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Title
Fonds consists of
Arrangement structure
Accession
Date(s)
1898-1926
Place of creation
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Extent
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; Indians; early aviation; industries; architectural studies; nature studies; social conditions as well as other subjects.
Conditions of access
from 00114 to 00115
01021
from 04256 to 04262
05688
from 04256A to 04256B
from 04257A to 04257B
from 04258A to 04258B
from 04259A to 04259B
from 04260A to 04260B
from 04261A to 04261B
06277.3
from RV5 002 to RV5 010
from RV5 012 to RV5 013
from RV5 015 to RV5 016
from RV5 018 to RV5 023
RV8 204
FDA 0201
FDA 0637
INT 007
RDV 008
03811
Terms of use
Photographs: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired. Credit: name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.
Finding aid
Photographs: 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 (Paper)
Creator / Provenance
Biography / Administrative history
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.
The John Boyd fonds held by the National Archives of Canada is comprised of over 28,000 negatives.
Works located in: Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ont. (9912)
Exhibition(s): 1980, City Blocks, City ?1980, City Blocks, City Spaces, PAC, Ottawa (group). 1983, Private Realms of Light, PAC, Ottawa (group).
Additional information
Source
Private
Related control no.
1971-120 NPC
MIKAN no.
196034
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