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Title | A Social Gathering At The Whirlpool House Portage Road |
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| Creator
| Breton, Carol |
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| Type
| Still Image |
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| Medium
| Watercolour |
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| Extent
| 35.06 x 26.17 cm |
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| Call Number
| WC 56 |
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| Is Part of
| Watercolour Collection |
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| Subject
| Hotels |
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| Portage Road |
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| Place Name
| Canada (nation) |
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| Notes
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Research by George Seibel ; The Whirlpool House built about 1800 by Andrew Rorback was a stage coach stop and as well a popular place to hold meetings and social affairs. This watercolour depicts a social evening, a dance, one of many held in the upper rooms of this building ; Artistic recreation from a sketch by C W Jefferys in Library and Archives Canada ; |
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| Place Name
| Niagara Falls (inhabited place) |
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| Publisher
| Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation |
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| Date
| ca 1975 |
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| Record ID |
102748 |
| Digital image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Size |
750px X 544px |
| Resolution |
150ppi X 150ppi |
| Digitization |
Colour Scan |
| Equipment |
Vidar Truscan Titan Atlas Wide-Format |
| Date |
2005-02-16 |
| Notes |
Funded by a donation from Scotia Bank Niagara Falls. Image scanned by MES. |
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