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City Hall
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[Copied ca. 1990] (originally created 1850) (Creation)
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- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.3 cm
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 7.9 x 6.1 cm
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Front elevation of City Hall. Lithograph by Hugh Scobie, Toronto,1850, from 'Plan of the City and Liberties of Kingston...Compiled by Thomas Fraser Gibbs, Provincial Surveyor, 1850.'
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Received from the Public Archives of Canada #C50252
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Also have two copynegatives (35mm) and a xerox copy. Copy published in 'Heritage Kingston' pg.142, no.171. Detail by Gibbs, after George Browne.
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Kingstons City Hall was built by government architect, George Browne, between 1842 and 1844. To raise money for the new building, the Mayor, John Counter, travelled to England in Nov.1842. On June 5,1843 the cornerstone of the new building was laid with great ceremony by the Gov.-Gen., Sir Charles Metcalfe.
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A copy negative of this image is available.
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Description created 8/29/2002.