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Skyline View, showing New C.P.R. Hotel – Toronto.
Green-toned photo postcard depicting an illustration of a view of buildings looking north from Lakeshore Road. Visible are the Royal York Hotel, Union Station, A.R. Williams Machinery Co., and a Simpson's signboard. The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard and is blank.

Skyline View, showing New C.P.R. Hotel – Toronto.

DateApproximately 1929
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  • Skyline View, showing New C.P.R. Hotel – Toronto.
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Green-toned photo postcard depicting an illustration of a view of buildings looking north from Lakeshore Road. Visible are the Royal York Hotel, Union Station, A.R. Williams Machinery Co., and a Simpson's signboard. The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard and is blank.
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Dimensions13.7cm W x 8.9cm H
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ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberPC_5240
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