Kensington Market (Kensington Ave., 1924)

Kensington Market (Kensington Ave., 1924)

A half-tone block after the print is in The Globe, Toronto, 18 July 1924, p. 9, with letterpress...

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Head Quarters. York, March 10, 1815. Militia General Order

Head Quarters. York, March 10, 1815. Militia General Order

Title: Head Quarters. York, March 10, 1815. Militia General Order Creator: Foster, Colley Lyons...

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A Hundred Years Peace: The Signature of the Treaty of Ghent (Belgium), 1814

A Hundred Years Peace: The Signature of the Treaty of Ghent (Belgium), 1814

Gift of J. Ross Robertson Title: A Hundred Years Peace: The Signature of the Treaty of Ghent...

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Le Lieut.-Col. Charles M. de Salaberry, 1752-1829: hier, aujourd’hui

Le Lieut.-Col. Charles M. de Salaberry, 1752-1829: hier, aujourd’hui

Lieut-Col. Charles Michel de Salaberry’s name is closely associated with Les Voltigeurs Canadiens, a...

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The War (article on Tecumseh, 1812)

The War (article on Tecumseh, 1812)

The Shawnee warrior Tecumseh fought on the side of the British until his death at the Battle of the...

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Portrait of Tecumtha (c. 1808)

Portrait of Tecumtha (c. 1808)

Tecumseh (Tech-kum-thai; c. 1768-1813). Shawnee chief Tecumseh was admired by both the British and...

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Plan of the Fort at York, No. 24 (1823)

Plan of the Fort at York, No. 24 (1823)

This diagram shows the second fort, built to replace the original fort which was destroyed during...

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Arrival of the American fleet prior to the capture of York (April 27, 1813)

Arrival of the American fleet prior to the capture of York (April 27, 1813)

watercolour, tempera & pen & ink Gift of J. Ross Robertson Title: Bird’s eye view, showing...

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York (1803)

York (1803)

This early view shows York looking east along Front St. from Jarvis St. The view is taken from a...

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Alexander Wood? (ca. 1800)

Alexander Wood? (ca. 1800)

This portrait of an unidentified young man is purported to be the likeness of...

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Victory by Gen. Dearborn (1813)

Victory by Gen. Dearborn (1813)

This American broadside reports both the American attack on York on April 27, 1813, and the death of...

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H. M. Sloop of War “Sir Isaac Brock”, on the stocks (April, 1813)

H. M. Sloop of War “Sir Isaac Brock”, on the stocks (April, 1813)

Construction of this ship began in the winter of 1812-13 and may have been one of the contributing...

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Parliament Buildings (ca. 1800)

Parliament Buildings (ca. 1800)

Pen and ink drawing of the Parliament Buildings in York. They were burned by the Americans during...

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York in 1812

York in 1812

This view of the harbour in York in 1812, is looking west along the lake front, from the blockhouse...

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Veterans of the War of 1812, at ‘Rosedale’ the home of William B. Jarvis (1861)

Veterans of the War of 1812, at ‘Rosedale’ the home of William B. Jarvis (1861)

This remarkable photograph shows the aged veterans of the war: (left to right): Col. George Duggan,...

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The Honourable William Warren Baldwin, 183-?

The Honourable William Warren Baldwin, 183-?

William Warren Baldwin, doctor, lawyer and judge, was the head of one of York’s leading...

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Mrs. William Dummer Powell (1834)

Mrs. William Dummer Powell (1834)

Anne Murray Powell was the wife of one of the leading judges of Upper Canada, William Dummer Powell....

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Plan of the harbour, fort and town of York, the capital of Upper Canada (March 16th, 1816)

Plan of the harbour, fort and town of York, the capital of Upper Canada (March 16th, 1816)

The distance between the town of York and the fort was one of the factors that contributed to...

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