Updates and Additions to the Digital Archive

August 3, 2018 | Eric

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A lot has been happening in 2018 with the Digital Archive and we wanted to provide an update. 

The Digital Archive features items from TPL's Special Collections and content from it may be downloaded, shared and reproduced in print or electronic format for personal, educational, and research use.

Not only have we been adding a lot of new content, we've redesigned the look and feel of the Digital Archive so that it's more visually striking and promotes browsing of the collections in more intuitive ways.  

Search the Digital Archive
Search the Digital Archive

You can browse recently added items:

Recently Digitized Items
Recently Digitized Items

You can also browse by popular subjects:

Popular Subjects
Popular Subjects

Or, browse our featured collections: 

Featured Collections
Featured Collections

Over 20,000 portraits from the Toronto Star Photo Archive have been added so far this year:

Bonnie Raitt, 1974
Bonnie Raitt, 1974
Vincent Price, 1967
Vincent Price, 1967
 
Pope John Paul II, 1984
Pope John Paul II, 1984
 
Oscar Peterson, 1985
Oscar Peterson, 1985
 
Gil Purcell, 1969
Gil Purcell, 1969
 
Prince, 1988
Prince, 1988
 
Anne Murray, 1971
Anne Murray, 1971
 
Iggy Pop, 1987
Iggy Pop, 1987
 
Jacques Pepin, 1982
Jacques Pepin, 1982

Children's advertising ephemera from the Osborne Collection have been added. Here is a sample:

Polly put the kettle on we'll all make Jell-O, 1924
Polly put the kettle on we'll all make Jell-O, 1924
Cracker Jack puzzle book, 1917
Cracker Jack puzzle book, 1917
 
Ball Band paint book, 1898
Ball Band paint book, 1898
 
Baby's birthday jewel, 1896
Baby's birthday jewel, 1896
 
 Huntley & Palmers biscuits miniature record, 1920
Huntley & Palmers biscuits miniature record, 1920
 
ABC jingles, 1920
ABC jingles, 1920

More historic maps have been added. Here is a sample:

Johnson's Ontario of the Dominion of Canada, 1867
Johnson's Ontario of the Dominion of Canada, 1867
Map of Western Ontario Canada, 1897
Map of Western Ontario Canada, 1897
Map of the United States of North America, 1796
Map of the United States of North America, 1796
 
A new and map of the province of Québec,1776
A new and map of the province of Québec,1776
 
Namur, 1581
Namur, 1581
 
Plan of the Town and Fortification of Montreal, 1760
Plan of the Town and Fortification of Montreal, 1760

And finally, here is a sample of some recently added printed ephemera:

Tenders wanted for building a bridge, 1866
Tenders wanted for building a bridge, 1866
New and important arrangement, 1862
New and important arrangement, 1862
50 merits, public schools, Upper Canada, 1860
50 merits, public schools, Upper Canada, 1860

We hope you've enjoyed this brief update on the Digital Archive. Remember to check back often as we are always adding new content!

 

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