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23591 A0788 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     A. Smith, Firefighter Who Died In The Winnipeg Theatre Fire  Firefighters ▪ Personalities 1926, December 23
17589 A0556 J.H. Ashdown Collection     Alberta Salesmen Of J.H. Ashdown Hardware Co Ltd At A Convention In Edmonton, Ab  Businesses ▪ Conventions ▪ Events 1927, January 10-15
50893 A1534 United Grain Growers Limited Collection     Chrysler Automobiles On The Deck Of The Great Lakes Steamship “City Of Bangor”, Grounded Near Keweenan Point, As A Result Of A Storm On Nov. 30, 1926  Automobiles ▪ Boats ▪ Ships ▪ Storms ▪ Transportation 1927, January 25
23592 A0788 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     D. Melville, Firefighter Who Died In The Winnipeg Theatre Fire  Firefighters ▪ Personalities 1926, December 23
12540 A0388 Major L.J. Charles Collection     Dogs Bedded Down For Night At Hudson Bay Railway Survey Party Camp At Mile 380, Northern Manitoba.  Camps ▪ Dogs ▪ Railways ▪ Sleds ▪ Surveying 1927, January
7654 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     Fire At The Winnipeg Theatre Located On 34 Adelaide Street At Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
7657 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     Fire At The Winnipeg Theatre On 34 Adeladide Street At Notre Dame Avenue. (See Also A0520-16589)  Equipment ▪ Firefighters ▪ Fires ▪ Ice ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
16589 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Fire At The Winnipeg Theatre Which Was Built In 1883 At Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg, By Thomas J. Mccrossan And Named Victoria Hall. The Stage Was At The East End Of The Building, The Entrance On The West Side Of The Building On Notre Dame Avenue. The Fire Was Reported About 10:30am And A Few Minutes Later Firemen From Fire Halls #1 And #2 Were On The Scene. Chief Buchanan Arrived And Shortly After The Roof Fell In. Realizing The Building Was Doomed, He Ordered His Men Outside And They Complied Fighting The Flames All The Way When The Front Wall Collapsed Killing Three Firemen And Trapping Others In The Vestibule And Foyer. By This Time 100 Firemen Were On The Scene And Strenuous Effort Was Made To Fight The Flames With Water Being Poured Into The Building From All Directions. At 11:30am A Large Section Of The South And West Wall Fell In At Notre Dame And Charlotte,Sending Up A Cloud Of Fire And Smoke At The Adelaide Street Side. As Soon As The Wall Had Fallen Every Effort Was Made By The Firemen To Succour Their Comrades. The Police Ambulance Took The Injured To The Hospital To Be Examined. In All 4 Men Died And 9 Others Were Injured. Fire Commissioner Mcgrath Opened A Probe To Ascertain The Cause Of The Fire In One Of Winnipeg'S Old Landmarks  Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
16820 A0527 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Fire At The Winnipeg Theatre, 34 Adelaide Street At Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. Estimated Loss $80,000.00. (See Also A0520-1589)  Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
16819 A0527 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Fire At The Winnipeg Theatre, 34 Adelaide Street At Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. Estimated Loss $80,000.00. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
14645 A0456 Miscellaneous Collection     Fire Of The Winnipeg Theatre. Four Firemen Died. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
16592 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Fire On 34 Adelaide Street& Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
17567 A0555 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Firefighter, R.S. Shearer Of City Of Winnipeg Fire Department Was One Of The Men Who Died During The Winnipeg Theatre Fire  Firefighters ▪ Fires ▪ Personalities 1926, December 23
16591 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Firemen Searching For Bodies Of 4 Firemen Who Were Killed By Falling Walls During The Fire Of The Winnipeg Theatre At 34 Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Equipment ▪ Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Ice ▪ Theatre ▪ Uniforms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
17188 A0539 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection L.B. Foote   Funeral at Elmwood Cemetary for firefighters who died in the Winnipeg Theatre fire, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Victims were Donald Melville, Robert Stewart, Arthur Smith, and Robert Shearer. See also A0520-16589.  Cemeteries ▪ Funerals ▪ Firefighters 1926, December 23
3578 A0115 James A. Richardson Collection     G-CAFU Fokker Universal aircraft at Woman Lake, Ontario, 90 miles north of Hudson, Ontario., collapsed in rough snow. Pilot is H.A. Oaks.  Aircraft ▪ Aviation ▪ Personalities 1927, January
50894 A1534 United Grain Growers Limited Collection     Great Lakes Steamship City Of Bangor Trapped In The Ice Near Keweenan After A Storm On November 30, 1926. , United Grain Growers.  Transportation ▪ Ships ▪ Boats ▪ Storms ▪ Accidents 1927, January 25
20885 A0683 Miscellaneous Collection     Group Of Immigrants Arriving At Cpr Station. Photo By L. Foote  Immigration ▪ Railways ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1927, February 23
12538 A0388 Major L.J. Charles Collection     Hudson Bay Railway Survey Party Camp At Mile 380, Northern Manitoba  Camps ▪ Railways ▪ Surveying 1927, January
38883 A1299 Winnipeg Free Press Collection L.B. Foote   Large number of European immigrants arriving at the Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  In all, 671 new settlers reached Winnipeg on this day. They came from Europe by three steamships, one was the "Marloch," another was the "Montclare," and the third was the "Alaunia," and then by both railways, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway.  Immigration ▪ Railways ▪ Stations ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1927, February 23
23590 A0788 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Members Of Fire Brigade Who Lost Their Lives In The Winnipeg Theatre Fire: R. Stewart, R. Shearer, A. Smith & D. Melville  Firefighters ▪ Personalities 1926, December 23
1197 A0040 Donald Parrott Red Lake Collection     Original Ski Designed By H. A. “ Doc” Oakes & Built By Elliot Bros At Sioux Lookout. Photo Shows Fokkar Pedestal Which Was Later Replaced. Photo From H.A. Oakes Collection.  Aviation ▪ Mining 1927, January
18193 A0578 University of Winnipeg Collection     Orpheum Circuits Artists' Christmas Dinner  Dining ▪ Entertainment ▪ Personalities ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December, 24
23594 A0788 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     R. Shearer, Firefighter Who Died In The Winnipeg Theatre Fire.  Firefighters ▪ Personalities 1926, December 23
23593 A0788 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     R. Stewart, Firefighter Who Died In The Winnipeg Theatre Fire.  Firefighters ▪ Personalities 1926, December 23
11512 A0358 Georgia Law Collection     Ruins Of The Winnipeg Theatre On 34 Adelaide Street At Notre Dame Avenue Seen After A Fire. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 25
50496 A1520 Winnipeg Archives     Sawyer-Massey Power Maintainer, At Work On Portage Avenue At Rutland Street In St. James, Mb, Purchased By Winnipeg Suburban & Municipal Board For Municipality Of St. James  Construction ▪ Machinery ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1927, January 28
72259 A2436 Miscellaneous Collection     Steps, Leading Up To The Assiniboine Park Pavilion, Covered In Snow, And The Trees And Bushes Coated With Hoar Frost In Winnipeg, Mb  Parks ▪ Pavilions ▪ Trees ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, Winter
12539 A0388 Major L.J. Charles Collection     Supplies At Hudson Bay Railway Survey Party Camp At Mile 380, Northern Manitoba  Camps ▪ Railways ▪ Surveying 1927, January
16596 A0521 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire At 34 Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
16597 A0521 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire At 34 Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
16593 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire On 34 Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
16586 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire On 34 Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
16587 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire On 34 Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
16590 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire On 34 Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
16594 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire On 34 Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
16588 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire On 34 Adelaide Street At Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
7655 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
7656 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
7658 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
7659 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
7660 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
7661 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
7662 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     The Winnipeg Theatre Fire. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23
7251 A0226 Manitoba Cooperater Collection     Trains Such As This (Better Farming Train) Were Operating Throughout Manitoba On Cnr & Cpr Lines To Promote Use Of Good Seed  Agriculture ▪ Displays ▪ Education ▪ Railways 1927, February 14
11548 A0359 Georgia Law Collection     View Of Bridge Over Seine River At Wyndham Avenue, St. Vital, Winnipeg, Mb  Bridges ▪ Rivers 1927, March 6
11553 A0359 Georgia Law Collection     View Of Bridge Over Seine River Looking South At Wyndham Avenue, St. Vital, Winnipeg, Mb  Bridges ▪ Rivers 1927, March 6
16595 A0520 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Winnipeg Theatre Fire At 34 Adelaide Street & Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1926, December 23
7653 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     Winnipeg Theatre Fire. The Winnipeg Theatre On 34 Adelaide Street At Notre Dame Avenue Was Built In1883 By Thomas J. Mccrossan And Was Named Victoria Hall. The Stage Was At The East End Of The Buildings And The Entrance From Notre Dame Avenue Was On The West Side. (See Also A0520-16589)  Fires ▪ Theatre ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1926, December 23