Résultats

      Dr. George C.R. Hall as the Grand Master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1938. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall was fascinated with technology. Technology in this era was the short wave radio (ham radio) and George C.R. Hall obtained his ham radio license in 1934. He communicated with people worldwide, using his call number VE3NC. His interest extended beyond learning the code to the construction …

      Dr. George C.R. Hall would often provide speeches to the Kiwanis Club on “modern trends in radio.”

      In the 1930s, Dr. & Mrs. George C.R. Hall’s two other children, Warner and Patricia, were born. Picture of Mrs. George C.R. Hall and her two children, Warner and Patricia.

      Dr. & Mrs. George C.R. Hall’s three children in 1937. Picture: Left to right; Terence, Patricia, & Warner Hall.

      Photograph of Dr. George C.R. Hall taken in 1923 at Hamilton General Hospital during his internship. The woman in the photograph is not identified. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      George C.R. Hall entered first year medicine at University of Toronto in 1918. This class was unique in that it was a mixture of WWI veterans and high school graduates. It also had the largest enrolment on record.

      Dr. George C.R.Hall taken in 1918. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      “My University class was large, approximately 250. It was several days before we really got organized.” George C.R. Hall’s words.

      “It did not take the University of Toronto C.O.T.C. (Cadet Officer Training Corp) long to catch up though, and although many of our class were veterans of WWI, and still in uniform, we had to wear a military uniform to school on Tuesday and Friday and drill on the back …

      “This did us no harm, except we did resent being recognized as soldiers, for at least two days a week, especially when many had years of front line service and bore scars of war.“ George C.R. Hall’s words.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall standing in front of his residence at the University of Toronto in 1918. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      “I was cautioned in my first year by the Professor to better my work or else, and only then did I really settle down and study.” George C.R. Hall’s words.

      This is Dr. George C.R. Hall's first year medical school report. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      This note accompanies the photo in the presentation: "What stands out most in my memory was the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. Classes were cancelled for two weeks, I went home to Little Britain, and drove my father on his rounds, almost around the clock, before I too was stricken …

      "Having for two years absorbed hundreds of lectures in basic science, I entered third year and this led to hospital clinics at Sick Children’s, Toronto General and St. Mike’s. I was now able to see the light ahead and attack my problems with greater zeal." “I enjoyed St. Mike’s since …

      Dr. George C.R. Hall standing in front of his University Residence on Brunswick Avenue. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall sitting on the steps of his University of Toronto residence on Brunswick Avenue. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on his family.

      A photograph taken by Dr. George C.R. Hall in front of Old City Hall in Toronto on Armistice Day. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A photograph of the medical school initiation in the late fall of 1918. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.