Shearer Fire, 1948
Description
- Creator
- Marjorie G. Ruddy, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Negatives
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white negative showing the fire at the residence of Thomas Shearer in 1948. There are firefighters on the roof of the house pointing a hose into one of the windows.
- Notes
- This frame house was the residence of Thomas Shearer and his family. It was built in the 1850s and was located at 215 Perry Street in Whitby.
The fire broke out on the roof of the home from sparks from the stove. The second floor was severely damaged. The house was repaired and the Shearer family moved back in. The house was demolished in 1982. - Inscriptions
- Envelope: 48-7 / Shearer fire / Perry St Whitby / Aug 31/48 (4)
- Date of Original
- 31August 1948
- Dimensions
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Width: 11 cm
Height: 8 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 11cm
Image Height: 8cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 08-005-064
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8824903505602 Longitude: -78.9413595199585
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Shearer Residence Fire, 1948, Marjorie Ruddy, Whitby Archives, 08-005-064.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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