Construction of Whitby Jail, 1958
Description
- Creator
- Charles Mesher, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white photograph showing the Whitby Jail during the construction phase. The majority of the building has been completed. The general contractors, Milne & Nicholls, have a sign on the property.
- Notes
- The Whitby Jail was built between 1957-1958 to replace the Ontario County Jail which was demolished in 1960. The new jail was built at the south-west corner of Victoria and Byron Streets. It opened on 19 June 1958.
- Date of Original
- Spring 1958
- Dimensions
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Width: 10 cm
Height: 8 cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 07-002-010
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8620718703618 Longitude: -78.9358234405518
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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
- Construction of Whitby Jail, 1958, Charles Mesher, Whitby Archives, 07-002-010.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy photograph.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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