Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2014.84.1071 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Title |
Photograph, Holman Luggage Limited, 1946 |
Date |
26 January 1946 |
Year Range from |
1946 |
Year Range to |
1946 |
Description |
Black and white photograph of the Holman Luggage Limited building located at 128 Carden Street after the fire which destroyed the building on 26 January 1946. The photograph was taken from Carden Street. In the background to the far right is MacDonnell Street. The left half of the building was built with red bricks and the right half was built with white bricks. The left half of the building has been gutted due to fire damage and the windows have been removed. The right half of the building has escaped any visible damage, with windows and walls intact. Several people are standing in front of the building. |
Notes |
Historic Context - Fire at 128 Carden Street, 1946 Shortly after 5:00pm on 26 January 1946, a fire started on the fifth floor of the Holman Luggage Limited factory at 128 Carden Street. It is believed that the fire started in the spray booth. The fire quickly spread to the third floor where it ignited a pile of celluloid. The fire was discovered by Roy Paddison, a foreman in the case department. The fire department arrived at the scene quickly but the low water pressure of their hoses meant that the water spray could not reach the fire to properly extinguish it. Many key patterns, office records and small equipment items were rescued from the blaze, but the fire destroyed the building. Due to the expensive repairs required, the company decided not to rebuild at Carden Street and instead relocated operations to 167 Suffolk Street. |
Search Terms |
Bell Piano and Organ Company Block Bell Piano and Organ Company Limited Carden Street Holman Luggage Company |
Subjects |
ARCHITECTURE - PUBLIC EXTERIOR DISASTERS - FIRE PHOTOGRAPHS - BLACK & WHITE |
Collection |
Photographs |