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Alexander W. Galbraith photographs

series1899-1921Fonds 1587 > Series 409

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Held by
City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates
1899-1921 (indexed as 1899–1921)
Level
series
Extent
73 photographs ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
Scope & content
Series consists of 73 photographs produced by Galbraith Studios between 1899 and 1921 of Toronto people, events, streets, public buildings, banks, churches, schools, historic sites, monuments, clubs, private residences, parks and waterfront activities. Included are pictures of the September 1899 opening of City Hall; the Parliament Buildings at both Front Street, and at Queen's Park; Government House at King and Simcoe streets; Casa Loma; Trinity College and Knox College at the University of Toronto; St. James Cathedral; Molson Bank; ruins of the 1904 Toronto fire; the April 1903 funeral procession of Sir Oliver Mowat; and a splendid group portrait of Prime Ministers Asquith (England), Bruce (Australia), Botha (South Africa) and Laurier (Canada). There are also photographs of the Canadian National Exhibition, High Park, Riverdale Park, early automobiles, yachting, ice boating, and both the first (1890s) and the second (1906-1918) RCYC clubhouses on the Toronto Island. There is some overlap with the contents of SC 568, Alexander W. Galbraith fonds.
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Subjects
Toronto Bay (Toronto, Ont.); Toronto Fire, April 19-20, 1904; Ontario Legislative Building (Toronto, Ont.); Marshall, Noel George Lambert, 1852-1926; Royal Canadian Yacht Club; Allan Gardens (Toronto, Ont.); Mowat, Oliver, 1820-1903; Riverdale Park (Toronto, Ont.); Trinity College; Knox College; St. James Cathedral; YACHTS; BUILDINGS; ROADS; CONSTRUCTION; HIGHWAYS
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2026-10-19T19:29:07Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto
Original metadata as harvested (toronto)