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Toronto Water Works
Pictures show a large industrial building with two towers.

Toronto Water Works

DateApproximately 1874
Names
(photographer)
FormatPicture
Notes
John Street pumping station.
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodDowntown
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Stereoscopic photographs
DimensionsCarrier size: 10 cm x 17.8 cm (3 15/16 in. x 7 in.)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number2015-2-1-357
North Toronto Pumping Station, Waterworks Park, Sherwood Road, north side, east of Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, Ontario
North Toronto Pumping Station, Waterworks Park, Sherwood Road, north side, east of Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, Ontario
Letsche, John M. (Matthew), 1860–1950
15 September 1907
Waterworks - West Toronto Pumping Station, Ellis Avenue, west side, north of Lakeshore Boulevard West
Waterworks - West Toronto Pumping Station, Ellis Avenue, west side, north of Lakeshore Boulevard West
Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
1952-09
Ellis Avenue, north of Lakeshore Boulevard W
Ellis Avenue, north of Lakeshore Boulevard W
Unknown
1900
Waterworks, John St. Pumping Station, foot of John St
Waterworks, John St. Pumping Station, foot of John St
Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
1952-04
Illustration of a boy dressed in a Little Lord Fauntleroy type outfit. He is outside and there ...
T.F. Grant's Pump Works
J.H. Bufford & Co.
Approximately 1900
Ontario Pump Co'y (Limited) Toronto Ont.
Ontario Pump Co'y (Limited) Toronto Ont.
Grant Litho Co.
Approximately 1900
A story of a pump
A story of a pump
F. E. Myers & Bro. Ashland Ohio
1895
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
Spremo, Boris
3/4/1974
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
Spremo, Boris
3/4/1974
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
Spremo, Boris
3/4/1974
Report of engineers on the separation of grades in connection with the railway lines along the water front : and on the proposed Union Station : City of Toronto
Report of engineers on the separation of grades in connection with the railway lines along the water front : and on the proposed Union Station : City of Toronto
Parsons, William Barclay, 1859-1932
6/10/1907
Driver's seat view from car interior of steering wheel, dashboard, and two girls reaching acros…
Kingsmill Secondary School students get work experience at a service station on Lake Shore Boulevard, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
31 January 1972