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Alexander W. Galbraith fonds

fonds[ca. 1894]-[ca. 1950]Fonds 1568

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City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Creator
Galbraith, Alexander W., 1867-1950
Dates
[ca. 1894]-[ca. 1950] (indexed as 1894–1950)
Level
fonds
Extent
ca. 500 photographs ; b&w : 21 x 26 cm or smaller; ca. 500 photographs ; b&w negatives : 21 x 26 cm or smaller
Scope & content
Fonds consists of about 500 photographic images taken between about 1894 and 1950, which document prominent businessmen, politicians, and royalty, as well as a wide variety of physical and social settings. Among these are: commercial and public buildings, schools, churches, hotels, private residences, monuments, historic sites, cemeteries, parks, political events, parades, banquets, garden parties, fox hunts, carriages and automobiles. The fonds also provides a record of some of Southern Ontario's highways, road construction, farms, and agricultural activities. Highlights include photographs of the opening ceremonies of Toronto City Hall (1899), Ontario Legislature Buildings at Queen's Park, Government House at Chorley Park, Upper Canada College, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Cathedral, St. James Cathedral, Metropolitan Church, Trinity Church, Carlton Street Methodist Church, Casa Loma, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Bank of Montreal at Yonge and Front streets, Lord and Lady Minto, Lord and Lady Gray, Sir John Eaton, Toronto Hunt Club, Toronto Canoe Club, the Toronto Fire of 1904, the Canadian National Exhibition, and the construction of Lakeshore Road. Also of particular interest are the many photographs taken north of the City proper. These images show sections of Yonge Street in and around such centres as Aurora, Thornhill, Newmarket, Langstaff, and Newtonbrook, where Galbraith lived after 1915.
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Lakeshore Rd (Toronto, Ont.); Queen's Park (Toronto, Ont.); South African War, 1899-1902; City Hall (Toronto, Ont., 1899-1965); Government House (Toronto, Ont., 1870-1912); Chorley Park (Toronto, Ont.); University of Toronto; High Park (Toronto, Ont.); Toronto Island (Ont.); Canadian National Exhibition; Toronto Fire, April 19-20, 1904; Royal Canadian Yacht Club; The Grange (Toronto, Ont.); Casa Loma (Toronto, Ont.); Yonge St (Toronto, Ont.); HIGHWAYS; POLITICIANS; CONSTRUCTION; SCHOOLS; ROYAL VISITS; CHURCHES; BANK BUILDINGS; MONUMENTS; PARKS; AUTOMOBILES; HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES; FARMS
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2026-10-21T15:33:22Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto
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