Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Preston, Canada.
General material designation
- Graphic material
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Physical description area
Physical description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 21 cm
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Schantz Family in North America is large and widespread; alternative spellings of the last name includes variations such as Tschantz, Shantz, Shonts, and Schanz. The family descended from Jacob Schanz (June 12, 1710-February 5, 1781) who emigrated to ... »
Scope and content
Photographic print of an 1857 drawing of Preston, Canada.
Notes area
Physical condition
Print is mounted on cloth backing . Creased and blue ink stains are visible throughout.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Dorothy Russell and Harold Russell in 1995.
Language of material
- English
Availability of other formats
Scanned as TIF file September 2021.
Signatures note
Inscribed in pen, verso centre: Preston. Canada in 1857 / Showing to the right, a train on the old / G.W. Ry. Towards Blair. / 1857 / Photo must be returned
Signatures note
Inscribed in pen (stamp), verso, centre: C.E. Swaisland, / Druggist / Kitchener, Ont.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Described in 1995.
Revised by NM in February 2019.
Language of description
- English