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Carnegie commemorative tablet, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Public Library, College Street, northwest corner of St. George Street.
Carnegie commemorative tablet, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Public Library, College Street, northwest corner of St. George Street.

Carnegie commemorative tablet, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Public Library, College Street, northwest corner of St. George Street.

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  • Carnegie commemorative tablet, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Public Library, College Street, northwest corner of St. George Street.
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Image reproduced in Toronto Public Library Annual Report for 1912, with caption, "CARNEGIE COMMEMORATIVE TABLET. The report also included a description of the plaque unveiling, page 10: "a handsome bronze tablet commemorating the gift of Andrew Carnegie, Esq., to the City of Toronto was unveiled by the Honourable Mr. Justice Kelly in the absence of the Honourable Chief Justice Sir Glenholme Falconbridge, who had been announced to perform this ceremony."

Plaque text: "This building was erected/through the generosity/of Andrew Carnegie Esq/The cornerstone was laid/on November 27th 1906 by/Chief Justice Sir Glenholme/Falconbridge and the building/was opened for/service on October 28th/1909 by H. T. Kelly Esq. K.C./The members of the Library Board during/this period were Sir/Glenholme Falconbridge/Messrs H. T. Kelly K.C./W. T. J. Lee, Thomas W. Banton/A. E. Huestis, John Turnbull, A. B. Gash, K. C. Thomas, W. Self/and the Mayor of Toronto.” Note: original text was in block capitals. 

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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114000F
      GeographyCountryCanada
      Geography
      GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
      Geography
      GeographyEast-west streetCollege Street
      Geography
      Geography
      GeographyNeighbourhoodUniversity
      GeographyNorth-south streetSt. George Street
      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
      Geography
      Picture of a large library building on street corner.
      Public Reference Library, corner College and St. George Streets, Toronto, Canada
      Valentine & Sons
      Approximately 1913
      Toronto Public Library, Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St. George Street; Interior, gallery, showing art exhibition.
      Toronto Public Library, Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St. George Street; Interior, gallery, showing art exhibition.
      Toronto Public Library
      11/26/1913
      Toronto Public Library, Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St. George Street.
      Toronto Public Library, Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St. George Street.
      Toronto Public Library
      2/17/1930
      Toronto Public Library staff in front of Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St
      Toronto Public Library staff in front of Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St
      Ffoulkes, Muriel Page, 1895-1986
      1920?
      Toronto Public Library staff in front of Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St
      Toronto Public Library staff in front of Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St
      Ffoulkes, Muriel Page, 1895-1986
      1920?
      Toronto Public Library staff in front of Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St
      Toronto Public Library staff in front of Central Library, College Street, northwest corner of St
      Ffoulkes, Muriel Page, 1895-1986
      1920?
      Three people in a library office
      Toronto Public Library, Earlscourt Branch (renamed Dufferin/St. Clair Branch in 1973), Dufferin Street, east side, between Rosemount Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior. Reference desk, south wing.
      Nichols, Roy
      1971
      Carnegie Library, College Street, Toronto, Canada
      Carnegie Library, College Street, Toronto, Canada
      Valentine & Sons
      1910
      Toronto Public Library, Boys and Girls House (1922-1963), St. George Street, west side, between College Street and Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario.
      Toronto Public Library, Boys and Girls House (1922-1963), St. George Street, west side, between College Street and Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario.
      Toronto Public Library
      Approximately 1922
      Toronto Public Library. Boys and Girls House and Branches Division headquarters (opened 1964) with entrance and owl sculpture from 1951, St. George Street, west side, between College & Russell Streets.
      Toronto Public Library. Boys and Girls House and Branches Division headquarters (opened 1964) with entrance and owl sculpture from 1951, St. George Street, west side, between College & Russell Streets.
      Toronto Public Library
      1985?
      The chairman and members of the Toronto Public Library board request the pleasure of your company at the laying of the corner stone of the Public Reference Library building
      The chairman and members of the Toronto Public Library board request the pleasure of your company at the laying of the corner stone of the Public Reference Library building
      Falconbridge, William Glenholme, Sir, 1846-1920
      1906
      New Toronto Public Library, Eleventh Street, west side, south of Lakeshore Boulevard West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior: Reference and Research Wing
      New Toronto Public Library, Eleventh Street, west side, south of Lakeshore Boulevard West, Toronto, Ontario. Interior: Reference and Research Wing
      Hibbert, Jean, 1910-1979
      1954?