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Funeral procession, Keele Street West side, below railroad overpass

Dateapproximately 1908

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Looking south. Subway Hotel at right. Heintzman Piano Lumber Yard at left. Back of card has date of 1898. Most likely this is a photo of funeral procession on July 29, 1907 for nine young men from the Junction who drowned when their boat sank in Humber Bay during a storm on route back from Hanlan's Point in the early morning hours of July 26, 1907. Headlines in the Toronto Star reads " Humber Bay waters claimed the lives of nine young men" (residents of the Junction).

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DimensionsImage size: 8.8 cm x 13.8 cm (3 7/16 in. x 5 7/16 in.)

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ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberPC_4309

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Neighbourhood:Junction

Province or state:Ontario

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