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Colour postcard depicting firefighters attempting to extinguish the 1904 fire of Toronto amid a…
View from the Esplanade, looking North.
Colour postcard depicting firefighters attempting to extinguish the 1904 fire of Toronto amid a red sky. The caption on the bottom front of the card states, "View from the Esplanade, looking North." The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard, contains handwriting, a used one-cent stamp, and is postmarked May 13. 

View from the Esplanade, looking North.

DateApproximately 1904
Names
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FormatPicture
Notes
Colour postcard depicting firefighters attempting to extinguish the 1904 fire of Toronto amid a red sky. The caption on the bottom front of the card states, "View from the Esplanade, looking North." The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard, contains handwriting, a used one-cent stamp, and is postmarked May 13. 
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodDowntown||Financial District||St. Lawrence
GeographyEast-west streetEsplanade
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Postcards
DimensionsImage size: 8.9 cm H x 13.3 cm W(3 7/16 in. x 5 9/16 in.)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberPC_6038