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Old Block house

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Old Block house

Date11/29/1933

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Old Block house

Subject

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object NumberTSPA_0112637F

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One of the old houses on the site of Fort York-this one, now used as a home by John Dutton and his family, was once the residence of Governor Simcoe

One of the old houses on the site of Fort York-this one, now used as a home by John Dutton and his family, was once the residence of Governor Simcoe

5/28/1932

Old-time mortar, cast in 1856, on the site of old Fort Rouille, Exhibition Park, Toronto

Old-time mortar, cast in 1856, on the site of old Fort Rouille, Exhibition Park, Toronto

1/6/1921

Poor old homeless Cannon. Lying prostrate in a basement in he Old Fort on the waterfront, midst a lot of undistinguished fowling pieces that never hit(...)

Poor old homeless Cannon. Lying prostrate in a basement in he Old Fort on the waterfront, midst a lot of undistinguished fowling pieces that never hit(...)

9/8/1934

Old-time mortar, cast in 1856, on the site of old Fort Rouille, Exhibition Park, Toronto

Old-time mortar, cast in 1856, on the site of old Fort Rouille, Exhibition Park, Toronto

1/6/1921

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Forts - Old

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Forts - Old

n.d.

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Forts - Old

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Forts - Old

n.d.

This photograph, snapped through a crack in the fence, shows the dilapidated condition into which the historic old buildings of Fort York have fallen

This photograph, snapped through a crack in the fence, shows the dilapidated condition into which the historic old buildings of Fort York have fallen

5/28/1932

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Forts - Old

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Forts - Old

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A detachment in uniforms of the 3rd York Regiment, which fought in the war of 1812, is seen shouldering arms

A detachment in uniforms of the 3rd York Regiment, which fought in the war of 1812, is seen shouldering arms

5/25/1934

Stone in Exhibition Park, Toronto, which marks the site of Fort Rouille established in 1749 by order of King Louis XV of France

Stone in Exhibition Park, Toronto, which marks the site of Fort Rouille established in 1749 by order of King Louis XV of France

6/23/1927

Renovation work

Renovation work

11/29/1933

It recalls the olden days of muddy york

It recalls the olden days of muddy york

5/13/1932