New Fort Barracks - Toronto

Held by

City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives

Dates

1884 (indexed as 1884)

Level

file

Extent

1 albumen photograph : b&w ; 27 x 38 cm ; mounted on paper 29 x 39 cm

Scope & content

File consists of a large, albumen photograph, taken in 1884, of a group of soldiers playing lawn tennis at the "New Fort Barracks" (later known as Stanley Barracks). According to Becker's accompanying label, work on this New Fort was completed on December 31, 1841, and numerous units were stationed there, including the 93rd Highlanders, Royal Canadian Rifles, Royal Artillery, School of Infantry, Queen's Own Rifles, and Royal Canadian Dragoons. In 1874, the New Fort was a recruiting depot for the Northwest Mounted Police. This photograph is part of a group of 22 large, military albumen photographs collected by Becker.

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Subjects

Stanley Barracks (Toronto, Ont.); TENNIS

Genre / form

Photographs; Photographs - buildings - exterior views; Photographs - events

Format

Photograph

Access & use

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Harvested

2026-10-16T15:58:55Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto

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