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Alexandra Studio copy negatives

series[ca. 1875-1959]Fonds 1257 > Series 1056

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City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates
[ca. 1875-1959] (indexed as 1875–1959)
Level
series
Extent
430 photographs : b&w copy negatives ; 12 x 15 cm
Scope & content
Series consists of copy negatives of originals held by Library and Archives. This diverse group contains most of Alexandra Studio's surviving 19th century images, including an 1874 picture of firemen outside the Yonge Street Fire Hall; an 1875 shot of the old Union Station; 1876 views of the Mail Newspaper Office on King St. West; the Crystal Palace ca. 1875; and a substantial number of both identified and unidentified portraits dating from the 1880s and 1890s. Series also contains twentieth century images of V-E Day Celebrations in May 1945; 1947 housing in the Oak Street-Gerrard area just prior to demolition for Regent Park; the aftermath of the 1949 Noronic fire; the CNE midway; the Toronto Stock Exchange; steamships and freighters; schools and churches; aerial views; and many street views including Kensington Street, Yonge Street, Bay Street, Richmond Street, and King Street.
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Subjects
Canadian National Exhibition; Toronto Stock Exchange Building (Toronto, Ont.); Royal Canadian Yacht Club; The Terrace (Toronto, Ont.); Noronic (passenger ship); South St. Lawrence Market (Toronto, Ont.); Hart House (Toronto, Ont.); Dalhousie City (passenger ship); Northumberland (passenger ship); Canada. Highlanders of Canada, 48th; Palace of Industry (Toronto, Ont.); Lester B. Pearson International Airport (Mississauga, Ont.); Union Station (Toronto, Ont., 1873-1927); Sam McBride (ferry); Mutual Street Rink (Toronto, Ont.); STEAMSHIPS; MARKETS (PRODUCE); RAILWAY STATIONS; FREIGHTERS; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; CHURCHES; BRIDGES; FIRES; THEATRES; OFFICE BUILDINGS
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2026-10-22T23:33:59Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto
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