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Colour photo postcard depicting a view of Yonge Street looking north from Melinda Street with h…
Yonge St. Toronto looking North
Colour photo postcard depicting a view of Yonge Street looking north from Melinda Street with hydro poles and wires, people riding bicycles, shops and store awnings, and pedestrians in view. The caption at the top states, "Yonge Street... Toronto". On the left is a store named "Webbs", under which is a sign stating "International Patents Bureau No 12". An incandescent lamp is hanging. At the right a shop named "Albert Kleiser Watchmaker" is atop a barbershop. The back is formatted as a postcard and is printed as a Milton Postcard, by Robinson's Canadian Series No.9, Birkenhead, Eng.

Yonge St. Toronto looking North

DateApproximately 1900
FormatPicture
Notes
Colour photo postcard depicting a view of Yonge Street looking north from Melinda Street with hydro poles and wires, people riding bicycles, shops and store awnings, and pedestrians in view. The caption at the top states, "Yonge Street... Toronto". On the left is a store named "Webbs", under which is a sign stating "International Patents Bureau No 12". An incandescent lamp is hanging. At the right a shop named "Albert Kleiser Watchmaker" is atop a barbershop. The back is formatted as a postcard and is printed as a Milton Postcard, by Robinson's Canadian Series No.9, Birkenhead, Eng.
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodDowntown
GeographyNorth-south streetYonge Street
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 8.9cm H x 13.8cm W
Language
ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberPC_5606
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