Drawings by Frederick C. Gordon
Fred Gordon was a young artist from Cobourg, Ontario and arrived in Brockville
in about 1887 to accept a job with the Brockville Business College
as a teacher of art and penmanship.
In this first illustration, he placed himself in the scene sketching.
in about 1887 to accept a job with the Brockville Business College
as a teacher of art and penmanship.
In this first illustration, he placed himself in the scene sketching.
Fernbank Point, west of Brockville.
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Smugglers Cove on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River,
west of Brockville.
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west of Brockville.
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William Buell's third home in Brockville, a stone house erected in 1820
on the west side of Home St. facing Water St.
Drawn in 1887
on the west side of Home St. facing Water St.
Drawn in 1887
The new house named "Idylwilde", built in 1881 for Susan & Henry A. Field.
It is located at 77 Hartley St. in the west end of Brockville.
It was owned by William Gardiner when drawn in 1888 by Fred Gordon.
It is located at 77 Hartley St. in the west end of Brockville.
It was owned by William Gardiner when drawn in 1888 by Fred Gordon.
The Highbury Brewery property located west of Brockville at the Swiftwaters channel of the St. Lawrence River.
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This drawing shows the Brockville Business College in its new location in the north section of the Fulford Building at xx Court House Ave. The school was located on the second and third floors here.
Surrounding the college drawing is a general view of a sailing skiff and a steamboat in the distance among the 1000 Islands.
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Surrounding the college drawing is a general view of a sailing skiff and a steamboat in the distance among the 1000 Islands.
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After leaving Brockville he moved to New York City where he lived for a number of years. In 1908 he moved to Westfield, New Jersey where he established himself as a freelance and magazine illustrator until his death in 1924.
His obituary was found in the columns of
the Westfield, NJ Leader on March 26, 1924.