John Boyd fonds [graphic material] Archives / Collections and Fonds

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John Boyd fonds [graphic material]

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Fonds

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John Boyd fonds

Fonds includes:

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Photographs: (Paper) Book 1-3, original numerical order indexes located in 2000814791. Book 1-3 c.1 located in 2000775515. Vol. 1, alphabetical index located in 2000775515. FA-018
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John Boyd fonds [graphic material]

Date:

1898-1926.

Reference:

R9726-0-4-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

196034

Date(s):

1898-1926.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

28,959 photographs : b&w.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

Fonds consists of: Canadian Parliament Buildings fire, 3 January 1916, Ottawa, Ontario; many Toronto views including: railway yards, harbour, passenger steamers, buildings, Duke of York visit, 1904, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto Island, markets, soldiers, streets, sports, winter activities; Sarnia, Ontario, scenes including: waterfront, vessels, railways, oil wells, fishing, sports, public transport, lumbering, Duke of Connaught visit, agriculture, automobiles, among other things; other Ontario towns including: Niagara Falls, Grand Bend, Guelph, London, St. Catherines, Ahmic Harbour, Elora, Bala, Muskoka, Inglewood, Milliken, Hamilton, Peterborough, Ottawa, Lindsay, Port Colborne, Kingston, North Bay, Oakville, Bracebridge, Burlington, among others; Indigenous; early aviation; industries; architectural studies; nature studies; social conditions as well as other subjects.

Provenance:

Boyd, John, 1865-1941

Biography/Administrative history:

Boyd, John, 1865-1941 : John Boyd (1865-1941), amateur photographer, railway official. Born Emyvale, Ireland, 1865-12-22. His family emigrated to Toronto in the late 1860s. Flourished Toronto, 1870s-1941. Boyd worked for both the Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian National Railways, which gave him opportunities for photography across Ontario. He photographed widely while on business for Grand Trunk Railway. Corresponded with George Eastman and published on technical innovation. Pioneer of Dufaycolour process, introduced in the 1930s in Canada. His news photos were widely published (e.g., Parliament Buildings fire, 1916). Died Toronto, Ont., 1941-04-14.

Works located in: Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ont. (9912)

Exhibition(s): 1980, City Blocks, City, City Spaces, PAC, Ottawa (group). 1983, Private Realms of Light, PAC, Ottawa (group).

Additional information:

Custodial history:

Received in 1971.

Original version note:

Original nitrate negs. sent for disposition, due to significant deterioration: 576, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 830, 836, 837, 839, 842, 844, 849, 10843, 10847, 11168, 11196, 11170.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

1971-120 NPC
1971-120 NPC

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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [BOYD, JOHN 1971-120]

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114--115;

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1021;

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4256--4262;

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5688;

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04256A--04256B;

[Consultation 90 Open]

04257A--04257B;

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04258A--04258B;

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04259A--04259B;

[Consultation 90 Open]

04260A--04260B;

[Consultation 90 Open]

04261A--04261B;

[Consultation 90 Open]

06277.3;

[Consultation 90 Open]

FDA 0201;

[Consultation 90 Open]

FDA 0637;

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INT 007;

[Consultation 90 Open]

RDV 008;

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RV5 002--RV5 010;

[Consultation 90 Open]

RV5 012--RV5 013;

[Consultation 90 Open]

RV5 015--RV5 016;

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RV5 018--RV5 023;

[Consultation 90 Open]

RV8 204;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [BOYD, MOSSOM 1971-124] 3811

[Consultation 90 Open]

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