Research Catalog

Photographs of harbor scenes

Title
Photographs of harbor scenes [graphic] / Toronto Harbor Commissioners.
Author
Toronto Harbour Commissioners.
Publication
July, 1912.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Cousins, Edward L., 1883- .
  • Toronto Harbour Commissioners.
Description
34 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w; 12 x 17 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Harbor views, possibly in Chicago or other Great Lakes ports: piers, many with cranes, some with railcars; ships being loaded; tugboats; bridges across the [Chicago?] river, including views of open drawbridges; long piers with lighthouses; shore with timber and stone retaining wall; a U. S. Lifesaving Station.
Subject
  • United States. Life-Saving Service
  • Bridges
  • Cargo ships
  • Drawbridges
  • Harbors
  • Lakes
  • Lifesaving stations
  • Lighthouses
  • Piers & wharves
  • Rivers
  • Shipping
  • Tugboats
  • Chicago (Ill.)
  • Great Lakes (North America)
Genre/Form
  • Photographic prints.
  • Silver gelatin prints.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Views captioned Harbour Commission and numbered and dated in negative. Some views mounted on linen with holes for insertion into albums. Some stamped with number and/or dated in ink on versos.
  • Collection consists of duplicate prints from the Arthur Goss Collection held in the archives of the Toronto Harbour Commissioners.The photographer is tentatively identified as Edward L. Cousins, engineer for the Commission, who made a trip to Chicago and the Great Lakes as part of a tour of U. S. ports. --cf.-- correspondence accompanying gift.
  • Views are numbered: 57-90.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Original Location (note)
  • Archives, Toronto Harbour Commissioners
Terms of Use (note)
  • Acknowledgement of The Toronto Harbor Commissioners must be given as part of any credit line.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of Toronto Harbour Commissioners, 1987.
Call Number
MFY 93-6321
OCLC
NYPG93-F274
Author
Toronto Harbour Commissioners.
Title
Photographs of harbor scenes [graphic] / Toronto Harbor Commissioners.
Imprint
July, 1912.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
Original Location
Duplicate prints in: Archives, Toronto Harbour Commissioners, 60 Harbour Street, Toronto, Ont. M5J 1B7, Canada.
Terms Of Use
Acknowledgement of The Toronto Harbor Commissioners must be given as part of any credit line.
Provenance
Gift of Toronto Harbour Commissioners, 1987.
Added Author
Cousins, Edward L., 1883- . Photographer
Toronto Harbour Commissioners.
Research Call Number
MFY 93-6321
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