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Graphic Arts Building, Toronto // Canadian Home Journal
Colour postcard depicting a white three-story building designed by architect Francis Baker, with ionic columns and detailed cornice with rows of dentils on the exterior. Called The Graphic Arts Building, this building was the home of the Canadian Home Journal and Saturday Night magazine. The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard and contains text stating, "Canadian Home Journal, Graphic Arts Building, Toronto // We were pleased to receive your order of____(blank), in which was enclosed $.50 (handwritten amount)..." The back also has a handwritten address and a used one-cent stamp that is postmarked Jul 3, 1913.

Graphic Arts Building, Toronto // Canadian Home Journal

DateApproximately 1913
FormatPicture
Notes
Colour postcard depicting a white three-story building designed by architect Francis Baker, with ionic columns and detailed cornice with rows of dentils on the exterior. Called The Graphic Arts Building, this building was the home of the Canadian Home Journal and Saturday Night magazine.  The back of the card is formatted in the style of a postcard and contains text stating, "Canadian Home Journal, Graphic Arts Building, Toronto // We were pleased to receive your order of____(blank), in which was enclosed  $.50 (handwritten amount)..." The back also has a handwritten address and a used one-cent stamp that is postmarked Jul 3, 1913. 
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodDowntown
GeographyEast-west streetRichmond Street
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Dimensions8.9cm H x 13.5cm W
Language
ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberPC_5308