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Colour photo postcard depicting a view up Close Avenue in Parkdale with homes, trees, and woode…
Close Avenue. Toronto, Can.
Colour photo postcard depicting a view up Close Avenue in Parkdale with homes, trees, and wooden sidewalks in view. The caption at the bottom states, "Close Avenue. Toronto, Can." The back is formatted as a postcard, contains handwriting, a used one-cent stamp, and is postmarked Jul 8, 1909.

Close Avenue. Toronto, Can.

Dateapprox 1905
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FormatPicture
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Colour photo postcard depicting a view up Close Avenue in Parkdale with homes, trees, and wooden sidewalks in view. The caption at the bottom states, "Close Avenue. Toronto, Can." The back is formatted as a postcard, contains handwriting, a used one-cent stamp, and is postmarked Jul 8, 1909.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodParkdale
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Postcards
    DimensionsImage size: 8.9cm H x 14cm W
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberPC_5772
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