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Tents Set Up For The Homeless Of The Fernie Fire

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
1908
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
19891068090
Physical Description
9.5 cm x 14.6 cm. 1 Black and white photograph.
Scope and Content
Tents set up to shelter the homeless after the fire that destroyed much of Fernie, British Columbia on August 2, 1908. Photograph taken August 1908.
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
1908
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
9.5 cm x 14.6 cm. 1 Black and white photograph.
Physical Condition
Excellent
History Biographical
S. Thomas Herbert McCready, the donor's father came to Fernie just after the fire. He was hired to manage a drugstore while the owner was away buying stock to replace fire losses.
Acquisition Source
McCready Thomas H
Custodial History
1989-11
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Scope and Content
Tents set up to shelter the homeless after the fire that destroyed much of Fernie, British Columbia on August 2, 1908. Photograph taken August 1908.
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Accession No.
19891068090
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