Testimonial letter from the British Museum (1883)
This is a estimonial Letter in Support of James Bain for the Position of Chief Librarian of the New Toronto Public Library, written by the Keeper of the Department of Botany in the British Museum on February 15... More
"CANADIAN YMCA Beaver Hut" detail, Beaver Hut Canada YMCA (cropped)
Poster for the "Beaver Hut - Canadian YMCA", promoting the facilities for Canadian soldiers on leave in London, England during the First World War.
(cabin) 'where the Muirs taught...', Toronto region, circa 1840
Cabin 'where the Muirs taught...', Toronto region, circa 1840. Original caption: "Drawn to make the line photomechanical print in The Evening Telegram, Toronto, 11 August 1909, p. 16, and in Landmarks of Toro... More
153-155 Wheeler Avenue (9157811687)
Photographer: Arthur Goss September 26, 1924 http://www.toronto.ca/archives/index.htm" City of Toronto Archives</a> This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number Serie... More
1885 photograph of Berkeley House
A drawing of Berkeley House This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commo... More
1888 drawing of Fort Mississauga
Fort Mississauga, Niagara. Pencil drawing copy of lithograph of copper etching by Amos W. Sangster.
1889 proposal for Ashbridge's Bay
Plan of that portion of the marsh and water frontage, situate southward of lots no5 to 15 inclusive in the broken front con. in the township of York showing the development of the property in accordance with th... More
1892 insurance map, sourth of Wellinngton, west of Peter, Toronto
1892 insurance map, sourth of Wellinngton, west of Peter, Toronto. This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal cop... More
1892TorontoRailwayCompanyMap2 - Public domain old map
1892 Toronto Railway map This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number TRL, 970-16This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyri... More
Train station 1906 Richmond Hill Station - Public domain photograph.
Richmond Hill C.N.R. Station
1910 postcard of Fort Mississauga
Postcard of Fort Mississauga. 5.5" by 3.5". Card serial number is "A 730. 338".
1914 View southeast showing Keating Channel, the Harbour Commission Wo...
1914 View southeast showing Keating Channel, the Harbour Commission Workshop and Office, and Queen’s City Foundry This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number Toronto ... More
1925 postcard of the King Edward Hotel between Victoria and Leader
1925 postcard of the King Edward Hotel. Gelatin-silver print from an architectural rendering. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1930 View southeast from Cherry St and Villiers St
1930 View southeast from Cherry St and Villiers St This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number Toronto Public Library, Baldwin Collection, 942-1-9This tag does not in... More
432 Sherbourne Street - Public domain portrait print
Historic 432 Sherbourne Street Original caption: "WILKIE, DANIEL R., house, 432 Sherbourne St., w. side, between Carlton & Wellesley Sts.; looking e. towards Sherbourne St. WILKIE, DANIEL R., house, 432 Sher... More
A fire hall on Jane Street, in the Junction, 1942 -a
A fire hall on Jane Street, in the Junction, 1942 Original caption: "Inscribed by him in dark purplish blue ballpoint pen, album page below print: JANE ST. HALL 1942 INTERNATIONAL-BICKLE LADDER TRUCK APR.11/5... More
A fire hall on Jane Street, in the Junction, 1942 -b
A fire hall on Jane Street, in the Junction, 1942
A fire hall on Jane Street, in the Junction, 1942 -c
A fire hall on Jane Street, in the Junction, 1942 Original caption: "Inscribed by him in dark purplish blue ballpoint pen, album page below print: JANE ST HALL 1942 INTERNATIONAL-BICKLE PUMPER APR. 11 1954 #3... More
A fire hall on Jane Street, in the Junction, 1942 -d
A fire hall on Jane Street, in the Junction, 1942 Original caption: "Left to right. W. Cheatley / Jas. Gray / J. Parson - Driver - Ladder / R. Brown - Driver - Pumper / Capt. R. Boyer. Salmon's print inscribe... More
A plan of Quebec (30095634846)
Plate from "Atlas des Colonies Angloises en Ameriques", includes two inset maps "The Port & Environs of Quebec as it was when attack'd by the English" and "A Draught of part of the River St. Laurence". Creator:... More
A pond, near Toronto's Grenadier Pond, circa 1900 -a
A pond, near Toronto's Grenadier Pond, circa 1900. Original caption: "Photo: 967-2-21a. Pond later called West Pond. REPRO (of 967-2-21a): T 10105. TEC 323.05C. See also TORONTO/PARKS/WEST POND, Ellis Ave. Da... More
A view of Savannah as it stood the 29th of March 1734
A 1734 printed map of Savannah, Georgia with legend. This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is s... More
A watercolour of the construction of HMS Duke of Gloucester (1807) (cr...
A watercolour of the construction of HMS Isaac Brock. Original caption: "Built 1812-1813, the 'Sir Isaac Brock' was burnt before completion to prevent her capture by the Americans in April 1813 Inscribed in p... More
A watercolour of the construction of HMS Isaac Brock
A watercolour of the construction of HMS Isaac Brock. Original caption: "Built 1812-1813, the 'Sir Isaac Brock' was burnt before completion to prevent her capture by the Americans in April 1813 Inscribed in p... More
Adam Beck Public School, Scarborough Road, s.w. corner Swanwick Avenue
Adam Beck Public School, Scarborough Road, s.w. corner Swanwick Ave. This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number T 14440This tag does not indicate the copyright statu... More
Adelaide Street during Duke's Visit 1901
A stereocard showing decorations on Adelaide Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in anticipation of the royal tour by the Duke of Cornwall and York (the future George V).Inscription: "Adelaide St. during Duke's... More
Adventures with Sherlock Holmes TD Gallery Jan 5-Mar 10, 2012
We invite you to enter the gallery, get to know Holmes better, and decide for yourself. Rare and unusual books, manuscripts, artwork and more from the Toronto Public Library's Arthur Conan Doyle Collection will... More
Aerial view of Huntsville, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Canada
Aerial view of Huntsville, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Canada. Public domain scan of the vintage Toronto, Canada postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Agricultural Hall 1867 Toronto - Victorian era public domain image
Agricultural Hall on Yonge Street, on the northwest corner with Queen Street. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Erected in 1861-2. The ground floor was occupied by "Messrs. Fleming and Buckland, seedsmen", with the s... More
Alexander Wood ca. 1800
This portrait of an unidentified young man is purported to be the likeness of Alexander Wood, a merchant and magistrate in Upper Canada who was the centre of a sex scandal in 1810. (Pastel on laid paper) Title... More
All Saints, King City, 1947
All Saints, King City, a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in the Diocese of Toronto. Located in King City, Ontario.
An 1924 painting of Berkeley House, based on an 1888 drawing, based in...
An 1924 painting of Berkeley House, based on an 1888 drawing. This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyrigh... More
Andrew Carnegie at Toronto City Hall
"Photo of Andrew Carnegie at Toronto City Hall (TRL 969 12 2)"
Arrival of the American fleet prior to the capture of York (April 27, ...
Bird’s eye view of the arrival of the American fleet prior to the capture of York, 27 April 1813. The future site of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Watercolour, tempera & pen & ink.
At the Penetanguishene guests taking a sidetrip to the islands, Georgi...
At the Penetanguishene, guests taking a sidetrip to the islands. Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Bank of British North America 1867 Toronto
The Bank of British North America, designed by John Howard and constructed in 1845-6, in 1867, on the northeast corner of Yonge and Wellington Streets. Toronto, Canada.
Bank of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, in 1907
Bank of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, in 1907. Public domain photograph of bank building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of shopping center, departme... More
Bank Of Upper Canada (ca 1822-ca 1830), King St. E., s.e. cor. Frederi...
A branch of the Bank Of Upper Canada (ca 1822-ca 1830), southeast corner of Frederick St. and King St. E., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photograph of pen & ink drawing, reproduced in the Evening Telegram series '... More
Bank of Upper Canada, 1851 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Bank of Upper Canada, 1851. Note: Like the neighbouring First Post Office, a mansard roof was added to this building that survives to the present day (NE corner of Sherbourne and Adelaide) This image is av... More
BankofUpperCanada - A black and white photo of a large building
The Bank of Upper Canada, on Adelaide Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1872, with the left portion of the structure, which still stands, occupied by the bank, c. 1830-1861.
Bay St. Wharf, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1910)
Bay St. Wharf, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1910). Original caption: " Bay St. Wharf, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1910) Bay St. Wharf, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Creator: International Stationery Co. (Publisher) Dat... More
Bay St., east side, looking south from north of Temperance St., Toront...
Bay St., east side, looking south from north of Temperance St., Toronto, Ont. This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A... More
Bay St., east side, looking south from north of Temperance St., Toront...
Bay St., east side, looking south from north of Temperance St., Toronto, Ont. This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A... More
Beaumaris Pier 1910, Ontario, Canada
Photograph of Beaumaris, Ontario government pier with the Beaumaris hotel and Beaumaris Yacht Club in the background, circa 1910
Beaver Hut Canada YMCA during World War I
Poster for the "Beaver Hut - Canadian YMCA", promoting the facilities for Canadian soldiers on leave in London, England during the First World War.
Bedford Park Volunteer Fire Brigade, Toronto ca. 1900
Bedford Park Volunteer Fire Brigade, Toronto ca. 1900 Shows: Bert Cook, Charlie Taylor, Charles Forth, E.R. Forth, Bill Young, Mr. Anthill; sitting on reel: Art Phipps, Bill Smith, John Atkinson; standing by ho... More
Bloor St. Viaduct, turning of first sod by Mayor T. L. Church
Construction of the Prince Edward Viaduct: the turning of first sod by Mayor T. L. Church. Toronto, Canada.
Bluebell-ferry-1920-toronto
Bluebell Ferry in Toronto Harbour 1920 This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required.... More
Bond Lake railway station, Toronto and York Radial Railway, 1924
Bond Lake railway station, Toronto and York Radial Railway, Ontario, Canada.
Boys with hoops on Chesnut Street
Boys playing with hoops on Chesnut Street, Toronto, Canada. Public domain scan - children, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bread ticket for royal birthday 1859 Toronto Canada
As part of the celebrations surrounding Queen Victoria's birthday, the City of Toronto marked the day by distributing free loaves of bread to the crowds, by way of tickets such as this one. "Good for one loaf"... More
Bridge number 4 (open), Welland Ship Canal, St. Catharines, Ontario, C...
Bridge No. 4 (open), Welland Ship Canal, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Brockton tool gate, Ontario, Canada
Watercolour of Brockton toll gate on Dundas Street West, between Sheridan and Brock Street, in Toronto. In the 19th century travelers entering Toronto had to stop and pay a toll at what were then the city boun... More
BrocktonDundasStAppiiForum, Toronto
Appii Forum, formerly three taverns at tollgate on Dundas St, Brockton, Toronto
Brockton Dundas St Tollgate, Toronto
Brockton Tollgate on Dundas St between Brock and Dufferin, Toronto
Canadian Ice Machine Co., Villiers St., s.e. corner Munition St., Toro...
Canadian Ice Machine Co., Villiers St., s.e. corner Munition St., Toronto, Ont. This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number TEC 138B.5GThis tag does not indicate the... More
Canadiana bookplate TPL 1914
Bookplate for the Canadiana collection at the Toronto Public Library.
Canadians alert!, World War II photo
World War II poster. "Canadians alert! Come on Canada - buy the new Victory Bonds"
Central Library 1884 - An old photo of a building with people standing...
The Mechanics' Institute at Church and Adelaide Streets, Toronto, Canada. The Toronto Public Library Board took over the collections and building in 1883 after Toronto voters approved the free library by-law. ... More
Central Reference Library
"Photo of the Central Reference Library at College and St. George streets, c. 1911" in Toronto.
Cherry St., bridge over ship channel, 1930 -b
Cherry Street bridge over ship channel in 1930. Reproduced in Toronto Board of Harbour Commissioners annual report, 1930, p.8. (TEC 690B.01W). Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chromolithograph of City of Toronto 1883
Chromolithograph print of the City of Toronto, showing Toronto and the surrounding countryside from the West Toronto Junction on the left of the image to East Toronto on the right, and north to Bloor Street at the top.
City Yard, Esplanade E., S. w. corner Princess St
City Yard, Esplanade E., S. w. corner Princess St. Original caption: "Inscribed in the photograph l.r.: 14. JULY 15TH '25,; Inscribed on vso: City yard looking South on / Princess St. July 15, 1925. / Poison ... More
Clarence Alfred Kinsey Denison (1851-1932) in 1877
Original caption: "George Taylor Denison II, 1816-1873, Family Portraits Picture, 1877, English Notes Inscribed in pencil, mount vso l.l.: 795; mount vso c.: 2 No. 71 E paid [?] Shows, l. to r.: Frederick Cha... More
Clarke, Henry E., house, Jarvis St., e. side, in present Mount Pleasan...
Clarke, Henry E., house, Jarvis St., e. side, in present Mount Pleasant Road. Toronto, Ontario. Original caption: "From 1894 to its demolition in 1948 to make way for Mount Pleasant Road, the house was occupie... More
Club house of a Toronto golf club in 1895
Club house of a Toronto golf club. This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number 974-16-1This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal ... More
Colgate-Palmolive Canada 1919
Women wrapping and packing bars of soap in the Colgate-Palmolive Canada plant on the northwest corner of Carlaw and Colgate Avenues in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Coliseum Building, CNE Grounds 1952
View of south elevation of CNE Coliseum in March or April 1952
College and Palmerston c1910 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Postcard of College Street Baptist Church and Palmerston Boulevard, Toronto, Canada. From 1970 and until recently, the building was used as the Portuguese Seventh-day Adventist Church, a church serving the Por... More
ConfederationLifeBuilding - A black and white photo of an old building
Confederation Life Building on Richmond Street West, Toronto, 1890s. Still standing today, it is now hemmed in by skyscrapers.
Cook's Hotel, Langstaff Road
Cook's Hotel, Langstaff Road Original caption: "Pen and black ink with border on wove paper Extent: 174 x 228 mm Date: 1910 circa Notes: Cook's, or Langstaff's, Hotel, on Yonge St., n.w. cor. Langstaff ... More
Corner of Front and Wellington, circa 1872 -b
Watercolour painting of the Coffin Block Building at the corner of Front and Wellington Streets in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Based on a pen and ink drawing by William J. Thomson, dated 1894 and reproduced in "... More
Corner of Front and Wellington, circa 1885 -c
The Coffin Block Building at the corner of Front and Wellington Streets, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Corner of Front and Wellington, circa 1888 -a
Albumen print of the Coffin Block building at the corner of Front and Wellington Streets, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The front of the building, viewed from Church Street looking up Wellington Street to the right... More
Corner of Front and Wellington, circa 1888 -d
The Coffin Block Building at the corner of Front and Wellington Streets in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1/2 plate glass copy negative from photograph.
CPR station, Bala, Muskoka Lakes, Canada, Micklethwaite
Postcard of Canadian Pacific Railway station, Bala, Muskoka Lakes, Canada. Published by F.W. Micklethwaite, Photographer, Port Sandfield and Toronto.
Cricket in Riverdale Park in Toronto
Cricket on a Saturday in the "flats" in the Don Valley. One of a group of prints, most of which appeared in The Globe newspaper, Toronto, 1922-4. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Crossan, Joseph, house, Finch Ave. W., n.w. cor. Jane St.
Crossan, Joseph, house, Finch Ave. W., n.w. cor. Jane St. Original caption: "Mount of photograph inscribed on vso: ca 1878 / Joseph Crossan & family /-old homestead at / Emery. Date Created year approximate for 1878?"
Custom House (1828-1829), Sherbourne Street, SEe. cor. Adelaide Street...
Custom House (1828-1829), Sherbourne Street, SEe. cor. Adelaide Street East. This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A n... More
Custom House Toronto 1890 - Victorian era public domain image
The Custom House on Front Street West (southwest corner with Yonge Street). Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cycling club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cycling club in Swansea, Toronto, Canada. Public domain image of bicyclist, bicycle, cyclist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Train station Danforth railway station-R-862 - Public domain photograp...
York Railway Station (G.T.R.), east side of Main Street, south of Danforth Avenue. Notes: Station became Danforth Railway Station, C.N.R. Shows Dominion Coal & Wood Ltd. yards, Danforth Ave., in background. Se... More
Demolishing the Jail (1840-1860), Front St. East, south side, between ...
demolishing the Jail (1840-1860), Front St. East, south side, between Berkeley & Parliament Streets. This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright status o... More
Denison family men in military uniform
Original caption: "George Taylor Denison II, 1816-1873, Family Portraits Picture, 1877, English Notes Inscribed in pencil, mount vso l.l.: 795; mount vso c.: 2 No. 71 E paid [?] Shows, l. to r.: Frederick Cha... More
Detail from “City of Toronto, 1893”. Note industry along Lower Don- oi...
Detail from “City of Toronto, 1893”. Note industry along Lower Don: oil refinery east of bend, Gooderham & Worts cattle sheds on NW bank near mouth This image is available from the Toronto Public Library u... More
Diamond Jubilee programme Toronto 1897
Front cover of a programme for a musical event held at Exhibition Park on June 22, 1897, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, featuring the Festival Chorus of the Toronto Scho... More
Dinner for returned troops Toronto 1919
One in a series of dinners held for returned soldiers at the Toronto Armouries in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Image was reproduced in the Star Weekly on March 8, 1919 (page 8) with the caption: "ONE OF THE SERIE... More
Domestic science class for boys 1906 Toronto
A domestic science class at the Broadview Boys' Institute, located on the east side of Broadview Avenue, between Allen and First Avenues. The Institute was founded in 1896 by C.J. Atkinson as a club for boys, ... More
Dominion Hotel, Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, via TPL
Dominion Hotel, Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, via TPL. Gloster, Bernard Joseph, 1878-1948, attributed to This image is available from the Toronto Public LibraryThis tag does not indicate the copyright stat... More
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association team sent to National Rifle Association meeting at Bisley
Don Roadway looking north - Canada in World War Two
The Don Roadway under construction, looking north. The road ran along the eastern bank of the Don River, from near the river mouth at Lake Ontario to Winchester Street. When this section of the Don Valley P... More
Train station Don Station r-1588 - Public domain photograph.
Don Station (C.N.R. & C.P.R.), w. side Don River, s. of Queen St. E.; looking s.e. The station was moved to Todmorden Mills Park in 1969. Date Created year and month accurate; day unknown for 1952
Drawing of Fort Misssissauga, 1897
Fort Mississauga. Pen and ink drawing, 116x227mm.
Drawing of the Customs House, SE corner of Sherbourne and Adelaide, 18...
Drawing of the Customs House, SE corner of Sherbourne and Adelaide, 1828-29. Original caption: "Building was originally house of William Jarvis and was later used as workshops & house by Isaac Columbus. TEC 2... More
Drawing-StJamesCathedral1840 - Public domain historic place drawing
Drawing of original St. James Cathedral at Church and King Street in 1840.
Duke of York and Cornwall visit to Toronto, 1901, at Government House
The Duke of York and Cornwall (the future George V and Queen Mary) visit to Toronto in 1901, at Government House. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
E.J. Lennox 1885 - A black and white photo of a man with a mustache
Portrait and signature of E.J. Lennox, architect from Toronto. Public domain photograph of Canadian male portrait, 19th century personalities, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
E.J. Lennox and the Freehold Loan Building
E.J. Lennox, Toronto architect, standing in front of one of his buildings, the Freehold Loan Building on Adelaide Street East. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
EarlySimpsonsPhoto - A black and white photo of an old building
Robert Simpson's store, downtown Toronto, Ontario, founded in 1872 as a competitor of Eaton's. The store still stands, although significantly expanded, and now serves as the flagship store of the Hudson's Bay Company.
East Toronto's Town Hall, and East Toronto's Fire Hall
East Toronto's Town Hall, and East Toronto's Fire Hall. Original caption: "Drawn to make the line photomechanical print in The Evening Telegram, Toronto, 14 December 1908, p. 15, and in Landmarks of Toronto, ... More