Whitby Centennial and Birthday Presentation, 1955
Description
- Creator
- Lloyd Robertson, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Negatives
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white negative showing Mrs. Barnes (1855-1955) receiving flowers from Mayor Harry Jermyn and John R. Frost, town clerk, on her 100th birthday. Mrs. Barnes's birthday occurred in the same year as the Whitby centennial. The photograph was taken in her home at the south-east corner of Athol and Gilbert Streets.
Mrs. Barnes was born in Montreal. She came to Whitby about 1875 and died on 6 October 1955. - Notes
- Whitby celebrated its Centennial of Incorporation as a town from 26 June to 3 July 1955.
- Date of Original
- 29 July 1955
- Dimensions
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Width: 4 in
Height: 5 in
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 30-012-035
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8772643515517 Longitude: -78.9384060794067
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- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Recommended Citation
- Whitby Centennial and Birthday Celebrations, 1955, Lloyd Robertson, Whitby Archives. 30-012-035.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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