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Parliament Buildings after the Fire

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Front: The Centre Block of the Parliament of Canada was destroyed by a fire which began on the evening of February 3, 1916; this postcard shows the aftermath of that event - probably next day as the building is still smouldering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill#Fire,_rebuilding,_and_beyond Back:

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Title
Parliament Buildings after the Fire:
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Description
Front: The Centre Block of the Parliament of Canada was destroyed by a fire which began on the evening of February 3, 1916; this postcard shows the aftermath of that event - probably next day as the building is still smouldering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill#Fire,_rebuilding,_and_beyond Back:
Publisher
Contributor
Heliotype Company, Ltd.
Date
Type
StillImage, print
Format
nonprojected graphic, 1 postcard, Real
Identifier
macrepo:104636, local: CPC-01920
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
--Canada--Ontario------Ottawa--
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