From Flickr: “Trinity College (1852-1925), Queen St. W., north side, between Gore Vale Ave. & Crawford St.; east wing; Lord Aberdeen laying cornerstone.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

June 19, 2015 Uncategorized

This photo from June, 1894, shows John Campbell Gordon, Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair, moments before the laying the cornerstone for the east wing of Trinity College (1852-1925); it was taken on the north side of Queen St. West, between Gore Vale Ave. & Crawford St., in Toronto. Lord Aberdeen is on the bridge (second from the right), walking beside C. W. E. Body. This image was digitized from a glass-plate copy negative.

Creator: Unknown
Date: 1894
Identifier: E 9-144
Format: Picture
Rights: Public domain
Courtesy: Toronto Public Library.
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