Résultats

      This 1915 photograph depicts a platoon of Paris men training to defend Paris in the unlikely event of attack. They are holding wooden rifles. The man on the left is John Fisher, then an MP and later a senator. This image was printed on the twenty-eighth page of photographs in …

      This photograph, taken on December 17, 1918, shows the Penmans Limited clothing company's dam being constructed on the Grand River. It was used to provide waterpower in order to operate the company's mills in the town.

      This photograph depicts a major flood on the Penmans Limited factory property, probably the April 1912 Nith River flood. The distinctive chimney spire of Penmans No. 1 is visible in the background.

      This item was digitized on November 13th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library. She has also contributed a history of her family on the Our Brant website, linked to on the right. The original photograph is noticeably faded. A …

      This photograph shows the 1912 Nith River flood which submerged the first several floors of the Penman Manufacturing Co.'s factories. This image was printed on the fortieth page of photographs in At the Forks of the Grand: Volume II by D. A. Smith.

      The original matting provides a date of August 23. D.A. Smith provides a date of August 26.

      The original matting provides a date of August 23. D.A. Smith provides a date of August 26.

      This photograph shows a group of men with an ox-team pulling a cart on a street in Paris. By 1913, animal-driven carts were increasingly becoming a rarity; the photographer's caption ("Old Friends") indicates that they were already considered old-fashioned. This image was printed on page 213 of At the Forks …

      This photograph depicts "ancient and modern" teams of oxen and horses pulling a cart carrying a roof and a few male passengers down a road in Paris. A dog is on the right of the photo. 1913 was a transitional period when horses were becoming less and less common on …

      This 1918 photograph depicts the Paris Fire Department's first motorized fire truck, which was then brand-new. According to D.A. Smith, it is a Ford Model T truck. The man to the left is mayor C.B. Robinson, who was responsible for the purchase. The signs on the building in the back …

      This photograph illustrates the "march of civilization" with the meeting of the old and new modes of transportation on a street in Paris on May 6, 1913. On the left is Dr. Daniel Dunton, one of the earliest car owners in Paris, in his 1911 Everitt-Metzger-Flanders (E-M-F) Standard touring automobile; …

      This photograph depicts Blue Lake and the Ontario Portland Cement Co. The picture was taken around 1910. The original photo is held by the County of Brant Public Library.

      This photograph depicts the Ontario Portland Cement Co. Mill in Blue Lake, Ont. The picture was taken in 1910. The original photo is held by the County of Brant Public Library.

      The photograph depicts the Marvel Flour Mills along the Nith River in downtown Paris. It was powered by a one cylinder natural gas motor. This picture was taken after 1912 when the partnership with George Tate was dissolved and Edward and George Pitts ran the business.

      This photograph depicts the Marvel Flour Mills along the Nith River in downtown Paris. It was powered by a one cylinder natural gas motor. This picture was taken after 1912 when the partnership with George Tate was dissolved and Edward and George Pitts ran the business.

      Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.1446.01

      Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 3 – 2260

      Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1999.0771.01

      Inventory No. 2006.0033.13 Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.