William James (photographer)
William James | |
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Born | 1866 Walsall, United Kingdom |
Died | 1948 (aged 81–82) |
Nationality | British-Canadian |
Occupation | Photographer |
Known for | Chronicling early 20th century Toronto through photographs |
William James was an early and prolific photographer who chronicled Toronto, Ontario.[1][2][3] His works have been widely collected and republished. James came to Canada, from England, in 1906, when he was forty years old. He made freelance photography his occupation in 1909, and was the founding President of the .
Mike Filey, the author of a long-running column in the Toronto Sun, on the history of Toronto, described James as a technical innovator.[3]
The City of Toronto Archives hosts a collection of over 6,000 of James's photographs.[3]
Gallery[]
Canada Life Building Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Flagpole painter with view looking west on Front Street
Bank of Commerce, 1930
Looking southeast from Richmond and Bay streets
Horses and delivery wagon stuck in the mud
Sir Henry Pellatt's funeral at Toronto Armouries
Toronto 1924
Toronto 1918
Toronto 1929
Board at the Toronto Stock Exchange
Child and adult collecting coal or coke
Crowds as soldiers leave Union Station 1914
Family reads newspaper on Armistice Day
Fruit and vegetable store on Coxwell
Auditorium Theatre in Toronto
Aerial view of Eaton's College Street 1930 Toronto
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to William James (photographer). |
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Kevin Plummer (2009-09-12). "Historicist: Anonymous Players on the Stage of History". Torontoist.
Often referred to as Canada's first photojournalist, William James spent more than thirty years documenting Toronto and city life in all its varieties.
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William James (1999). William James’ Toronto Views: Lantern Slides from 1906 to 1939. . ISBN 9781550286786. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
William James’ Toronto Views.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Mike Filey (1996). From Horse Power to Horsepower: Toronto: 1890-1930. Dundurn Press. pp. 14–15. ISBN 9781554881734. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- 1866 births
- 1948 deaths
- People from Walsall
- 19th-century Canadian photographers
- 20th-century Canadian photographers
- Photographers from Staffordshire
- British emigrants to Canada