YORK UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Inventory of the Sheldon Esbin collection

Inventory #F0618

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Fonds/Collection Number: F0618 Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [18--]-2010 Extent: 3.67 m of textual records 1,419 photographs 358 postcards ca. 880 stamps 27 posters 1 etching 1 print 1 architectural drawing 1 compact disc 1 videocassette Artifacts Biographical Sketch/ Sheldon Esbin, a -born lawyer and property developer, was educated at Administrative History: the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School, where he graduated in 1964. He was called to the Bar of in 1966. After joining real estate law firm Spencer Romberg in 1966, Esbin and his colleague Arthur Resnick founded an adjunct mortgage lending business for the firm, which became Rompsen Investment Corporation, focusing on commercial and industrial mortgages. Esbin practised law with Spencer Romberg for 26 years before working exclusively as managing general partner of Rompsen. Esbin is a collector of Toronto-related rare books, archival materials and ephemera. Scope and Content: Collection consists of newspapers, artifacts, ephemera, photographs, postcards, flyers and brochures, stamps, correspondence, posters, business records, and commercial and residential property promotional materials, collected and maintained by Sheldon Esbin between the 1980s and 2000s. These items predominantly pertain to pre- and post-amalgamation Toronto and the history of its neighbourhoods, architecture, religious and educational institutions, organizations, publications, cultural and arts-related events, tourism, real estate and building developments, commercial trade, and special events. Also included in this collection are pieces of original correspondence and legal documents dating from 1842 to 1874, written by or pertaining to the activities of prominent Toronto citizens including Adam Wilson, Christopher Widmer, John Davis, Frederic Cumberland, Allan Maclean Howard, Hugh Richardson, James Scott Howard, and John Hillyard Cameron. S00579 Business advertising cards S00580 Business accounting and banking documents S00581 Business correspondence and letterhead S00582 Business promotional items S00583 Correspondence S00584 Flyers and brochures S00585 Invitations : fundraisers S00586 Legal documents S00588 Newspapers and other publications S00589 Notices and signs S00590 Photographs : portraits S00591 Photographs : stereographs S00592 Photographs : streetscapes S00593 Pins, ribbons and commemorative tokens S00594 Postcards and greeting cards S00595 Posters, prints and drawings S00596 Property development and real estate, commercial : brochures and flyers S00597 Property development and real estate, residential : brochures and flyers S00598 Property development and real estate : corporate publications page 3 F0618 - Sheldon Esbin collection

S00599 School certificates and reports S00600 Stamps S00601 Tickets, passes and membership cards

Restrictions on No restrictions on access. Access and Use: Finding Aid: A finding aid is available for this collection. archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000618.pdf archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000618.pdf Accruals: The fonds comprises the following accessions: 2012-031. No further accruals are expected. Related Records: Pamphlets, periodicals and books donated with this accession have been catalogued as part of Special Collections. Immediate source of Collection donated by Sheldon Esbin in 2012. acquisition: Other Notes: Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 4 S00579 - Business advertising cards

Series Number: S00579 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [18--], 1887-1994 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 5 S00579 - Business advertising cards

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 6 SERIES FILE LIST - S00579 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/001 (1) Artists. -- Cards in this file pertain to artists 1981, 1984, 1991, Ken Danby, Tracey Bowen, David Wright, 1994 Russell, David Crighton, Charles Pachter, and Conrad Furey. 2012-031/001 (2) Department stores : Eaton's [19--] 2012-031/001 (3) Department stores : Simpson's [19--], 1923 2012-031/001 (4) Galleries and antiques [199-] 2012-031/001 (5) Hotels. -- File consists of advertising for the [18--], [19--] Rossin House Hotel, Ford Hotels, the Empress Hotel and the Islington Hotel. 2012-031/001 (6) Manufacturers : miscellaneous. -- Advertising 1892, [19--] for the following companies are included in this file: the J.L Morrison Co., Henry Wilkes & Co., the Trelford Manufacturing Co., William H. Bell & Co., J. Bibby & Sons, the Gutta Percha and Rubber Mfg. Co., the Toronto Biscuit & Confectionery Co., Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Steel Clad Bath Co., the Singer Manufacturing Co., Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Co., the Canada Paint Co. Ltd., Badgley & Millar, the Universal Knitting Co., Common Sense Manufacturing Co., Clark's Spool Cotton. 2012-031/001 (7) Printers and publishers. -- Included in this file [between 1872 and is advertising for the publishing house of the 1891], [19--] "Toronto Mail", the Canadian Printing Company, and Charles Ashton & Potter Calendars. 2012-031/001 (8) Products : cosmetics, medicines and soaps. [19-?] -- Products documented in this file include Comfort Soap, Pears' Soap, Palmer's Perfumes, Soapine, St. Jacob's Oil, Burdock Blood Bitters, Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, Ammonia Electric Soap, Infants Delight Toilet Soap, and Rodger, Maclay and Co.'s soaps. 2012-031/001 (9) Products : food. -- Products documented in 1886-1908 this file include Tetley's Tea, Heinz's Tomato Soup, Mantle's Famous Self-Raising Flour, Pure Gold Baking Powder, Fonner's Orangeade, Shirriff's Flavoring Extracts, and Peek Freen biscuits. 2012-031/001 (10) Products : miscellaneous. -- Products [18--] documented in this file include the Pasteur Germ-Proof Filter, Diamond Dyes, and Jenkins' Horse Hitching Device. 2012-031/001 (11) Restaurants. -- Business cards pertain to the [199-?] Zoom Caffe and the Panorama Lounge. 2012-031/001 (12) Services : insurance. -- Items pertain to the 1887-1896, [19--] British America Assurance Company of Toronto, the World Insurance Company Limited, the Scottish Widows' Fund and the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. 2012-031/001 (13) Services : lawyers and doctors. -- [18--] page 7 SERIES FILE LIST - S00579 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Advertisements pertain to the practices of W.C. Keele, attorney-at-law, and the "Indian Herb Doctor" F. Tumblety, M.D., of the Medical Institute at 111 King St. E. 2012-031/001 (14) Services : miscellaneous. -- Cards in this file [ca. 1887], [19--] pertain to the following businesses: William Cross, taxidermist; Toronto Engine and Boiler Works; Tip Top Cab; Beaver Lock Works; Bentley & Betz, Home Service Painting; William Pendleton, carpenter and building; and Ernest Heatley, concert baritone. 2012-031/001 (15) Stereotypes : advertising : miscellaneous. -- [18-?] File consists of advertising cards depicting racial stereotypes and pertaining to the following businesses or products: J.S. Powley & Co.; Toronto Temple of Music; Scott's Emulsion; Long & Heaton, dealers in oysters, game, fish, fruits, confectionery and canned goods; William East, umbrella and trunk manufacturer; Wheeler & Wilson; Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co.; H. Williams, roofer; Guy & Husband, merchant tailor; and Oak Hall, clothing house. 2012-031/001 (16) Stores : books and stationery. -- File consists [18-?] of cards for Brown Brothers, stationers; H. Clark, dealer in stationery and school books; and the Barber & Ellis Company, stationers and bookbinders. 2012-031/001 (17) Stores : building supplies. -- File consists of [19--] cards for the Imperial Plaster Company Limited and Peckover's Limited. 2012-031/001 (18) Stores : clothing : The Crompton Corset [18--] Company 2012-031/001 (19) Stores : clothing and shoes. -- File consists [18--], [19--] of cards for the following stores: R. Walker & Sons; Oak Hall; S. Rosenblatt & Co.; J.F. Muir & Co.; Mrs. Morrison's dress, costume & mantle making establishment; Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co. ; J.F. McRae & Co., merchant tailors; Edwin C. Burt, fine shoes; J.D. King & Co., boots and shoes; Regal Shoes; J.P Cook, the leading boot and shoe store; T. Thompson & Son; the Shoe Circle; R. Wolfe's; Moore's: the suit people; Harry Rosen Menswear; Peach Berserk; Four Seasons Fur; the Australian Boot Company; and the Fila Boutique. 2012-031/001 (20) Stores : dry cleaners. -- File consists of cards [19--] for H. Smith and R. Parker & Co., dyers and cleaners. 2012-031/001 (21) Stores : furniture and household goods. -- [18--], [19--] File consists of cards for the Canadian Terra-Cotta Co., China Hall, Thermos Bottle Company, Jolliffe & Co., Strathern's, Richard Tew & Co., R. Potter & Co., Kelly & Cracknell page 8 SERIES FILE LIST - S00579 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Limited, the Porcelain Company, En Provence, Withrow & Hillock, and Union Window Shade Co. 2012-031/001 (22) Stores : groceries and dry goods. -- File [18--], [19--] consists of cards for the C.O.D. Meat Market, Minto Bros., R.T. Hill [Montreal], Henry Ratz & Bros. [New York City], W.G. Begg, Thomas Woodhouse, the Toronto Tea Company, A. Abe, and Samuel Alexander & Charles B. Penrose. 2012-031/001 (23) Stores : jewellery and watches. -- File [19-?] consists of cards for J.J.M. Landy, Albert Wagner, C.&J. Allen, and the Humphrey Watch Case Co. 2012-031/001 (24) Stores : miscellaneous. -- File consists of 1912, [199-] cards for the United Typewriter Company Ltd. and the Paper & Roses Shop. 2012-031/001 (25) Stores : pianos and sheet music. -- File [18-?] consists of cards for Star Music Store, Mason & Risch Piano Company Ltd., Mendelssohn Piano Company, A.S. Taylor's Music Store [Galt, ON], Heintzman & Co., Gourlay, Winter & Leeming, J.S. Powley & Company (Toronto Temple of Music). page 9 S00580 - Business accounting and banking documents

Series Number: S00580 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1856-1953 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 10 S00580 - Business accounting and banking documents

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 11 SERIES FILE LIST - S00580 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/001 (26) Account books : Bank of Toronto : Johnson, 1929-1932, 1942-1943 McLean & Co. 2012-031/001 (27) Bank and receipt books. -- Items pertain to 1908-1953 accounts with the Bank of Toronto, the Penny Bank of Toronto, the London Life Insurance Company, and the Canadian Bank of Commerce. 2012-031/001 (28) Bank of Toronto currency. -- File consists of 1929, 1935, 1937 three $5 bills and one $10 bill. 2012-031/001 (29) Cheques. -- File consists of blank cheques 1856, [19--] from the Bank of Toronto (Birch Cliff branch) and the Bank of Upper Canada. 2012-031/001 (30) Consumers' Gas Company bills. -- These 1918-1921 bills were issued to a Miss M. Doyle of 337 Royce Avenue in Toronto. 2012-031/001 (31) Eaton's budget plan remittance book 1949 2012-031/001 (32) Invoices. -- File consists of invoices from the 1883-1924 following businesses: the "Evening Star"; the Grange Wholesale Supply Co.; D. McCall & Co.; J.W. Gale & Co.; Sanderson Pearcy & Co.; Gourlay, Winter & Leeming; Rutherford, Marshall & Co.; International Stock Food Company; W.R. Johnston & Co.; Caldecott, Burton & Co.; and Consumers' Gas Company. 2012-031/001 (33) James Scott Howard invoices. -- Items in this 1829-1852 file pertain to James Scott Howard's payments for purchases of goods and services, including household supplies; room, board and school supplies for his daughter's education; and legal services from lawyer Adam Wilson. 2012-031/001 (34) Memo book and deposit envelope. -- Items in [ca. 1910] this file are a memo book produced by the Canadian Bank of Commerce and a deposit envelope for the Bank of Toronto. 2012-031/001 (35) People's Credit Jewellers Limited account [after 1919] books. -- These items pertain to a purchase of silverware and payments made by a Mrs. James Hamilton of 121 Brock St. in Whitby, Ontario. 2012-031/012 (1) Frost Steel and Wire Company Ltd. : 1916-1929 common stock 2012-031/012 (2) Page Fence & Wire Products Limited : stock 1923, 1925, 1938 book page 12 S00581 - Business correspondence and letterhead

Series Number: S00581 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1883-[19--] Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 13 S00581 - Business correspondence and letterhead

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 14 SERIES FILE LIST - S00581 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/001 (36) Hotel letterhead. -- File consists of blank and 1886, [19--] used letterhead from the King Edward Hotel, the Hotel Carls-Rite, the Park Plaza, Rossin House, the Queen's Hotel, and Walker House. 2012-031/001 (37) Miscellaneous correspondence. -- File 1883-1956 consists of assorted business correspondence sent by the following companies: George Weston Ltd.; Gray & Harold Manufacturing Company; Rice, Lewis & Son Ltd.; Caldecott, Burton & Spence; Samson, Kennedy & Co.; W.R. Johnston & Co.; J.W. Gale & Co.; Sellers Gough Fur Co.; Nerlich & Co.; The Brainerd & Armstrong Co.; W.R. Johnston & Co.; Caldecott, Burton & Spence; Hughes Brothers; Wyld, Grasett & Darling; William & J.G. Greey; LaFrance Fire Engine and Foamite Limited; Stephens Sales Limited; MacLean Publishing Company Ltd.; Toronto Maple Leaf Baseball Club Limited; Canada West Land Agency Company. 2012-031/001 (38) Miscellaneous letterhead. -- File consists of [19--] sample letterhead from the following Toronto-area businesses: Parker Pen Company Limited, Mirror Offset Company Limited, Howard Smith Paper Mills Limited, the "Globe and mail", George Weston Limited, Roneo Company of Canada Limited, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Office Specialty Manufacturing Company Limited, "Maclean's", William Neilson Limited, Lever Brothers Limited, Underwood Limited, Buntin Reid Paper Co. Limited, the Business Educators' Association, Provincial Paper Limited, Shaw Speedwriting School, Moore Business Forms Limited. 2012-031/001 (39) Souvenir of Toronto : envelope [19--] 2012-031/001 (40) Toronto Summer Carnival envelope June 1890 page 15 S00582 - Business promotional items

Series Number: S00582 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [18--]-2004 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 16 S00582 - Business promotional items

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 17 SERIES FILE LIST - S00582 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/002 (1) Calendars and day books. -- File consists of 1921-1966 items produced by the T. Eaton Company Ltd., the Glencairn Pharmacy, Wendell Holmes Ltd., and Durable Associated Companies Ltd. 2012-031/002 (2) Colour card : Sunset All-Fabric Dye, North [19--] American Dye Corporation Limited 2012-031/002 (3) Coupon books 1989-2004 2012-031/002 (4) Cowan Company Limited chicken card : buff [19--] leghorn 2012-031/002 (5) Decals : roller skating rinks. -- Decals in this [19--] file pertain to the Strathcona Palace Pier and the Arena Roller Rink (60 Mutual St.), home of the Toronto Roller Skating Club. 2012-031/002 (6) Exercise and scribbling books. -- File [between 1885 and consists of a used exercise book, a blank 1905] scribbling book and a used scribbling book produced by the Timothy Eaton Company Limited and featuring illustrations of the Eaton's buildings in Toronto on the covers. 2012-031/002 (7) Ink blotters. -- File consists of promotional ink [19--] blotters from Rudecal Transfers Limited, Speedy Auto Glass, the Dearborn Chemical Company of Canada Limited, the Bank of Toronto, Ely Limited, Wood Electric Company, Gillespie Flower Shop, Jewish Federation Employment Service, Elsie H. Woolams, Graham Nail and Wire Products Limited, the Efficient Cleaners and Dyers, Central Fur Company, Mahaffy Iron Works, Great-West Life Assurance Company, Pilot Insurance Company, the "Star" help wanted ads, Ideal Printing Company, W.G. Crawford Company, Roselawn Farms Limited, Dominion Coal and Wood, Peckover's Limited, Cole's Book Market and Book Exchange, Starkman Chemists. 2012-031/002 (8) Magnets [19--] 2012-031/002 (9) Memo books. -- Items in this file were [between 1900 and produced by J.W. Paterson & Bro., Hamilton 1916] Carhartt, and Bradley Fertilizer Works (used and annotated). 2012-031/002 (10) Miscellaneous items. -- Items in this file were [19--] produced by the following businesses: Standard Life Assurance Company, Mac Cornfield [Imperial Esso Service station]; the Douglas Kemp and his orchestra at the Masonic Auditorium; Tip Top Tailors Ltd.; James T. Donnolly Co. Ltd.; Tippet-Richardson Ltd; and North American Life Assurance Company. 2012-031/002 (11) Mule barometer and calendar : National Art 1925 Company 2012-031/002 (12) Needle cases. -- Items in this file pertain to [19--] page 18 SERIES FILE LIST - S00582 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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the following businesses: United Van Lines; Alex J. Morris (radio repairs); Baker Carpet Cleaning Co.; Smith Needle Company; Hi. Jolley and Hiram Jolley; Palm Dairies Limited; George W. Helme Snuff Company; Oxford Dairy; George Weston Ltd.; Dominion Coal & Wood Ltd.; Toronto Fuels Ltd. 2012-031/002 (13) Recipe booklets. -- File consists of recipe [19--] booklets for Hellmann's Blue Ribbon mayonnaise, the Campbell Soup Company, and the J. Heinz Company's spaghetti and macaroni. 2012-031/012 (3) Label : Britannia Double Hop Flavoured Malt [19--] Extract, Toronto Produce Limited 2012-031/012 (4) Who am I? / by Thanos Karamanos (known 1977 2 copies to you as Carman). -- Item is a poem printed and included in the menu of Carman's Dining Club, 26 Alexander Street. The restaurant is depicted in an illustration in the bottom right corner. 2012-031/013 (1) Alex Hain : coal coke : 130 Osler Avenue : [19-?] mirror 2012-031/013 (2) Plymouth Binder Twine Company : [19-?] paperweight 2012-031/013 (3) Pocket knives. -- Items pertain to Beverley [19-?] Upholstery and Bedding Company and Caplan's Radio. 2012-031/013 (4) Rulers. -- Items pertain to businesses [19-?] including Ford Machinery Supply, Palter Cap Company, Toronto Better Business Bureau, and A. Staiman & Sons. 2012-031/013 (5) Stanley Walker Manufacturing : furrier : 536 [18-?] Queen St. West : match holder 2012-031/013 (6) A.K. special mainsprings : Albert Kleiser, 6 [18-?] Wellington St. East : tin 2012-031/013 (7) Callum's Imperial Cigar Store (13 King Street [19-?] West, Toronto) : cigar case 2012-031/013 (8) City of Toronto plastic gift bag [199-?] 2012-031/013 (9) Clubb's English mixture : A. Clubb & Sons [18-?] Limited : tobacco tin 2012-031/013 (10) E.C. West & Company, Toronto : bottle [18-?] 2012-031/013 (11) F.A. Jacobs : chemist : Toronto, Ont. : bottle [18-?] 2012-031/013 (12) Five Schrader valve insides : A. Schrader's [19-?] Son Inc., Toronto, Ont. : tin 2012-031/013 (13) The game of lost heir : no. 20 : playing cards [19--] and box : Nerlich & Co., Toronto 2012-031/013 (14) The Great-West Life Assurance Company : [19-?] automatic recording safe 2012-031/013 (15) G. Tamblyn Limited : dispensing chemists : [19--] Roncesvalles & Grenadier, Toronto : box page 19 SERIES FILE LIST - S00582 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/013 (16) Imperial Optical Union Jack flag. -- Item was [after 1929] flown above the Imperial Optical building (one of the Hermant Buildings) at 21 Dundas Square. 2012-031/013 (17) Gramco soldering paste tin [19-?] 2012-031/013 (18) James Walker : druggist (1512 Yonge St., [18-?] Toronto) : bottle 2012-031/013 (19) Owl Drug Stores, Toronto : bottle [18-?] Item has a chip on its lip. 2012-031/013 (20) P.W. Ellis & Company Limited : mainsprings : [18-?] tin 2012-031/013 (21) R.H. Thompson : dispensing chemist (1234 [18-?] Yonge St.): bottle 2012-031/013 (22) Ronson redskin flints [19--] 2012-031/015 (1) Campbell's Tomato Soup fan [19--] 2012-031/015 (2) Comfort Soap : wrappers, catalogue and [between 1900 and sheet music. -- Sheet music for "I'll be your 1915] rain-beau" by Joe Smith. 2012-031/015 (3) T. Eaton Company : birdseye view of our [19--] Toronto buildings : fan 2012-031/015 (4) T. Eaton Company : store buildings : fan [19--] 2012-031/015 (5) Toronto Exhibition fan [19--] page 20 S00583 - Correspondence

Series Number: S00583 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1831-2005 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 21 S00583 - Correspondence

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by sender's name. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 22 SERIES FILE LIST - S00583 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/003 (1) Letter from Adam Wilson to Allan Maclean 28 Aug. 1874 Howard 2012-031/003 (2) Letter from Board of Control to Mrs. James 22 Dec. 1913 Mowat 2012-031/003 (3) C.F. O'Neill : correspondence, newspaper 1961, 1965-1967 clippings and photographs. -- File pertains to the research requests of C.F. O'Neill, president of the Cardinal Finance Corporation Ltd., about historical Toronto photographs. -- 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm. -- Photographs are reproductions from the telephone historical collection of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada and depict different scenes of Toronto before and after the removal of open wire pole lines. Brief descriptions of the photographs are also part of the file. Photographs in this file depict the following scenes: telephone construction men placing vitreous clay conduits on St. Clair Avenue near Christie Street (21 Apr. 1913); erection of a 60-foot pole near King and Dufferin Streets (1895); view of Yonge St. (1900); view of Bay and Richmond Streets looking north towards Queen Street, with many wires between buildings. 2012-031/003 (4) Envelope of letter from Charles Elliott to 26 Feb. 1901 Aubrey White. -- Item is an envelope (letter missing) sent to Aubrey White, assistant commissioner of the Crown Lands Department, by Charles Elliott, lawyer and publisher of the Canadian Law Review at 18 Wellington Street East. 2012-031/003 (5) Charles Rawson, Brighton, ON. -- File 1904-1922 consists of telegrams, invoices, receipts, property assessment notices, and a newspaper clipping, accumulated by or pertaining to Charles Rawson, a farmer living in Brighton, Ontario. 2012-031/003 (6) Flora McCrea Eaton thank-you card 1959 2012-031/003 (7) Letter from Frederic Cumberland to Allan 15 Feb. 1871 Maclean Howard. -- Letter pertains to a meeting of the directors of the North Grey Railway Company. 2012-031/003 (8) Jack Layton for mayor : campaign letter and 1991 survey 2012-031/003 (9) Letter from James FitzGibbon to James Scott 7 Jan. 1831 Howard 2012-031/003 (10) Letters from James Scott Howard to John 21, 24 Feb. 1862 Hillyard Cameron 2012-031/003 (11) Joe Clark form letter regarding the 5 Oct. 1992 Charlottetown Accord 2012-031/003 (12) Letter from John P. Robarts to John 14 Dec. 1971 Buchanan 2012-031/003 (13) Letter and transcription. -- File consists of a 8 July 1851, [19--] page 23 SERIES FILE LIST - S00583 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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handwritten letter (cross-hatched) by an unidentified writer in 1851. Included in the file is a 20th-century handwritten transcription of this letter. 2012-031/003 (14) Politician holiday cards. -- Many cards in this [19--], 2002 file were sent by politicians including Brian Mulroney, David Crombie, Mike Harris, Jean Chretien, Bob Kaplan, Jim Peterson, David Turnbull, and Bruce McCaffrey. Some cards depict photographs or illustrations of Toronto scenes. 2012-031/003 (15) Robert Irvine invitation. -- File consists of an [28 Dec. 1857?] envelope and invitation card to a soiree held at St. Lawrence Hall in aid of the building fund of Rev. Robert Irvine's church, Cooke's Presbyterian Church. The envelope is addressed to "Mr. Davis, post office, compl'ts of R. Irvine", and the invitation card is signed in the same manner. These items likely pertain to John Davis, post-master for the area of Toronto now known as Davisville. 2012-031/003 (16) Sheldon Esbin : rare book purchases : 1985-1987 correspondence and invoices 2012-031/003 (17) Sheldon Esbin : real estate : correspondence 1991 2012-031/003 (18) Sheldon Esbin : thank-you card : North York 21 Apr. 2005 General Hospital Foundation 2012-031/003 (19) Sheldon Esbin : Who's Who in Toronto : 1984 correspondence 2012-031/003 (20) V.C. MacDonald Christmas card Dec. 1911 2012-031/003 (21) University of Toronto Christmas card sent by [19--] Wilfrid Gardner. -- Inside the card is a small photograph of the former Knox College building at 1 Spadina Crescent signed by Gardner. page 24 S00584 - Flyers and brochures

Series Number: S00584 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1876-2010 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 25 S00584 - Flyers and brochures

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 26 SERIES FILE LIST - S00584 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/003 (22) Advertising postcards and bookmarks [19--], 2003 2012-031/003 (23) Airlines 1993, 1999, 2008-2009 2012-031/003 (24) Antique stores and flea markets [199-] 2012-031/003 (25) 1979-2002 2012-031/003 (26) The Bay [198-], 1995 2012-031/003 (27) Bloor-Yorkville [199-], 2001 2012-031/003 (28) Book, art and antique fairs 1986-2003 2012-031/003 (29) Camping [199-?] 2012-031/004 (1) Canada's Wonderland 1998-1999 2012-031/004 (2) Casinos 1998 2012-031/004 (3) Chapters bookstore [200-] 2012-031/004 (4) CN Tower [199-?] 2012-031/004 (5) Commercial galleries and auction houses 1991-2006 2012-031/004 (6) Courses and training 1995-2002 2012-031/004 (7) Credit cards and banks 1993-2010 2012-031/004 (8) Dominion Photo Supply Company Limited [19--] 2012-031/004 (9) Eaton Centre [19--], 1995 2012-031/004 (10) Eaton's. -- File includes a notice announcing 1930-2002 the opening of the Eaton's College Street store on 30 October 1930. 2012-031/004 (11) 1992-1993 2012-031/004 (12) Food and wine, clothing and craft shows 1990-1999 2012-031/004 (13) Grocery stores. -- Items pertain to Dominion, [200-] St. Clair Market and Loblaws. 2012-031/004 (14) Gyms 1988-2002 2012-031/004 (15) Harbourfront [between 1985 and 1990] 2012-031/004 (16) Hazelton Lanes 1989, 1993 2012-031/005 (1) Helicopter, boat and coach tours 1904, 1988-1989 2012-031/005 (2) Holt Renfrew 1996 2012-031/005 (3) Honest Ed's [ca. 1981] 2012-031/005 (4) Hotels. -- Materials in this file pertain to Hotel 1973, 1986-2001 Ibis, the Hyatt Regency, the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, the Windsor Arms, the Royal York, the Park Hyatt, the Plaza Hotel Downtown Toronto, the Hotel Victoria, the Queen's Landing [Niagara-on-the-Lake], Cambridge Suites Hotel, the Bond Place Hotel, the Hotel Admiral at Harbourfront, the Essex Park Hotel, the Amsterdam Guest House, the Sutton Place Hotel, the Hotel Inter-Continental Toronto, Hotel Novotel Toronto Centre, Neill-Wycik College-Hotel, the Metropolitan Hotel, Grand Bay Hotel, Lakeshore Inn, Sheraton Toronto East, the Skydome Hotel, Toronto Marriott Eaton page 27 SERIES FILE LIST - S00584 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Centre, the King Edward Hotel, the Wedgewood Hotel [Vancouver], Glen Grove Manor, Bridge Street Accommodations, Holiday Inn on King. 2012-031/005 (5) Lawyers 1996-1998 2012-031/005 (6) LCBO [Liquor Control Board of Ontario] [between 2000 and 2010] 2012-031/005 (7) McMichael Gallery 1989, 2000 2012-031/005 (8) Miscellaneous neighbourhood shopping [between 1990 and guides 2006] 2012-031/005 (9) Miscellaneous organizations and charities. -- 1990, 1995-1998 Items in this file pertain to the Law Society of Upper Canada, Greenpeace, the War Amps, the United Way, the Canadian Red Cross Society, the Toronto Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, the Bathurst Jewish Centre, the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation Home Lottery, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. 2012-031/005 (10) Miscellaneous products [199-]-2010 2012-031/005 (11) Miscellaneous services 1993-2006 2012-031/005 (12) Miscellaneous shopping malls 1995, 1997 2012-031/005 (13) Miscellaneous sports 1992-2001 2012-031/005 (14) Miscellaneous tourist locations 1989-1997 2012-031/005 (15) National Post newspaper [199-?] 2012-031/006 (1) Niagara Falls : attractions and restaurants 2004-2005 2012-031/006 (2) Nightclubs 1990-2008 2012-031/006 (3) Ontario College of Art and Design 2005 2012-031/006 (4) 1996, 1999 2012-031/006 (5) 1984, 1996, 1999 2012-031/006 (6) Osgoode Hall Law School 1991, 1994, 2001 2012-031/006 (7) Outlet malls [199-?] 2012-031/006 (8) Playdium 1996-1997, 2000 2012-031/006 (9) Postcard and paper shows 1982-1998 2012-031/006 (10) Private clubs [199-], 2001 2012-031/006 (11) Province of Ontario [199-] 2012-031/006 (12) Queen's Quay Terminal [199-], 1997 2012-031/006 (13) Restaurants 1990-2004 1 of 2 2012-031/006 (14) Restaurants 1990-2004 2 of 2 2012-031/007 (1) Royal Cambridge Corporation [199-] 2012-031/007 (2) 1992-2007 2012-031/007 (3) Sightseeing tours 1997-1998 2012-031/007 (4) Skydome 1987-1990 2012-031/007 (5) St. Lawrence Market [199-?], 2002 page 28 SERIES FILE LIST - S00584 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/007 (6) Stores : miscellaneous 1985, 1995-2007 2012-031/007 (7) Telephone and cable companies 1994-2000, 2007, 2008 2012-031/007 (8) Television and radio. -- 1 compact disc. -- 1989, [199-], 2000 Item is a sample CD of CBC Radio programs. 2012-031/007 (9) Theatre and comedy : mini brochures [between 1990 and 2006] 2012-031/007 (10) Toronto Argonauts 1993-1995 2012-031/007 (11) Toronto Blue Jays 1998-2009 2012-031/007 (12) Toronto Hydro 1992, 1995, 2006 2012-031/007 (13) Toronto Public Library 1984-1985, 2000-2001 2012-031/007 (14) Toronto Raptors 1995-1997 2012-031/007 (15) Toronto Stock Exchange 1991, 2000 2012-031/007 (16) Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). -- File 1988-2002 includes two "ride guides" from 1988 and 2002. 2012-031/007 (17) United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Foundation 1978, 1983, 1991-2005 2012-031/007 (18) University of Toronto 1989-2005 2012-031/008 (1) The Variety Club 1985, 1993-1999 2012-031/008 (2) VIA Rail [199-] 2012-031/008 (3) Village of Forest Hill 1995 2012-031/012 (5) City of Toronto 1934, 1985, 1993-2001 2012-031/012 (6) Miscellaneous flyers. -- Items in this file 1876, [19--] pertain to James Lumbers' dry goods store, Lake Simcoe Ice and Fuel Limited, and S. Mendelson Company (farm equipment). 2012-031/015 (6) The Christmas globe 1905 : advertising flyer. Dec. 1905 -- File consists of a flyer of advertisements for the Independent Order of Foresters, the Central Business College of Toronto, the Frontenac Cereal Company Limited, the Traders' Bank of Canada, the Imperial Bank of Canada, and Walter Thomson & Son Limited. 2012-031/015 (7) The Christmas globe 1907 : advertising Dec. 1907 flyers. -- File consists of two flyers of advertisements for the Ontario Accident Insurance Company; the Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation; Sun Fire Insurance Company; British America Assurance Company; Northern Life; the Western Assurance Company; the Sun & Hastings Savings and Loan Company of Ontario; the Smith-Runciman Company; for the immigration to the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia; A. Ansley & Company; the Ingersoll Packing Company; L.N. LeValley; Central Ontario Railway; R.M Gullett, Celtic cross and mausoleum specialist; Portage La page 29 SERIES FILE LIST - S00584 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Prairie, Manitoba; H. Boker & Co.; Rogers Coal; Alex Millard, undertaker & embalmer; The Ault & Wibord Company; Warwick & Rutter Brothers; William Barber & Company; and the John Inglis Company Limited. page 30 S00585 - Invitations : fundraisers

Series Number: S00585 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1973-2009 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 31 S00585 - Invitations : fundraisers

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by organization name. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 32 SERIES FILE LIST - S00585 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/008 (4) ALS [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis] Society 1993-1996, 1998, 2000 2012-031/008 (5) Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care 1995, 2000 2012-031/008 (6) Brazilian Carnival Ball 1989-2000 2012-031/008 (7) Cancer charities 1989-2001 2012-031/008 (8) CANFAR [Canadian Foundation for AIDS 1990-2000 Research] 2012-031/008 (9) Diabetes charities 1990, 1996 2012-031/008 (10) Genesis Research Foundation 1985-1998 2012-031/008 (11) Jewish National Fund of Toronto 1993-2000 2012-031/008 (12) Marilyn Lastman's Ball for the Arts 1999-2001 2012-031/008 (13) Miscellaneous arts events 1990-1993, 1998, 2000 2012-031/008 (14) Miscellaneous commercial events 1973, 1989-2005, 2009 2012-031/009 (1) Miscellaneous events 1986-2005 2012-031/009 (2) Miscellaneous hospital and medical 1989-2002 organizations 2012-031/009 (3) Miscellaneous Jewish organizations 1987-2000 2012-031/009 (4) Mount Sinai Hospital 1986-2004 2012-031/009 (5) Reena Foundation 1996-1999 2012-031/009 (6) Toronto Symphony Orchestra 1987-2003 2012-031/009 (7) 1989, 1991 2012-031/009 (8) York University 1991-2000 page 33 S00586 - Legal documents

Series Number: S00586 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [18--], 1842-1882, 1952 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 34 S00586 - Legal documents

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by document type. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 35 SERIES FILE LIST - S00586 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/009 (9) Affidavit of Franklin Montgomery Gray 12 Jan. 1882 2012-031/009 (10) Affidavit of William Newbigging 27 June 1872 2012-031/009 (11) Bond and warrant of attorney : William 12 May 1842 Cawthra vs. Scott Shields 2012-031/009 (12) Bond by Christopher Widmer, Esq., to Hugh 1 Dec. 1842 Richardson 2012-031/009 (13) Copy of agreement between Hugh 10 Jan. 1843 Richardson and Samuel Street 2012-031/009 (14) Copy of will of Christopher Widmer 10 Sept. 1858 2012-031/010 (1) Counterpart of my [Christopher Widmer] 1 Dec. 1842 bond to Hugh Richardson to convey on payment of £900 2012-031/010 (2) Deed of land from Robert N. Gooch et al to 30 Dec. 1881 John Macdonald 2012-031/010 (3) Deed of land from William Newbigging and 2 July 1872 Janet Newbigging to R.N. Gooch and C.P. Reid 2012-031/010 (4) Division of estate of the late honorable C. 5 July 1858 Widmer : copy 2012-031/010 (5) Indenture between William Murdoch Gorrie 17 Nov. 1851 and William Newbigging 2012-031/010 (6) Indenture between William Newbigging and 26 Apr. 1852 Peter Bloomfield 2012-031/010 (7) Indenture of a lease from Christopher 1 Dec. 1842 Widmer, Esquire, to Hugh Richardson, Esquire 2012-031/010 (8) Indenture of lease between Christopher 1 Dec. 1842 Widmer, Esq., and Hugh Richardson 2012-031/010 (9) Lease from the Honorable Adam Wilson and 16 July 1864 others to Janet Newbigging 2012-031/010 (10) Mortgage from R.N. Gooch et al to William 3 July 1872 Newbigging 2012-031/010 (11) Mortgage from William Newbigging and 29 Jan. 1869 Janet Newbigging to the Honorable Adam Wilson et al 2012-031/010 (12) Mortgage of release from William 8 Jan. 1861 Newbigging to Margaret and Janet Newbigging 2012-031/010 (13) Quit claim deed from Hannah M. Clark to 15 July 1872 William Newbigging and Janet Newbigging 2012-031/010 (14) Scott Shields to William Cawthra : abstract of [18--] [?] 2012-031/012 (7) Affidavit of Thomas Berkinshaw. -- Item 10 Nov. 1860 pertains to a debt owed to Berkinshaw, a Toronto merchant, by John Hammond. 2012-031/012 (8) Beth Medrosh Hagodol Chevra Thilim 1952 congregation: deed of land and conveyance forms and membership list 2012-031/012 (9) Oath of Robert Henry Booth 10 Apr. 1869 page 36 S00588 - Newspapers and other publications

Series Number: S00588 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1843-1991 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 37 S00588 - Newspapers and other publications

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by publication title. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 38 SERIES FILE LIST - S00588 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/010 (15) Photocopy of "The highlands of Toronto, Photocopied [199-?] Original of item can illustrated" be found in Special Collections. 2012-031/010 (16) Stories about working at the Goodyear plant [19--] in the Lakeshore, as told by workers 2012-031/012 (10) Miscellaneous newspaper clippings. -- Items 1880, 1961-1990 in this file pertain to Toronto landmarks, advertisements and history. 2012-031/012 (11) Photocopy of "Toronto, the queen city" Photocopied [199-?] An original of this item can be found in Special Collections. 2012-031/016 (1) The Christian guardian [vol. xl, no. 35/whole 1 Sept. 1869 no. 2078] 2012-031/016 (2) The evening star : special historical edition Dec. 1895 (St. Catharines, Ont.) 2012-031/016 (3) The evening tribune (Toronto) [vol. i, no. 78] 12 July 1869 2012-031/016 (4) The examiner (Toronto). -- File consists of 1843-1844 three issues published between October 1843 and December 1844. 2012-031/016 (5) The globe. -- File consists of issues of this 1856-1866 paper from between 1856 and 1866. 2012-031/016 (6) The globe. -- File consists of an incomplete Mar.-Apr. 1866 run of issues from March and April 1866. 2012-031/016 (7) The globe : Easter greetings 4 Apr. 1896 2012-031/016 (8) The liberal (Toronto) [no. 129] 25 June 1875 2012-031/016 (9) The mail (Toronto) [vol. iv, no. 1027] 10 July 1875 2012-031/016 (10) The national : a weekly political, literary and 12 Nov. 1874 family newspaper (Toronto) [vol. ii, no. 17/whole no. 43] 2012-031/016 (11) The Toronto Sunday world : Toronto bids a 23 May 1915 Rotogravure section quiet farewell to the second contingent 2012-031/016 (12) The Toronto world. -- Item consists of pages 7 Mar. 1898 3-6 of this issue. 2012-031/016 (13) Toronto daily express and general 2 Mar. 1850 commercial advertiser [vol. i, no. 78] 2012-031/016 (14) Toronto standard : a political, commercial, 13 Aug. 1847 Item in fragile agricultural and literary journal [vol. i, no. 10] condition. 2012-031/017 (1) The Canadian Presbyterian [vol. 13, no. 12 Nov. 1884 46/whole number 667] 2012-031/017 (2) Canadian watchman : literary and 15 Jan. 1853 temperance miscellany [vol. iv, no. 3/whole number 159] 2012-031/017 (3) The daily telegraph (Toronto) [vol. 3, no. 637] 11 June 1868 2012-031/017 (4) The empire (Toronto) [vol. v, no. 1338] 18 Apr. 1892 Item in delicate condition. 2012-031/017 (5) The evening telegram. -- Item consists of 15 Mar. 1901 page 3 and 4 of this issue. 2012-031/017 (6) The evening telegram (Toronto) 5 Sept. 1934, 8 Apr. page 39 SERIES FILE LIST - S00588 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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1936 2012-031/017 (7) The globe : Saturday magazine section 1912-1913 (Toronto). -- File consists of four issues published between October 1912 and December 1913. 2012-031/017 (8) The globe : summer travel number 4 June 1910 2012-031/017 (9) The globe and mail : 150 years of Toronto 30 Apr. 1984 2012-031/017 (10) The herald (Toronto) [vol. xvii, no. 9] 4 Feb. 1847 2012-031/017 (11) Hush free press [vol. 21, no. 46] 28 Apr. 1956 2012-031/017 (12) Justice weekly [vol. 3, no. 39] 25 Sept. 1948 2012-031/017 (13) Lagover Mutual Benevolent Society : 1931- 1991 2012-031/017 (14) The leader (Toronto) [vol. 13, no. 4802] 22 Oct. 1875 2012-031/017 (15) Play ball! a Blue Jay special 6 Apr. 1977 supplement 2012-031/017 (16) The star weekly (Toronto) 1 Nov. 1947 Includes magazine supplement. 2012-031/017 (17) The Toronto daily star 30 Apr. 1931 2012-031/017 (18) The Toronto evening news [vol. iv, no 2057 27 Apr. 1885 Item in delicate (?)] condition. 2012-031/017 (19) Toronto mirror [vol. x, no. 20] 11 Dec. 1846 2012-031/017 (20) Toronto patriot [vol. xvii, no. 20] 3 Mar. 1846 2012-031/017 (21) The Toronto star [vol. vii, no. 3] 11 Jan. 1845 Item in very fragile condition. 2012-031/017 (22) The Toronto star weekly. -- File consists of 1926, 1931-1932 eight issues of the gravure section of this Saturday paper. 2012-031/017 (23) The Toronto Sunday world. -- File consists of 1909-1913 six issues published between March 1909 and February 1913. 2012-031/017 (24) The Toronto world. -- File consists of a partial 1886, 1908 copy of the 1 September 1908 issue and a complete copy of a 29 July 1886 issue. 2012-031/017 (25) We're all Scotch here / written by Alex [19--] Sheet music Melville ; composed by F.C. Duke, sung by Sandy Macdonald : (Winnipeg and Toronto : Whaley, Royce & Co. Limited). page 40 S00589 - Notices and signs

Series Number: S00589 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1869, [19--] Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 41 S00589 - Notices and signs

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 42 SERIES FILE LIST - S00589 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/015 (8) Chancery sale of real estate. -- 1 notice ; 1 May 1869 Item has been 71.2 x 45.4 cm. -- Item pertains to a Toronto encapsulated for auction for 50 acres of property on lot eight in preservation the first concession of the Township of purposes. Albion. 2012-031/015 (9) Quarantine signs. -- File consists of four [19--] signs pertaining to notices of smallpox, typhoid fever and cerebro-spinal meningitis posted by the Ministry of Health or a local board of health. - 4 signs ; 28 x 35.5 cm or smaller. 2012-031/015 (10) Reward sign. -- Item pertains to a reward of [19--] $10 from the council of the village of Port Stanley regarding vandalism and breaking and entering of local cottages. - 1 sign ; 25.3 x 25.5 cm. 2012-031/015 (11) Tim Buck will be the main speaker at the [after 1924] Relevant to Lenin memorial meeting. -- 1 notice ; 35.2 x materials in the Tim 27.2 cm. -- Item pertains to a meeting at Buck fonds (FO273). Massey Hall in Toronto held on the 24th of January in an unidentified year, at what was likely a meeting of the Communist Party of Canada, for which Tim Buck served as general secretary. page 43 S00590 - Photographs : portraits

Series Number: S00590 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [1890?]-1949 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 44 S00590 - Photographs : portraits

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 45 SERIES FILE LIST - S00590 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/010 (17) Christmas, 1929 2012-031/010 (18) Miscellaneous family photographs. -- 7 [between 1890 and photographs : b&w and sepia ; 10 x 14 cm or 1910] smaller, mounted on cards. -- File consists of studio portraits of unidentified children and parents. 2012-031/010 (19) Seeing Toronto. -- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12 [between 1900 and x 20 cm mounted on card 20.5 x 27.5 cm. -- 1915] Item is a photograph of a group of people seated on and posed in front of an open-air sightseeing bus. A caption on the photo card reads, "These photographs are taken near the Provincial Education Building and Normal School grounds". Photographer was H.E. Poole, 91 Queen St. W. 2012-031/010 (20) Studio portraits. -- 28 photographs : b&w and [between 1885 and sepia ; 15 x 10.5 cm or smaller, mounted on 1905] cards. -- File consists of portraits of unidentified people, some in costume, taken by Toronto-area photographers. Photographs by the following studios are included in the file: Bruce's Photographic Art Studio, 118 King St. W.; W. Bogart, 748 Yonge St.; Farmer Bros., 92 Yonge St.; J. Fraser Bryce, 107 King St. W.; Dixon, King and Yonge Sts.; J.B. Cook, Albert Hall, 191 & 193 Yonge St.; J. Dixon, 205 1/2 Yonge St.; Gagen & Fraser, 19 King St.; T. Eaton Company Ltd., 190 Yonge St.; J.H. Lemaitre & Co., 324 Yonge St.; Notman & Fraser; William Notman; J.J. Millikin, 293 Yonge St.; Perkins, 293 Yonge St.; Stanton, 11 King St. W.; Herbert E. Simpson, 41 King St. E.; Thompson & Son, 75 King St. E. 2012-031/010 (21) Toronto Stamp Collectors' Club, June 18th 1942, 1949 1942. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm. -- Item is a formal group portrait of attendees at a meeting of the club. Included is a notice for a 15 October 1949 dinner meeting of the Toronto Stamp Collectors Club, held at the Royal York Hotel. 2012-031/010 (48) Photograph of the class of 1930 2012-031/015 (12) Canadian Hebrew Benevolent Society : [ca. 1938] Top right corner of 1913-1938 : silver jubilee. -- 1 photograph : photo had been torn b&w ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm. -- Item is a group off. There are other composite photo of past presidents, officers tears along the and members of the Canadian Hebrew edges of the item. Benevolent Society in 1938. 2012-031/015 (13) Family portrait. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 27 x [between 1895 and 34 cm mounted on board 40 x 50 cm. -- Item 1915] is a group composite photograph of an unidentified family. page 46 S00591 - Photographs : stereographs

Series Number: S00591 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [189-]-[190-] Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 47 S00591 - Photographs : stereographs

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: The items in this series were arranged by publisher of stereographic card series, then alphabetically by subject. Notes: 1. Of the 81 photographs, 22 are 8.1 x 7.9 cm or smaller on mounts 8.8 x 17.9 cm or smaller, and 59 are 9 x 17.8 cm or smaller on card. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 48 SERIES FILE LIST - S00591 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/032 (1) B. W. Kilburn & Company stereoscopic 1894, 1902 cards. -- 3 photographs : b&w and col. tinted stereographs ; 7.7 x 7.5 cm on mounts 8.8 x 17.9 cm. -- File consists of three stereoviews from the B.W. Kilburn Company, James M. Davis, including two tinted ones titled: 9382 Toronto's beautiful garden, and one of: 14769 Canada's tribute to imperialism, Manufacturer's Arch looking north, Toronto, Canada. 2012-031/032 (2) The Canada View Company, Canadian [190-] scenery / stereoscopic cards. -- 2 photographs : b&w and sepia stereographs ; 8.1 x 7.5 cm or smaller on mounts 8.8 x 17.7 cm. -- File consists of two stereoviews from the Canada View Company, including Transportation Building, Toronto Exhibition [Canadian National Exhibition] and Victoria Street, Toronto. 2012-031/032 (3) The T. Eaton Co. Limited stereoscopic cards. [190-] 1 of 3 -- 25 photographs : b&w stereographs ; 8.7 x 17.5 cm on card. -- File consists of 25 stereoviews produced by Eaton's to promote the company, included are: bindery, books, London and Paris buying offices, china department, compositions at work, section of copying [two copies], correspondence, cutting men's clothing [three copies], designing and cutting room [two copies], drapery, drugs, Eaton brand clothing, engine room, our new factory [two copies], fur factory [two copies], section of fur department, furniture, grill room, grocery. 2012-031/032 (4) The T. Eaton Co. Limited stereoscopic cards. [190-] 2 of 3 -- 26 photographs : b&w stereographs ; 9 x 17.8 cm or smaller on card. -- File consists of 26 stereoviews produced by Eaton's to promote the company, including: harness [two copies], the harness factory, jewelry workrooms, ladies suits [two copies], ladies waists, ladies whitewear [three copies], laundry [two copies], section of millinery, section of packing [three copies], packing department [two copies], pressers at work [two copies], recording, shrinking machines, silverware, the stables [two copies]. 2012-031/032 (5) The T. Eaton Co. Limited stereoscopic cards. [190-] 3 of 3 -- 8 photographs : b&w stereographs ; 8.8 x 17.8 cm on card. -- File consists of eight stereoviews produced by Eaton's to promote the company, including: our store, factories, etc. [two copies], main aisle, Yonge St. to James St. [two copies], main aisle, James St., view of the tailor shop, end of transfer belt, Winnipeg store. 2012-031/032 (6) Underwood & Underwood Publishers 1891-1908 stereoscopic cards. -- 4 photographs : b&w page 49 SERIES FILE LIST - S00591 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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and sepia stereographs ; 7.9 x 8.1 cm or smaller on mounts 9 x 17.8 cm or smaller. -- File consists of four stereoviews from Underwood & Underwood Publishers, including: (48) Queen's Park from Ontario Parliament Buildings, Toronto Canada [detailed description on reverse from "Notes of Travel, No. 5"], (47) Ontario Parliament Buildings and Queen's Park, Toronto, Canada [detailed description on reverse from "Descriptive Bulletin, No. 4"], moonlight on Toronto Bay - looking toward the City-Ontario, and, "1541. Golly, I jes can't hole dat Nigger !" [reverse has the phrase in six languages]. 2012-031/032 (7) Unidentified publisher, stereoscopic cards of [189-]-[190-] Toronto. -- 2 photographs : b&w and sepia stereographs ; 7.5 x 8.1 cm or smaller on mounts 8.3 x 17.9 cm. -- File consists of two stereoviews from unidentified publishers, including: "B" series 28 view from Landsdowne, and 112-bridge over lagoon, Centre Island Park. 2012-031/032 (8) Unidentified publisher, stereoscopic cards of [189-]-[190-] Toronto. -- 11 photographs : b&w and col. tinted stereographs ; 8.8 x 17.8 cm or smaller on card. -- File consists of 11 stereoviews of Toronto from unidentified publishers, including: City Hall Tower and Temple Building, North, Knox College/Spadina Ave., Yonge Street Dock, Knox College, The Armory, Parliament Building, Osgoode Hall, main building Toronto University, Toronto Street, view at the university [two copies]. page 50 S00592 - Photographs : streetscapes

Series Number: S00592 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [189-?]-[199-], reproduced [198-]-[199-] (originally created 1837-1989) Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 51 S00592 - Photographs : streetscapes

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: This series is grouped by subject and then arranged alphabetically. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 52 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/028 (1) "A" streetscapes. -- 32 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.6 x 18 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Adelaide Street [22 1862-1937) views, 1885-1937], Albert Street [two views, 1862, 1910], Armories [one view, 1900], Avenue Road [five views, 1906-1936] and Avoca Avenue [two views, 1937]. 2012-031/028 (2) "B" streetscapes. -- 60 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.7 x 18.1 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Baby Point [one 1899-1954) view, 1911], Bathurst Street [28 views, 1912-1954], Berwick Avenue [one view, 1929], Beverley Street [one view, 1911], Bloor Street [22 views, 1901-1929], Boswell Avenue [one view, 1904], Brampton, Ontario [one view, 1909], Broadview Avenue [four views, 1917-1923] and Brunswick Avenue [one view, 1899]. 2012-031/028 (3) The bay. -- 9 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x 18.2 Reproduced [198-] cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints, including: Toronto Bay, activities on 1892-1937) the Toronto Island, Hanlan's Point, rowing clubs, yacht clubs, the steamer "Cayuga", and the ferries "Bluebell", "Primrose" and "Sam McBride". 2012-031/028 (4) Bay Street. -- 66 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x Reproduced [198-] 18.1 cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints, including: 90 Bay Street [one view, 1890-1955) 1922], 94 Bay Street [one view, 1898], 364 Bay Street [one view, 1928], Bay Street looking north of City Hall [one view, 1911], Bay and Adelaide Street [12 views, 1920-1955], Bay and Albert Street [two views, 1912, 1916], Bay and Bloor Street [four views, 1921-1931], Bay and College Street [three views, 1921, 1930], Bay and [two views, 1927, 1930], Bay and Elm Street [one view, 1947], Bay and Front Street [two views, 1914, 1926], Bay and Hayter Street [one view, 1930], Bay and St. Joseph Street [one view, 1922], Bay and King Street [ten views, 1886-1935], Bay and Louisa Street [three views, 1909-1923], Bay and Melinda Street [three views, 1890-1909], Bay and Queen Street [six views, 1900-1936], Bay and Richmond Street [four views, 1911-1917], Bay and Temperance Street [six views, 1910-1954] and Bay and Walton Street [one view, 1930]. 2012-031/028 (5) "C" streetscapes. -- 47 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.7 x 17.9 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Carlaw Avenue [two 1888-1947) views, 1917], Carlton Street [nine views, 1906-1947], Cawthra Square [one view, 1904], Centre Avenue [one view, 1918], Cherry Street [two views, 1899], Chestnut Street [four views, 1912], Christie Street [three views, 1914], Church Street [11 views, page 53 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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1888-1931], City Hall [one view, 1899], Colborne Street [one view, 1898], College Street [nine views, 1898-1938, Cottingham Square [one view, 1913] and Coxwell Avenue [two views, 1921]. 2012-031/028 (6) Churches. -- 4 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x Reproduced [198-] 17.7 cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints, including: Deer Park Presbyterian 1889-1922) Church [one view, 1922], St. Vincent De Paul Church [one view, 1889], St. Peter's Church [one view, 1889] and St. Michael's and St. Basil's Churches [one view, 1897]. 2012-031/028 (7) "D" streetscapes. -- 27 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.8 x 18.1 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Danforth Avenue 1897-1955) [four views, 1920-1939], Davenport Road [six views, 1912-1920], Davisville Street [one view, 1944], DeGrassi Street [one view, 1952], Division Street [one view, 1914], Don Mills Road [one view, 1920], Don River Valley [one view, 1897], Douglas Drive [one view, 1927], Dowling Avenue [two views, 1899], Dufferin Street [two views, 1955], Dundas Street [five views, 1919-1944] and Dunn Avenue [two views, 1899]. 2012-031/028 (8) "E" streetscapes. -- 52 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.7 x 17.7 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Eastern Avenue 1897-1954) [two views, 1916-1925], Edward Street [one view, 1931], Eglinton Avenue [37 views, 1919-1954], Elizabeth Street [seven views, 1912-1934], Ellis Avenue [one view, 1912], Elm Avenue [one view, 1897], Elm Street [one view, 1952], Empress Crescent [one view, 1911] and Evans Avenue [one view, 1922]. 2012-031/028 (9) Exhibition. -- 24 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x Reproduced [198-] 18 cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints of the Canadian National Exhibition, 1884-1936) including: the Midway [three views, 1910-1936], the Manufacturers' building [three views, 1906], the Transportation building [one view, 1906], the Natural History building [one view, 1907], the International building [two views, 1910], the art gallery [two views, 1906-1910], the Grand Stand [four views, 1898-1910], and miscellaneous sights [eight views, 1884-1932]. 2012-031/028 (10) "F" streetscapes. -- 25 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.6 x 18 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: fire stations [one 1844-1941) view, 1912], Fleet Street [three views, 1924-1953] and Front Street [21 views, 1844-1941]. 2012-031/028 (11) "Field Check" streetscapes. -- 6 photographs Reproduced [198-] : b&w ; 12.9 x 17.7 cm or smaller. -- File (originally created consists of photo reprints, including: aerial 1911-1929) page 54 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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photo showing Toronto's first brick house (built in 1894) in lower right quadrant [one view, undated], photograph of a postcard titled "Group of City Monuments" including nine unidentified Toronto monuments [one view, undated], children playing on a playground [one view, 1918], Merton Street [one view, 1918], Old Police Station, East Toronto [one view, 1911], and TED Park [one view, 1929]. 2012-031/028 (12) "G" streetscapes. -- 6 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.7 x 17.7 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: George Street [one 1892-1923) view, 1892], Gerrard Street [four views, 1892-1923] and Greenwood Avenue [one view, 1901]. 2012-031/029 (1) General views. -- 14 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.6 x 18 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints of the following: Toronto 1854-1936) looking northwest from Toronto Bay, taken from a painting [one view, 1854]; Esplanade looking west from chimney of Toronto Street Railway Barns at Sherbourne & Frederick Streets [one view, 1884]; University Avenue looking south from Parliament Building [one view, 1898]; Bruce Photo view of Toronto with Royal Hotel at northwest corner of Front & George Streets and hay market on Front Street [one view, 1894]; view looking southeast from including the Evening Telegram building at 55 King Street West, John Leckie Ltd. on Wellington Street, on Front Street West, H.W. Petrie Machinery Hall on Front Street West and Hanlan Hotel on Hanlan's Point [one view, 1898]; looking northeast from Temple Building at Bay & Richmond Streets [one view, 1902]; view looking northwest from Temple Building at Bay & Richmond Streets including rear of the Armouries and Copeland-Chatterson on the south side of Queen Street [one view, 1902]; Toronto business district looking northwest from King & Church Streets [one view, 1907]; photo of a postcard titled "Group of Toronto's Busy Corners", which includes Queen Street looking west across Yonge Street, Yonge Street looking north across Queen Street, Spadina Avenue looking north from King Street and Bloor Street looking east across Yonge Street [one view, 1910]; photo of a postcard titled "Seeing Toronto in Geo. W. Verral's Dominion Coaches", which includes City Hall Square, lake steamers, University of Toronto, City Hall, Parliament Buildings, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Public Library and Temple Building [one view, 1912]; King Street looking east from King Edward Hotel, St. James Cathedral at right page 55 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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[one view, 1927]; view from City Hall clock tower including Eaton's factories, Upper Canada College, and the site of New City Hall [one view, 1927]; view of Toronto looking north from Harbour Commmission Building including Bay Street, Fleet Street, the Royal York Hotel under construction, and the Toronto Star Building under construction [one view, 1928]; view of Toronto looking north from Canada Life Building [one view, 1936]. 2012-031/029 (2) "H" streetscapes. -- 17 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.6 x 17.6 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Harbord Street [two 1897-1952) views, 1911], Heath Street [two views, 1912], Hillcrest Street [one view, 1930], [one view, 1909], Howland Avenue [one view, 1904], [10 views, 1897-1952] and Humberside Avenue [one view, 1925]. 2012-031/029 (3) Hotels. -- 21 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 Reproduced [198-] cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints, including: American Hotel on Front 1848-1948) Street [one view, 1888], Arlington Hotel at 326 King Street West [one view, 1906], Caer Howell Hotel at southwest corner of University Avenue & Orde Street [one view, 1914], Davis Temperance Hotel on Yonge Street south of Finch Avenue [one view, 1948], Dufferin House, northwest corner of Bloor & Dufferin Streets [one view, 1912], Elliott House on southeast corner of Church Street & Shuter Street [one view, 1907], Grand Union Hotel, northeast corner of Front & Simcoe Streets [one view, 1898], photo of a postcard of Hotel Widmer at southwest corner of Bay & Richmond Streets [one view, 1925], Imperial Hotel at northeast corner of King & York Streets [one view, 1908], Junction Hotel operated by Christopher Sinclair at Dundas & Keele Streets [one view, 1888], Lambton House on Dundas Street, just east of Humber Bridge [one view, 1848], Lennox Hotel at 831 Yonge Street [one view, 1910], McFarlane's Hotel on northwest corner of Eglinton Avenue & Dufferin Street [one view, unknown date], Palmer House on northwest corner of King & York Streets [one view, 1906], Pioneer Hotel at northwest corner of Bloor & Bathurst Streets [one view, 1890], Queen's Hotel on Front Street between Bay & York Streets [two views, 1886, 1910], Red Lion Inn at 749-763 Yonge Street, just north of Bloor Street [one view, 1853], Rossin House at southeast corner of King & York Streets [two views 1897, 1898], and Shakespeare Hotel at northeast corner of King & York Streets [one view, 1865]. page 56 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/029 (4) "I" streetscapes. -- 2 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.6 x 18 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Indian Road [one 1898-1901) view, 1901] and Isabella Street [one view, 1898]. 2012-031/029 (5) Interiors. -- 27 photographs : b&w ; 12.6 x 18 Reproduced [198-] cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints of Toronto interiors, including: 1890-1912) Wellington Place, #67 [two views, 1890], Home Life Building [one view, 1898], Roberts & Sons Art Galleries [one view, 1898], H.H. Williams office [one view, 1898], Farmer Bros. [one view, 1898], Business College [one view, 1898], Canadian Bank of Commerce Bldg. [one view, 1898], Adams Bros. Factory [one view, 1898], R. Score & Sons [one view, 1898], Bulgarian Lodging House [one view, 1912], H.C. Blachford's Shoe Store [one view, 1898], Geo. W. Cooley Liquor Store [one view, 1898], Moss Park Recreation Club [one view, 1916], T. Eaton Co. Ltd. [one view, 1898], Ryrie Bros. [one view, 1898], The Robert Simpson Co. [one view, 1898], Toronto Tire Co. [one view, 1898], G.R. Renfrew & Co. [one view, 1898], Michie & Co. [one view, 1898], Macedonian Lodging House [one view, 1912], 27 North Street, Res. J.W. Curry [one view, 1898], R. Baron's Fine Groceries [one view, 1909], John H. Dunlop, florist [one view, 1898], 19 Melinda Street [one view, 1898] and The Toronto Can Co. [one view, 1898]. 2012-031/029 (6) Islands. -- 30 photographs : b&w ; 12.8 x Reproduced [198-] 18.1 cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints of scenes, including: 1894-1928) bathing beach, bridge, ferry docks, fountain display, Hanlan's Point, lagoon, park, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, sidewheeler "Shamrock", and wharf. 2012-031/029 (7) Islington. -- 7 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x Reproduced [198-] 17.5 cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints, including: scenes along Dundas 1857-1954) Street [seven views, 1857-1954]. 2012-031/029 (8) "J" streetscapes. -- 18 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [19-] 12.9 x 17.7 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints of street scenes, including: 1888-1954) Jameson Avenue [three views, 1899-1950], Jane Street [three views, 1910-1954], Jarvis Street [11 views, 1888-1931] and Jordan Street [one view, 1907]. 2012-031/029 (9) "K" streetscapes. -- 4 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.6 x 17.9 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints of beach and street scenes, 1906-1919) including: Keele Street [two views, 1906-1913] and Kew Beach [two views, 1915-1919]. 2012-031/029 (10) King Street. -- 91 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x Reproduced [198-] page 57 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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18 cm or smaller. (originally created 1860-1941) 2012-031/029 (11) "L" streetscapes. -- 19 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.8 x 18.1 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Lamb's Bridge [one 1888-1951) view, 1903], Lake Shore Road [10 views, 1910-1951], Lansdowne Avenue [three views, 1901-1919], St. Lawrence Market [one view, 1888], Lawrence Avenue [one view, 1934], Lippincott Street [one view, 1891], Louisa Street [one view, 1912] and Lyndhurst Avenue [one view, 1907]. 2012-031/029 (12) "M" streetscapes. -- 18 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.7 x 18 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Madison Avenue 1904-1931) [one view, 1917], Main Street [five views, 1906-1921], Manning Avenue [one view, 1904], Market and Colbourne Streets [one view, 1931], Melinda Street [one view, 1910], Moore Park [five views, 1911-1922], Moss Park [one view, 1913] and Mount Pleasant Road [three views, 1920-1929]. 2012-031/029 (13) "MC" streetscapes. -- 2 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.7 x 18 cm or smaller. -- File consist of (originally created photo reprints, including MacLennan Avenue 1921-1931) [two views, 1921-1931]. 2012-031/029 (14) "O" streetscapes. -- 6 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.6 x 17.8 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Oakwood Avenue 1901-1933) [one view, 1924], Old Mill Road [two views, 1901-1927], Ontario Street [one view, 1905], Ormsby Crescent [one view, 1933] and Ossington Avenue [one view, 1920]. 2012-031/029 (15) "P" streetscapes. -- 5 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.6 x 17.8 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Pacific Avenue [one 1898-1951) view, 1913], Pape Avenue [one view, 1898], police stations [one view, 1912], Poplar Plains Road [one view, 1923] and Pottery Road [one view, 1951]. 2012-031/029 (16) Parks. -- 25 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x 18.1 Reproduced [198-] cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints, including: Allan Gardens [one view, 1898-1952) 1898], Carlton Park [two views, 1914], High Park [seven views, 1905-1928], Queen's Park [three views, 1898-1952], Reservoir Park Ravine [two views, 1898-1900], Riverdale Park [three views 1913-1922], Scarboro Beach [three views, 1909-1912], Victoria Memorial Park [one view, 1913], Withrow Park [two views, 1914-1919] and Uttley Park [one view, 1913]. 2012-031/029 (17) Queen Street. -- 63 photographs : b&w ; 12.8 Reproduced [198-] x 18.2 cm or smaller. (originally created 1878-1958) 2012-031/030 (1) "R" streetscapes. -- 26 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] page 58 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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12.8 x 17.8 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Residential Street 1885-1934) [one view, 1912], Richmond Street [15 views, 1885-1927], Riverside Drive [one view, 1928], Roncevalles Avenue [one view, 1910], Rosedale Ravine [six views, 1898-1921], Runnymede Public Library [one view, 1910] and Russell Hill Road [one view, 1906]. 2012-031/030 (2) Residences. -- 14 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x Reproduced [198-] 17.9 cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints of houses in the following locations: 1850-1929) Bloor Street [one view, 1898], Carlton and Sherbourne Streets [one view, 1929], Castlefrank Drive [one view, 1850], Ellesmere Avenue [one view, 1862], Government House [two views, 1898, 1928], Keeley Institute [one view, 1898], Spadina Road [one view, 1909], St. Clair Avenue [one view, 1907] and Yonge Street [two views, 1874-1880]. 2012-031/030 (3) "S" streetscapes. -- 53 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.7 x 17.9 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints, including: Scollard Street [one 1870-1959) view, 1921], Simcoe Street [one view 1929], Silverthorne Avenue [one view, 1914], Sherbourne Street [11 views, 1890-1947], Sheppard Avenue [three views, 1915-1929], Spadina Avenue [24 views, 1870-1959], St. George Street [five views, 1904-1940], Strachan Avenue [one view, 1928], Strathearn Road [one view, 1920], street scenes [one view, 1912] and Sunnyside [four views, 1909-1916]. 2012-031/030 (4) St. Clair Avenue. -- 75 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.5 x 18 cm or smaller. (originally created 1853-1964) 2012-031/030 (5) Scarboro. -- 19 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x Reproduced [198-] 18 cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints of scenes in Scarborough. 1873-1948) 2012-031/030 (6) Schools. -- 11 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 Reproduced [198-] cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints of schools including: school on 1837-1914) Lansing, cut off in York Township [one view, 1837], West Hill Schoolhouse [one view, 1860], Dennis Ave. School [one view, 1891], Ellesmere School [one view, 1896], Parkdale Collegiate [one view, 1906], Trinity College [one view, 1907], St. Michael's College [one view, 1909], Bishop Strachan School [one view, 1912], Upper Canada College [one view, 1912], St. Andrew's Playground [one view, 1914] and St. Charles School [one view, 1930]. 2012-031/030 (7) Sports. -- 16 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 Reproduced [198-] cm or smaller. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints depicting the following sporting 1897-1955) venues: baseball park at 625 Queen Street page 59 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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East [one view, 1897], Woodbine Race Track [one view, 24 May 1898], Toronto Rowing Club [one view, 1906], Toronto Baseball Club at Fraser Avenue [two views, 1907], Hanlan's Point baseball stadium and amusements [six views, 1908-1912], winter sports at High Park, Riverdale Park and Varsity Stadium [one view, 1912], Maple Leaf Baseball Stadium [one view, 5 Mar. 1929], Thorncliffe Park [one view, 1931], and Dufferin Race Track [one view, 1955]. 2012-031/030 (8) Street cars. -- 34 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x Reproduced [198-] 18 cm or smaller. (originally created 1861-1924) 2012-031/030 (9) Theatres. -- 5 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 Reproduced [198-] cm or smaller. -- File consists of reproduction (originally created prints of theatres including: Capitol Theatre 1907-1913) [one view, 1907], Princess Theatre [one view, 1910], Red Mill Theatre [one view, 1913], Royal Alexandra Theatre [one view, 1908], Shea's, Grand, Royal Alexandra, Princess Theatres [one view, 1912]. 2012-031/030 (10) Toronto Street. -- 5 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 Reproduced [198-] x 18 cm or smaller. (originally created 1907-1913) 2012-031/030 (11) "U" streetscapes. -- 7 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.5 x 18 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints of views along University 1891-1948) Avenue. 2012-031/030 (12) "V" streetscapes. -- 12 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.5 x 18 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created reproduction prints of street views including: 1878-1948) Vaughan Road [three views, 1912-1921], Victoria Street [1878-1948]. 2012-031/030 (13) "W" streetscapes. -- 16 photographs : b&w ; Reproduced [198-] 12.8 x 18.2 cm or smaller. -- File consists of (originally created photo reprints of street views and beach 1908-1948) views, including: Wasaga Beach [three views, 1930], Wellesley Street [four views 1911-1948], Wellington Street [one view, 1929], Weston Road [four views, 1908-1931], Winchester Drive [one view 1919], Woodbine Avenue [one view, 1921] and Wood Street [one view, 1912]. 2012-031/030 (14) Walmer Road. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x Reproduced [198-] 17.7 cm. (originally created 1913) 2012-031/030 (15) "X, Y, Z" streetscapes. -- 13 photographs : Reproduced [198-] b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm. -- File consists of photo (originally created reprints including: York Street [11 views, 1885-1929) 1885-1927], Yorkville Avenue [two views, 1912-1929]. 2012-031/031 (1) Yonge Street. -- 68 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 Reproduced [198-] 1 of 4 x 18.1 cm or smaller. (originally created 1862-1954) page 60 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/031 (2) Yonge Street. -- 85 photographs : b&w ; 12.6 Reproduced [198-] 2 of 4 x 18 cm or smaller. (originally created 1870-1954) 2012-031/031 (3) Yonge Street. -- 40 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 Reproduced [198-] 3 of 4 x 18.1 cm or smaller. (originally created 1880-1955) 2012-031/031 (4) Yonge Street. -- 42 photographs : b&w ; 12.6 Reproduced [198-] 4 of 4 x 18 cm or smaller. (originally created 1887-1962) 2012-031/031 (5) Micellaneous streetscapes : aerial views. -- 5 [199-] photographs : col. ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller. -- File consists of five aerial photoprints taken for use in commercial real estate advertising and promotion, some include correspondence or additional plans of sites for possible development. Companies represented are: Coldwell Banker, Colliers Macaulay Nicolls, and DS Marcil Inc. Areas identified are: 130-180 Yorkland Blvd. in North York, Bloor Street and Avenue Road in Toronto and downtown Toronto (east side). 2012-031/031 (6) Micellaneous streetscapes : photo Reproduced [199-] reproductions. -- 3 photographs : b&w ; 20.3 (originally created [after x 25.4 cm or smaller. -- File consists of two 1931], 1955, 1989) photo reprints from the City of Toronto Archives showing the skyline of Toronto from the lake (SC 268-1826 and 1989-370-C), and one photo reprint from the J.V. Salmon Collection at the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library showing Spadina Road looking north from south of Lonsdale (S 1-3266). 2012-031/031 (7) Photographs of steam ship and Toronto [19-] Ferry Company boat. -- 2 photographs : b&w ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm mounted on card 12.5 x 12.5 cm. 2012-031/031 (8) Photographs of Toronto Harbour and the 1899 Yonge Street Wharf. -- 3 photographs : b&w ; 9.7 x 16.5 cm. -- Photos include two views of the Toronto Harbour from the Toronto Islands, as well as a view of the Yonge Street Wharf area, including a railway station, looking north. 2012-031/031 (9) Photographs of University College and St. [189-?] Lawrence Market. -- 2 photographs : sepia ; 16.7 x 22.7 cm mounted on both sides of a card. -- Photograph of the exterior front of University College, University of Toronto, includes groups of people and a horse-drawn carriage. The photograph of the exterior of St. Lawrence Market depicts a group of men facing the camera, with horses and wagons. A sign for Britton's, a butcher shop, can also be seen. This photograph has been annotated with pencil on the image. 2012-031/031 (10) Photographs of miscellaneous building [197-?], 1984 page 61 SERIES FILE LIST - S00592 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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exteriors. -- 4 photographs : col. ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm or smaller. -- File consists of a view of the Gooderham Building with the CN Tower in the distance, two views of the boarded-up Biltmore Theatre at 319 Yonge Street, and a view of Oakwood Place, a bar and music venue in Hamilton, Ont. page 62 S00593 - Pins, ribbons and commemorative tokens

Series Number: S00593 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1884-[199-?] Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 63 S00593 - Pins, ribbons and commemorative tokens

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 64 SERIES FILE LIST - S00593 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/010 (22) Anniversary seals : National Chiropractic 1945, 1992 Association, San Francesco Foods 2012-031/010 (23) Toronto Board of Education stickers [199-?] 2012-031/014 (1) 1919-1939 : anniversary banquet : 8 Aug. 1939 Mackenzie King : Royal York Hotel : pin 2012-031/014 (2) Berry Brothers Varnishes : Toronto Exhibition 1914 : pin 2012-031/014 (3) Cab driver 2605 : Metropolitan Toronto : pin 1961 2012-031/014 (4) City Hall : Toronto, Canada : pin 1965 2012-031/014 (5) City of Toronto sesquicentennial : 1834- 1984 2 copies 2012-031/014 (6) CNE : exhibition chorus : pin 1924 2012-031/014 (7) CNE : exhibition chorus : pin 1925 2012-031/014 (8) CNE : exhibition chorus : pin 1926 2012-031/014 (9) CNE : exhibition chorus : pin 1927 2012-031/014 (10) CNE : pageant chorus : pin 1922 2012-031/014 (11) CNE : pageant chorus : pin 1923 2012-031/014 (12) COTC [Canadian Officers' Training Corps] : [19--] pin 2012-031/014 (13) Gooderham & Worts Ltd. : 1832- 1932 2012-031/014 (14) The Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto : pin [19--] 2012-031/014 (15) Toronto Bible College : pin [19--] 2012-031/014 (16) Toronto centennial : 1834- 1934 2012-031/014 (17) Toronto centennial : Canadian Corps reunion 1934 : 1834- 2012-031/014 (18) City Hall : Toronto, Canada : engraved [19--] souvenir box 2012-031/014 (19) Toronto Exposition : commemorative coin 28 Aug.-7 Sept. 1899 2012-031/014 (20) Ramses 56th imperial council session : June 1930 Toronto, Canada : commemorative mini-sword 2012-031/014 (21) Ribbons. -- 15 ribbons. -- File consists of 1884-1935 ribbons pertaining to the Cap Makers Union local 41, the Toronto Retail Grocers Association, the 1894 Union Prohibition Convention, the Dufferin School, the Royal Winter Fair, the Toronto Summer Carnival, the Canadian National Exhibition, the Loyal Orange Lodge (Toronto Junction), and the University of Toronto. page 65 S00594 - Postcards and greeting cards

Series Number: S00594 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [1885?]-[20-?] Dates: , predominant 1906-1920 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the page 66 S00594 - Postcards and greeting cards

Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 67 SERIES FILE LIST - S00594 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/010 (24) Calling cards. -- 14 cards. -- File includes [between 1885 and cards for Miss Anna M. Rewell, Mr. and Mrs. 1905] C. H. Bailey, Etta M. Bole, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Vanalkenburgh, Mr. R.J. Lovell, and Mrs. Rebecca Koon. The other cards in this file are blank. 2012-031/010 (25) Johnny Walker, swimming director, Granite [between 1910 and Club : greeting card and calendar. -- 1 1930] greeting card. -- Card includes a copy of a photograph of Johnny Walker. 2012-031/010 (26) Memorial cards. -- 4 cards. -- Cards in this [19--], 1913, 1926 file pertain to John McGuire, the Sorrell family, and Elizabeth Ann Farmer. 2012-031/010 (27) Ontario College of Pharmacy, Toronto : 1911 greeting card and calendar. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm mounted on card 30 x 18.4 cm. -- Photograph of the original Ontario College of Pharmacy building on Gerrard Street East, taken by photographer W.H. Figary. 2012-031/010 (28) Postcards. -- 2 postcards ; 13.5 x 8.7 cm and 1909, 1914 15.5 x 8.5 cm. -- One postcard features a teddy bear and the other is a St. Patrick's Day card. 2012-031/010 (29) Toronto greeting cards. -- 24 greeting cards. 1972-1995, [20-?] -- Images on these blank cards depict scenes and buildings in Toronto drawn or painted by artists David Crighton, Nic Onat and Donato. 2012-031/010 (30) Toronto Shrine Convention cartoon 1930 postcards. -- 4 postcards ; 9 x 13.5 cm. 2012-031/010 (31) Willow Pond, Riverdale Park : greeting card [ca. 1930] and calendar. -- 1 greeting card. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 6 cm mounted in card 15 x 12.5 cm. -- Item signed on verso by F.F. West. 2012-031/033 (1) Bird's eye view. -- 10 postcards ; 7 x 13.5 cm [ca. 1908-1955] or smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting the following: air view of Toronto [one view], aerial view of Toronto [one view], Toronto from St. James Cathedral [one view, 1912], bird's eye view from Queen's Park [one view], Bloor Street Viaduct from an aeroplane [one view], portion of downtown [two views, 1932], University Avenue looking north to Queen's Park [one view], view from Queen's Park [one view, 1908], aerial view of Toronto [one view]. 2012-031/033 (2) Bridges and monuments. -- 3 postcards ; 9 x [ca. 1910], [194-?] 13.5 or smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting the following: Bloor Street Viaduct [one view], Rosedale ravine [one view, 1910], Queen's Park [one view]. 2012-031/033 (3) Buildings. -- 24 postcards ; 9.5 x 14 cm or [ca.1905]-[194-?] smaller. -- File consists of postcards of Toronto buildings including: St. James page 68 SERIES FILE LIST - S00594 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Cathedral [one view, 1909], Parliament Buildings [one view], Post Office [two views, 1907], University College, University of Toronto [two views, 1907, 1915], [two views], I.O.F. (Independent Order of Foresters) Temple [one view, 1908], east block, Parliament Buildings [one view], Union Station [one view, 1912], General Hospital [one view, 1908], Eaton's [two views], the Grange [one view], city view from harbour [one view], City Hall [one view], Upper Canada College [one view, 1905], McMaster Hall [one view, 1907], Government House [one view], S.S. Kresge Company home office and store, 7 Carlton St. [one view], Normal School museum and art gallery [one view], Adams Furniture Co. Ltd., City Hall Square [one view, 1911], Board of Trade building [one view]. 2012-031/033 (4) Canadian National Exhibition. -- 15 postcards [ca. 1908-1926] ; 13 x 17 cm or smaller. -- File consists of postcards of scenes from the Canadian National Exhibition including: Graphic Arts and Photography Salon [one view], Toronto Stampede [one view, 1926], band concert [one view], aerial view of crowd [one view], on the terrace [two views], Grand Plaza [one view], entrance to Grand Stand [one view], Swift and Company USA prize draft team [one view], band stand and Agricultural Building [one view], band shell [one view], Governments Building [one view], art gallery [one view], Canadian Railways exhibit building [two copies, 1908, 1910]. 2012-031/033 (5) Canadian National Exhibition. -- 10 postcards [ca. 1908], [194-?] ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. -- Postcards in this file feature images including the International Pavilion, aquatic attractions, the Princes' Gates, the Horticultural Building, the Automotive Building, the Food Products Building, landscapes, the Grand Stand, the CNE Art Gallery, and a crowd on Children's Day. 2012-031/033 (6) Canadian National Exhibition : postcard [191-?] folder. -- 6 postcards ; 8.7 x 14 cm. -- File consists of postcards attached in a folder, depicting the following scenes from the Canadian National Exhibition: Government Building, a crowd at the Grand Stand, an elevated view of the lake, the Dufferin Memorial Gates, the Palace of Horticulture and a large fountain. 2012-031/033 (7) Canadian National Exhibition : souvenir [ca. 1913] folders. -- File consists of four souvenir folders, each containing fold-out black and white or colour photo prints of different scenes at the Canadian National Exhibition. These items were designed to be folded up page 69 SERIES FILE LIST - S00594 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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and sent by mail. 2012-031/033 (8) Composites and multiple views. -- 6 [ca. 1912], [197-?] postcards ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller. -- File includes postcards depicting different views of Toronto landmarks on one card. 2012-031/033 (9) Greetings. -- 14 postcards ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm or [ca. 1905-1918] smaller. -- File consists in part of postcards that read "Greetings from Toronto". Other cards feature generic illustrations and captions with "Toronto" printed on recto. 2012-031/033 (10) Hotels. -- 39 postcards ; 8.5 x 14 cm or [ca. 1906-1964] smaller. -- File consists of postcards of hotels including: Arlington Hotel [two views], the Ford Hotel [one view], Grand Union Hotel [two copies, 1918], Hotel Carls-Rite [one view], Hotel Waverley [two views], King Edward Hotel [10 views, 1906-1922], Park Plaza Hotel [one view], the Lord Simcoe Hotel [one view], the Royal York [six views, 1929-1940], Prince George Hotel [one view], Seaway Towers Motor Hotel [one view, 1964], Walker House [eight views, 1907], Westminster Hotel [one view], Westbury Hotel [one view], Holiday Inn Scarborough [one view]. 2012-031/033 (11) Islands. -- 5 postcards ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm or [ca. 1908-1920] smaller. -- File consists of postcards of Toronto Islands including: ferryboat "Bluebell" at Hanlan's Point [one view, 1908], a scene of boats on the water [one view], Regatta Day at Centre Island [one view], the boardwalk at Hanlan's Point [one view, 1920], bathers at the Island [one view]. 2012-031/033 (12) Military. -- 10 postcards ; 9 x 14 cm or [ca. 1906-1917] smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting the following military bands: Her Majesty's 2nd Life Guards [one view, 1906], the 48th Highlanders [four views, 1910], the Governor-General Bodyguards [two views, 1916-1917], the Royal Grenadiers [two views, 1908]. 2012-031/033 (13) Miscellaneous Toronto sights and landmarks. [194-?]-[20-?] -- 90 postcards ; 9 x 28 cm, 14.5 x 25.2 cm or smaller. -- File predominantly consists of postcards depicting Toronto sights and landmarks including the CN Tower, Toronto harbour, Chinatown, Yonge and Dundas Streets, Queen's Park, the Toronto Islands, St. Clair subway station [platform and subway train], Casa Loma, Fort York, City Hall, High Park, the Skydome, the Eaton Centre, Edwards Gardens, Robarts Library, University College, and Ontario Place. 2012-031/033 (14) Night scenes. -- 5 postcards ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm [ca. 1908-1912] or smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting the following at night: Hanlan's page 70 SERIES FILE LIST - S00594 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Point [one view, 1908], a ferry on the lake [one view, 1908], Island Park [one view], Scarborough Beach [one view, 1912] and the Temple Building [one view]. 2012-031/033 (15) Park scenes. -- 19 postcards ; 8 x 15.1 cm or [ca. 1906-1915] smaller. -- File consists postcards depicting the following scenes: Balmy Beach [one view], Don River [one view], Grenadier Pond [one view, 1909], Howard Lake [one view], High Park driveway [one view, 1907], snowshoeing in High Park [one view, 1912], restaurant, High Park [one view, 1908], High Park [one view, 1906], Humber River [two views, 1908, 1910], Old Mill on the Humber River [two views, 1911], Queen's Park [two views, 1907-1910], University College from the Queen's Park entrance [one view, 1910], Reservoir Park [two views, 1909, 1915] and Riverdale Park [two views, 1910]. 2012-031/033 (16) People. -- 3 postcards ; 8.6 x 13.5 cm or [ca. 1908-1909] smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting people, including children playing at High Park [one view, 1908] and Rosedale [one view, 1908] and a group in front of the veterans' monument, Queen's Park [one view, 1909]. 2012-031/033 (17) Rare. -- 6 postcards ; 8.8 x 13.8 cm or [ca. 1914-1915] smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting the following: City Dairy building [one view], Black and Campbell Real Estate and Insurance storefront [one view], Mary Pickford [one view, 1914], view from the Parliament Building [one view], the Beaches [one view], Toronto at the lake [one view]. 2012-031/033 (18) Residential. -- 2 postcards ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm or [ca. 1913-1915] smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting houses in Chestnut Park [one view, 1913] and on Elm Avenue [one view, 1915] in Rosedale. 2012-031/033 (19) Scarborough. -- 4 postcards ; 8.2 x 13.8 cm [ca. 1907-1908, 1917] or smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting the Scarborough Bluffs [two views, 1907], Scarborough Heights [one view, 1917] and Scarborough Beach Park [one view, 1908]. 2012-031/033 (20) Ships and water scenes. -- 3 postcards ; 8.2 [ca. 1905-1907] x 13.9 cm or smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting the following: the steamer boat "Toronto" near Brockville [one view, 1907], Toronto harbour [one view, 1905], and boats in Toronto harbour with the city in the distance [one view]. 2012-031/033 (21) Souvenir postcard booklets. -- 18 postcards ; [197-?], 1976 9 x 13.5 cm. -- File consists of two postcard booklets, one containing eight views of the CN Tower and one containing 10 page 71 SERIES FILE LIST - S00594 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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miscellaneous views of Toronto landmarks. 2012-031/033 (22) Street scenes. -- 29 postcards ; 8.8 x 13.8 [ca. 1907-1921] cm or smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting the following: street with crowds and Belt Line street cars (probably King Street) [one view, 1909], the Tally Ho sightseeing carriage in front of the Ontario Legislature [one view, 1908], Guild House, Scarborough [one view], Mary Pickford's birthplace, 211 University Ave. [one view], St. George Street [one view, 1907], Bay Street, the Temple and City Hall [two views, 1907, 1921], a Toronto residence [one view], McMaster Hall, Bloor Street [one view, 1907], Bloor Street Viaduct [one view], Bay Street looking north to City Hall [one view], Carlton and Yonge Streets [one view], Church Street looking north and south [two views, 1911], Bloor and Yonge Streets [one view], College Street and Spadina Avenue [one view], King Street [one view, 1905], Queen Street [one view], Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street [one view], King Street and the Royal Alexandra Theatre [one view, 1911] Riverdale Park Zoo [one view, 1913], Spadina Avenue from Queen Street [one view], Spadina Avenue and Knox College [one view], University [one view, 1908] and Yonge Street [five views, 1909-1911]. 2012-031/033 (23) Sunnyside. -- 2 postcards ; 8.5 x 14 cm or [ca. 1908, 1931] smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting Balmy Beach [one view, 1908] and the Sunnyside swimming pool [one view, 1931]. 2012-031/033 (24) Waterfront and water parks. -- 10 postcards ; [ca. 1906-1942] 8.8 x 13.8 cm or smaller. -- File consists of postcards depicting the following: Centre Island [two views, 1909, 1914], Yonge Street Dock [two views, 1906], [two views 1910], people sitting by the lake at the Exhibition [one view, 1909], Sunnyside Beach [one view, 1929], Toronto harbour [one view] and Royal York Hotel from across the bay [one view, 1942]. 2012-031/033 (25) Business. -- 14 postcards ; 10 x 15 cm or 1901-[20--] smaller. -- Items in this file include promotional postcards sent by companies or cards sent by banks or businesses as receipts for customer orders or payments. Businesses documented in this file include: John Dick Limited, Toronto Type Foundry Company, the University Theatre, the Gendron Manufacturing Company, the Colonial Investment & Loan Company, the Molsons Bank, Benjamin Moore & Company, the Mail and Empire, Dick, Ridout & Company, Massey-Harris Company, Friar's restaurant, Crown Tailoring Company, and page 72 SERIES FILE LIST - S00594 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Axis Gallery and Grill. Also included is a postcard promoting the services of the Minsker Shul, 10 St. Andrew Street. 2012-031/033 (26) Go Canada! Canada-USSR 1972 2 copies 2012-031/033 (27) Other regions. -- 2 postcards ; 8.5 x 13.7 cm [19--] and 12.5 x 17.5 cm. -- File consists of postcards illustrated with photos of lobster fishing around Freeport, Maine, and of wheat harvesting with horses near Carmangay, Alberta. 2012-031/033 (28) Seeing Toronto. -- 2 postcards : 9 x 14 cm 1907, [191-?] and 12.5 x 18 cm. -- File consists of two postcards produced by the Seeing Toronto sightseeing company, including a photo postcard of tourists seated in an early open-sided tour bus and a booklet-style postcard featuring an illustrated pull-out of Toronto tourist sights (original pull-out has been replaced with a photocopy). page 73 S00595 - Posters, prints and drawings

Series Number: S00595 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [19--] Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 74 S00595 - Posters, prints and drawings

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 75 SERIES FILE LIST - S00595 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/010 (32) 17th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition : June 1978 2 copies 16, 17, 18 : . -- 1 poster ; 30.5 x 23 cm. 2012-031/010 (33) Abstract embossed paper print by Sorel [between 1960 and Etrog. -- 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm. -- Item is a 1980] representation of a sculpture form, signed in pencil and numbered 34/50. 2012-031/010 (34) Etching of Hart House, University of Toronto, [between 1920 and Item was removed facing west. -- 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on 1940] from its frame for paper 15.8 x 12 cm. -- Item may have been preservation created by Owen Staples, framed by Fred L. purposes. Curry of 760 Yonge Street. 2012-031/010 (35) Map : Toronto to Eaton Hall [after 1937] 2012-031/018 (1) Blue Jays baseball calendar posters. -- 4 1977-1979, 1981 2 copies of 1981 and posters ; 61 x 94 cm. -- Items were produced 1979 posters by Shoppers Drug Mart. 2012-031/018 (2) Blue Jays baseball posters. -- 2 posters ; 71 [197-?] x 56 cm. -- Posters feature photos of players Bob Bailor, John Mayberry, Rick Bosetti, Alfredo Griffin and Dave Lemanczyk. 2012-031/019 (1) Art against the GST : exhibition : Lake Aug.-Sept. 1990 2 copies Galleries. -- 1 poster ; 54 x 37 cm. 2012-031/019 (2) The city of Toronto : it's in fashion. -- 1 poster [198-?] ; 78.5 x 56 cm. 2012-031/019 (3) The community welcomes you to the St. [198-?] 3 copies Lawrence neighbourhood. -- 1 poster ; 28 x 42.5 cm. 2012-031/019 (4) Concrete dreams : the historical path of 1992 expressway development in Metropolitan Toronto : inaugural exhibition : Metro Archives. -- 1 poster ; 45 x 70 cm. 2012-031/019 (5) Consumer Gas Building, 415 Eastern [19--] Avenue. -- 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm. -- Included in the file is a copy of this drawing. 2012-031/019 (6) Copy of topographical plan of the city and Reproduced [19-?] Item has tears on Liberties, Toronto, in the Province of Canada the bottom. : surveyed, drawn and published by James Cane, 1842. -- 1 map ; 45 x 60 cm. 2012-031/019 (7) The crowning of Bloor Street : Crown Life 30 Oct. 1987 Place : 175 Bloor Street West. -- 1 poster ; 60 x 95 cm. -- Item is a poster consisting of different images of the building of this office tower. 2012-031/019 (8) Kensington roots : October 3, 4 & 5, 1980 3 copies 2012-031/019 (9) Manou : exhibition from November 25 to 1981 December 11, 2012-031/019 (10) The mapping of Victorian Toronto : book 1984 cover. -- 1 poster ; 60 x 40 cm. -- Item is accompanied by a letter from the publisher of the book, The Paget Press. 2012-031/019 (11) Memories of Ontario / M.J. Aynscomb Harris. [19--] page 76 SERIES FILE LIST - S00595 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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-- 1 poster ; 43 x 56. 2012-031/019 (12) Morus Hummel : Standbilder in Montreal : 1980 3 copies January 17 to February 5, 2012-031/019 (13) Ontario Home Week : Ontario Real Estate Sept. 24-30, 1989 Association. -- 1 poster ; 70 x 50 cm. 2012-031/019 (14) Panoramic views : City of Toronto. -- 1 poster [19--] Rolph, Clark, Stone ; 36.5 x 91.5 cm. Ltd. 2012-031/019 (15) Pat LaCroix. -- 3 posters ; 91 x 62 cm or [198-?] 2 copies of two smaller. posters 2012-031/019 (16) Toronto international area rug trade show : 1995 2 copies November 23-26, 2012-031/019 (17) Toronto neighbourhood histories : Toronto [19--] Public Library. -- 1 poster ; 56 x 40.5 cm. 2012-031/019 (18) Toronto's people. -- 1 poster ; 42 x 53 cm. [198-] 3 copies 2012-031/019 (19) The village of Yorkville : it's different. -- 1 [19--] 3 copies poster ; 34 x 39 cm. 2012-031/019 (20) The Word on the Street : the first annual 30 Sept. 1990 Toronto book and magazine fair. -- 1 poster ; 67 x 40 cm. page 77 S00596 - Property development and real estate, commercial : brochures and flyers

Series Number: S00596 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [198-]-[200-] Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 78 S00596 - Property development and real estate, commercial : brochures and flyers

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by address or property name. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 79 SERIES FILE LIST - S00596 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/020 (1) Tridel distinction interactive 2000 2012-031/020 (2) Yonge Sheppard Centre [199-?] 2012-031/022 (1) 100 Queen Street East [198-?] 2012-031/022 (2) 105 Victoria Street [199-] 2012-031/022 (3) 109-117 George Street [199-?] 2012-031/022 (4) 121 Bloor Street East : New York Life Centre [199-?] 2012-031/022 (5) 123 Edward Street [198-?] 2012-031/022 (6) 150 Bloor Street West : Renaissance Plaza [199-?] 2012-031/022 (7) 162 Cumberland Street : Renaissance Court [199-?] 2012-031/022 (8) 170 University Avenue [198-?] 2 copies 2012-031/022 (9) 1867 Yonge Street : Bramalea head office [199-?] 2012-031/022 (10) 193 Yonge Street [199-?] 2 copies 2012-031/022 (11) 2 Bloor Street East : the Hudson's Bay [199-?] Centre 2012-031/022 (12) 20 Richmond Street East : Confederation [199-?] Square, phase 1 2012-031/022 (13) 22 Front Street West [198-] 2 copies 2012-031/022 (14) 23-43 Charles Street West 1999 2012-031/022 (15) 2371-2381 Yonge Street, 3 Broadway 1991 Avenue 2012-031/022 (16) 25 Sheppard Avenue West [199-?] 2012-031/022 (17) 257 Adelaide West business condominiums [199-?] 2012-031/022 (18) 277 Victoria Street 1990 2012-031/022 (19) 357 Bay Street [200-?] 2012-031/022 (20) 36 Toronto Street [199-?] 2 copies 2012-031/022 (21) 390 Bay Street [199-?] 2012-031/022 (22) 40 Sheppard Avenue West [199-?] 2012-031/022 (23) 477 Richmond West 1991 2 copies 2012-031/022 (24) 48 St. Clair West 1992 2012-031/022 (25) 5000 Yonge St. development [199-?] 2012-031/022 (26) 525 University Avenue [198-?] 2012-031/022 (27) 55 St. Clair Avenue West : Esso Place [199-?] 2012-031/022 (28) 55 University Avenue [199-?] 2012-031/022 (29) 56 Temperance Street 1990 2012-031/022 (30) 67 Yonge Street 1983 2012-031/022 (31) 70 University Avenue [198-?] 2012-031/022 (32) 70 York Street [198-] 2012-031/022 (33) 85 Richmond Street West 1989 2012-031/022 (34) 901 King Street West 1994 2012-031/022 (35) 99 Avenue Road 1998 2012-031/022 (36) Adelaide-Brant Centre [198-?] Located at 425 page 80 SERIES FILE LIST - S00596 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Adelaide Street West. 2012-031/022 (37) Aetna Canada Centre [198-?] Located at King and York Streets. 2012-031/022 (38) Atrium on Bay [199-?] Located at 595 Bay Street. 2012-031/022 (39) 1989, 1991 Located at 333 Bay Street. File includes copies of architectural drawings. 2012-031/022 (40) The Bayview Hill : lower village shops [199-?] Located near Spadina Road and 16th Avenue in Richmond Hill. 2012-031/022 (41) Bayview Walk [198-?] Located at 1818 Bayview Avenue. 2012-031/022 (42) Belmont Corporate Centre [198-?] Located at 970 Lawrence Avenue West. 2012-031/022 (43) Britannia Place [199-?] Located at 25 Glenn Hawthorne Boulevard in Mississauga. 2012-031/022 (44) Cadillac Fairview Tower : 20 Queen Street [198-?] West 2012-031/022 (45) Canada's Ballet Opera House [198-?] Development was planned for Bay and Wellesley Streets. 2012-031/022 (46) The ChumCity Building: 299 Queen West [199-?] 2012-031/022 (47) Churwell Centre [ca. 1997] Located at 65 Wellesley Street East and 540 Church Street. 2012-031/022 (48) The Claremont Tavern building : 732 Queen [ca. 1990] Street West 2012-031/022 (49) [199-?] Located near King and Wellington Streets. 2012-031/022 (50) Commercial properties : flyers. -- 1 1984-2008 photograph : col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm. -- Photograph of Confederation Square, 20 Richmond Street East. 2012-031/023 (1) Confederation Life Insurance Company head 1995 Located at 1 Mount office properties Pleasant Road, 100 Huntley Street, and 321 Bloor Street East. 2012-031/023 (2) Crown Court Offices 1991 Located on County Court Boulevard in Brampton. page 81 SERIES FILE LIST - S00596 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/023 (3) Crown Life Place : 175 Bloor Street West 1987-1990 2012-031/023 (4) Delisle Court 2001 Located at 1560 Yonge Street. 2012-031/023 (5) Devon Centre [198-?] Located on Airport Road. 2012-031/023 (6) Downtown West. -- 1 photograph : col. ; 20 x [198-?] Located on the block 25 cm. -- Photograph depicts a view of King surrounded by King Street looking west at Simcoe Street and Street West, Simcoe includes a partial view of Roy Thomson Hall Street, Wellington and the buildings that comprise this Street West and development. John Street. 2012-031/023 (7) Eaton Tower. -- File also includes a brochure 1990 Located on Yonge for One Dundas Street West. Street above the Eaton Centre. 2012-031/023 (8) Eglinton Mills Executive Centre [198-] Located near Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East. 2012-031/023 (9) The Executive Centre in Richmond Hill [ca. 1988] 2 copies Located at 9050 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill. 2012-031/023 (10) First Canadian Place [198-?] Located at 100 King Street West. 2012-031/023 (11) First Century Tower [198-?] Located at 438 University Avenue. 2012-031/023 (12) Gibson Square [198-?] Located at 5170 and 5180 Yonge Street. 2012-031/023 (13) Hammerson : 33, 55, 77 and 201 City Centre [199-?] Drive 2012-031/023 (14) Heartland Business Community [199-?] Located in Missisauga near Highway 10 and Highway 403. 2012-031/023 (15) The Heritage [199-?] Located near Lester B. Pearson Airport. 2012-031/023 (16) Keele & Seven Business Centre [199-?] Located at Keele Street and Highway 7. 2012-031/023 (17) King Business Centre [198-?] 2 copies Located at 1000 King Street West. 2012-031/023 (18) King James Place 1991 Located at 145 King Street East. 2012-031/023 (19) King West Centre 1990 Located on Liberty Street between Fraser and Pardee Avenues. 2012-031/023 (20) Law Chambers at the Atrium on Bay [198-?] Located at 595 Bay Street. 2012-031/023 (21) Law Chambers : a professional office [199-?] Located at 181 environment for lawyers University Avenue page 82 SERIES FILE LIST - S00596 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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and 595 Bay Street. 2012-031/023 (22) Lawrence Park : the retail shops on Yonge [199-?] Located at Yonge Street and Blythwood Road. 2012-031/023 (23) Lawrence Square [198-?] Located at 700 Lawrence Avenue West. 2012-031/023 (24) Leslie-Richmond Hill Corporate Centre Ltd. [198-?] Located on Leslie Street north of Highway 7 in the Headford Business Park. 2012-031/023 (25) Lombard Place 1991, 1993 Located at 36 Lombard Street. 2012-031/023 (26) Mandarin Golf & Country Club 1991 Located at 11207 Kennedy Road in Markham. 2012-031/023 (27) Med-West Centre : 750 Dundas Street West [198-?] 2012-031/023 (28) MetroCentre [199-?] Located in the block bounded by King Street West, Simcoe Street, Wellington Street and John Street. 2012-031/023 (29) Metro Financial Group Inc. : 193 Yonge [199-?] Street 2012-031/023 (30) Minto Plaza : 655 Bay Street [199-?] 2 copies 2012-031/024 (1) Mississauga CityCentre. -- 1 video cassette ; [199-?] VHS. 2012-031/024 (2) The National Trade Centre at Exhibition [199-] Place 2012-031/024 (3) One Eglinton East [199-?] 2 copies 2012-031/024 (4) One Financial Place [199-?] 2012-031/024 (5) One Hundred Bloor West 1989 2012-031/024 (6) One Seventy Bloor West [199-?] 2012-031/024 (7) One Yonge Street : the Toronto Star building [199-?] 2012-031/024 (8) Ordan Business Park [198-?] Located at 6145, 6155, and 6185 Ordan Drive in Mississauga. 2012-031/024 (9) The Prince Arthur Retail [200-?] Located at 38 Avenue Road. 2012-031/024 (10) Rawlinson Mews [199-?] 2 copies Located at Phipps and St. Nicholas Streets. 2012-031/024 (11) Rowntree Gates Plaza 1998 Located at 2687 Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke. 2012-031/024 (12) The shops and restaurants of the Atrium on 1993 Located at 595 Bay page 83 SERIES FILE LIST - S00596 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Bay Street. 2012-031/024 (13) Sixty-Seven Yonge [198-?] Formerly the Trader's Bank of Canada building. 2012-031/024 (14) Square One [199-?] Located at 100 City Centre Drive, Mississauga. 2012-031/024 (15) Standard Life Centre [198-?] Located at 121 King Street West. 2012-031/024 (16) Starwood Centre 1995 Located at 477 Richmond Street West. 2012-031/024 (17) Sterling Tower : creative space for creative [200-?] Located at 372 Bay minds Street. 2012-031/024 (18) TD Cornerstone: 65 Front Street 2001 2012-031/024 (19) TD Cornerstone: Medical Arts Building [ca. 2000] Located at 170 St. George Street. 2012-031/024 (20) Toronto-Dominion Centre [199-?] 2012-031/024 (21) Toronto Film Studios [200-?] Located at 629 Eastern Avenue. 2012-031/024 (22) Toronto Professional Block [198-?] Located at 123 Edward Street and 180 Dundas Street West. 2012-031/024 (23) Toronto waterfront revitalization : tools for 27 May 2003 implementation. -- Slides from a presentation by Castan and IBI Group. 2012-031/024 (24) Toronto World Trade Centre [198-] Located at 30, 33 Bay Street and 20 Yonge Street. 2012-031/024 (25) The Tri-Bell Country Club [198-?] Located at 1575 Steeles Avenue West, Willowdale. 2012-031/024 (26) The Villages of Abbey Lane Shopping Centre [198-] Located at 91 Rylander Boulevard, Scarborough. 2012-031/024 (27) Western Centre [199-?] 2 copies Located near Martingrove Road and Highway 7. 2012-031/024 (28) Weston Gardens Office Park 1990 Located near Weston Road and Steeles Avenue East. 2012-031/024 (29) Woodbine Centre [198-?] Located at 500 Rexdale Boulevard, Etobicoke. 2012-031/024 (30) Yonge-Norton Centre [198-] Located at 5255 Yonge Street. 2012-031/024 (31) Yonge Richmond Centre 1988, [199-] 2 copies of each page 84 SERIES FILE LIST - S00596 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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brochure. Located at 151 Yonge Street. 2012-031/024 (32) Yonge/Summerhill office building [1990 or 1991] Located at 30 Birch Avenue. 2012-031/024 (33) Yonge-Summerhill site 1989-1990 Includes background materials such as correspondence and site easement documents. page 85 S00597 - Property development and real estate, residential : brochures and flyers

Series Number: S00597 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1912, [198-]-2010 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 86 S00597 - Property development and real estate, residential : brochures and flyers

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by address or property name. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 87 SERIES FILE LIST - S00597 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/020 (3) 70 Rosehill Condominiums [1984?] 2012-031/020 (4) 99 Avenue 2000 2012-031/020 (5) Dalhousie residential project 2002 2012-031/020 (6) Elm Tower : Church and Shuter development 2001 2012-031/020 (7) Empire Plaza [199-?] Located at University Avenue and Wellington Street. 2012-031/020 (8) The French Quarter Condominium 1998 Located at Residences intersection of Jarvis, Richmond and Lombard Streets. 2012-031/020 (9) The Homes of Lawrence Park West 1994 Located on northwest corner of Covington Road and Bathurst Street. 2012-031/020 (10) Johnston & Daniel Limited, realtor : vacation [199-?] and leisure properties 2012-031/020 (11) Lofts [199-?] 2012-031/020 (12) The Kensington II at Old Mill 1997 Located at 12 Humber Blvd in Etobicoke. 2012-031/020 (13) King West Village 1998 2 copies 2012-031/020 (14) Leaside Green [199-] Located at Leaside Park Drive and Overlea Boulevard. 2012-031/020 (15) The Metro 1997 Located at 119 Merton Street. 2012-031/020 (16) Newport Beach 1998 Located at 2111 Lakeshore Boulevard West, Etobicoke. 2012-031/021 (1) One Eleven Avenue Road [199-?] 2012-031/021 (2) One Post Road [199-?] 2012-031/021 (3) Pantages Tower 1999 2 copies Located at 210 Victoria Street. 2012-031/021 (4) The Prince Arthur Condominium Mansions [199-?] 2 copies Located at 38 Avenue Road. 2012-031/021 (5) Queen's Harbour 1997 Located at 500 West. 2012-031/021 (6) Qwest: Queen West residences 1997 2 copies Located at 168 Simcoe Street. 2012-031/021 (7) The Richmond [ca. 1999] Located at 323 Richmond Street East. 2012-031/021 (8) The Royal Arms 1995 Located at 5418 Yonge Street. 2012-031/021 (9) Soho Lofts : 188 Eglinton Avenue East [199-] page 88 SERIES FILE LIST - S00597 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/021 (10) Symphony Square [1997?] 2 copies Located at 23 Lorraine Drive. 2012-031/025 (1) 1001 Bay Street [199-?] 2012-031/025 (2) 1340, 1350, 1360 Danforth Road 1993 2012-031/025 (3) 148 Soudan Avenue 1991 2012-031/025 (4) 18 Yonge Condominiums [200-?] 2012-031/025 (5) 20 Graydon Hall Drive 1995 2012-031/025 (6) 25 Queens Quay East [199-] 2012-031/025 (7) 250 Wellington West [199-?] 2012-031/025 (8) 2737 and 2757 Kipling Avenue 1996 2012-031/025 (9) 2777 Kipling Avenue 1996 2 copies 2012-031/025 (10) 2813 & 2323 Lakeshore Boulevard West [ca. 1993] 2012-031/025 (11) 8 Park Road [200-?] 2012-031/025 (12) Avanti boutique condominiums 2000 Located at 1038 Sheppard Avenue West. 2012-031/025 (13) The Avenue [200-] Located at 115 St. Clair Avenue West. 2012-031/025 (14) The Bentley 1981 Located at 15 Lombard Street. 2012-031/025 (15) Bloor Parc Residences [198-?] 2012-031/025 (16) Braxton : Bayview & Eglinton 1999 Located at 1750 Bayview Avenue. 2012-031/025 (17) Castlemere Apr. 1983 Located at 75 Crescent Road. 2012-031/025 (18) The Chedington [199-] Located at 1 Chedington Place. 2012-031/025 (19) City Park Apartments 1989 Located at 484 Church Street, 51 and 31 Alexander Street. 2012-031/025 (20) Cityplace [200-] 2012-031/025 (21) The Cloisters of the Don residential complex [199-] Located at 10 Roanoke Road, North York. 2012-031/025 (22) Condominiums and townhouses : 1993-2010 1 of 2 miscellaneous 2012-031/025 (23) Condominiums and townhouses : 1993-2010 2 of 2 miscellaneous 2012-031/025 (24) The Courtyards of Rosedale [ca. 1997] Located at 1 Baxter Street. 2012-031/025 (25) The Edgewater at the Galleria 1997 Located at 399 South Park Road in Markham. 2012-031/025 (26) Empire Plaza 1987 Located at 33 University Avenue. page 89 SERIES FILE LIST - S00597 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/025 (27) Forest Hill East [199-] Located at 19 Lascelles Boulevard. 2012-031/025 (28) Forest Hill Homes : 471-477 Spadina Road [197-?] 2012-031/026 (1) Four Seasons private residences [20--] Located at 50 Yorkville Avenue and 55 Scollard Street. 2012-031/026 (2) Glen Grove Park Annex 1912 Tanner & Gates, realty brokers. 2012-031/026 (3) Hazelton Lanes [197-?] Located at 18A Hazelton Avenue and 55A Avenue Road. 2012-031/026 (4) The Heritage on Lawrence [199-?] Located near Bathurst and Lawrence Streets. 2012-031/026 (5) Holly-Dunfield Towers 1993 Located at 33 Holly Street and 44 Dunfield Avenue. 2012-031/026 (6) Houses : miscellaneous : flyers [199-] 2012-031/026 (7) Masarykpark Homes 1999-2000 Located at 452 Scarborough Golf Club Road. 2012-031/026 (8) The Maxim [199-?] Located at 398 Eglinton Avenue East. 2012-031/026 (9) The Maxus [200-?] Located at 80 Cumberland Street. 2012-031/026 (10) No. 155 Cumberland [200-?] 2012-031/026 (11) Oasis Condominium Residences 1997 Located at 1700 Eglinton Avenue East. 2012-031/026 (12) One Eleven Avenue Road [200-] 2012-031/026 (13) One Post Road [199-?] 2012-031/026 (14) One St. Thomas Residences [200-?] 2012-031/026 (15) Pantages Tower at the AT&T Centre for the [200-] Performing Arts 2012-031/026 (16) The Prince Arthur newsletter. -- Item pertains 1998 Located at 38 to the Prince Arthur Condominium Mansions. Avenue Road. 2012-031/026 (17) Real estate documents : 437 Sherbourne 1982-1983 Street 2012-031/026 (18) The Redstone [199-?] Located at 105 Victoria Street. 2012-031/026 (19) The Residences of College Park [200-] 2 copies Located at 761 and 763 Bay Street. 2012-031/026 (20) Riviera on Queens Quay [199-?] Located at 228 and 230 Queens Quay West. page 90 SERIES FILE LIST - S00597 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/026 (21) Rosedale South Towers [199-] Located at 105 Isabella Street and 100 Gloucester Street. 2012-031/026 (22) The Roxy [199-] Located at 43 Eglinton Avenue East. 2012-031/026 (23) The Saint James: condominium residences 1997 Located at 39 Jarvis on King Street Street. 2012-031/026 (24) The Skyline Palace [199-?] Located at 55 St. Clair Avenue West. 2012-031/026 (25) Signatures on Bloor [199-] Located at 55 Bloor Street East. 2012-031/026 (26) Space 2000 2 copies Located at 255 Richmond Street East. 2012-031/026 (27) Tapestry at Wingfield Terrace [199-?] 2012-031/026 (28) Twenty Five Broadway at the Republic [ca. 2006] 2012-031/026 (29) The Windsor Arms 1994, [200-] Located at 16 St. Thomas Street. 2012-031/026 (30) Yonge-Summerhill [200-?] 2012-031/026 (31) Yonge-Summerhill Lands : a rare urban [1996?] development opportunity page 91 S00598 - Property development and real estate : corporate publications

Series Number: S00598 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: [198-]-[ca. 2008] Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 92 S00598 - Property development and real estate : corporate publications

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by publication title. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 93 SERIES FILE LIST - S00598 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/010 (36) Photocopy of "Catalogue of real estate, Photocopied [199-?] containing abstracts from the lists of property (originally created [ca. for sale by John N. Lake." 1872]) 2012-031/027 (1) Assignit.ca : seller's package [ca. 2008] 2012-031/027 (2) Avison Young : the commercial network [199-?] 2012-031/027 (3) Belair Restoration [198-?] 2012-031/027 (4) Brookfield Development Corporation 1990 2012-031/027 (5) The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited : 1991 office portfolio 2012-031/027 (6) Canada Permanent Trust Company [198-?] 2012-031/027 (7) CB Commercial : the downtown west report 1992 2012-031/027 (8) City of Etobicoke : Economic Development 1989 Office 2012-031/027 (9) City of Woodstock : the Office of the [ca. 1995] Development Commissioner 2012-031/027 (10) Clarkson Gordon Inc. : residential real estate 1986 investment opportunity 2012-031/027 (11) Colliers International [199-?] 2012-031/027 (12) Colliers International : industrial focus : June 1996 Colliers' industrial property review : volume three 2012-031/027 (13) Colliers International : Toronto [199-?] 2012-031/027 (14) Colliers Macaulay Nicolls : moving times Fall 1990 2012-031/027 (15) Condo market update : Harry Stinson Real June 1993 Estate Limited 2012-031/027 (16) Condominium collection : the Globe and Mail 1999 2012-031/027 (17) Darrell Kent Real Estate Ltd. : real estate [ca. 1987] trends and events 2012-031/027 (18) Designcorp [199-?] 2012-031/027 (19) Downtown east report : a Coldwell Banker 1990 Canada publication 2012-031/027 (20) Edifice by Ellis Don 1991-1992 2012-031/027 (21) Esbin Realty. -- File consists of a folder and [199-?] moving notice pertaining to Esbin Realty. 2012-031/027 (22) First Professional Management Inc. Nov. 1993 2012-031/027 (23) Focus Toronto : Colliers' commercial [ca. 1994] property review, volume two 2012-031/027 (24) George Chisholm's real estate marketing 1991 trends : Forest Hill real estate newsletter 2012-031/027 (25) Grey Canada : notice of move [199-?] 2012-031/027 (26) Humbold Properties Ltd. 1991 2012-031/027 (27) The ICI 500 : Metropolitan Toronto's 1989 industrial, commercial and investment real estate : a supplement to Canadian business and small business 2012-031/027 (28) Impart Management Limited : Toronto office 1991 page 94 SERIES FILE LIST - S00598 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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& retail lease portfolio 2012-031/027 (29) The Lebovic Collection. -- Item is a catalogue [199-?] of homes produced by Lebovic Enterprises Limited of Stouffville, Ontario. 2012-031/027 (30) MarketVision Real Estate Corporation : land [199-?] sales and development division 2012-031/027 (31) Metrus Properties Limited [ca. 1990] 2012-031/027 (32) Northwest Atlantic (Canada) Inc. : holiday [199-?] cards 2012-031/027 (33) Olympia & York [198-?] 2012-031/027 (34) Oxford News : 130 Bloor Street West 2001 newsletter 2012-031/027 (35) Properties at Auction 1989 2012-031/027 (36) Royal LePage 1986 2012-031/027 (37) Royal LePage : commercial real estate [199-?] services 2012-031/027 (38) Royal LePage : retail sales and leasing : 1988 update 2012-031/027 (39) Terry Martel Real Estate Ltd. : card [199-?] 2012-031/027 (40) Tridel distinction (vol. 3, no. 2) Sept. 1996 2012-031/027 (41) Winzen [198-?] page 95 S00599 - School certificates and reports

Series Number: S00599 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1845-1930 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 96 S00599 - School certificates and reports

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 97 SERIES FILE LIST - S00599 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/010 (37) City of Toronto public schools : certificate of 1924-1929 honour : Helen Walker. -- 1 certificate ; 16.5 x 22 cm. -- Item is a certificate issued to Helen Walker for attendance and good conduct between 1924 and 1929 at Balmy Beach Public School in Toronto. 2012-031/010 (38) City of Toronto public schools : certificates : 1895 Russell Martin. -- 2 certificates ; 16.5 x 22 cm. -- File consists of a certificate of honor and a certificate of merit awarded to Russell Martin for attendance, good conduct and general proficiency in his public school examinations for 2012-031/010 (39) Collegiate Institutes, High Schools and 30 June 1930 Continuation Schools of Ontario : certificate : Helen Walker. -- 1 certificate ; 20.5 x 30 cm. -- Item is a certificate allowing Helen Walker's admission to a secondary school. 2012-031/010 (40) Education Department, Ontario : public July 1899 Item has been torn school leaving examination certificate : horizontally across Agnes Martin. -- 1 certificate ; 30 x 22 cm. its middle and is in two pieces. 2012-031/010 (41) Model Grammar School for Upper Canada 1861 Written in Latin. certificate. -- 1 certificate ; 17 x 10.5 cm. 2012-031/010 (42) Upper Canada College, 1845 page 98 S00600 - Stamps

Series Number: S00600 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1868-1997 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 99 S00600 - Stamps

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 100 SERIES FILE LIST - S00600 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/010 (43) 200th anniversary : Sir Isaac Brock, 12 Sept. 1969 Canada Post 1769-1812. -- 20 postage stamps. 2012-031/010 (44) A.H. Robinson : season's greetings. -- 1 26 Oct. 1989 Canada Post postage stamp. 2012-031/010 (45) Christmas. -- 26 postage stamps. 1966-1967, 1970 Canada Post 2012-031/010 (46) Historic hotels. -- 10 postage stamps. 1993 Canada Post 2012-031/010 (47) Hong Kong : Classic Series no. 10 and the 30 June 1997, 1 July commemoration of the establishment of the 1997 Hong Kong Administrative Region. -- 7 postage stamps. 2012-031/011 (1) Israel : 80th anniversary of Petah-Tiqwa and 1956, 1958 Atoms for Peace Exhibition. -- 2 postage stamps. 2012-031/011 (2) Law Society of Upper Canada, 1797- 1997 Canada Post 2012-031/011 (3) Miscellaneous American postage. -- 127 1898-1963 postage stamps. -- Stamps in this file, both mint and cancelled, include stamps commemorating American political leaders, special event anniversaries, and themes including the freedom of the press, horticulture, liberty, religious freedom, and forest conservation. 2012-031/011 (4) Miscellaneous Canadian postage. -- 54 1868-1954 postage stamps. -- Stamps in this file, mostly cancelled, include customs duty stamps, excise stamps, bill stamps, stamps featuring Queen Victoria, King George V, Queen Elizabeth II, and stamps commemorating the 60th anniversary of Confederation and the 300th anniversary of the founding of Quebec (featuring Montcalm and Wolfe). 2012-031/011 (5) Miscellaneous Canadian postage. -- 45 1953-1978 postage stamps. -- File includes stamps pertaining to Canada's centennial, the 1967 Pan-American Games, birds and other animals, and Alouette II. 2012-031/011 (6) Miscellaneous international postage. -- 285 [ca. 1878-1958] postage stamps. -- Stamps in this file, both mint and cancelled, were produced by countries including Guadeloupe, Aden, France, Germany, Province of Saxony, Austria, Poland, Malta, Uruguay, Korea, Mauritius, Martinique, Israel, Latvia, Cuba, French Guyana, Panama, Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, Ireland, Cayman Islands, Spain, Monaco, Montserrat, Gibraltar, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, Dominica, Hungary, Greece, Australia, Southern Rhodesia, Uganda, Ceylon, Brazil, Romania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Denmark, Iran, Tannu-Tuva, and Russia. 2012-031/011 (7) Newfoundland postage. -- 2 postage stamps. 12 May 1938, 1 June -- Stamps depict a view of St. John's and a 1943 portrait of Queen Elizabeth (the Queen page 101 SERIES FILE LIST - S00600 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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Mother). 2012-031/011 (8) Queen Elizabeth II. -- 32 postage stamps. 1962-1963 Canada Post 2012-031/011 (9) Queen Elizabeth II. -- 28 postage stamps. 1967 Canada Post 2012-031/011 (10) Queen Elizabeth II. -- 7 postage stamps. 7 Mar. 1978 Canada Post 2012-031/011 (11) Norman Rockwell: Republique du Zaire. -- 1981 160 postage stamps. 2012-031/011 (12) Stamp book. -- 1 postage stamp book. -- Item [19-?] is a book of international stamps collected by Alec Young of 484 Dundas St., London, Ontario. 2012-031/011 (13) Toronto, 1793- 1993 Canada Post 2012-031/011 (14) Toronto, 1867- 1967 Canada Post 2012-031/011 (15) XXI Olympiad : Montreal 1976. -- 21 postage 1973-1975 Canada Post. stamps. Brochures about the stamps are included. 2012-031/011 (16) Canadian National Exhibition. -- 4 poster 1937 stamps. -- Stamps depict photographs of the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Hart House memorial tower, the Bank of Commerce building and Strathcona Road. 2012-031/011 (17) Toronto. -- 9 poster stamps. -- Stamps depict [19--] illustrations of different parts of Toronto, including the Canadian National Exhibition, Sunnyside Beach, the Royal Agricultural Fair and Old City Hall. 2012-031/011 (18) Visit Toronto. -- 4 poster stamps. -- Stamps [19-] depict photographs of the South African War Memorial, the Toronto Art Gallery, the General Zebulon Pike Memorial, and the Royal Ontario Museum. page 102 S00601 - Tickets, passes and membership cards

Series Number: S00601 Series Title: Sheldon Esbin collection Dates: 1859-1999 Extent: 0.10 m of textual records 0.07 m of textual records 0.025 m textual records 0.13 m of textual records 6 bottles 1 paperweight 7 rulers 2 pocket knives 5 tins 3 fans 1 cigar case 0.07 m of textual records 5 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 0.585 m textual records 1 compact disc 0.23 m of textual records 0.055 m of textual records 0.635 m of textual records 5 signs 2 notices 41 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 47.1 x 31.2 cm or smaller 81 photographs : b&w, sepia, and col. tinted stereographs 1,288 photographs : b&w, col. and sepia ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller 16 pins 15 ribbons 1 tin 1 mini sword 358 postcards ; 28 x 9 cm, 25.3 x 14.5 cm or smaller 14 calling cards 4 memorial cards 2 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 10 cm and 3.5 x 6 cm 26 greeting cards 27 posters ; 60 x 95 cm or smaller 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 57 x 66 cm 1 print ; 28.8 x 22.2 cm 1 etching ; 6.2 x 7.5 cm on paper 15.8 x 12 cm 0.54 m of textual records 1 videocassette ; VHS 2 photographs: col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm and 20 x 25 cm 0.975 m of textual records 0.18 m of textual records 6 certificates ; 30 x 22 cm or smaller 1 report ca. 863 postage stamps 17 poster stamps 1 stamp book 0.075 m of textual records Scope and Content: Series consists of advertising cards pertaining to commerce and industry in the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto, primarily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The records in this series document the types of businesses operating and the products available during this period. Most cards are illustrated with decorative images or examples of commercial products, and some cards feature depictions of Toronto locations, such as the Empress Hotel, the Ford Hotel, the Queen City Oil Works, Toronto Harbour, the "Mail" publishing house, the British American Assurance Company building, government buildings, and the Thompson's dry goods store. Included are cards for stores selling clothing, shoes, jewellery, groceries and dry goods, art and antiques, furniture, and books and page 103 S00601 - Tickets, passes and membership cards

stationery; department stores; hotels and restaurants; services including insurance, legal and medical practices, home repairs and dry cleaning; products including cosmetics, medicine, soap, food and household goods; and manufacturers of a variety of products including rubber, machinery, furniture and household appliances. Also included in this series are illustrated cards collected as representative examples of racial stereotyping in advertising in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Arrangement: Series is arranged alphabetically by event or institution name. Provenance Access Points: Esbin, Sheldon page 104 SERIES FILE LIST - S00601 Sheldon Esbin collection Inventory #618

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2012-031/011 (19) Canadian National Exhibition passes. -- File 1905-1968 consists of 10 passes. 2012-031/011 (20) Dominion and Industrial Exhibition pass. -- 6 Sept. 1887 File consists of one pass. 2012-031/011 (21) Du Maurier Open : valet parking ticket [199-] 2012-031/011 (22) International Typographical Union : Aug. 1916 convention delegate card : Walter H. Handley, Toronto, Canada 2012-031/011 (23) Membership cards. -- Cards pertain to the 1918, 1980-1986 Blue Jays Fan Club, Creeds [store], the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Ponderosa Steak House, and the Scripture Union for Young People. 2012-031/011 (24) Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity : Toronto Alumni 1 Nov. 1995 Club : 75th anniversary dinner programme 2012-031/011 (25) Tickets. -- Tickets pertain to Brogue's 1950, 1987-1988, one-of-a-kind sample auction, the musical 1996, 1999 "Cats", a fundraiser for Alderman Paul Christie, the Canadian National Exhibition, and the CN Tour. Also included is an airline ticket issued by Trans-Canada Airlines for a flight from New York City to Toronto. 2012-031/011 (26) Toronto Industrial Exhibition passes. -- File 1895-1902 consists of 10 passes. 2012-031/011 (27) Victoria College, winter term, 1859