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Armstrong, Beere and Hime photographs of Toronto

fonds1856Fonds 1498

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City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Creator
Armstrong, Beere and Hime
Dates
1856 (indexed as 1856)
Level
fonds
Extent
25 photographs : b&w, selenium toned ; 23 x 29 cm or smaller
Scope & content
Collection consists of modern duplicates of the earliest known photographic views of Toronto, which were taken by Armstrong, Beere and Hime for the City of Toronto in either late 1856 or early 1857. In 1984, the original prints, loaned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, were exhibited at the Market Gallery, and a duplicate set of prints was presented to the City as a Sesquicentennial gift from the British government. Although the history of the original photographs is not precisely known, there is substantial documentation suggesting that these images were purchased by the City of Toronto for a specific purpose. It is likely that this collection of 25 photographs was one set of a series of "100 Views of Toronto" (four duplicate sets of 25 photographs) that the City bought in July 1857 from Armstrong, Beere & Hime to accompany its submission to the Colonial Office promoting the selection of Toronto as the capital of the Province of Canada. The Archives' collecion is a portfolio of 25 photographs reproduced from copy negatives. These photographs document a number of Toronto's downtown streets and prominent buildings. The portfolio also contains 13 views taken from the top the Rossin House Hotel at King and York streets, which, when put together, create three multi-part panoramas, or a single, 300-degree vista.
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Hime, Humphrey Lloyd, 1833-1903; King St E (Toronto, Ont.); King St W (Toronto, Ont.); Wellington St E (Toronto, Ont.); Yonge St (Toronto, Ont.); Front St W (Toronto, Ont.); Front St E (Toronto, Ont.); Osgoode Hall (Toronto, Ont.); Trinity College; Normal School; Parliament Buildings (Toronto, Ont., 1832-1893); HOSPITALS; BANK BUILDINGS; SCHOOLS
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2026-10-18T07:11:14Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto
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