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Pictures show a five story public building with a central tower.

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The Convent

DateApproximately 1876

Names

Esson, James (photographer)

James Esson (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

North of St. Michael's Cathedral facing Bond Street.

Subject

Medium

Stereoscopic photographs

DimensionsCarrier size: 10 cm x 17.5 cm (3 15/16 in. x 6 7/8 in.)

Language

ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number2015-2-1-342

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Neighbourhood:Downtown

Province or state:Ontario

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Soon this Cloistered Nun won't view the world through a Grill, The screen won't be built in new convent for Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood

Soon this Cloistered Nun won't view the world through a Grill, The screen won't be built in new convent for Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood

11/16/1966

Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns

Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns

11/16/1966

St. Joseph's R.C. convent

St. Joseph's R.C. convent

4/16/1975

Black and white picture of two large stone building, one with two steeples.

Convent Srs. L'Assumption, Haileybury, Ont. (before the fire)

Approximately 1915

Black and white photographs of a five story Second Empire building situated behind a gothic rev ...

St. Joseph's convent, Toronto - chapel and academy (South-east view)

Approximately 1907

In this quiet house on St. Joseph street (Toronto) dwell the sisters of the Precious Blood cloistered from the world

In this quiet house on St. Joseph street (Toronto) dwell the sisters of the Precious Blood cloistered from the world

7/23/1932

Oddfellows hall is the meeting place of the Small Claims Court in Metro's west end

Oddfellows hall is the meeting place of the Small Claims Court in Metro's west end

1/23/1973

House of prayer

House of prayer

4/8/1980

Black and white photographs of a three story church building inserted over a spray of flowers.

St. Joseph's Toronto, Easter Greetings

Approximately 1912

Black and white photograph of a church altar surrounded by statuary.

The altar, Monastery of the Precious Blood, Toronto, Canada

Approximately 1924

Black and white photographs of an entrance way and auditorium inserted over a spray of flowers. ...

Easter from St. Joseph's, Toronto

Approximately 1912

Black and white photographs of corridors inserted over a spray of flowers.

Easter from St. Joseph's, Toronto

Approximately 1912