The day Sir Wilfrid Laurier came, October
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Two black and white photographs mounted on black paper with the words "The day Sir Wilfrid Laurier came, October" written in white ink.
Top : Black and white photograph of a large group of people gathered at a train station in anticipation of Wilfrid Laurier's arrival. There is a "Chatham" sign on the station's exterior. Several automobiles are decorated with Union Jack flags.
Bottom : Black and white photograph Wilfrid Laurier standing on the observation deck of a train during a stop in Chatham, Ontario. Many people are crowded around the train. - Notes
- Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 5, 1911. Wilfrid Laurier University, located in Waterloo, Ontario, is named in his honour.
- Inscriptions
- The day Wilfrid Laurier came, October
- Date of Original
- ca. 1910
- Dimensions
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Width: 14.5 cm
Height: 19.5 cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- S706_3.2
- Collection
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collection
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Wilfrid Laurier University Archives & Special Collections
- Reproduction Notes
- U57 Disc40
- Contact
- Wilfrid Laurier University LibraryEmail:libarch@wlu.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3C5
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