David Leslie Briggs, c. 1900

Description

Creator: Worthington, Photographer
Media Type: Image
Item Type: Photographs
Description: A black and white portrait photograph of David Leslie Briggs, 1848-1927.
Notes: David Leslie Briggs was born at Whitby Township, east of Myrtle, on June 30, 1848. About 1873 he went into partnership with David A. Brown in a general store at Myrtle, called Brown & Briggs. After the store burned down in 1889, he went into business in Toronto with his brother Sylvester at Steele-Briggs Seed Company. About 1914 he moved to Los Angeles, California where he died on November 16, 1927.
Inscriptions: Bottom of photograph reads: "WORTHINGTON TORONTO/ 1245/ QUEEN ST. WEST"
Date of Original: c. 1900
Dimensions: Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 16.5 cm
Image Dimensions: Image Width: 10cm
Image Height: 14cm
Subject(s): Portrait photographs
Local identifier: 31-009-429
Language of Item: English
Copyright Statement: Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Reproduction Notes: Scanned from a copy negative.
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