About the Toronto Star Photograph Archive
In 2014 the Toronto Public Library received an amazing gift: the complete Toronto Star Photograph Archive. The Toronto Star Photographic Archive represents a century of images published in Canada’s largest daily newspaper. It is a rich resource of documentary images which chronicle local, national, and world events from a Canadian perspective. Over one million images, the archive represents the largest donation of its type in Canada.
The archive covers every major and minor Canadian event, personality and topic that was considered newsworthy over the whole of the 20th century. These images also provide a window into everyday life in Toronto.
The entire archive is now housed at the Marilyn and Charles Baillie Special Collections Centre on the 5th floor of the Toronto Reference Library.
Other Virtual Exhibits featuring images from the Toronto Star Photograph Archive
Canada Entertains!
A selection of photos of 20th century Canadian entertainers from the Toronto Star Photo Archive.
Demonstrations
Compelling photos from the Toronto Star Photo Archive of various demonstrations in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada during the 20th century.
Publisher’s Choice
A selection of photographs from the Toronto Star Photo Archive, donated to the Toronto Public Library in June, 2014.