Aerial View of St. Marys, 1919
Description
- Creator
- Bishop-Barker Co. Limited, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- An aerial photo taken from an airplane giving a view of St. Marys from above in 1919. The photo was taken by the Bishop Barker Co. Limited, based in Toronto; it has been printed on the front of a postcard. The company was founded in 1919 by Canadian flying aces William "Billy" Bishop and William Barker. One of the services the company offered was aerial photography.
The postcard was sent to Milton Reesor at his address in Toronto in June of 1920. Reesor was a resident of St. Marys for many years and this photograph was included in one of his photo albums. He was a photography enthusiast and had taken numerous amateur photographs of St. Marys and the surrounding area.
An image of the back of the postcard is also available to view on "Picture St. Marys" under the I.D. # Reesor403b. - Notes
- Condition: Excellent - Image is very clear. Moderate discolouration. No other damage.
- Inscriptions
- St. Marys, Ont., Taken from an Aeroplane.
Copyright, Canada, 1919 by Bishop Barker Co. Limited, Toronto. - Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date of Original
- 2 June 1920
- Date Of Event
- 1919
- Dimensions
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Width: 13.9 cm
Height: 8.8 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 12.9cm
Image Height: 7.9cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Milton Reesor, Billy Bishop, William Barker
- Corporate Name(s)
- Bishop Barker Co. Limitied
- Local identifier
- reesor403a
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
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- Donor
- Dan O'Toole
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Aerial View of St. Marys, 1919", St. Marys Museum, reesor403a.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:177 Church Street South,
P.O. Box 998,
St. Marys, Ontario.
N4X 1B6
