Item 2 - Sir John A. Macdonald

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Sir John A. Macdonald

Level of description

Item

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 11 Jun. 1891 (Creation)
    Creator
    Sheldon & Davis

Physical description area

Physical description

  • 1 photograph : b&w ; 32.4 x24.5 cm
  • 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.2 x 5.7 cm

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1863-1904)

Administrative history

Sheldon & Davis was a photography studio based in Kingston, Ontario. Henry Sheldon, who has been working earlier as a daguerreotypist, took on Richard Davis as his associate in 1863. After Sheldon's death in 1877, Davis continued using the name until circa 1904.

Scope and content

Funeral caravan passing City Hall with military escort. City Hall is draped in black ribbon for mourning.

Notes area

Availability of other formats

  • Also have copy size 25.2 x 20.3 cm.
  • Also have copynegative size 10 x 12.5 cm

Restrictions on access

Open

General note

Oversize.

General note

Also have copies in Duplicate File.

Conservation

Conservation code: 3.2

Conservation

Conservation code: 3.4

Conservation

Conservation code: 3.5

Physical description

A copy negative of this image is available.

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Status

Final

Level of detail

Full

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Description created 8/29/2002.

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Location (use this to request the file)

  • Box: V23 Fun-Macdonald-2