Demolition of Ontario County Jail, 1960
Description
- Creator
- Jean Pretty, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white photograph showing the demolition process of the Ontario County Jail. The brick wall that once surrounded the jail has been torn down.
- Notes
- The Ontario County Jail was built in 1853 at the south-east corner of King and Gilbert Streets and demolished in February 1960. It was replaced by the new jail on Victoria Street in 1958.
- Date of Original
- February 1960
- Dimensions
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Width: 10 px
Height: 8 px
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 07-002-019
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8757468383994 Longitude: -78.944149017334
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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
- Demolition of Ontario County Jail, 1960, Jean Pretty, Whitby Archives, 07-002-019.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy photograph.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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