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Pictures show an Italian-Renaissance style monument on a hill behind a picket fence.

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Volunteers Monument

DateApproximately 1870

Names

Esson, James (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Ridgeway (Fenian Raids) monument.

Subject

Monuments and memorials

Medium

Stereoscopic photographs

DimensionsCarrier size: 10 cm x 18 cm (3 15/16 in. x 7 1/16 in.)

Language

ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number2015-2-1-369

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Neighbourhood:University

Province or state:Ontario

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