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Object Name: Negative, Glass Plate
Title: Esther Todd
Artist/Maker: Walker's Studio
Technique: Gelatin Dry Plate
Medium: Glass
Accession Number: 2018.005.014.013
Museum Collection: Walkers Studio Collection
Other Geographical Data: Canada/Ontario/Brantford
Culture: Canadian
Earliest Production Date: 1915
Latest Production Date: 1945
Description: This is a glass plate negative of Esther Todd who is not listed in the City Directory. Esther Todd is wearing a dark dress shirt with a floral collar. - - - - - C'est un négatif sur plaque de verre d'Esther Todd qui ne figure pas dans les annuaires de la ville. Esther Todd porte une chemise foncée avec un col fleuri.
Length: 16.4
Width: 12
Unit-Linear: cm
Subject/Image: Photographs Photographic studios Glass negatives
Events, Places, People: Todd, Esther
Inscription: 8609.02 - Esther Todd
Provenance: These glass plate negative were retrieved from under the addition (in a crawl space) from Dr. Ron Scott's Office. The building was previously occupied by Walker's Studio and the negatives seemed to have been dumped through the floor joists of the addition. According to the Brantford Heritage Inventory, Walker's Studio was located on Colborne Street until 1928, when the studio at 32 West Street was built and expanded in 1942. An article from April 1, 1946 announces Thomas Studio taking over the business. A Brant News article dated Tuesday, June 17, 1997 by Jim Windle mentions the discover of these plate by the donor.
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