File:Raising the last stone.jpg

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English: Raising last stone to top of Canada Life Building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The image background shows the older lower-rise shops and businesses along Queen Street West, demonstrating the transition of Toronto's downtown in the early 20th century from a low-rise commercial district to a high-rise office centre.
Date circa 1930
date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
-1 (Canada Life Building was constructed 1929-31)
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This image is available from the City of Toronto Archives, listed under the archival citation Fonds 1244, Item 116.
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William James  (1866–1948)  wikidata:Q7340632
 
William James
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William James Sr.
Description Canadian photographer
(One of James’ two sons, William Horace or Norman, may have taken the photograph.)
Date of birth/death 1866 Edit this at Wikidata 18 November 1948 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Walsall Toronto Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1885 Edit this at Wikidata–1944 Edit this at Wikidata
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As pre-1946 Canadian image, image was public domain in its source country by the URAA date and is thus public domain in the U.S.
Camera location43° 39′ 06.93″ N, 79° 23′ 14.68″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current13:11, 21 February 2008Thumbnail for version as of 13:11, 21 February 20081,007 × 1,275 (310 KB)Finavon (talk | contribs)captions cropped
21:19, 13 February 2008Thumbnail for version as of 21:19, 13 February 20081,050 × 1,296 (326 KB)Skeezix1000 (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Raising last stone to top of Canada Life Building (Toronto, Canada) |Source={{COTA-image|Fonds 1244, Item 116}} |Date=circa 1930 |Author=William James |Permission=Copyright expired. As a pre-1946 Canadian image, also public do

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