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Charles Horetzky fonds
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1871-1875 (Creation)
- Creator
- Horetzky, Charles
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Physical description
2 photograph albums (131 photographs : b&w)
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Biographical history
Charles Horetzky was born on July 20, 1838 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He came to Canada in late 1858 to work for the Hudson's Bay Company as a clerk at Fort William. In 1864 he moved to Moose Factory to take a position as accountant. During his years at Moose Factory, he developed his skills as a photographer.
In 1871, after losing his position with the HBC, he was hired by Sandford Fleming as a photographer for the railway surveys to be conducted through British Columbia and the North-West Territories.
In 1883 he began a career as an engineer with the Ontario Public Works Department in Toronto. He died in Toronto on April 30, 1900.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of two photograph albums created by Charles Horetzky around 1875.
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Accession number(s): 198604-013, 198904-024
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There are many duplicate photographs between the two albums.
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- Horetzky, Charles (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)