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A group of children are gathered around a woman seated on a chair facing them. Shelves of books…
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, Children's Room.
A group of children are gathered around a woman seated on a chair facing them. Shelves of books line the wall beyond.

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, Children's Room.

Date1921
Names
(author)
Alternate Title
  • Story hour in the Earlscourt Library
  • 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, Children's Room.
FormatPicture
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Alternative title derived from image caption published in Toronto Public Library, Thirty-Seventh Annual Report for the Year 1920, facing page 29.

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CollectionToronto Public Library Archives
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTPL-A-0265
GeographyCountryCanada
GeographyBuilding, monument or parkToronto Public Library. Dufferin/St. Clair branch
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyEast-west streetSt. Clair Avenue West
GeographyNeighbourhoodEarlscourtWychwood-Hillcrest
GeographyNorth-south streetDufferin Street
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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