Whitby Public Library

Welcome to the Archives at Whitby Public Library's historic photograph database! We've been digitizing photographs and negatives from our collection since 2009 and new images are added regularly. If you wish you purchase images from our site please note the fees below. 

Reproduction Fees
Photocopies $0.50 per page
8" x 10" print $8.00
Digital file $5.00 for up to 5 images; $2.00 for every image thereafter 

You may be required to complete a Request to Publish Form. 

Please note that some images are subject to the Canadian Copyright Act and cannot be copied without consent from the copyright holder. It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions. 

The Archives at Whitby Public Library acquires, preserves, interprets, and makes available, through a comprehensive archival collection, unpublished records of historical or cultural significance essential to the understanding of the heritage of Whitby and its people. For more information about the Archives, its services, location, and operating hours please visit the Whitby Public Library website. 

 Located just east of Toronto, the Town of Whitby is situated centrally in the Regional Municipality of Durham, formerly known as Ontario County. The current boundaries of the Town of Whitby include the former municipalities of the Township of Whitby (incorporated in 1852) and the Town of Whitby (incorporated in 1855). The Town and Township amalgamated in 1968 to create the current Town of Whitby. The Archives at Whitby Public Library holds the historical administrative records of both the Township, which includes the Village of Brooklin and the Hamlets of Ashburn, Myrtle, and Myrtle Station, and the Town. For more information on our archival holdings please visit our database.