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Over the course of a lifetime, most people
accumulate a variety of records. It starts with a birth
certificate and expands into awards, bank statements, receipts,
letters, photographs - anything that documents important
events and relationships in one’s life. These records
comprise an individual’s personal archives.
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Letter to daughter, October 17, 1846
Andrew Heron fonds
Reference Code: F 782-0-0-0-3
Archives of Ontario
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Farquhar Oliver and his family
at Durham home, May 1947
Gilbert A. Milne
Black and white negative
Reference Code: C 3-1-0-0-290
Archives of Ontario, I0019940
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Governments,
businesses, schools, associations and organizations of all
types do the same, keeping records as evidence of their
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Archives are also important sources of records that captivate
us because of their visual qualities. Maps, architectural
drawings and posters capture our imaginations, and not
only because they are often very beautiful. They are the
visible record of they way places and things looked long
ago - and they provide us with insight into how diversely
people see the world at different times. These documents provide a fascinating view into the past.
Like a detective investigating a case, a researcher using
these records can get a sense of what a place looked like,
what people were thinking, what life was like, and what
happened and why. Anyone with an interest in the past,
whether it is delving into local history, tracing a family
tree, or probing decisions and events, will find answers
in archives.
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Gooderham & Worts, Ltd., Toronto, Canada:
Canadian Rye Whiskey, 1890
Published by the Toronto Lithography Co.;
A.M. Hider, delineator
Colour lithograph
Reference Code: F 4490
Archives of Ontario, I0026564
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Partie Occidental de la Nouvelle
France ou du Canada, 1755
Jacques Nicholas Bellin
Hand-coloured copper engraved map
Reference Code: F 4492
Archives of Ontario, I0026562
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Compare the two architectural perspective
paintings below from 1913 and 1974, and one begins to comprehend
just how radical were the changes in perception that occurred
over the course of the twentieth century.
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Proposed design for Baby Point Methodist Church : perspective
drawing, [ca.1913]
Chapman & McGiffin, Architects; A. Bodley, delineator
Watercolour painting
Reference Code: C 18, file 91, K-1002
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Proposal for addition and alterations to existing office building
-- 100 Shaftesbury Avenue, Toronto, Ont., 1974
Bernard Rasch, Architect; “Aquila”, delineator
Watercolour painting
Reference Code: F 4447-1, Project 74-9
Archives of Ontario, I0026561
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Advertisement for Powells Great Sale of Dry Goods, Millinery,
and 6,000 pairs of kid gloves, Posters and broadsides relating
to advertisements, tenders and contracts
Reference Code: C 233-1-3-0-2047
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Archives Unboxed and Revealed is a web
exhibit by the Archives of Ontario designed to assist researchers
in learning more about archives: what they are, where to
find them, and how to use them.
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Personal information
provided to the Archives through this request will be
used only to respond to requests. This information is
collected under the authority of the Archives
Act , R.S.O. 1990, c.A-27.
Questions about the collection of this information should
be directed to: Team Leader, Strategic Business Solutions,
Archives of Ontario, 77 Grenville St. Toronto, ON, M5S
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