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King Street West and John Street

item26 Jan. 1961Fonds 1257 > Series 1057 > Item 21

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King Street West and John Street
City of Toronto Archives · Fonds 1257 > Series 1057 > Item 21 · displayed from the archive's own server (7078.sydneyplus.com) · full-size image ↗ · view and cite at source ↗Copyright was transferred to the City of Toronto by the copyright owner. ...Learn more about Copyright Details The negative of this image is not available to request because it has vinegar syndrome, a condition that gradually destroys the negative. It has been stored in a freezer to slow the rate of damage and may not be retrieved. The Archives plans to digitize all vinegar syndrome negatives, and…

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King Street West and John Street
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Held by
City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates
26 Jan. 1961 (indexed as 1961)
Level
item
Extent
1 photonegative : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope & content
Item is an image of a crowd waiting for a streetcar outside the Eclipse Whitewear Company Building at the north east corner of King Street West and John Street during a snow storm.
Location
  • King St & John St · intersection · confidence 65% · intersection · found as “King Street West and John Street”
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Subjects
King St W (Toronto, Ont.); John St (Toronto, Ont.); CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS; trucks; SNOW
Genre / form
Photographs - streetscapes; Photographs - buildings - exterior views
Access & use
Copyright was transferred to the City of Toronto by the copyright owner. ...Learn more about Copyright Details The negative of this image is not available to request because it has vinegar syndrome, a condition that gradually destroys the negative. It has been stored in a freezer to slow the rate of damage and may not be retrieved. The Archives plans to digitize all vinegar syndrome negatives, and will complete this work as resources permit.
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2026-10-22T04:37:11Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto

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