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Photo of Spalding

Capturing History

Joseph Frederick Spalding: Photographer—Tourist—Visionary

Fernie and District Historical Society, British Columbia, Canada.

Gallery - Pictures of a Community

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Title:

2. Relief Work after the Fernie Fire. Feeding Refugees

Date:

1908

Location:

Fernie, BC

Archive No.:

#0182

Description:

This striking image captures the volume of people requiring relief after the Fernie Fire. The morose children in the foreground add a dismal tone to this already depressing scene.