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Governor-General's Visit to Elgin County Court House, 1914
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1914
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh4 B1 4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Creator
- Hopkins Studio
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh4 B1 4
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1914
- Publication
- -Published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal Bygone Days feature, and on the Archives flickr site, August 26, 2016: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgincountyarchives/28625725964/in/dateposted-public/.
- -July 11, 2019: Posted on Facebook
- -October 16, 2020: Posted on Facebook
- Series
- Ken Verrell Collection - Photographs series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 35 cm on mat 40 x 51 cm
- Scope and Content
- Black and white photograph of the exterior of the Elgin County Court House, St. Thomas decorated with Union Jack flags and banners. Shows the scene of the official visit on May 6, 1914 of the Governor General, HRH the Duke of Connaught and his daughter Princess Patricia: their itinerary included a brief stop at the Court House and the corner stone laying ceremony for the new St. Thomas YMCA building on the southeast corner of Talbot and Ross Streets. View is looking southeast and includes the Elgin County Registry Office (during their visit, an oak tree was planted near the Registry Office). Photograph was probably taken from an upper storey window of the house at 5 Wellington Street (northwest corner of Queen and Wellington Streets), owned at the time by William R. Jackson, President of Jacksons Limited jewelers and opticians.
- Photograph is mounted on cardboard embossed in the lower right corner with the name of photographer James H. Hopkins, St. Thomas.
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Elgin County Courthouse
- Elgin County Registry Office
- Hopkins Studio
- Hopkins, James H.
- Subject Access
- Elgin County Courthouse
- Court Houses
- Heritage Buildings
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