ALT A crowd gathers on Nathan Phillips Square after dark. The square is lit by Christmas lights, a large Christmas tree, and a bright stage. Fine mist gives the entire scene a golden haze. In the foreground, a crowd on an elevated concrete walkway appears in silhouette. Fonds 1526, file 11, item 41.

ALT Black and white photo of a man crouched on ice next to a tugboat, chopping at the surface in front of his feet. A shovel is embedded in the ice behind him. Fonds 1548, series 393, item 19457.

ALT Black and white photos of ice boats--long sledges with triangular sails--sitting on ice near the edge of a wooden dock. A crowd of men in overcoats, soft hats and fedoras has gathered around them. Series 393, Item 19456.

ALT Fonds 1526, File 11, Item 34

ALT Black and white photograph showing the view from the foot of a hill in a park, covered in snow and ice with marked lanes for toboggans. Large crowds are gathered round the lanes on the hillside. Fonds 1244, Item 441A.

ALT Black and white photograph of a busy city street in the 1920s, with a light layer of snow on the road. Cars are lined up on both sides of the road and the sidewalks are busy with shoppers. Fonds 1244, Item 7261.

ALT Mayor Mel Lastman stands with a small group in front of a four metre high menorah in front of Toronto City Hall. Fonds 219, Series 2311, File 434.

ALT Black and white photograph of elaborate wrought iron and stone gates at the entrance to High Park. Trees covered in snow are on either side, and the ground is heavily covered in snow. Fonds 1548, Series 393, Item 19428a.

ALT A large illuminated Santa Claus head display on the side of Eaton's store inside a shopping centre. Fonds 1526, File 92.

ALT View down through a shopping centre decorated for Christmas. showing crowds outside the Eaton's store, and people on a escalator in the foreground. Fonds 1526, File 92.

ALT View down through a shopping centre decorated for Christmas. showing crowds outside the Eaton's store, and people on a escalator in the foreground. Fonds 1526, File 92.

ALT Black and white photo of 29 streetcars with snow plow shovels on the front, lined up on the horizon like the cavalry about to sweep into Helm's Deep. City of Toronto Archives/TTC Fonds, Series 71, Item 3649.

ALT Black and white photograph of two streetcars mounted on train track in the process of being transported. Fonds 1231, Item 286.

ALT Black and white photograph of a large crowd gathered in front a streetcar waiting to board. Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 100, Item 448.

ALT Close up view of a large outdoor Christmas tree illuminated with red and green lights and a star on the top. In the background is a tower of New City Hall. Fonds 220, Series 35, File 15, Item 24.

ALT Black and white photograph of a large brick structure under construction o the Exhibition grounds. Construction material and equipment lines the front of the building, and industrial buildings can be seen in the distance. Fonds 1231, Item 944

ALT Christmas card with a black and white illustration of snow-covered trees around a wooden cabin. Text "A Merry Christmas / This greeting's short, as you can see; / But long enough to say / I wish you every happiness / Upon this Christmas Day". Signed John H. Boyd, 208 Geoffrey Street, Toronto. Fonds 1266, Item 4266.

ALT Newspaper clipping from the Toronto Daily Star titled "A Traveling Stair", describing the opening of the first escalator in the Canada which opened at Eaton's store.

ALT Black and white photograph of James Street, looking north from Queen Street West in the 1910s. Parked cars are lined up on either side of the street and a large crowd is crossing the road in the foreground. Fonds 1244, Item 1160

ALT Black and white photograph of a small group clearing a heavily snow covered road in downtown Toronto. Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 100, Item 454.

ALT Black and white photograph of large snow banks as high as cars on a sidewalk in downtown Toronto. Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 100, Item 449.

ALT Black and white photograph of large snow banks on all the corners and sidewalks of an intersection. A streetcar is on a cleared section of road. Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 100, Item 456.

ALT Black and white photograph of a small group clearing a heavily snow covered road in downtown Toronto. Old City Hall is visible in the distance. Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 100, Item 450.

ALT Black and white crowd standing on a frozen patch of ice in a park. May holding brooms and standing over curling stones. Fonds 1568, Item 334.