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      This modern photograph shows Alvah Townsend's Georgian mansion, now 597 Mount Pleasant Road, as it was in 1998/99. Townsend built this mansion in 1848 after amassing considerable wealth in the carriage making business. The house was built by the same builders as Cooke's "Brucefield" mansion; Townsend was reportedly annoyed by …

      This 2004 photograph shows a modern view of one of Mount Pleasant's farm homes, currently on a prosperous horse farm. It is located on the northeast corner of Mount Pleasant Road and Phelps Road. While it is visibly white here, the bricks are painted white; it was originally a yellow …

      This 1931 photograph shows a group of descendants of Mount Pleasant pioneers by the monument erected that year to the town's founders and early settlers. The monument is located in the Mount Pleasant Pioneer Cemetery. The men in this photograph are, left to right: W.W. Ellis; Judge A.D. Hardy; Jas. …

      This modern shows a house belonging to the Nelles family, one of the oldest families in Mount Pleasant, as it was in 2004.

      This 1891 photograph depicts Dr. Duncan Marquis, who has been described (by M. Smyth) as "probably the most beloved doctor the village ever had." A native of the village, he left to pursue his medical education but later returned to set up practice in the village of his youth. He …

      This undated photograph shows an unidentified family outside the Emily Townsend home, now 637 Mount Pleasant Road. The home was built by Alvah Townsend c. 1860 for his daughter Emily. She lived there until 1894, then sold the home to Alfred Grantham in 1894 for $790. Grantham lived there until …

      This photograph shows the west side of the Mount Pleasant old common school, prior to its renovations. The building had been a school for many years until 1854, then later used as a home; it was originally built in the early 19th century, and was used for services held by …

      This undated photograph shows the Mount Pleasant old common school. Once used as the first school in Mount Pleasant, it was later remodelled into a home and is now the front section of the house on 214 Maple Ave. E. This image was provided by Linda Guest.

      This photograph was probably taken in the 1950s-60s because of the three-line "KODAK / VELOX / PAPER" watermark on the back.

      The Mount Pleasant Women's Institute was founded 1903. This seems to be an early photograph.

      This photograph shows some members of the Mount Pleasant Women's Institute at a celebration held at the Mount Pleasant Continuation School for the 50th anniversary of the national Women's Institute movement. It was provided by Linda Guest. This photo is Zoomify enabled! Click on the photo to zoom in and …

      This photograph shows the 60th anniversary celebration for the Mount Pleasant Women's Institute. It was provided by Linda Guest. The women shown are: Mrs. J.C. Goold (president); Mrs. Thomas Longstreet; Mrs. Earl Burtch; Mrs. Cecil Longstreet (secretary). Two of these women were charter members. The back of the photo contains …

      The original copy of this photograph suffers from degradation known as "silvering;" this online version has been restored. The original, unenhanced version is also available.

      This photograph shows the celebration held for the 50th anniversary of the Mount Pleasant Women's Institute on February 9th, 1953. The photo was provided by Linda Guest. This photo is Zoomify enabled! Click on the photo to zoom in and pan around so that you can see faces in full …

      This photograph shows Harold Phelps in Mount Pleasant, Ontario. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This photograph shows Harold Phelps in Mount Pleasant, Ontario. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This photograph shows Bill, Harold and Stan Phelps of Mount Pleasant along with some other unidentified people. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This undated photograph depicts the Rev. James Foote. It was provided by Linda Guest.

      This photograph shows "Gramma" Phelps from the Phelps family of Mount Pleasant. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      The reference on the back of the card to a "New Process" that allowed an exposure time of one second suggests that it may be an early dry-plate gelatin or gelatin film print, which would date the photo to the 1870s or 1880s. It may have been printed on albumen …