Parade for Opening of Pavement in Downtown Whitby

Description
Creator
Unknown
Media Type
Image
Item Types
Negatives
Photographs
Description
Black and white negative of a photograph of Brock Street looking north from Colborne Street during the parade to celebrate the paving of Dundas and Brock Streets. A man on horseback leads the parade. There are people standing on the street watching the parade.
Notes
Brock and Dundas Streets were paved in 1921. The Honourable F. C. Biggs, Minister of Public Works, dedicated the pavement in a special ceremony at Brock and Dundas Streets. There were 40 floats in the parade.
Date of Original
29 September 1921
Dimensions
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
30-017-011
Collection
Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.8787784199492 Longitude: -78.9417457580566
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Parade for Opening of Pavement in Downtown Whitby, September 1921, unknown photographer.
Whitby Archives
30-017-011
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from copy negative.
Contact
Whitby Public Library
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