Résultats

      This childhood home of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was built in 1785-86.

      Black and white photograph of a wedding party. The photo was taken outside in the spring or summer. The groom, the groomsmen and a boy are on the left side. The groom is carrying a doctor's bag. On the left side are the bride and her bridesmaids. On the right …

      The huge volume of water rushing from Niagara Falls is crushed into the narrow Great Gorge, creating the Whirlpool Rapids that stretch for 1.6 km (1 mi). This is the elbow, where the river makes a sharp right-angled turn.

      Christmas card. Printed text reads: "Christmas, 1913 / With Hearty Good Wishes / from / Mr. & Mrs. R.R. Gardiner. / 43 Ball Ave., Galt, Ont." Printed text inside the card reads: "Thought breathes o'er all to-day. To absent friends some word ingladness sends.' / Sincere Wishes for your happiness …

      Valentine Postcard. This postcard belonged to Miss Margaret C. Mathews and was rescued from her house at 113 Main Street South before demolition. Miss Mathews was a piano teacher.

      Condition: Fair. Very dirty and has lots of fingerprints on the image.

      A black and white postcard of the iron bridge in Pickering Village. The reverse of the card is stamped with "Canadian National Exhibition - Toronto - Aug 23-Sep 8, 1913".

      A black and white postcard of the Simcoe Point House in Pickering Village, with residences posing on the front porch.

      See reverse for correspondence and postage stamp. Post marked 1913. Waterloo Park was originally called Westside Park until the early 1900s. The pavilion was constructed in 1897 and removed from the park in 1972.

      See reverse for correspondence and postage stamp. Postmarked 1913. Correspondence refers to collapse of a factory. On March 31, 1913 a portion of the Dominion Tire factory which was under construction collapsed during a storm.

      The boathouse was built in 1901 by Charles G. Moogk. See reverse for correspondence and postage stamp. Postmarked 1913.

      The Ontario Mutual Life Assurance Company was incorporated in 1868, name changed in 1900 to Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada. They moved to this building at 227 King Street south circa 1913. In 1988 became a part of the Mutual Group; company name changed to Clarica in 1999, and …

      This building was on an island in the Thousand Islands at Clayton, New York. 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 …

      The livery stable was demolished in 1927. The livery stable was operated by T.W. Ross at the time of this picture.

      Postcard. Purple embossed flowers with silver highlights. The front reads: "A Message from Acton". The back of the post card reads: "Mr. J.M. ALBERTS, St. Marys, Ont. Hello Jack, Rec'd your card, glad to hear from you, we are having lovely weather here, the sleighing is all gone, Eva is …

      Postmarked from St. Jean, Quebec, 1913. This toll gate was located on the north side of Highway 2., west of Grafton. concession 1, Lot 25 or 26

      St. John's Anglican Church was built of Kingston limestone in 1846, it is located at 150 Victoria St. East, Whitby, Ontario (on the north side of Victoria Street, east of Brock Street). A stained glass window honouring Rev. John Pentland, the first minister of St. John's Church, was installed in …

      (Condition: Fair.)

      Dear Bro, How are you getting along? Did the bear meat taste good? If you get any more send us a bite. I suppose you received Jas. letter a day or so ago? It is now a little after 7 a.m. I will have to get ready for school. Don't …

 Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), 1913     Harley-Kay Knitting Machine factory was opened in 1906 in this remodeled vacant building by Fred A. Harley. In 1913 they employed 18 mechanics.