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Toronto's First Industry (c.1815)
Toronto's First Industry (c.1815)

Toronto's First Industry (c.1815)

Date1934
Names
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FormatPicture
Dimensions235 x 448 mm
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberPICTURES-R-6785
An illustration of a man wearing a military uniform.
Edward, Duke of Kent & Strathearn, K.G., K.T., K. St. P. &c. (1815)
Beechey, William, Sir, 1753-1839
1841
Image shows a big ship docked at the Harbour with some buildings in the background.
Special -- Toronto to Bombay. Toronto's harbor, newly opend for the season, is fast becoming a hive of industry. Indian freighter Jalazad, one of seve(...)
Spremo, Boris
4/28/1972
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Bull, Ron
12/5/1973
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above, blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above, blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal
Bull, Ron
7/27/1984
Machine sewing in Toronto's garment industry is one of the jobs Canada Manpower spokesmen say are the hardest to fill but Pauline Cole, who works in t(...)
Machine sewing in Toronto's garment industry is one of the jobs Canada Manpower spokesmen say are the hardest to fill but Pauline Cole, who works in t(...)
Bezant, Graham
1/14/1975
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Bull, Ron
12/5/1973
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
Bull, Ron
7/25/1984
Image shows a few houses and some trees by the water.
Front St. W., ca 1815, looking north from lake, from Peter St. at left to John St. at right. Toronto, Ontario
Beikie, John
189-?
This old gun resting near the stone bridge over the Humber at Bloor street, Toronto saw service at the battle of Waterloo in 1815
This old gun resting near the stone bridge over the Humber at Bloor street, Toronto saw service at the battle of Waterloo in 1815
Toronto Star (Firm)
4/25/1928
Banker Willliam C. Duncan retired this week after 65 years in the banking industry. Duncan, 84, started working in a bank at Huntsville in 1906. For the past 20 years he's been manager of the Toronto Clearing House. He hopes to travel.
Banker Willliam C. Duncan retired this week after 65 years in the banking industry. Duncan, 84, started working in a bank at Huntsville in 1906. For the past 20 years he's been manager of the Toronto Clearing House. He hopes to travel.
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
3/30/1971
Naval and military chronicle of the United States, estimate of British troops in Upper Canada, [extract from the Port folio, 3d [i.e. 4th] ser., v.VI, October, 1815, no. IV
Naval and military chronicle of the United States, estimate of British troops in Upper Canada, [extract from the Port folio, 3d [i.e. 4th] ser., v.VI, October, 1815, no. IV
Bradford & Inskeep
1815
Macdonald, John A (Sir) 1815 - 1891 (Misc)
Macdonald, John A (Sir) 1815 - 1891 (Misc)
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/1/1941