LEONARD E. SHORE MEMORIAL LIBRARY


 

Local History Collection

Box 17: Photographs

Title: Historical Photo Fonds

Dates of Creation: 1856-1973 (confirmed)

Scope and Content: Fonds consist of numerous historical pictures with brief captions compiled from throughout the region.

Finding Aid:
 
f.1        Ed Daziel, 6.5 x 10, Photograph
f.2        Ed Lyne, Clarksburg, 6.25 x 9.5, Photograph
f.3        George Henderson, Clarksburg, 6.25 x 9.5, Photograph
f.4        John Walker, 3 x 4, Photograph
f.5        George Pearson, 4.5 x 3.5, Photograph
f.6        Clayton W. Hartman, Clarksburg, 4.5 x 7.5, Photograph
f.7        Three Unidentified Young Ladies, c1910-1912, 5.5 x 8. Photograph
f.8        Wooden Bridge across Beaver River, c1907, 8 x 10, Photograph
f.9        Clarksburg Woollen Mills, 1901, 7 x 4, Photograph
f.10      Beaver Valley Creamery, Clarksburg, 7 x 5, Photograph
f.11      Queens Hotel staff, 8 x 10, Photograph
f.12      Creamery, Clarksburg, 5 x 10, Photograph
f.13      Clendenan dam, Clarksburg, c1900, 8 x 10, Photograph
f.14      Tyson’s grist mill, Clarksburg, 8 x 10, Photograph
f.15      Nora Steele, Clarksburg, 8 x 10, Photograph
f.16      Grape Grange, Clarksburg, 8 x 10, Photograph
f.17      The Steele Family, Clarksburg, 8 x 10, Photograph
f.18      Haines Mill, Clarksburg, 4.5 x 6.4, Photograph
f.19      Mayor of Thornbury George Michael, 1966, 7 x 5, Photograph
f.20      Thornbury Railway Station, 1920, 10 x 6, photograph
f.21      Mouth of Beaver River, 8 x 10, photograph, Dorothy Parr
f.22      First Anglican Church moved to Beaverdale, c1901, 8 x 10, photograph
f.23      St. Georges Anglican Church, 8 x 10, photograph
f.24      Tea Room at Bay-View park, 8 x 10, photograph, Emma Patterson
f.25      J.W. Hartman & Son Hardware Store, c1914, 6 x 4, photograph
f.26      Henry Matthews’ kitchen, 1903, 8 x 10, photograph, Agriculture
f.27      Haying, May 1937, 8.5 x 6, photograph, Agriculture
f.28      Calender art of farm implements, 9.5 x 6, photograph, Agriculture
f.29      Pierce Prentice, August 1937, 8 x 10, photograph, Agriculture
f.30      W.D. Hutchinson on tractor with Ed Patterson, November 1 1942, 7 x 10, photograph, Agriculture
f.31      Thomas Hurst barn raising, Lot 19 Con. 7, 9.5 x 7, photograph, Agriculture
f.32      Pierce Prentice engine on Lorne Shaw’s mill, Lot 16 Con. 5, 1928, photograph, Agriculture
f.33      Ed Patterson with team of horses, 1940, 8.5 x 6, photograph, Agriculture
f.34      Ed Patterson, Sam Petch, and Dave Patterson cutting wheat, 1938, 9 x 6, photograph, Agriculture
f.35      Hay wagon pulled by tractor, 10 x 6, photograph, Agriculture
f.36      Finlay McArthur, Pierce Prentice, Lloyd Shaw, Joe Stoutenburg, working with bell separator, c1930, 10 x 6, photograph, Agriculture
f.37      Pierce Prentice, Steamer waterloo sidemount 20-22, 1922, 9 x 7, photograph, Agriculture
f.38      Hubert McKittrick, William McKittrick, John Mackey, Samuel Hare, threshing machine, 10 x 7, photograph, Agriculture
f.39      Fall Fair Poster, Clarksburg, September 1945, 8 x 10, photograph, Agriculture
f.40      Farmers and haystacks, 9 x 6, photograph, Agriculture
f.41      Marsh Street, Clarksburg, 10 x 7, Photograph
f.42      Clifford Calverley of Clarksburg, Niagara Falls, 1887, 8 x 10, photograph
f.43      Richard Carroll, Thornbury, c1901, 5 x 6, photograph
f.44      Clarksburg Mercantile company, 7 x 4, photograph
f.45      First Anglican church, Beaverdale, c1901, 5 x 5, photograph
f.46      Mrs. Ernest Beer and Robert Murray in front of grist mill
f.47      At the wharf, Thornbury, 8 x 10, photograph
f.48      Buggy on main street Clarksburg, 8 x 10, photograph
f.49      Landmark Lunan house, 8 x 10, photograph
f.50      Women pose with the men cutting wood, 8 x 10, photograph
f.51      Rockhaven, threshing clover seed on Alex Mitchell’s farm, 8 x 10, photograph
f.52      W.S. & Hazel Dinsmore, largest elm tree in Canada, 10 x 6, photograph
f.53      stoning machine, farm of Jesse James, lot 12 con. 6, 1904, 10 x 6, photograph
f.54      Township stone crusher, 10 x 6, photograph
f.55      Largest elm log being cut, hauled by Frank Ruthven, 10 x 6, photograph
f.56      2-story log house built by Johnathan Gould, Ravenna, 8 x 10, photograph
f.57      Rankin’s Surveying chain, 8 x 10, photograph
f.58      Lunan House, 1856, 8 x 9, photograph
f.59      William Hewgill and Jane Foster, 7 x 8, photograph
f.60      Family of John McMurchy, May 24 1899,7 x 10, photograph
f.61      James Johnston, 1st clerk and treasurer, 8 x 10, photograph
f.62      Clarence Moberley, engineer, 7 x 9, photograph
f.63      Frank Ruthven driving sleigh, c1907, 7 x 10, photograph
f.64      Charles Marsh and his wife, 7 x 10, photograph
f.65      Dr. R.H. Hunt, Clarksburg, 5 x 7, photograph
f.66      Y.W.C.A at Camperdown, 8 x 8, photograph
f.67      Y.W.C.A summer camp, Camperdown, 7 x 8, photograph
f.68      Major Joseph Rorke, 8 x 9, photograph
f.69      Russel Doherty and a Waterloo sidemount 20-22, 1922, 6 x 9, photograph
f.70      Walter Hunter Tswp. Coll. Treasurer and postmaster, 8 x 9,
f.71      “Mary Ward” medal awarded to Frank Moberley, c1872, 7 x 10, photograph
f.72      Matthew family wheat crop, Clarksburg, c1907, 7 x 10, photograph
f.73      Gravestone of Isabella Watt and Major Chas. Stuart, c1865, 6 x 9, photograph
f.74      Milt Matthews barn raising, 8 x 10, photograph
f.75      Clarksburg Mercantile company, c1900, 7 x 10, photograph
f.76      Curlers, Clarksburg, 5 x 6, photograph
f.77      Store, Heathcote, 1909, 6 x 9, photograph
f.78      Canon Charles Marsh and son Henry Marsh, c1930, 7 x 10, photograph
f.79      Clarksburg mills, before 1910, 8 x 8, photograph
f.80      Harkie Henderson and wife at Beaver Valley Inn, Clarksburg, 8 x 10, photograph
f.81      Clarksburg fair and drill shed, 6 x 10, photograph
f.82      Sam Robinson, 6 x 10, photograph
f.83      First Clarksburg post office, 8 x 10, photograph
f.84      poster promoting Railway to Meaford, February 1868, 8 x 10, photograph
f.85      Skiers arriving at train depot, 8 x 10, photograph, Skiing
f.86      Skiers, 5 x 7, photograph, Skiing
f.87      Skiers hiking at Blue Mountain, Collingwood, 8 x 10, photograph, Skiing
f.88      Osler Bluff ski club in autumn, Collingwood, 8 x 10, photograph, Skiing
f.89      waiting for ski train at Craigleith depot, Craigleith, 8 x 10, photograph, Skiing
f.90      Ticket booth at Blue Mountain, Collingwood, 8 x 10, photograph, Skiing
f.91      Two female skiers at Blue Mountain, Collingwood, 1948, 8 x 10, photograph, Skiing
f.92      Two male skiers at Blue Mountain, Collingwood, c1950, 8 x 10, photograph, Skiing
f.93      Lift Tower instillation at Georgian Peaks, 1973, 5 x 7, photograph, Skiing
f.94      Skiers at Blue Mountain, Red Devil sleigh lift in background, 8 x 10, photograph, Skiing
f.95      Remembrance day, Ravenna, 1921, 6 x 10, photograph, Military
f.96      Unknown Soldier KIA, 6 x 9, photograph, Military
f.97      Neil Arbuthnot R.N.C.V.R., Collingwood, c1917, 6 x 9, photograph, Military
f.98      Unknown Soldier, ‘C’ company, 177th Batt. C.E.F., Collingwood, 6 x 9, photograph, Military
f.99      A.B. McNichol, 6 x 8, photograph, Military
f.100    Thanksgiving programme, Clarksburg, May 24 1919, 7 x 9, photograph,
f.101    Militia unit from Clarksburg No.7 company, Clarksburg, 7.5 x 6, photograph, Military
f.102    Unknown Soldier, Thornbury, 4 x 6, photograph, Military
f.103    Collingwood Township war memorial, Ravenna, 6 x 10, photograph, Military
f.104    Dedication of War memorial, Ravenna, 1921,  6 x 10, photograph, Military
f.105    Lt. Colonel Edward Rorke, Clarksburg, 4 x 5, photograph, Military
f.106    Clarksburg Armories, Clarksburg, 7 x 10, photograph, Military
f.107    Three Colonels, Rorke family, Clarksburg, 7 x 9, photograph, Military
f.108    Ravenna war memorial, Ravenna, 6 x 10, photograph, Military
f.109    MacMurchy fluted spear point, 3 x 8, photograph, Indian
f.110    Fragments of  decorated clay, 8 x 10, photograph, Indian
f.111    Two examples of MacMurchy spear point, 8 x 10, photograph, Indian
f.112    Relics from Con 11 lot 29, Thornbury, 8 x 10, photograph, Indian
f.113    Various relics, 8 x 10, photograph, Indian
f.114    Artifacts, 7 x 8, photograph, Indian
f.115    Rimsherd from a clay pot, 1953, 8 x 10, photograph, Indian
f.116    Township hall, Ravenna, 8 x 10, photograph, Addison Black
f.117    Certificate from Canadian Order of Odd fellows for the creation of a Clarksburg branch, 1873, 7 x 10, photograph, Addison Black
f.118    Gravestone of Nathen Devins, 1876, Thornbury, 8 x 10, photograph
f.119    Gravestone of Robert Milligan, 1877, 8 x 10, photograph
f.120    Gravestone of Frederick W. Spies, Annie M. Peterson, and John D. Spies, 8 x 10, photograph
f.121    Unknown family, 5 x 7, photograph      
f.122    Arial photographs of Beaver Valley, 5 x 8, photograph
f.123    Possibly a receipt from Hartman’s Hardware store, August 1902, 2 x 8, photograph
f.124    Unknown Farm, 5 x 8, photograph
f.125    Construction of Railway to Thornbury, 6 x 10, photograph
f.126    Early Railroad Crew, 6 x 10, photograph
f.127    Roy Buchanan, Dave McGowan, Jack Hutchinson, and Roy Kaake, c1920, 6 x 10, photograph
f.128    Clearing of 6th line, Ravenna, spring 1943, 6 x 8, photograph
f.129    Large sailing vessel used for fishing, 8 x 10, photograph
f.130    The Pacific, Collingwood, 6 x 10, photograph
f.131    The Waubuno, Collingwood, 8 x 10, photograph
f.132    Thornbury Harbor, 6 x 10, photograph
f.133    Ship at Thornbury Harbor, 8 x 10, photograph
f.134    J.A. Parks Transport, Thornbury, 6 x 10, photograph
f.135    Framework of Thornbury Skating rink, 19106 x 10, photograph
f.136    Fisherman with a days catch, 6 x 10, photograph
f.137    Reduction Work Wharf, Thornbury, 6 x 10, photograph
f.138    Main Street looking North, Thornbury, 8 x 10, photograph
f.139    New Dam in Thornbury, 6 x 10, photograph
f.140    Pier built at Thornbury Harbor, 8 x 8, photograph
f.141    Thornbury Town council, 1910, 8 x 8, photograph
f.142    Thornbury Continuation School Class of 1925, 3 x 10, photograph
f.143    Log Jam at Thornbury, 8 x 10, photograph
f.144    Members of the Royal Black Preceptory #759, 8 x 10, photograph
f.145    The Revere Hotel, Thornbury, c1901, 6 x 10, photograph
f.146    Beaver Valley Community School, Thornbury, 1988, 3 x 6, photograph
f.147    A group of men laying tracks to Thornbury, 6 x 10, photograph
f.148    A petition for street lights in Thornbury, 1889, 8 x 10, photograph
f.149    Barn raising for Thomas Hurst, 1907, 8 x 10, photograph
f.150    Home of Henry Pedwell, Thornbury, 8 x 10, photograph
f.151    Thornbury mills and riverbridge, 6 x 10, photograph
f.152    Joe Parks stables, 6 x 10, photograph
f.153    Pedwell family of Thornbury, 7 x 10, photograph
f.154    Letter proposing water works in Thornbury, 1899, 8 x 10, photograph
f.155    Coal being delivered from J.A. Parks, Thornbury
f.156    Business letter written in 1899, 8 x 10, photograph
f.157    Thornbury dam, 8 x 10, photograph       
f.158    Rock Union Church, 1898, 6 x 10, photograph
f.159    William H. Johnson, 1908, 6 x 10, photograph
f.160    Mrs. William H. Johnson, c1908, 6 x 10, photograph
f.161    Mill Creek Dam, Redwing, 6 x 10, photograph
f.162    Redwing Church, 8 x 9, photograph
f.163    Mill at Mitchell’s Falls, 8 x 10, photograph
f.164    Everett Badger in front of Redwing post office, 8 x 10, photograph
f.165    The challenge of the cross, Victoria, 1930, 7 x 9, photograph
f.166    Hugh Wallace, Victoria, 8 x 10, photograph
f.167    Victoria school after its closing, Victoria, 6 x 10, photograph
f.168    Victoria United Church, Victoria, 8 x 10, photograph
f.169    George Rutherford with brother John, Victoria 6 x 10, photograph
f.170    Victoria Church Shed on 9th Line, Victoria, 7 x 10, photograph
f.171    Victoria United Church, c1940, 6 x 9, photograph
f.172    Johnson Family, Victoria, 7 x 10, photograph
f.173    Ivo McMurchy, Elisha Parkinson, George Brown, and John Carscadden, c1920, Victoria, 6 x 10, photograph
f.174    Location of Adam Barr’s farm, 6 x 10, photograph
f.175    Bridge over the Pretty River, 7 x 10, photograph
f.176    Oil well in Pretty River Valley
f.177    Second Generation Family of William Hewgill, 7 x 10, photograph
f.178    Sons of William Hewgill, 7 x 10, photograph
f.179    Members of the Millcreek Institute, 70th anniversary, 5 x 7, photograph
f.180    Maple Grove Baptist Church Congregation, 6 x 10, photograph
f.181    S.S. #16 at McKeans Mills, c1893, 5 x 7, photograph
f.182    McKeans Mill, 1914, 8 x 10, photograph
f.183    Hauling an Elm log, McKeans Mills, 7 x 10, photograph
f.184    Maple Grove Church, McKeans Mills, 8 x 10, photograph
f.185    Osler Castle, 8 x 10, photograph
f.186    Loree School S. #7, class of 1898, 6 x 8, photograph
f.187    Sarah Wilson, 6 x 10, photograph
f.188    Mrs. Wm. McAteer, Kolapore, June 1958, 4 x 7, photograph
f.189    The Johnson, White & Co. sawmill and hoop factory, Kolapore, 1904, 8 x 10, photograph
f.190    Kolapore School Section #15, Class of 1928, 4 x 6, photograph
f.191    Lumber Truck heading to Thornbury station, 6 x 10, photograph
f.192    Five generations of Wilsons, 5 x 6, photograph
f.193    Dr. Wm. Cooke, 6 x 8, photograph
f.194    Robert Ruthven and his family, 6 x 10, photograph
f.195    Mr. Thomas Phipps, Hurlburt, 8 x 10, photograph
f.196    Townline Maple Leaf baseball team, Hurlburt, 1906, 6 x 7, photograph
f.197    John and Emily Mackey, 6 x 8, photograph
f.198    John B. Ferguson, Susan Braniff, and Joseph Ferguson, 8 x 6. photograph
f.199    Hurlburt’s church, 6 x 10, photograph
f.200    Unidentified Ruthven couple, 6 x 9, photograph
f.201    Maple Leaf baseball team reunion, 1939, 4 x 7, photograph
f.202    Beaver Valley football Champions, 1908
f.203    Heathcote School, 8 x 10, photograph
f.204    Choir for Centennial service of Heathcote United Church, 1971, 4 x 6, photograph
f.205    U.S.S. No. 20, Fall term, Sept. 20 1900, 4 x 6, photograph

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