Tees-Persse Building Fire - Winnipeg Manitoba - January 1924 - RPPC Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Real photo postcard (RPPC) documenting the aftermath of the Tees-Persse building fire, Winnipeg, January 1924
• Six-storey commercial building encased in thick ice and icicles from firefighting water freezing in winter temperatures
• Fire escape ladder visible on left side of building; windows blown out on upper floors
• Crowd of onlookers and firefighting equipment visible at street level
• Overhead utility wires cross the frame; smoke or steam visible at upper right
• Dramatic winter fire scene — a striking example of early 20th-century urban disaster photography

Postal Markings:

• AZO divided back stamp box
• Handwritten in red ink: "Tees-Persse. Wpg. Jan. 1924"
• Made in Canada

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