Residence of Joshua Richardson/Alger Press Building, c.1936
Description
- Creator
- Unknown, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Photographs
- Negatives
- Description
- Black and white negative of a photograph showing the lawns and house of Joshua Richardson. The house is visible in the background at left.
- Notes
- This home was built in 1876 at 720 Dundas Street East on the north-east corner of Dundas and Garden Streets. It was demolished in 1969.
In 1936 the Richardson residence became the office and plant of Alger Press of Oshawa. This photograph was likely used in Alger Press calendars. It was originally printed in colour and was one of the fist colour photographs of Whitby. - Date of Original
- c.1936
- Dimensions
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Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 11 cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Richardson, Joshua
- Local identifier
- 17-118-001
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8820573039054 Longitude: -78.9323043823242
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Joshua Richardson Residence/Alger Press Building, c.1936, unknown photographer, Whitby Archives, 17-118-001.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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