Brooklin Flour Mills
Description
- Creator
- Unknown, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Colour photograph of the flour mills in Brooklin (Whitby).
- Notes
- The Brooklin Mill was built in 1848 by Robert Campbell and is considered one of Ontario County's first flour mills. The original mill was a rectangular shaped building made out of brick. It operated as a mill from 1848 until 1991. In 2002 the Brooklin Mill Montessori School opened in the old mill.
This photograph is one of 19 promotional photographs highlighting a variety of Whitby's buildings and spaces, including businesses, Town facilities, and industry. - Inscriptions
- Label under photo:
"Brooklin Flour Mills
25 Cassels Road, Brooklin 416-655-4851
Whitby's Oldest Industry - Built 1848 Flour and feed mill" - Date of Original
- ca.1983
- Dimensions
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Width: 35 cm
Height: 27.5 cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Campbell, Robert
- Corporate Name(s)
- Brooklin Flour Mills
- Local identifier
- D2016_004_019
- Collection
- Digital Photographs
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.88342 Longitude: -78.93287
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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
- Brooklin Flour Mills, ca. 1983, photographer unknown. Whitby Archives photograph D2016_004_019.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from photograph on hardboard. Originals have been deaccessioned.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
Website:
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