1 P.A.F.B. 7th Annual Ball Committee 2 American La France Fire Engine Co. of Canada Group photo of committee names of individuals at bottom: EP Vigars, Sam Redden, Fred Fregeau, W.C. Woodside, J.E. Williams, M.Brown, J.P. Vigars Group photo of a number of unidentified individuals at American La France Fire Engine Co. of Canada Ltd., Factory & Office, Toronto 4873 4873 3 Unidentified Individuals Group of unidentified individuals standing in front of building. Sign at back "Welcome" has a picture of a fireman on it 4873 4 P.A.F.D. 3rd Annual Picnic at Wildgoose Group of people at picnic August 21, 1925 5 P.A.F.B. Group photo of unidentified 4873 members of P.A.F.B. 6 Dominion Bank (Fire) St. Paul & Arthur St. 7 No. 2 Fire Station, Kingston, ON Firemen putting out fire Group photo of men & horse drawn equipment outside of fire station. On back: To chief W. Strachan with compliments of Chief Armstrong 1916 October 1, 1909 8 Unidentified Individual Photo of unidentified individual 9 Unidentified Individual Photo of unidentified individual #11 on his cap 10 First Train from Port Arthur to Winnipeg 11 Burial of Brotton Family of 9 Baudette on Back: 1883 First Train from Port Arthur to Winnipeg, 1886 First Train from Coast to Coast, C.P.R. June 30, Engine #4029 says Canadian National) At bottom of photo: Ray Gerow [Group of individuals at grave site] 1883-1896?
12 Port Arthur Fire Dept. Composite photo of members of Dep't. - Names of individuals under each photo, also shown is No. 2 Fire Hall, Central Fire Hall Fire fighting vehicles 1915 13 Unidentified Individual standing in front of Fire Hall Gardens 13 Unidentified Individual standing "Fire Hall Gardens" Unidentified Individual standing in front of Fire Hall Gardens Unidentified individual standing in front "Fire Hall Gardens" 14 Unidentified Individual Unidentified Individual 15 Quebec Café Photo of Café [10 S. Water St.] [Opened sometime between 1911-1920 until about 1966] 16 1924 Dodge "Tour Car" Photo of car possibly in front of 1924? P009 fire hall 17 [Central Fire Hall-Port Arthur]? Photo of Fire Hall 18 Members of Fire Dep't. Group photo-members of Fire Dep't. F.W. or P.A.? Person in 2nd from last row-1st from the right hand side is Fred Ligate(Fire Chief in late 50's) 1933 19 P.A.F.D. Vehicle parked Photo of P.A.F.D. vehicle parked on street. Unidentified buildings in background, on back of photo: "Chief Chasty's own William MacLaren" 20 [Flower Gardens] Photo of flower gardens-same 1922-on back of unidentified bldg. in background photo as in acc.1992-1 Item 17 21 Kimberley Hotel Photo of hotel, built 1900-see top of bldg. [until about 1971[ [191 Pearl St.] 22 Four Firemen [Four firemen standing at entrance to firehall]
23 P.A. Fire Dep't Vehicles 1919 American Lafrance ladder truck 60' ext. ladder 1913 Seagrave 2.5" hose truck 1" chemical tank -1920 Reo 4 cyl. Hose truck & Chemical tank - 1915 Regal car, won in newspaper contest [believe the above are outside of P.A. Central Fire Hall, unidentified individuals in vehicles. Believe PUC Bldg. is in the background.] 24 Street Scene - Firemen putting out Fire Street scene, Firemen putting out fire, possibly down town Port Arthur [Early 1900's]? See horse drawn vehicle 25 The Dominion Association of Fire Chiefs-Pt. Arthur & Ft. William Group photo, numerous individuals-men & women. Believe building in background is the Prince Arthur Hotel. 1917 4873 26 [Group Photo of Firemen] [Group photo of Firemen 1906-08 approx. 4873 standing outside of Trinity Methodist Church-Port Arthur] 27 [Street Scene] 27.1 and 27.2 [Street scenepossibly Stitt & Sons clothing Store on Cumberland St. or Simpson St] 28 Group Photo 28.1 and 28.2 Group photo of a number of unidentified gentlemen, some firemen, posed on steps of unidentified building. On back of smaller photo: E.L. MacKay, News Chronicle Port Arthur, ONT. June 26/46 June 26, 1946 29 Central Fire Station [Port Arthur] Photo of station-believe Prince Arthur Hotel is in the background- Built 1907, see top of building 30 G. Chasty Photo of G. Chasty
31 Men Operating Hoses Photo of men operating hoses in some sort of industrial are 32 Men Fighting Fire Photo of men attempting to put out fire in an unidentified building 33 View of Wooden Building View of unidentified wooden bldg. which looks like was partially destroyed by fire 34 Flower Bed Photo of flower bed possibly outside of entrance to Fire Hall 35 Tom Wilson? Photo of individual in coveralls leaning against some type of fire dep't equipment 36 Men Fighting Fire Photo of men attempting to put out fire, possibly [in vicinity of PUC building, Cumberland St. Port Arthur] 1916 37 Unidentified Individual in a Soldier's uniform Photo of unidentified individual in a soldier's uniform 38 Rear of Buildings Photo of what looks like the rear of buildings 39 Yard Area-Buildings View of yard area-unidentified buildings in photo as well 40 Mr. Fieldhouse Individual photo. on back of photo: Fieldhouse, worked at car barns 41 Firefighter Individual photo of firefighter dressed in helmet, coat and boots 42 Firefighter Individual photo of firefighter in uniform; on back of photo: "Hatley" 43 Firefighter Individual photo of firefighter on cap-port Arthur Fire Dept.
44 Wheel Co. Fire On back of photo: Wheel Co. April 7, 1915 Fire April. 7, 1915, St. Louis, Mass. 45 Building on fire Building on Fire, on back of photo, Wht. Elevator 46 Men using Hoses Photo of men using hoses to put out fire, unidentified building in background 47 Group Photo-Some Men in Uniform Group photo-some men are in uniform. Looks like it is taken in a Fire Hall 48 Composite Photo Composite Photo-in centre aerial view surrounding centre picture are various views of elevators 49 Three Storey Building Photo of unidentified 3 story building with fire escapes. 50 Back of Buildings Back of Building, house or apartments, showing fire escapes 51 Back of Building Photo of back of building showing fire escapes "Eaton's" on object in bottom right hand corner of photo-possibly part of a truck 52 [Ptn. Of Building] [Photo of Ptn. of building showing fire escapes] 53 Rear view of Old House Photo of rear view of old two story wooden house 54 Pool Terminals - Elevators Photo of elevators - "Pool Terminals" on building, some type of scaffolding going up side of building to door or window on top floor
55 Elevators "Pool Terminals" Photo of Elevators "Pool 4877 Terminals" on building, Railroad tracks in foreground 56 Group in front of Fire Truck 56.1 and 56.2 Group of individuals standing in front of 1963 (as bottom of ladder photo) fire truck - Santa Claus on truck & truck is filled with toys 57 [Christmas Party] [Christmas Party] Santa Claus [1967 on back of standing around numerous photo] adults and children 58 [Christmas Party] [Christmas Party] Santa Claus 1967 on back of standing around seated adults photo & Children 59 Adults and Children Seated Adults (2) and children seated on wooden chairs 60 Kenora Fire Department Kenora Fire Dept. truck spraying water into what looks like a harbour area 61 Snow Karnival, Kenora, Ont On back of photo: Firemen entered in "Beard Contest" 1947 See back of photo 1947 Snow Karnival, Kenora On [Firemen, Queens and Princesses relating to Karnival posed along side of fire truck and looks like station behind truck.] The names of each individual are on the back of the photo. 62 Sparton 840 Triple Combination Pumper Postcard from La France Fire Engine & Foamite Ltd. 195 Old Weston Rd., Toronto 9 Canada. To Fire Chief Fred Ligate, Central Station, P.A. Ont. "Dear Chief": This allpurpose unit was hand-tailored to specifications by us for a large industrial application. It's a Spartan 840 Triple Combination Pumper." October 28, 1955 P009
63 Person Operating Hosing Apparatus 64 Group of Firemen Outside Fire Station Two unidentified individuals operating hosing apparatus Group of Firemen outside of fire station [Court St. Station]. Sargent and Son Funeral Home in Background 65 Homes Photo of a few homes. CN train in background & Lake Superior 66 Homes Photo of a few homes possibly overlooking Lake Superior 67 T.V. Screens on back of photo Some sort of demonstration on September 1964 starting fires relating to T.V.Screens 68 Picnic 68.1, 68.2, 68.3, 68.4, 68.5, 68.6, 68.7, 68.8, 68.9, 68.10, 68.11, 68.12, 68.13, 68.14, 68.15. Looks like some type of picnic, various races going on, possibly at Current River Park. 69 Firemen Fighting Fire Photo of Firemen putting out fire at some type of warehouse or place of business, sign on building "M. Helper Enterprises" 70 [Cooper Building Fire]? 70.1, 70.2, 70.3 [I believe these are photos relating to a fire at the Cooper Building, Victoria Avenue., sometimes in the 1970's] 71 [Cooper Building Fire]? [I believe these are photos relating to a fire at the Cooper Building, Victoria Avenue., sometimes in the 1970's] Two firemen operating hose and Thunder Bay Fire truck in background, individuals observing in background P009
72 [Cooper Building Fire]? [I believe this photo relates to a fire at the Cooper Building, Victoria Ave, sometime in the 1970's] 73 [Cooper Building Fire]? [I believe these are photos relating to a fire at the Cooper Building, Victoria Avenue., sometimes in the 1970's] Looking down Victoria Ave., towards Simpson St., Firemen on ladder hosing into building P009 74 [Cooper Building Fire]? 74.1, 74.2, 74.3 [I believe these are photos relating to a fire at the Cooper Building, Victoria Avenue., sometimes in the 1970's]. All 3 scanned photographs available. P004 75 Firemen Fighting a Fire Photo of two firemen fighting a fire 77 A & W Drive-In Fire 77.1, 77.2, 77.3, 10 views of firemen putting out fire at A & W Drive-In. 530 Tenth Avenue, Thunder Bay, Ont. 78 Karate Demonstration Two unidentified individuals performing a Karate demonstration while numerous people watch
79 Port Arthur's First Fire Engine Newspaper clipping below photo relating to fire engine, deputy Chief W. Drew Fireman Sandy Harkes in photo. Written on heavy paper, 1948 American Lafrance Lead truck converted to diesel 1966 photo missing. Newspaper clipping on reverse of heavy paper relating to fire in a chesterfield at the Prince Arthur Hotel while a fireman convention was going on, June 7/67. Paper stapled to heavy paper with the name "John Capitan" on it. 1967? 4873 80 Plaque Plaque-P.A.F.D. local 496, In loving memory of departed members of the Port Arthur Fire Department. 25 names and dates listed 81 Fire in Owen Sound Photo of building in Owen Feb. 1970 P004 Sound-Covered in Ice 82 Firemen Shaking hands Two Firemen shaking hands while holding a paper between them. On back of photo, Al Mcdevitt & Drew P004 83 A" Platton Seven unidentified firemen for February 12, 1973 "A" Platoon 84 Gentlemen in Uniforms Two unidentified gentlemen in uniforms, one of them shaking hands with another individual while holding out a paper. I believe the sign in the background says "Rescue Training Ministry of the Solicitor General "Office of the Fire Marshal"
85 Firemen with Antique Fire Fighting Equipment 85.1, 85.2, 85.3, 85.4, 85.5, Snapshots of unidentified firemen posing on or with antique fire fighting equipment. 86 Unidentified Individuals Three unidentified individuals, looks like some sort of skit. Older gentleman sitting in centre looks like he has been taken hostage by 2 younger gentlemen who are holding rifles and wearing blankets 87 Firemen fighting a fire 87.1, 87.2, 87.3, 87.4, Snapshots of firemen attempting to put out a fire in a brick building Possibly an apartment building. All 4 scanned photographs available. P004