Four people standing in front of three arches leading into a railway station.

Order Reproduction

Union Station

DateApproximately 1873

Names

Esson, James (photographer)

James Esson (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Grand Trunk Railroad yard from Brock Street bridge (now Spadina Avenue).

Subject

Railway stations

Country:Canada

Building, monument or park:Union Station (Toronto, Ont. : 1873-1927)

City, town or township:Toronto

East-west street:Front Street West

Neighbourhood:Railway Lands

North-south street:Simcoe Street

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

Stereoscopic photographs

DimensionsCarrier size: 10 cm x 17.8 cm (3 15/16 in. x 7 in.)

Language

ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number2015-2-1-364

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