Twelve people posing on a very long toboggan.

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Winter sports: "tobogging, " High Park, Toronto

DateApproximately 1905

Names

Valentine & Sons (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Tobogganing is misspelled on the postcard. Bobsled is named Foxy Quiller after a character from an operetta.

Subject

Tobogganing

Bobsledding

Winter sports

Medium

Postcards

DimensionsCover size: 8.8 cm x 13.5 cm (3 7/16 in. x 5 5/16 in.)

Language

English

ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberPC_3260

Country:Canada

Building, monument or park:High Park (Toronto, Ontario)

City, town or township:Toronto

Neighbourhood:High Park

Province or state:Ontario

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