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Great fire, New Westminster, B.C.

Caption: "Another picture showing the results of the Great Fire at New Westminster. This is Columbia Street looking West. In the background are the walls of the Anglican Church standing minus the wood work. Everything west of this block went up in flames. "

On verso: "We had roasted apples on the trees up the hill.".

Timms, Philip.

Great fire, New Westminster, B.C.

Caption: "War? No! This is a picture showing the remains of a Bank and Commercial building on Columbia Street, New Westminster, after the Great Fire had cooled down. In 1898, just 44 years ago. Shank's mare, Buckboards, Carriages and Bicycles were all employed by Vancouver Citizen to go to view the big smoke. Whole blocks of substantial buildings were heaps of debris that looked like the "Ruins of Pompeii." Note the type of Hose-Waggon, the Christy still hats, and one with the (then) popular white trimmings. To photographers: This is an "Aristo-Platino" P.O.P. print. Negative by Stephen J. Thompson, for whom I worked, at the premises now occupied by the Eastman Company, during the Klondyke Boom. Print toned 41 years ago. Timms. "

Timms, Philip.

Wallaceburg, Ont.

On verso: "A scene showing the shipping and logging activity on the Sydenham River.
Notice the dark building on the right bank.
It was here that the famous Lee-Enfield Rifle was invented by William Lee in 1878. Mr. Lee also created the first typewriting machine in conjunction with Remington-Rand.
White oak went from Wallaceburg to England for shipbuilding. Red oak was shipped to the West Indies for rum barrels. Elm was manufactured into flour barrels and cordwood was shipped to Detroit Michigan."

Kiddle Bros.?

Wallaceburg log jam.

On verso: "This is the famous log jam of the 1890's which clogged the Sydenham River. Large quantities of freshly cut logs laying on the banks of the upstream Sydenham were washed into the river by a spring storm."

Kiddle Bros.?

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