Princess Theatre fire

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City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives

Dates

May 10, 1915 (indexed as 1915)

Level

item

Extent

1 photoprint : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. — 1 photonegative : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

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Subjects

THEATRES; FIRE DAMAGE

Genre / form

Photographs; Photographs - buildings - interior views

What the image shows

A black-and-white photograph of the interior of a theatre after a fire, looking toward the curved tiers of seating and the decorated gilt balcony front. The ceiling and upper structure have collapsed into splintered beams and torn sheets of material, and the floor below is heaped with charred debris, scattered papers and a fallen hat or similar object. Handwritten white lettering along the bottom edge reads "140 MAY 10 1915 PRINCESS THEATRE".Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.

In the picture

BalconyFireFire DamageInterior ViewRubbleRuinTheatreWood FrameTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.

Text in the image

140 MAY 10 1915 PRINCESS THEATRERead automatically; may contain mistakes.

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Harvested

2026-10-22T18:33:30Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto

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