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From Flickr: “Wanderer’s Bicycle Club” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

A composite photograph taken in 1884, the Wanderer’s Bicycle Club is depicted in front of the Queen’s Park fountain (University Ave, Toronto). The Toronto Daily Mail described one of their trips to Hamilton, August 16, 1883: “As customary to this club, they wandered in small parties into that city, (…) Read More →

From Flickr: “Gordon, Ishbel Maria (Marjoribanks), Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair (1857-1939)” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

The Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge St.) currently features an exhibit on fashions from 1890-1914. This lovely portrait of the Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, Ishbel Maria Gordon, was taken in Toronto in 1897 during a ball at the Armouries. A celebrated pioneer of women’s rights and healthcare, she also Read More →

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