William James (fotograf)

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William James
Fotograf William James a jeho dva synové, 1936
Fotograf William James a jeho dva synové, 1936
Narození1866
Walsall
Úmrtí18. listopadu 1948 (ve věku 81–82 let)
Toronto
Povolánífotograf
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William James (1866, Walsall Spojené království1948, Kanada) byl plodný kanadský fotograf anglického původu. Jeho dílo má široký záběr, je známý především svými fotografiemi architektury, reportážemi a portréty z Toronta v Ontariu. Jeho práce byly často sbírány a publikovány.[1][2][3]

Život a dílo

William James přišel do Kanady z Anglie v roce 1906 ve svých 40 letech. Od roku 1909 pracoval jako fotograf na volné noze a byl zakládajícím prezidentem Kanadské asociace fotografů.

Mike Filey, dlouhodobý autor tematických sloupečků o historii Toronta v magazínu Toronto Sun, označil Jamese za technického inovátora.[3] Instituce City of Toronto Archives opatruje sbírku více než 6 000 Jamesových fotografií.[3]

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Reference

  1. Kevin Plummer. Historicist: Anonymous Players on the Stage of History. torontoist.com. Torontoist, 2009-09-12. Dostupné online. (anglicky) 
  2. William James. William James’ Toronto Views: Lantern Slides from 1906 to 1939. [s.l.]: James Lorimer & Company, 1999. Dostupné online. ISBN 9781550286786. (anglicky) 
  3. a b c Mike Filey. From Horse Power to Horsepower: Toronto: 1890-1930. [s.l.]: Dundurn Press, 1996. Dostupné online. ISBN 9781554881734. S. 14-15. (anglicky) 

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Dufferin-track-1930-aerial.jpg
Aerial view from west of Dufferin Racetrack, Dufferin St, Toronto
Photographer William James and two of his sons in 1936.jpg
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Fruit and vegetable store, Coxwell Avenue. This image was likely taken by one of James' sons. (Toronto, Canada)
Horses and delivery wagon stuck in the mud.jpg
Horses and delivery wagon stuck in mud. Toronto, Canada.
Aerial view of Eaton's College Street 1930 Toronto.jpg
Aerial view of the Eaton's department store at College Street and Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Auditorium Theatre in Toronto.jpg
Auditorium Theatre at 382 Queen Street West. It was opened as the Auditorium in 1908, was renamed the Avenue Theatre in 1913, and was renamed again in 1915 as the Mary Pickford Theatre. This photo likely dates from early 1910 as the film advertised, The Heroine of Mafeking, was released December 11, 1909. (Toronto, Canada)
Sir Henry Pellatt's funeral at Toronto Armouries.jpg
Sir Henry Pellatt's funeral at the Toronto Armories. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BankofCommerce1930.jpg
Bank of Commerce building in Toronto, Canada. Now known as Commerce Court North.
Children in the Ward.jpg
Children in the Ward. Toronto, Canada.
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Aviation pioneer John Alexander Douglas McCurdy at the controls of an aircraft. The City of Toronto archival notation reads: "Item consists of one photograph of a man sitting in an airplane. Information provided by a researcher indicates that the man is probably J.A.D. McCurdy in a bi-plane with 7-cylinder Gnome rotary engine, and that the event is probably either the Aviation Meet held at Donlands Farm, Todmorden Mills, August 3-5, 1911, or the Aviation Meet, Hamilton, July 27-29, 1911."
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A man sleeping in front of a shop in the Ward. Toronto, Canada.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Aerial view of Canada Life Building, Queen Street and University Avenue, looking east.

Across University Avenue are the University Avenue Armories (left) and Osgoode Hall (right).
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Raising last stone to top of Canada Life Building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The image background shows the older lower-rise shops and businesses along Queen Street West, demonstrating the transition of Toronto's downtown in the early 20th century from a low-rise commercial district to a high-rise office centre.
Men reading the want advertisments for jobs, Melinda Street.jpg
Men reading the want advertisements for jobs, Melinda Street, Toronto, Canada.
Hunt on Bathurst Street north of St. Clair.jpg
Hunters and dogs on muddy Bathurst Street north of St. Clair Avenue West. Notation on photo reads: "Ravine was known as Klondyke". (Toronto, Canada)
Flagpole painter with view looking west on Front Street from Yonge Street.jpg
View of flagpole painter, at old Customs House, looking west along Front Street West from Yonge Street. The future site of new Union Station is on the left, with the (then) Union Station visible in the distance. Toronto, Canada.
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"Making a tunnel under Albert Street for Eaton's". This was the first public pedestrian tunnel constructed in Toronto, linking the Eaton's department store with the Eaton's Annex building at the corner of Albert and James Streets. The same tunnel (refurbished over the years) is still in use as part of Toronto's PATH system, connected the Toronto Eaton Centre to the Bell Trinity office complex.
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Armistice Day celebrations, Queen and Yonge Streets, Toronto, Canada.
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Front of Comique movie theatre. Note on the back of photograph at City of Toronto Archives says that the theatre operated from 1908 to 1914. One of the films advertised (Jean the Matchmaker) was released September 20, 1910. The admission price was 5 cents. Theatre was located on Yonge Street. In 2007, this location was occupied by the Hard Rock Cafe. As of 2019, the building is occupied by the Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation.
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Children in the Ward, Toronto, Canada.
Horse-drawn fire wagon on Bloor.jpg
Horse-drawn fire wagon on Bloor Street West. (Toronto, Canada)
Children hitch a ride on a carriage in Toronto.jpg
Children hitch a ride on a carriage. (Toronto, Canada)
Child and adult collecting coal or coke.jpg
Adult and child collecting coal or coke. Toronto, Canada.
Crowds as soldiers leave Union Station 1914.jpg
Troops leaving for war, Union Station. (Toronto, Canada).
Family reads newspaper on Armistice Day.jpg
Mrs. J. Fraser, Joseph Fraser Jr., Miss Ethel James, Frank James and Norman James reading the Armistice Day headlines. Toronto, Canada.
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Looking southeast from Richmond and Bay streets, from the Temple Building. Toronto, Canada.
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The board at the Toronto Stock Exchange. Toronto, Canada.
Looking north on Bay Street 1929.jpg
Looking north on Bay Street from Temperance Street, Toronto, Canada.