Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 2020-063
Title
Negatives of photographs of Mayors of the City of Belleville
Date(s)
- c.1988 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
60 black and white negatives
Context area
Name of creator
(1877-)
Administrative history
The Town of Belleville, Ontario was incorporated effective January 1, 1850 under the terms of the Baldwin Act, Chapter 81, Canada Statutes, 1849. The town became a City on 31 December 1877 after "An Act for the Incorporation of the Town of Belleville as a City, and for the Consolidation of the debt thereof" was passed in March 1877 by the Government of Ontario. In 1998 it amalgamated with the surrounding Township of Thurlow.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred from the Recreation, Culture and Community Services department in September 2020.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Sixty black and white negatives taken of photographs of Mayors of the City of Belleville. These images were used for the Mayors' Gallery on the fourth floor of City Hall.