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Portrait of John Penman

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Creators

Unknown, Photographer

Penman, John

, Depicted

Media Type

Image

Item Types

Crayon enlargements

Portraits

Description

This portrait depicts John Penman, a prominent businessman whose Penman Mills in Paris were major producers of woolen knitwear in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

This image was printed on the first page of photographs in At the Forks of the Grand: Volume II by D. A. Smith.

Inscriptions

(On original matting)

John Penman
The donor of this building to the Citizens of Paris
Died 19th October 1931

Date of Original

[after 1931]

Dimensions

Width: 17.2 cm
Height: 22.1 cm

Subject(s)

Business people
Crayon enlargements
Portraits
Paris, Ontario
Penman, John

Local identifier

1999.9113.01

Collection

D.A. Smith Photograph Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Paris

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2 Longitude: -80.38333

Copyright Statement

Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.

Recommended Citation

Portrait of John Penman, [after 1931], D.A. Smith Photograph Collection, 1999.9113.01, Paris Museum and Historical Society

Terms of Use

The information and images provided are for personal research only and are not to be used for commercial purposes. Use of this information should include the credit “Paris Museum and Historical Society.”

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