Copy negatives from an old photograph ang Page 255 of W. V. Uttley's book "A history of Kitchener, Ontario" (1975). Taken by Sebastian Fischer, the photo is of John Roat's Commercial Hotel, at the corner of Queen and King, following a fire. One of the negatives includes a photograph of the first ambulance with nurses. Also included in the file are typed captions about the hotel and the ambulance that read:
"John Roat's Commercial Hotel after fire
site of Walper
destroyed 1892, after the fire, site bought
by Abel Walper of Zurich, Ont
sign says Livery Stable
(see Uttley History of Kit ..page 255)
2) same pic from book
3) same pic /with first ambulance
& nurses..."