Parade for the Opening of the Pavement in Downtown Whitby

Description
Creator
Unknown
Media Type
Image
Item Types
Negatives
Photographs
Description
Black and white image of a man on horseback possibly wearing Ku Klux Klan outfit. This was part of the Pavement parade in downtown Whitby. They are pictured in front of the Dominion Bank at the south-east corner of Dundas and Brock Streets.
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.

This image is from a scrapbook in the following location: F 21 Leonard Beckley fonds, box 4, file 1.
Date of Original
29 September 1921
Dimensions
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
30-017-015
Collection
Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.8798301571018 Longitude: -78.9420890808105
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Parade for the Opening of the Pavement in Whitby, September 1921, unknown photographer. Whitby Archives. 30-017-015
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from copy negative.
Contact
Whitby Public Library
Email:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:

405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A1

For inquires about any newspaper content please contact askreference@whitbylibrary.ca

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy