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View from the Esplanade, looking North.
Colour postcard depicting firefighters attempting to extinguish the 1904 fire of Toronto amid a red sky. The caption on the bottom front of the card states, "View from the Esplanade, looking North." The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard, contains handwriting, a used one-cent stamp, and is postmarked May 13. 

View from the Esplanade, looking North.

DateApproximately 1904
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Colour postcard depicting firefighters attempting to extinguish the 1904 fire of Toronto amid a red sky. The caption on the bottom front of the card states, "View from the Esplanade, looking North." The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard, contains handwriting, a used one-cent stamp, and is postmarked May 13. 
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:Esplanade
Neighbourhood:Downtown||Financial District||St. Lawrence
Province or state:Ontario
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 8.9 cm H x 13.3 cm W(3 7/16 in. x 5 9/16 in.)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberPC_6038