Collection SCA436-GA509 - Glass plate negative collection.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Glass plate negative collection.

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

SCA436-GA509

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • ca. 1900 (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

21 glass plate negatives : b&w ; 22 x 17 cm or smaller

Archival description area

Scope and content

Collection consists of 21 glass plate negatives showing people and buildings around the former town of Newbridge, Ontario.

Notes area

Physical condition

Negatives are beginning to flake and should be handled with care. Some negatives have chips and one is broken into two pieces. Whenever possible a digital surrogate should be used.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated in 2023 by Kelly Daly.

Availability of other formats

Scanned as TIF files 2024.
Available online as part of the Glass plate negative collection on the Waterloo Digital Library.

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Public Domain

General note

Newbridge, Ontario is a ghost town in southern Ontario that was inhabited from the mid-1800s until the early 1900s. The town was established in 1854 as Spencetown on a 500-acre plot of land purchased by William Spence, John Higgins and James Kerr. It was ... »

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Control area

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Created by JB 2023.
Revised by DR April 2024.

Sources

  • Newbridge - Ghosttowns.com
  • Brown, Ron. "Newbridge." Ontario’s Ghost Town Heritage, Stagecoach, Langley, BC, 1978, pp. 114–115.
  • Brown, Ron. "Newbridge." Ontario’s Ghost Town Heritage, Boston Mills Press, Erin, ON, 2007, p. 83.