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Proposed first gas lamp for Toronto

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Proposed first gas lamp for Toronto

Date1840

Names

Glegg, Thomas (author)

Format

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Notes

Proposed first gas lamp for Toronto

Subject

Street lighting

Medium

Black-and-white photographs

Language

ProvenanceGift of J. Ross Robertson

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberJRR278

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Province or state:Ontario

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