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Series: Lorimer Illustrated History
Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication Date: 1 January 1999
Copyright Year: 1999
ISBN: 9781550286786
Page Count: 120
Dimensions: 10.5" x 8.25"

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Lantern Slides from 1906 to 1939

by William James (photographer)

introduction by Christopher Hume

William James' Toronto Views offers an intimate and unparalleled portrait of the burgeoning city as it grew into the twentieth century.

William James' Toronto Views offers an appealing look at the city through the eyes of master photographer William James, a prolific photojournalist who took more than 10,000 images of the city during the early twentieth century.
This book reproduces over 100 images from the 5,800 lantern slides in the James collection at the City of Toronto Archives, many hand-tinted. There are early views of the waterfront and downtown, of magnificent homes, of prominent figures at public events and ordinary people going about daily life. Art writer Christopher Hume provides an engaging introductory essay that discusses James, his work, and early twentieth-century Toronto.
William James' Toronto Views offers an intimate and unparalleled portrait of the burgeoning city as it grew into the twentieth century.

About the Authors

William James

WILLIAM JAMES was a prolific photojournalist who took more than 10,000 images of Toronto during the early twentieth century.

Christopher Hume

CHRISTOPHER HUME has written about art and architecture for The Toronto Star since 1981. He has won nominations for National Newspaper Awards in 1988, 1992, and 1995, and in 1993 received a Citation of Appreciation from the Ontario Association of Architects for his columns in the Star. He is a frequent contributor to many major Canadian and American magazines and has been a regular guest on many radio and television programs.

Reviews

"There is a sense...in which this could be called a coffee-table book, but it is much more than that... a valuable contribution to the social history of the city, the province, and the country. As we turn the pages, we receive a remarkably clear impression of what it must have felt like to be a Torontonian the best part of a century ago."

W.J. Keith, Canadian Book Review Annual

Subjects (BISAC)

HISTORY / Canada / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial

Subjects

Canadian History, Canadian History: Urban, Canadian Travel: Ontario, Local Interest, Local Interest: Ontario, Local Interest: Ontario: Toronto