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Stereo photograph showing a man looking over a fence at a sculpture of a woman on a pedestal.
Queen's statue in park.
Stereo photograph showing a man looking over a fence at a sculpture of a woman on a pedestal.

Queen's statue in park.

DateApproximately 1872
Names
(photographer)
FormatPicture
Notes
Statue was unveiled July 1, 1871 but removed in 1874 and replaced by a fountain. 
Subject
    GeographyBuilding Monument ParkQueen's Park (Toronto, Ont.)
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodUniversity
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Stereoscopic photographs
    DimensionsCarrier size: 10 cm x 17 cm (3 15/16 in. x 6 11/16 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number2015-2-1-379
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      Teskey, Frank
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      SIMCOE, JOHN GRAVES, statue, Queen's Park, in front & slightly to east of Parliament Buildings
      SIMCOE, JOHN GRAVES, statue, Queen's Park, in front & slightly to east of Parliament Buildings
      Blakey, Joseph Adamson, 1870-1937
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