Sending Toronto
List of Works
Studio "tramp"
ca. 1900
Photographer: Dominion Studio
Original photographic postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 327, Subseries 2, File 26
The Old Mill, Etobicoke
ca. 1909
Photographer unknown
Original hand-tinted photographic postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 327, Subseries 1, File 17
Fire at Parliament Buildings, Queen's Park
September 1, 1909
Photographer unknown
Original photographic postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 136
"Milk Drivers Unite"
ca. 1900
Photographer unknown
Original photographic postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 327, Subseries 1, File 43
Palais Royale, Sunnyside
ca. 1926
Original photographic postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 567
Melbourne Avenue
1920
Original photographic postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 1
"Men employed on the Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. Ltd.'s new buildings"
(Landsdowne and Royce Avenues)
1913
Original photographic postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 178
41 Oakwood Avenue under construction
1902
Original photographic postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 360
Russell Motor Works
ca. 1910
Original photographic postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 1
Day and night at the CNE Grand Plaza
after 1910
Original postcards
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 290
Day and night on Spadina Avenue
ca. 1905
Original postcards
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 12
Multiple views of the Entrance to University from Queen's Park: Black & White, Summer colour, and Fall colour
1905 - 1907
Original postcards
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 20
Multiple views of Queen Street from City Hall Square (now Eaton Centre): Black & White, Day colour, Night colour
1910 - 1916
Original postcards
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 2
Multiple views of Toronto Bay and misnamed English Bay
1905
Original postcards
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 232
Multiple views of (old) St. Paul's Church, Bloor Street: with streetcar wires and without streetcar wires
1911
Original postcards
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 69
Novel philately - souvenir letter case and Edwardian men's cuff
ca. 1905 and 1939
Original stamped metal letter case and original stamped textile letter with digital reproduction from original
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
"York, Up Can" cancellation
October 8, 1832
Original letter
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
"Toronto, U.C." cancellation
March 6, 1843
Original letter and digital reproduction of verso
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
"Toronto, C.W." cancellation
June 23, 1864
Original letter
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
"Toronto, Ont." cancellation
October 12, 1879
Original letter
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
"Deadletter" postcard of (1871) post office
June 27, 1906
Original letter and digital reproduction of recto
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee
August 27, 1897
Original postal card
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
First slogan cancellation, 1901 exhibition
July 26, 1901
Original postal card
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
Post declaration of war "Peace Year" cancellation
August 12, 1914
Original letter
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
Patriotic cancellation, "Buy War Stamps and Help Reconstruction"
April 6, 1919
Original postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
World War II
1944
Original postcard with multiple stamps
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
Toronto - Hamilton Via Air Mail
July 15, 1929
Original letter
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
Trans Canada Air Mail
March 1, 1939
Original letter
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 70
World War I postcard correspondence from Emily in Toronto to Will in England (Spadina Road)
1914 and 1915
Original postcards and digital reproductions of originals: Yonge & College
and Rosedale Ravine
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, Files 8, 1, and 17
Message in Esperanto
March 12, 1914
Original postcard and digital reproduction (bob sleighs in High Park) from original
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 231
Message about City Hall
ca. 1915
Original postcard and digital reproduction (City Hall) from original
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 3
From Ernest in Toronto to Molly in Massachusetts about cards and collecting
ca. 1910
Original postcard and digital reproduction (snow shoeing in Rosedale)from original
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 228
From Martha to Ma about touring Toronto
July 1, 1901
Original postcard and digital reproduction from original
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 34
From Phil about "a rotten burg"
July 20, 1914
Original postcard and digital reproduction (King & Yonge) from original
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 34
Panorama of "Queen St. East Shewing Schoolhouse" near Woodbine Avenue
ca. 1905
Original postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 1
Jarvis Street with pink envelope of fold-out tourist photographs
September 23, 1907
Original postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 6
"Best Wishes" pull-out card with Toronto tourist views
ca. 1905
Original postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 37
"You auto be with us…" with fold-out tourist photographs
ca. 1912
Original postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 37
Oversize "Grand Plaza, Toronto Exhibition"
ca. 1908
Original giant postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 298
Traders' Bank on leather
1907
Original postcard
City of Toronto Archives, Series 330, File 44
Canada Post letter box
ca. 1900
Original artifact
Becker family collection