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On the Beach, Sunnyside, Toronto, Canada

Date1931

Names

Post Card & Greeting Card Co. Ltd. (publisher)

Format

Picture

Subject

Beaches

Medium

Postcards

DimensionsImage size: 9 cm x 13.5 cm (3 9/16 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_4146

Country:Canada

Building, monument or park:Sunnyside Amusement Park, 1922-1955

City, town or township:Toronto

East-west street:Lakeshore Boulevard West

Neighbourhood:Sunnyside

North-south streeet:Roncesvalles Avenue

Province or state:Ontario

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