William J. Anderson Company, October 17, 1947
Description
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- Creator
- Marjorie Ruddy, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Negatives
- Description
- Black and white negative showing the factory of the William J. Anderson Company. A number of women are seated at tables constructing jewellery boxes.
- Notes
- The William J. Anderson Company moved from Toronto to Whitby in 1946 and began operations in 1947. The factory mainly produced jewellery boxes. George Anderson, son of William J. Anderson, sold the company in 1976 and by 1979 the factory was closed.
- Inscriptions
- Envelope: A12 Wm. J. Anderson Co. Whitby for Times-Gazette Oct. 17/47 (October 17, 1947) 4 views (5)
On Film: Kodak Safety 37 - Date of Original
- October 17, 1947
- Dimensions
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Width: 5 in
Height: 3 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Ruddy, Marjorie ; Anderson, William J.
- Local identifier
- A2013_040_450
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8854597285404 Longitude: -78.9499855041504
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- William J. Anderson Company, October 17, 1947, Marjorie Ruddy. Whitby Archives A2013_040_450.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a black and white large format negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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