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Colour photo postcard depicting a view of Yonge Street looking north from Melinda Street with h ...
Yonge St. Toronto looking North
Colour photo postcard depicting a view of Yonge Street looking north from Melinda Street with hydro poles and wires, people riding bicycles, shops and store awnings, and pedestrians in view. The caption at the top states, "Yonge Street... Toronto". On the left is a store named "Webbs", under which is a sign stating "International Patents Bureau No 12". An incandescent lamp is hanging. At the right a shop named "Albert Kleiser Watchmaker" is atop a barbershop. The back is formatted as a postcard and is printed as a Milton Postcard, by Robinson's Canadian Series No.9, Birkenhead, Eng.

Yonge St. Toronto looking North

DateApproximately 1900
Format
Notes
Colour photo postcard depicting a view of Yonge Street looking north from Melinda Street with hydro poles and wires, people riding bicycles, shops and store awnings, and pedestrians in view. The caption at the top states, "Yonge Street... Toronto". On the left is a store named "Webbs", under which is a sign stating "International Patents Bureau No 12". An incandescent lamp is hanging. At the right a shop named "Albert Kleiser Watchmaker" is atop a barbershop. The back is formatted as a postcard and is printed as a Milton Postcard, by Robinson's Canadian Series No.9, Birkenhead, Eng.
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 8.9cm H x 13.8cm W
Language
ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberPC_5606
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Downtown
North-south street:Yonge Street
Province or state:Ontario