Whalen Fonds
Title
Whalen Fonds
Subject
Construction
Description
The Canadian Stewart Company Limited, contractors for the building, compiled this photograph album for James Whalen. The album is a step-by-step photographic record of the building's construction. 37 black and white photographs are included in the binder.
Date
Photos were taken between April 7, 1913 - August 25, 1914
Contributor
James Stewart & Co.
Rights
Public domain
Format
Photograph
Type
Still image
Identifier
A0039
Collection Items
The Whalen Business Block, Port Arthur Canadian Stewart Co., Ltd., August 25 1914
Black and white photograph of the completed eight-storey Whalen Business Block in Port Arthur. The building was constructed using reinforced concrete. Terra cotta stone adorned the exterior along with sculptures of early settlers and traders
Photo album cover of the Whalen Business Block's construction
Red canvas cover photo album. Imprinted in gold writing: The Whalen Building Port Arthur, Canada reinforced concrete and terra cotta eight story and basement office building constructed for the Commercial Exchange Building co., Port Arthur, Canada by…
Whalen Business Block
Black and white photograph of the construction site for the future Whalen Building. Picture shows the foundation being excavated, rock being removed and construction workers on the site. Buildings are seen in the background of the photograph
Whalen Business Block
Black and white photograph of the construction site for the future Whalen Business Block. Photograph shows two construction workers on a rock pile and two building signs - the Western Hotel and the London Cafe in the background
Whalen Business Block
Black and white photograph of the construction site for the future Whalen Business Block. Van Norman St. sign is on wooden post in the left foreground. Two construction workers are on top a pile of excavated rocks and other workers are working on the…
Whalen Business Block
Black and white photograph of the construction site for the future Whalen Business Block. In the left foreground the photograph shows two building signs - Pool and Lyceum, a number of men looking at the excavation and construction workers
Whalen Business Block
Black and white photograph of the construction site for the future Whalen Business Block. Photograph shows water and a wooden track at the foundation level, construction workers and Western Hotel in the background
Whalen Business Block
Black and white photograph of the construction site for the future Whalen Business Block. Photograph shows the progress of the excavation, construction workers and a number men looking at the excavation and the back of the Lyceum building in the left…
Whalen Business Block
Black and white photograph of the construction for the future Whalen Business Block. Photograph shows construction workers framing the foundation. In the right foreground is the Prince Arthur Hotel and the Pagoda
Whalen Business Block
Black and white photograph of the construction site for the future Whalen Business Block. Photograph shows construction workers framing the foundation and walls. Two signs are visible in the left background - Western Hotel and London Cafe
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