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      A postcard sent to Reverend R.B. Layton in New Aberdeen, Cape Breton.

      A black and white photograph of Baldwin Street looking north from Roebuck Street. The brick store at left was occupied in 1907 by A.C. Elliott and a grocery and a dry goods store. Beyond this store are the Brooklin Hotel and the Holliday Store.

      This church was located at 15 Church Street on the east side of Church Street south of Mill Street (Cassels Road). It was built in 1862 and demolished in 1926 after the local union with the Methodist Church.

      This brick cottage is located on the west side of Centre Street between Burns and Pitts Streets. It was built about 1857, by James Wallace as one of the houses for the militia.Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. …

      May Irwin was a Canadian singer, songwriter, and comic performer who enjoyed popularity and prestige on the American stage from the late 1890s until the end of the 1910s. Key to Irwin’s popularity was her role as a “coon-shouter” and a performer of “coon songs,” deeply racist forms that emerge …

      This is a view of Brock Street looking north from Dundas Street. The large crowd of people in the picture indicates a special occasion. The event is unknown. JV stands for John Valentine and Sons. John Valentine and Sons made postcards and were located in England.

      The Brooklin School was built in the early 1870s at 72 Winchester Road East (on the north side of Winchester Road west of Queen Street). An addition was put on the east side in 1880. The school's bell tower was blown down in a storm and replaced by another tower …

      A black and white photograph of Baldwin Street looking north from Campbell Street. At left is the Brooklin Hotel (located at the north west corner of Baldwin and Campbell Streets). The white building beside it is the T.J. Holliday grocery and dry-goods store. At right is a bridge over Lynde …

      A black and white photographic postcard of Dundas Street looking west from Brock Street. There is a man standing at the street corner. An ad can be seen for Diamond Dyes on the wall of Allin's drugstore..

      The Queen's Hotel is in the foreground at left. The town hall is at right.

      The Columbian had two annexes, Lake View Lawn and the Baltimore. On Lake View Lawn were two first-class cottages containing, in both cottages about thirty rooms. The Baltimore was near the lake and had about twenty-five excellent sleeping rooms. It was established in 1893 and demolished in 1994. Postcard is …

      The Ashburn School was located at 780 Myrtle Road West. It was built about 1861 on the north side of the 9th Concession of Whitby Township west of Ashburn Road. It was built by a stone mason named Pearson. Since 1967 this building has been used as a community centre.

      Ashburn General store was located at 8990 Ashburn Road (on the south-west corner of Ashburn Road at the 9th concession of Whitby Township). The view in this photograph is looking west along the 9th Concession at Ashburn.

      Burns Presbyterian Church is located at 765 Myrtle Road West in Ashburn. It was built in 1857 on the south side of the 9th Concession of Whitby Township west of Ashburn Road. It stood nearly opposite the school. The church was destroyed by fire on February 12, 1967 and was …

      This picture shows the 9th Concession of Whitby Township looking east towards the corners of Ashburn. At left is the school yard fence. The Ashburn School was located at 780 Myrtle Road West.

      Burns Presbyterian Church is located at 765 Myrtle Road West in Ashburn. It was built in 1857 on the south side of the 9th Concession of Whitby Township west of Ashburn Road. It stood nearly opposite the school. The church was destroyed by fire on February 12, 1967 and was …

      A black and white photograph of downtown Brooklin.

      A black and white photograph of the Highway 12 bridge over Lynde Creek. In the background is a large brick house north west of the bridge.

      St. Thomas Anglican Church building was located at 101 Winchester Road East. It was built in 1869 on the south east corner of Anderson Street and Winchester Road.

      James Beacock was the storekeeper and post master at Myrtle station. His residence was located on the east side of Highway 12, north of the railway tracks.Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this service to …