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      Correspondence between a secretary at the Brantford Public Library and a local law firm regarding a payment dispute between the library and the widow of a former employee.

      Correspondence between a secretary at the Brantford Public Library and a local law firm regarding a payment dispute between the library and the widow of a former employee.

      Letter send to the CPR station in Schreiber, Ontario regarding the pleasing appearance of the the station grounds that were created and maintained by Louis Halonen. The letter reads: "Dear Sir, I have just passed your station but have not yet got over the thrill of seeing your garden-the best …

      Letter send to the CPR station in Schreiber, Ontario regarding the pleasing appearance of the the station grounds that were created and maintained by Louis Halonen. The letter reads: "To Windsor Station, Montreal Dear Sir, I want to express appreciation of the magnificent garden particularly the lawn-at Schreiber, Ontario. The …

      Letter send from the CPR station in Schreiber, Ontario regarding the pleasing appearance of the the station grounds that were created and maintained by Louis Halonen. The letter reads: "To Mr. Henry Francis Hine Dear Sir, It was very kind, indeed, of you to write me as you did on …

      Letters send to Louis Halonen in recognition of his work on the garden on the CPR station grounds in Schreiber, Ontario. The first letter reads: "Dear Louis, I am very proud of what you have accomplished and I am sure you feel the same way. Yours Truly, J. McGregor Superintendent …

      St. Huge's College was founded in 1886 as a women's college.

      Mill ruins on the Sixteen Mile Creek near Cross Avenue in Oakville.

      (Condition: Fair.)

      The village of Arrochar is located near the head of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

      Loch Lomond is the largest lake by surface area in mainland Britain.

      The Falls View Bridge (or Upper Steel Arch Bridge, or Honeymoon Bridge) was built in 1898. However, it collapsed in January 1938 due to pressure from a giant ice jam from Lake Erie ice, caused by a bitter winter storm.

      Pyramid Creek Falls descends from a hanging valley above North Thompson River, in British Columbia. A mixed forest of old-growth cedar and hemlock is found above the canyon. Canadian National Railway trains used to stop for passengers to take photos.

      The Ontario Hospital opened in 1921 in the old Victoria College building with all its patients being female. It operated as a Mental Hospital and had a resident population of approximately 530. The focus was on care rather than treatment and training. In 1968 the Mental Hospitals Act came into …

      When Milton was first settled in the early 19th century, Sixteen Mile Creek flowed right through the middle. The creek was dammed creating a mill pond.

      Condition: Poor. Looks like it got wet in the past which has severely damaged the postcard image. Handle carefully.

      This brick house was built for W.H. Clendenan, about 1875, on the north side of Dundas Street, east of Wellington Street (at 734 Dundas Street West). It became the Spruce Villa Hotel about 1920 and was enclosed in a modern building in 1950. This is a much clearer version of …

      This is a black and white photo postcard of three men and their catch of fish. They stand in front of an overturned canoe and two of the men hold the ends of a pole from on which at least two dozen fish have been strung. A third man stands …

      A black and white postcard of King Street and the Pickering Drug Store, Guinea Gold, in Pickering Village.

      While notes on the reverse indicate that this later became the Rod and Gun Hotel, other documentation states that the Algoma Hotel stood on the site of the previous daycare/Doctors building, while the Rod and Gun was across the corner.