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From Mount Elma 22nd July 1938

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 22, 1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of smoke billowing from the Campbell River fire, seen from Mount Elma. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 22, 1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-063
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of smoke billowing from the Campbell River fire, seen from Mount Elma. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Tait, Preston L.
Notes
Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Forest fire of July 22nd which formed by a strong North wind threatened the towns of Comox & Courtney [sic] Vancouver Island and other villages. Photo taken from Mt. Elma 4600 ft. Forbidden Plateau 12 miles from the fire. Photo by P.L. Tait. Vancouver B.C."
Handwritten note on facing page reads: "Ordered out 22nd July 1938 ~ but 'the Plateau' was happily ordained 'forbidden' to the Campbell River fire."
Images
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Railway trestle fire

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
August 1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railway trestle fire from a distance. The dark area on left side of the photograph may be the edge of a bridge from where the photograph was taken. Very little details are visible in the smoke. Location is not identified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm
Material Details
stamped on verso, t. [sideways] "VANCOUVER/ DRUG CO. LTD./ AUG 3 1938/ Nu- Gloss", l.r. "41 2"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a railway trestle fire from a distance. The dark area on left side of the photograph may be the edge of a bridge from where the photograph was taken. Very little details are visible in the smoke. Location is not identified.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Transportation - Rail
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Accession Code
BV985.5797.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
August 1938
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail