Oldest Members of Whitby Fire Department, 1939

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Creator

Marjorie G. Ruddy, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Types

Negatives

Photographs

Description

Black and white negative of a photograph of four of the oldest members of the Whitby Fire Department pictured with a silver coffee urn that was awarded to the Whitby Fire Department at a firefighters convention in Port Hope in 1889. The urn was acquired by antique collector Gertrude Drew and she bequeathed it to the Whitby Fire Department on her death in 1990.
From left to right: George Mowat, William H. Smith, William Thompson, and Arthur G. Hopper.

Notes

The photograph was taken in the backyard of Honorary Fire Chief William Smith located at the north-east corner of Euclid and Mary Streets in order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of winning the silver coffee urn.

Date of Original

1939

Date Of Event

1939

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 12cm
Image Height: 10cm

Subject(s)

Fire fighters
Fire stations
Municipal officials

Local identifier

08-005-005

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Images Collection

Geographic Coverage

Whitby

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.8808200104039 Longitude: -78.9474105834961

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This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.

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