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      The Harris Cut was located east of Cochrane Street in Whitby. It was constructed on the farm of Samuel Harris which extended from Beech Street to Rossland Road and from Cochrane Street to the Euclid Street road allowance.

      The Harris Cut was located east of Cochrane Street in Whitby. It was constructed on the farm of Samuel Harris which extended from Beech Street to Rossland Road and from Cochrane Street to the Euclid Street road allowance.

      Black and white negative depicting the construction of a bridge on the Tweedie Farm during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway through Whitby. Workers are visible standing on the wooden beams of the bridge.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a cement mixer for the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway through Whitby. The photograph was taken on the Tweedie Farm. A worker can be seen in the background at left.

      This photograph was taken on the Canadian Pacific Railway line between Dundas Street and Hopkins Street. The Canadian Pacific Railway was built through Whitby in 1913-14.

      On 5 September 1913, the Whitby Town Council visited Oakville and Weston to inspect the sewer systems of these communities. Engineer T. Aird Murray who built the systems, conducted the tour. The council had lunch at the Village Inn.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of members of the 1913 Ontario County Council. Some of the men are standing on one of the cannons in front of the building, others are seated/standing on the lawn.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of the Ontario County Council of 1913. The men are posed in front of the Ontario County Courthouse.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of four people playing tennis on a court behind the Methodist Tabernacle located at 201 Centre Street South.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of four people playing tennis on a court behind the Methodist Tabernacle located at 201 Centre Street South.

      In 1913 Fred Burns englarged the old Barnes arena located on the block bound by Brock, Ontario, Green, and Gilbert Streets. After Fred Burns died in 1932, the arena was managed by Norman and Ernie Taylor and later by the Whitby Kinsmen Club. The arena was dismantled in 1953 and …

      The Methodist Fresh Air Home was opened in 1902 at the west end of Heydenshore Park. It was summer resort home for underprivileged children from Toronto. The building was demolished after 1932. Heydenshore Park was a summer resort established around 1900 east of Whitby Harbour. A number of cottages were …

      This frame store, located at 1506 Brock Street South, was operated in the early 1900s by the Jackson family. In 1911, the store was purchased by Captain Richard Goldring. The Goldring family owned the store until it was demolished in 1967. Richard Goldring's daughter, Olive, was a postmistress at this …

      Dundas Street School, also known as the model school, was built in 1875 on the north side of Dundas Street west of Garden Street. It was demolished in the early 1960s but additions from the 1950s remained and were renamed Florence Heard Public School in 1974.

      Dundas Street School, also known as the model school, was built in 1875 on the north side of Dundas Street west of Garden Street. It was demolished in the early 1960s but additions from the 1950s remained and were renamed Florence Heard Public School in 1974.

 Unknown, Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (1912), 1913     The first Whitby Horse Show was held in the Town Park on 15-16 July 1913. The president was Fred Hatch, the vice president was Thomas Cussion, and the secretary was Albert W. Jackson. One other horse show was held in Whitby in 1914 but after that the events were discontinued …

      The Ontario County Courthouse was built from 1852-1854 on the west side of Centre Street between Ontario Street and Gilbert Streets. The architects were Frederic Cumberland and William Storm of Toronto. The extension at the north end was added in 1866. The building served as a courthouse from 1854-1964. In …

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a composite of the team members of the Whitby Intermediate hockey team. The hockey team were winners of groups 1, 2, 3, 14, and 15 in the Ontario Hockey Association.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a postcard showing Colborne Street looking west from Byron Street. The Methodist Tabernacle (St. Mark's United Church) is at left and the residence of George Cormack is at right.

      The Methodist Fresh Air Home was opened in 1902 at the west end of Heydenshore Park. It was summer resort home for underprivileged children from Toronto. The building was demolished after 1932. Heydenshore Park was a summer resort established around 1900 east of Whitby Harbour. A number of cottages were …