warehouse, 139 Water Street

COV-S280-: CVA 354-20
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Spectators watching fire at Cottrell Warehouse on Water Street]

[Spectators watching fire at Cottrell Warehouse on Water Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-375
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[1907 Seagrave hose wagon and 1909 Seagrave aerial fighting blaze at Cotterell's Warehouse on Wat...

[1907 Seagrave hose wagon and 1909 Seagrave aerial fighting blaze at Cotterell's Warehouse on Water Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-376
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of fire at G.H. Cottrell Warehouse, 139 Water Street]

[View of fire at G.H. Cottrell Warehouse, 139 Water Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-018
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing fire fighters climbing a ladder at building with hoses and engines below and spectators watching from below and from across the street at a rooming house.

[View of fire at G.H. Cottrell Warehouse, 139 Water Street]

[View of fire at G.H. Cottrell Warehouse, 139 Water Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-019
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the warehouse ablaze and firemen on a ladder. A crowd of spectators is visible in the foreground.

[Spectators watching fire at Cottrell Warehouse on Water Street]

[Spectators watching fire at Cottrell Warehouse on Water Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-374
Item
Oct. 30, 1910

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing firefighters climbing a ladder to the burning building and a large mass of smoke surrounding the warehouse.

[Firefighters on fire wagons travelling down Hastings Street]

[Firefighters on fire wagons travelling down Hastings Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-336
Item
[ca. 1911]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

1912 American-LaFrance Hose Chemical wagon and Seagrave AC-80 Hose wagon inside No. 4 Firehall, 1...

1912 American-LaFrance Hose Chemical wagon and Seagrave AC-80 Hose wagon inside No. 4 Firehall, 1075 West 10th Avenue

COV-S280-: CVA 354-032
Item
ca. 1912

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Firefighters and 1909 Seagrave truck at unidentified outdoor location]

[Firefighters and 1909 Seagrave truck at unidentified outdoor location]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-023
Item
1911

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[No. 6 hose wagon with damaged wheel on sidewalk in front of Hudson's Bay Company, Georgia Street]

[No. 6 hose wagon with damaged wheel on sidewalk in front of Hudson's Bay Company, Georgia Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-027
Item
[ca. 1911]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[1912 American-La France Hose Chemical wagon and firefighters in front of Point Grey Firehall No. 1]

[1912 American-La France Hose Chemical wagon and firefighters in front of Point Grey Firehall No. 1]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-034
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Seagrave Chemical truck and uniformed men in front of No. 5 Firehall]

[Seagrave Chemical truck and uniformed men in front of No. 5 Firehall]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-033
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing (L-R): [unidentified], Ed Nash, A. McDiarmid, Hector Mckenzie, and Murdoch Morrison.

[1912 American-La France Hose wagon and Hose Chemical truck with firefighters in front of Firehal...

[1912 American-La France Hose wagon and Hose Chemical truck with firefighters in front of Firehall No. 6]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-035
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

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.

[The first motor fire truck and firemen in front of Fire Hall at 26 East 26 Avenue]

[The first motor fire truck and firemen in front of Fire Hall at 26 East 26 Avenue]

AM54-S4-: FD P47
Item
Aug. 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph includes and head and shoulders portrait of George T. Blackman

[Firefighters and 1907 Canadian Steam Pump and 1893 St. Charles Horsewagon No. 3 in front of Fire...

[Firefighters and 1907 Canadian Steam Pump and 1893 St. Charles Horsewagon No. 3 in front of Firehall No. 11 located at St. Catherines and 12th Avenue]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-379
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Firefighters Archie McDiarmid, Bill ?, Pet Milne, Hector Mckenzie, Jack de Graves in hose wagon ...

[Firefighters Archie McDiarmid, Bill ?, Pet Milne, Hector Mckenzie, Jack de Graves in hose wagon in front of Firehall No. 5]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-036
Item
1913

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Members of South Vancouver Fire Department aboard Hose Chemical truck on street]

[Members of South Vancouver Fire Department aboard Hose Chemical truck on street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-041
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Point Grey firefighters aboard 1914 American LaFrance C.S.T. in front of firehall]

[Point Grey firefighters aboard 1914 American LaFrance C.S.T. in front of firehall]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-382
Item
[1914]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Point Grey firefighters assembled with fire trucks in front of fire headquarters]

[Point Grey firefighters assembled with fire trucks in front of fire headquarters]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-383
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Point Grey firefighters and men in civilian dress assembled with fire trucks in front of fire hea...

Point Grey firefighters and men in civilian dress assembled with fire trucks in front of fire headquarters]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-384
Item
[ca. 1914]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Delivery photo of 1914 Seagrave C.S.T.

Delivery photo of 1914 Seagrave C.S.T.

COV-S280-: CVA 354-381
Item
1914

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph of an advertisement for a type of fire engine sent to the Vancouver Fire Department from Emmett P. Browning, Minneapolis.

[1908 Amoskeag self-propelled steamer with firefighters on street at No. 1 Firehall]

[1908 Amoskeag self-propelled steamer with firefighters on street at No. 1 Firehall]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-038
Item
1914

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Firefighters and motorized equipment in front of Firehall No. 2, 754 Seymour Street]

[Firefighters and motorized equipment in front of Firehall No. 2, 754 Seymour Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-043
Item
[ca. 1915]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Point Grey firefighters assembled with fire trucks in front of fire headquarters]

[Point Grey firefighters assembled with fire trucks in front of fire headquarters]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-386
Item
[ca. 1915]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Average speed, one mile in 5 minutes [Firefighters]

Average speed, one mile in 5 minutes [Firefighters]

AM1576-S6-12-F12-: 2011-010.1873
Item
1915 (reproduced ca. 1984)

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Modern fire fighting equipment, No.1 Station on Gore Avenue

Modern fire fighting equipment, No.1 Station on Gore Avenue

AM1576-S6-12-F12-: 2011-010.1872
Item
1915 (reproduced ca. 1984)

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

[Composite of Point Grey Fire Department staff, equipment and activities photographs]

[Composite of Point Grey Fire Department staff, equipment and activities photographs]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-385
Item
1915

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a composite photograph showing ladder drills, pump and ladder test, pump in action, ladder and hose drill, city service car, combination chemical hose car, alarm room, chief's office, chief's car, triple chemical hose & pump car, ladder drill and pump test, [playing] tennis, answering a call, [playing] hand ball, No. 2 hall as well as portraits of fire fighters.

[No. 6 La France hose wagon rammed against tree following accident at Pender and Burrard Streets]

[No. 6 La France hose wagon rammed against tree following accident at Pender and Burrard Streets]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-044
Item
May 2, 1915

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the engine stuck in the tree and a small group gathered around the accident site. Inscription on verso states "A few minutes before midnight this #6 Lafrance Hosewagon which collided with #6 Seagrave Chemical".

[Firefighters atop aerial ladder in No. 2 Firehall truck on Seymour Street]

[Firefighters atop aerial ladder in No. 2 Firehall truck on Seymour Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-387
Item
[ca. 1916]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing five firefighters perched on a ladder next to a two-storey building and pool hall.

Firefighting equipment at scene of Imperial Oil Company fire, Smithe Street

Firefighting equipment at scene of Imperial Oil Company fire, Smithe Street

COV-S280-: CVA 354-050
Item
ca. 1918

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Gathering of fire engines to show "Fully Motorized" occasion at C.P.R. freight yards]

[Gathering of fire engines to show "Fully Motorized" occasion at C.P.R. freight yards]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-049
Item
Dec. 9, 1917

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing firefighters and fire equipment with a view of the 700 block of Main Street and a rail car in the background.

[Firefighters and equipment assembled in front of Firehall No. 2, Seymour Street]

[Firefighters and equipment assembled in front of Firehall No. 2, Seymour Street]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-051
Item
[ca. 1918]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[Georgia Street looking west showing a fire engine and the old and new Hudson Bay Stores decorate...

[Georgia Street looking west showing a fire engine and the old and new Hudson Bay Stores decorated with bunting and flags]

AM640-S1-: CVA 260-1112.4
Item
[ca. 1918]

Part of James Crookall fonds

[Georgia Street looking west showing a fire engine and the old and new Hudson Bay Stores decorate...

[Georgia Street looking west showing a fire engine and the old and new Hudson Bay Stores decorated with bunting and flags]

AM640-S1-: CVA 260-1047
Item
[ca. 1918]

Part of James Crookall fonds

Photograph shows the Johnson-Howe Block

Self [James Crookall] and fire truck

Self [James Crookall] and fire truck

AM640-S1-F5-: CVA 260-2214
Item
1918

Part of James Crookall fonds

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