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A photograph of a person posing in front of a clock on a tower approximately twenty feet tall, ...
Looking east towards Bay Street from south side of Front Street West, Toronto
A photograph of a person posing in front of a clock on a tower approximately twenty feet tall, located in the middle of a wide paved sidewalk. The displayed time is 2:05, and the person is wearing a dress, a hat and is holding a small purse. In the background there is a paved city street with four streetcars, cars parked and driving on the street, and five or six story office buildings or factories on the far side of the road. The words "Toronto. Sept. 23" are written below the photo.

Looking east towards Bay Street from south side of Front Street West, Toronto

Date1 September 1923
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Written on verso: "Sept. 01 1923 2:05 PM. Looking east towards Bay St. from south side off Front St. W.. Clock was part of unopened Union Station - 4-count 'em - 4 streetcars on Front. Clock face did not have numbers on its dial - letters used that read:

U   N    I  O N  N  O  I  T  A  T S
10 11 12  1  2  3   4  5  6 7  8  9

36." 
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Financial District
Province or state:Ontario
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 11.4 cm x 7 cm (4 1/2 in. x 2 3/4 in.)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin.
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number2015-2-79