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Black and white photo postcard with red filter depicting the damage caused by the 1904 fire of …
View from the Queen's Hotel looking North. Building marked X where fire started.
Black and white photo postcard with red filter depicting the damage caused by the 1904 fire of Toronto. The caption on the bottom front of the card states, "View from the Queen's Hotel looking North. Building marked X where fire started." The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard, contains handwriting, a used one-cent stamp, and is postmarked May 16, 1904. 

View from the Queen's Hotel looking North. Building marked X where fire started.

DateApproximately 1904
Alternate Title
  • View from the Queen's Hotel looking North. Building marked X where fire started.
FormatPicture
Notes
Black and white photo postcard with red filter depicting the damage caused by the 1904 fire of Toronto. The caption on the bottom front of the card states, "View from the Queen's Hotel looking North.  Building marked X where fire started." The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard, contains handwriting, a used one-cent stamp, and is postmarked May 16, 1904. 
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 8.8 cm H x 13.5 cm W(3 7/16 in. x 5 9/16 in.)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberPC_6039
GeographyCountryCanada
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodDowntown
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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