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From Flickr: “Portrait of two women – Jacksonville” by State Library and Archives of Florida

Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/52442 Local call number: SP01466 Title: Portrait of two women – Jacksonville Date: ca. 1890 Physical descrip: 1 photograph – b&w – 4 x 6 in. Series Title: Jack Spottswood Collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL, 32399-0250 USA, Contact: 850.245.6700, Read More →

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

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 Read More →

From Flickr: “Baseball Match, on vacant land, south side Deforest Rd., between Kennedy Ave. & Runnymede Rd.; looking north-east, showing spectators.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

This picture shows the spectators at a baseball game held on then-vacant land in 1900. They stood (some sat) on the south side of Deforest Rd., between Kennedy and Runnymede in Toronto. The area is now a residential street. Check out your area in our Digital Archive (http://ift.tt/1Dn4XI8). Creator: Unknown Read More →

From Flickr: “Scarborough School Section No. 7, Old Kingston Road, north side, west of Highland Creek” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

Back to school time is here. This was taken in 1908, at Scarborough School Section No. 7. The school stood on the north side of Old Kingston Road, west of Highland Creek. Creator: Blakey, Joseph Adamson, 1870-1937 Date: 1908 Identifier: N 1-437 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Read More →

From Flickr: “George VI, visit to Toronto, 22 May 1939, at the King’s Plate, Woodbine (now Greenwood) Race Track, Queen St. E.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

The recent visit of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Consort of Queen Elizabeth II, made us think of another royal visit, also in May. This is a photograph of the present Queen’s parents (George VI, King of England, and Elizabeth, his queen consort) attending the King’s Plate at the Read More →

From Flickr: “Motor-Car Racing” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

The 2013 Canadian International Auto Show ends this weekend in Toronto. Looks like Toronto has had an interest the automotive industry for a very long time. This shot is from the 1913 Canadian National Exhibition Creator: Unknown Date: 1913 Identifier: 966-1-7 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Library. Read More →

From Flickr: “Long Branch Theatorium” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

Time to hop to it, dust off our bonnets and really ENJOY the long weekend! We think this might be the Williams family, around 1915, at the Long Branch Theatorium near Lakeshore Blvd. Creator: Williams, Charles A., Canadian, fl. 1897-1962 Date: 1915 Identifier: 964-6-16 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Read More →

From Flickr: “Yonge St., King To Queen Sts., looking n. from s. of Temperance St.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

Another snowy Thursday long ago… This week, a newspaper photo of Yonge Street, south of Temperance. The caption reads “REMOVING THE "BEAUTIFUL: Carting Thursday’s snow from downtown Toronto streets” (December 30, 1922). How à propos! Creator: Unknown Date: 1922 Identifier: X 65-97 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Read More →

From Flickr: “Rossin House, York St., s.e. cor. King St W., looking n.e. from York & Wellington Sts.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

In the mid 19th-Century, Rossin House Hotel was one of the most prestigious hotels in Toronto and one of the early city’s tallest structure. Located at the southeast corner of King and York Streets in Toronto, it was originally built in 1856. As this picture shows, it was destroyed by Read More →

From Flickr: “Havergal College, Jarvis St., w. side, n. of Carlton St.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

“WHEN FIRE INVADED SCHOOL: Girls at Havergal Hall yesterday recovering some of their belongings after the fire was out.” This photo appeared on page 15 of The Globe on April 14, 1923. Havergal College, which opened at 350 Jarvis St. in 1894, was named for Frances Ridley Havergal, an early Read More →