Pictures show two men sitting on steps in front of an Italian Renaissance style monument.

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Monument to the brave who fell fighting the filibustering Fenians at Ridgeway

DateApproximately 1883

Names

Macorquodale Bros. (photographer)

FormatPicture

Notes

Ridgeway (Fenian Raids) monument.

Subject

Monuments and memorials

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto

GeographyNeighbourhoodUniversity

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Stereoscopic photographs

DimensionsCarrier size: 8.5 cm x 17.8 cm (3 3/8 in. x 7 in.)

Language

English

ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object Number2015-2-1-304

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