University Company, "K" Queen's Own Rifles

Held by

City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives

Creator

J. Bruce and F.M. Bell-Smith.

Dates

[1880 or 1881] (indexed as 1880–1881)

Level

file

Extent

1 photograph : b&w, albumen ; 31 x 35 cm

Scope & content

File consists of one albumen photograph of K Company, Queen's Own Rifles, created in 1880 or 1881 by photographer J. Bruce and painter F. M. Bell-Smith. K Company was also known as the University Company, because it was composed of students from the University of Toronto (later University College) and commanded by a series of university professors. The student soldiers, who are individually identified on the photograph, are standing in a painted landscape against the main University of Toronto building (later known as University College). A smaller albumen photograph of the officers and ex-officers is inset at the top. According to notes written by Becker on the back of the frame, this company was earlier known as the Second University Company.

Location

• University of Toronto · landmark · confidence 60% · landmark:geonames · found as “university of toronto”

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Subjects

Canada. Queen's Own Rifles of Canada; University of Toronto; University College; ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL; UNIFORMS

Genre / form

Photographs; Photographs - portraits; Photographs - buildings - exterior views

Access & use

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Harvested

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

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