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105 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

105 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Automobile supply shop at 105 Church Street, at Richmond Street. Toronto, Canada.

110-112 Elm Street in 1917, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

110-112 Elm Street in 1917, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

110-112 Elm Street, Toronto, Canada.

1886 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Waterfront

1886 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Waterfront

Toronto waterfront in 1886. Public domain photograph of ship docs, shipyard, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1890 - Fenian Monument - Queen's Park Toronto Canada

1890 - Fenian Monument - Queen's Park Toronto Canada

Fenian Monument, Queen's Park, Toronto Canada, ca. 1890, black and white print. Note that the monument itself was unveiled July 1, 1870. It commemorates the militia volunteers who died at the Battle of Limeri... More

1890 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1890 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto circa 1890, as viewed from the clock tower of the Toronto Normal School

1900s Toronto LabourDay Parade Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1900s Toronto LabourDay Parade Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Labour Day parade (Toronto, Canada) Public domain photograph of procession, parade in Canada, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1903 Eaton's Christmas catalogue

1903 Eaton's Christmas catalogue

Cover of the Eaton's department store Christmas catalogue. Toronto, Canada. Public domain scan of trade card, printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1906 Christmas catalogue Eaton's

1906 Christmas catalogue Eaton's

Cover of the Eaton's department store Christmas catalogue for 1906, showing an image of Santa Claus. Toronto, Canada.

1908 Toronto Queen and JamesStreet

1908 Toronto Queen and JamesStreet

Queen Street West and James Street, looking northeast (Toronto, Canada) Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1917 Toronto Queen Street W From Riverga

1917 Toronto Queen Street W From Riverga

Streetcar work in 1917 along Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Looking west from Don River. **NOTE: Image is incorrectly titled. It is Queen Street East, not West.**

1920 Toronto QueenSt from OldCityHall

1920 Toronto QueenSt from OldCityHall

Looking south west from Old City Hall Queen and Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The movie theatre is now the location of the Bay Tower.

1923 Toronto QueenSt and Bay NW

1923 Toronto QueenSt and Bay NW

Looking North West towards Old City Hall (upper right) and site of current City Hall (upper left) at Queen and Bay Streets, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to us...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1926 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 80KingStwest

1926 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 80KingStwest

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Old Toronto Star Building site - 80 King Street west before its construction.

1926 Toronto, Ontario, Canada NW YongeandDundas

1926 Toronto, Ontario, Canada NW YongeandDundas

North West Corner of Yonge and Dundas, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1926nekingandbatcg7 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1926nekingandbatcg7 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Looking at the North East corner of King St. and Bay, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1930s Toronto KingStreetWnearYork

1930s Toronto KingStreetWnearYork

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. King Street West near York Street, looking east, featuring Tucker's on the north side of King Street. Old Toronto Star building (80 King West) on the left hand side - skyscraper.

1930s Toronto QueenandUniversityAerial Canada LifeBuilding

1930s Toronto QueenandUniversityAerial Canada LifeBuilding

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Aerial view of Canada Life Building, Queen Street and University Avenue, looking east. Across University Avenue are the University Avenue Armories (left) and Osgoode Hall (right).

1930s Toronto, Ontario, Canada YongeandQueenSt

1930s Toronto, Ontario, Canada YongeandQueenSt

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Yonge and Queen Streets - Looking South West. The Simpson's department store. The future Hudson's Bay Company store.

1934 Ace Bailey Game participants

1934 Ace Bailey Game participants

Photograph of all participants of Ace Bailey benefit game at Toronto, 1934.

1939 Toronto Oldcityhall royalvisit

1939 Toronto Oldcityhall royalvisit

Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Old City Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1st year class - Osgoode Hall Law School - Toronto Ont - 1944

1st year class - Osgoode Hall Law School - Toronto Ont - 1944

The First Year Class at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photo appears to have been taken on the front stairs of the Toronto Registry Office (demolished in the 1960s), which was adjacent to... More

299 Queen Street West in 1919, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

299 Queen Street West in 1919, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

299 Queen Street West, then the Methodist Church offices, southeast corner of Queen and John streets (Toronto, Canada)

5482 st james 1020 - A drawing of a church with a steeple

5482 st james 1020 - A drawing of a church with a steeple

St. James Cathedral; watercolour persective, looking north. Toronto, Canada. Public domain photograph of cathedral, church, 19th-century, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl ... More

61, 63 and 65 Terauley Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

61, 63 and 65 Terauley Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Old houses - 61,63,65 Terauley Street. Eaton's factory buildings in background. Terauley Street is now Bay Street north of Queen Street. (Toronto, Canada).

685-689 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

685-689 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Backyards of 685-689 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Abandoned Parliament Buildings on Front Street, Toronto, Canada

Abandoned Parliament Buildings on Front Street, Toronto, Canada

The Third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada, abandoned (replaced by the Ontario Legislative Building in 1893) and soon to be demolished. Toronto, Canada.

Ad for Russell Motor Car Company

Ad for Russell Motor Car Company

Advertisement for the Russell Motor Car Company of Toronto, Canada. Public domain photograph - car advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adelaide and Yong 1922, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Adelaide and Yong 1922, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Southwest corner of Adelaide and Yonge Streets. Grand Opera House, 11 Adelaide Street West, visible in background. Toronto, Canada. See Grand Opera House (Toronto).

Adelaide Street looking east 1924

Adelaide Street looking east 1924

Adelaide Street West, looking east from Bay Street. The Grand Opera House is visible on the south side of the street. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Advertisement for the Georgian Room restaurant at Eaton's

Advertisement for the Georgian Room restaurant at Eaton's

Advertisement for the Georgian Room restaurant on the ninth floor of the Eaton's department store at Yonge and Queen Streets, Toronto, Canada. From Toronto, an encyclopaedia with maps and street car directory (1924).

Aerial view of Eaton's College Street 1930 Toronto

Aerial view of Eaton's College Street 1930 Toronto

Aerial view of the Eaton's department store at College Street and Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Aerial view of old city hall Toronto

Aerial view of old city hall Toronto

Aerial view of Toronto City Hall. Shea's Hippodrome located to the west of the City Hall, Eaton's mail order, warehouse and Annex buildings located to the north and north-east, Eaton's department store located... More

Aerial view of Toronto - looking south along Church Street to Lake Ontario

Aerial view of Toronto - looking south along Church Street to Lake Ont...

Aerial view looking south along Church Street, towards Lake Ontario, Toronto, Canada.

Train station Agnes Street in the Ward - Public domain photograph.

Train station Agnes Street in the Ward - Public domain photograph.

Agnes Street (later incorporated into Dundas Street) in the Ward. Lettering on restaurant window is partially in Hebrew. Photo appeared in the Toronto World, December 4, 1910, under the heading "Picturesque if... More

Airplane flying over a row of automobiles

Airplane flying over a row of automobiles

Airplane flying over a row of automobiles, Toronto, Canada. City of Toronto Archives notation indicates that airplane is probably a Curtiss-type "Pusher" bi-plane with inset ailerons and rotary engine, flown b... More

Airship Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2

Airship Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2

His Majesty's Airship R-100, on her visit Toronto, Ontario(Toronto, Canada)

An interior view of the Grand Trunk Railways Toronto ticket office

An interior view of the Grand Trunk Railways Toronto ticket office

Ticket office for the Grand Trunk Railway. Toronto, Canada.

Architectural measured drawings showing the floor plans of the Toronto Normal and Model Schools, 1857

Architectural measured drawings showing the floor plans of the Toronto...

Architectural measured drawings showing the floor plans of the Toronto Normal and Model Schools, 1857. Originally published in the Annual Report of the Normal, Model, Grammar and Common Schools in Upper Canada ... More

Architectural sketch of original Toronto Union Station

Architectural sketch of original Toronto Union Station

Architectural sketch of the second Union Station, Toronto, Canada.

Architectural Sketch of Victoria Hospital for Sick Children

Architectural Sketch of Victoria Hospital for Sick Children

Architectural sketch of the Victoria Hospital for Sick Children. Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of ho... More

AREDLIONINN, Toronto Ontario, Canada

AREDLIONINN, Toronto Ontario, Canada

The Red Lion Inn on Yonge Street, just north of Bloor Street (Toronto, Canada). Constructed in 1808 by Daniel Tiers, the Red Lion Inn was one of the first establishments in the (then) suburban Village of Yorkv... More

Argos v Rough Riders 1924, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Argos v Rough Riders 1924, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto Argonauts (stripes) versus Ottawa Rough Riders (solids) at Varsity Stadium. The ball carrier is Harry Hutchingham for Ottawa. Toronto, Canada.

Armistice Day window display in Toronto 1918

Armistice Day window display in Toronto 1918

An Armistice Day window display at the Eaton's department store in Toronto, Canada.

ArmisticeDay1918QueenYonge during World War I

ArmisticeDay1918QueenYonge during World War I

Armistice Day celebrations, Queen and Yonge Streets, Toronto, Canada.

Armouries and Registry Office from City Hall clock tower

Armouries and Registry Office from City Hall clock tower

The Toronto Armories and Registry Office, as seen from the clock tower of Toronto City Hall.

Armstrong Beere & Hime panorama of Toronto 1856

Armstrong Beere & Hime panorama of Toronto 1856

Armstrong, Beere and Hime was a photography firm in Toronto in the mid-19th century. The City of Toronto purchased a series of photographs from the firm in 1857 that the City included with its submission to th... More

Arrival of Niagara boat at Toronto, Canada

Arrival of Niagara boat at Toronto, Canada

Postcard of the Yonge Street wharf in Toronto with a crowd disembarking from the Chippewa steamship arriving from Niagara. Toronto, Canada.

Art Gallery of Toronto Ontario 1922

Art Gallery of Toronto Ontario 1922

The Art Gallery of Ontario, as viewed from the south, in 1922. Toronto, Canada.

Asylum Right Wing Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Asylum Right Wing Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Asylum, Right Wing (Toronto, Canada)

At the end of the water chute at Scarboro Beach Amusement Park

At the end of the water chute at Scarboro Beach Amusement Park

At the end of the water chute at the Scarboro Beach Amusement Park. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Athenaeum Club Toronto - Drawing. Public domain image.

Athenaeum Club Toronto - Drawing. Public domain image.

Architectural sketch of the Athnaeum Club on Church Street, Toronto, Canada. Constructed in 1891 as a private club, it served as the Labour Temple from 1904 to 1967. The facade was designated under the Ontari... More

Auditorium Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Auditorium Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Auditorium Theatre at 382 Queen Street West. It was opened as the Auditorium in 1908, was renamed the Avenue Theatre in 1913, and was renamed again in 1915 as the Mary Pickford Theatre. This photo likely dates ... More

Auto show at the Toronto Armouries

Auto show at the Toronto Armouries

Auto show at the Toronto Armouries. (Toronto, Canada) Public domain photograph of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bank of British North America 1867 Toronto

Bank of British North America 1867 Toronto

The Bank of British North America, designed by John Howard and constructed in 1845-6, in 1867, on the northeast corner of Yonge and Wellington Streets. Toronto, Canada.

Bank of Commerce and American Express offices

Bank of Commerce and American Express offices

Bank of Commerce and the American Express Company, Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada, 1868.

Bank of Montreal branch with horse and carriage

Bank of Montreal branch with horse and carriage

Bank of Montreal building, southwest corner of Yonge and Front Streets (Toronto, Canada)

Bank of Toronto 1868 - Victorian era public domain image

Bank of Toronto 1868 - Victorian era public domain image

Bank of Toronto, northwest corner of Church and Wellington Streets, Toronto, Canada.

Banknote of the Colonial Bank of Canada

Banknote of the Colonial Bank of Canada

One dollar banknote issued by the Colonial Bank of Canada, Toronto.

Barn raising in Lansing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Barn raising in Lansing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Barn raising in Lansing (now North York City Centre). Toronto, Canada.

Bay Street looking south from Richmond Street Toronto

Bay Street looking south from Richmond Street Toronto

Bay Street, looking south at Richmond Street. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bay Street Temple Building - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Bay Street Temple Building - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpa...

Temple and City Hall, on Bay St., in Toronto, Ontario. Signage on right reads "Dominion Automobile Co."

BellevueandCollege Toronto, Ontario, Canada

BellevueandCollege Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bellevue Avenue and College Street, 1911

Birds-eye-view of new fort at Toronto

Birds-eye-view of new fort at Toronto

Birds-eye-view of new fort at Toronto, ca. 1841. Toronto, Canada

Bloor St. Viaduct, turning of first sod by Mayor T. L. Church

Bloor St. Viaduct, turning of first sod by Mayor T. L. Church

Construction of the Prince Edward Viaduct: the turning of first sod by Mayor T. L. Church. Toronto, Canada.

Bloor Street Viaduct, complete view

Bloor Street Viaduct, complete view

View of the Prince Edward Viaduct under construction in Toronto.

Bloor Street Viaduct, east end, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bloor Street Viaduct, east end, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

East end of the Prince Edward ("Bloor") Viaduct under construction. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bloor Street Viaduct, west pier

Bloor Street Viaduct, west pier

The west pier of the Prince Edward ("Bloor") Viaduct, under construction. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bloor viaduct construction looking east

Bloor viaduct construction looking east

The construction of the Prince Edward Viaduct, looking east. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Board at the Toronto Stock Exchange

Board at the Toronto Stock Exchange

The board at the Toronto Stock Exchange. Toronto, Canada.

Board of Trade Building Sketch - Public domain architectural drawing

Board of Trade Building Sketch - Public domain architectural drawing

Architectural drawing of the Toronto Board of Trade Building at Front and Yonge Streets, Toronto, Canada.

Boer War, Signal Corps parade, Yonge Street north of Gerrard Street

Boer War, Signal Corps parade, Yonge Street north of Gerrard Street

Second Boer War - Signal Corps Parade, Yonge Street north of Gerrard Street. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

BordenVictoryBondCampaignToronto - A group of men standing next to each other in front of a crowd

BordenVictoryBondCampaignToronto - A group of men standing next to eac...

Sir Robert Borden, Canadian Prime Minister, opens Victory Bond campaign in Toronto. Mayor Thomas Langton Church is at extreme left.

Boys with hoops on Chesnut Street

Boys with hoops on Chesnut Street

Boys playing with hoops on Chesnut Street, Toronto, Canada. Public domain scan - children, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bridge to Union Station

Bridge to Union Station

The bridge that connected the pre-1927 Union Station to Front Street, crossing the rail yard, known as the "Bridge of Sighs" (after its namesake in Venice, Italy).

Brown lapin over green wool

Brown lapin over green wool

An advertisement for a women's rabbit skin coat and a green wool suit, available at Eaton's College Street. Toronto, Canada.

Butcher sign in the Ward, Israel

Butcher sign in the Ward, Israel

A butcher shop sign in "the Ward", the original centre of Toronto's Jewish community. The sign, in Yiddish, identifies the butcher as a "Shechat", or ritual slaughterer. The sign also indicates that the Shecha... More

Buying food at Eaton's using ration coupons

Buying food at Eaton's using ration coupons

Buying food at the Eaton's department store using ration coupons. Toronto, Canada.

Canada Permanent Building, Ontario, Canada

Canada Permanent Building, Ontario, Canada

Architectural rendering of the Canada Permanent Trust Building, Toronto, Canada

Canada Steamship Lines passenger steamboat KINGSTON at the wharves in Toronto harbour

Canada Steamship Lines passenger steamboat KINGSTON at the wharves in ...

Postcard of the Kingston, a Canada Steamship Lines passenger steamboat, at the wharves in Toronto harbour. Reverse of postcard reads: "The Harbour. The Harbour of Toronto lies in a large sheltered bay, protect... More

Canadian National Exhibition midway 1904

Canadian National Exhibition midway 1904

Midway at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Canada. Public domain photograph of procession, parade in Canada, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Canadiana bookplate TPL 1914

Canadiana bookplate TPL 1914

Bookplate for the Canadiana collection at the Toronto Public Library.

Carlaw and Gerrard Looking North

Carlaw and Gerrard Looking North

Looking north on Carlaw Avenue, at Gerrard Street (Toronto, Canada). Caption was: GER' SUB. 104. JULY 29 1931 NORTH ON CARLAW

Carlaw Gerrard East 1931 - A black and white photo of a train going under a bridge

Carlaw Gerrard East 1931 - A black and white photo of a train going un...

Gerrard Street East, at Carlaw Avenue, looking east, Toronto, Canada.

Carriage at Port Dalhousie

Carriage at Port Dalhousie

James and Mary Ellen Stiven at Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada.

Cars parked in front of Toronto Armouries 1913

Cars parked in front of Toronto Armouries 1913

Cars parked outside the Toronto Armouries. Looking east. Eaton's buildings in background. Toronto, Canada.

Celebrating the incorporation of the City of Toronto

Celebrating the incorporation of the City of Toronto

Celebrating the incorporation of the City of Toronto, Upper Canada, in 1834. With a population of 10,000, it became the province's first incorporated city.

Celebrating VE Day on Bay Street in Toronto (cropped)

Celebrating VE Day on Bay Street in Toronto (cropped)

Women celebrating VE-Day on Bay Street in Toronto, Canada.

Celebrating VE Day on Bay Street in Toronto

Celebrating VE Day on Bay Street in Toronto

Women celebrating VE-Day on Bay Street in Toronto, Canada.

Celebration of the end of the Boer War, Yonge Street

Celebration of the end of the Boer War, Yonge Street

Celebration of the end of the Boer War, Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada.

Central Library 1884 - An old photo of a building with people standing in front of it

Central Library 1884 - An old photo of a building with people standing...

The Mechanics' Institute at Church and Adelaide Streets, Toronto, Canada. The Toronto Public Library Board took over the collections and building in 1883 after Toronto voters approved the free library by-law. ... More

Child and adult collecting coal or coke

Child and adult collecting coal or coke

Adult and child collecting coal or coke. Toronto, Canada.

Children in the Ward, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Children in the Ward, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Children in the Ward. Toronto, Canada.

Chorley Park circa 1930 - Victorian era public domain image

Chorley Park circa 1930 - Victorian era public domain image

Chorley Park, the official residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. Toronto, Canada.

Chorley Park from the air circa 1930

Chorley Park from the air circa 1930

Chorley Park, the official residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, as seen from the air. Toronto, Canada.

Chorley Park, Toronto Ontario, Canada
Chromolithograph of City of Toronto 1883

Chromolithograph of City of Toronto 1883

Chromolithograph print of the City of Toronto, showing Toronto and the surrounding countryside from the West Toronto Junction on the left of the image to East Toronto on the right, and north to Bloor Street at the top.

Church and Adelaide looking west

Church and Adelaide looking west

Intersection of Church and Adelaide Streets, looking west along Adelaide Street East.

Cibola, Ontario, Canada - Public domain image of a steam boat

Cibola, Ontario, Canada - Public domain image of a steam boat

Steamer "Cibola" - launched in 1887 and destroyed by fire at Lewistown, N.Y., in 1895 (Toronto, Canada)

Circle Theatre isometric drawing 1932

Circle Theatre isometric drawing 1932

Circle Theatre, 2567 Yonge St, isometric drawing & details. Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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