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  • Brock Street looking south from Dundas Street
    Brock Street looking south from Dundas Street
    Image       The street light at right was installed in 1939.
    Image     The street light at right was installed in 1939.
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  • Brock Street looking south from Elm Street
    Brock Street looking south from Elm Street
    Image       A black and white photographic postcard of Brock Street looking south from Elm Street. Cars can be seen parked near the Dominion Bank building at the far left of the image. A sign in the foreground advertises cigarettes, cakes and pastry. A clock tower says 3:00. Many stores and shops …
    Image     A black and white photographic postcard of Brock Street looking south from Elm Street. Cars can be seen parked near the Dominion Bank building at the far left of the …
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  • Subway Trailer Camp, c.1940
    Subway Trailer Camp, c.1940
    Image       The subway trailer camp is located on the north side of Dundas Street at 1010 Dundas Street East. It is immediately east of the "subway" where the CPR crosses Dundas Street, near Anderson Street. It was established as a camping and tourist ground in the 1920s or 1930s and became …
    Image     The subway trailer camp is located on the north side of Dundas Street at 1010 Dundas Street East. It is immediately east of the "subway" where the CPR crosses Dundas …
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  • Post Office, c.1940
    Post Office, c.1940
    Image       The stone post office was built at the south west corner of Brock Street and Dundas Street between 1908 and 1910. It opened in 1910. The clock was installed in 1911 after being shipped from England. It was closed in 1956 and demolished in 1959.
    Image     The stone post office was built at the south west corner of Brock Street and Dundas Street between 1908 and 1910. It opened in 1910. The clock was installed in …
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  • Remembrance Day Window Display, c.1940
    Remembrance Day Window Display, c.1940
    Image       A black and white portrait photograph of a window display for Remembrance Day. Flags can be seen as well as a banner that says 1939 - ? 1914 - 1918.
    Image     A black and white portrait photograph of a window display for Remembrance Day. Flags can be seen as well as a banner that says 1939 - ? 1914 - 1918.
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  • Algoma Tourist Camp, c.1940
    Algoma Tourist Camp, c.1940
    Image       This view shows the tourist cabins on the site where Lupin Drive later met Highway 2, east of Garden Street (732 Dundas Street East). In the 1960s the cabins were replaced by the Canadiana Motel.Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired …
    Image     This view shows the tourist cabins on the site where Lupin Drive later met Highway 2, east of Garden Street (732 Dundas Street East). In the 1960s the cabins were …
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  • Jerry Lick House
    Jerry Lick House
    ImageObject       The Stone Lodge was the residence of Jeremiah Lick (1830-1906) and was built by Ashburn stone mason William Pearson in 1884 on the south side of Highway 2 between Thickson Road and Kendalwood Road. In the 1940s it was used as a tourist home, operated by Adelina Jeffrey (nee Lick), …
    ImageObject     The Stone Lodge was the residence of Jeremiah Lick (1830-1906) and was built by Ashburn stone mason William Pearson in 1884 on the south side of Highway 2 between Thickson …
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  • Whitby Snow Scene, February 6, 1940
    Whitby Snow Scene, February 6, 1940
    Image       A black and white photograph of winter snow.
    Image     A black and white photograph of winter snow.
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  • Neil McCarl, December 18, 1940
    Neil McCarl, December 18, 1940
    Image       Neil McCarl was a newspaper carrier for the Toronto Star.
    Image     Neil McCarl was a newspaper carrier for the Toronto Star.
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  • Mrs. Wilson’s Dancing Girls
    Mrs. Wilson’s Dancing Girls
    Imagemystery       Two unidentified girls in dance costume posing for the camera.
    Imagemystery     Two unidentified girls in dance costume posing for the camera.
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  • Whitby Collegiate Institute Wood Shop
    Whitby Collegiate Institute Wood Shop
    Image       Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.
    Image     Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.
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  • Julian B. Beecroft, 1940
    Julian B. Beecroft, 1940
    Image       Julian Balfour Beecroft was born at Toronto on 19 March 1908. He came to Whitby in 1918 as a student. Beecroft was an accomplished pianist who was invited to play with George Gershwin in New York when he lost three fingers in a woodworking accident. He was an inventor for …
    Image     Julian Balfour Beecroft was born at Toronto on 19 March 1908. He came to Whitby in 1918 as a student. Beecroft was an accomplished pianist who was invited to play …
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  • Leo St. Pierre, c.1940
    Leo St. Pierre, c.1940
    Image       Black and white negative showing Leo St. Pierre dressed in an Ontario Regiment uniform.
    Image     Black and white negative showing Leo St. Pierre dressed in an Ontario Regiment uniform.
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  • J.B. Beecroft, 1940
    J.B. Beecroft, 1940
    Image       Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police Department starting in the 1930s and as a result took many photographs of car accidents, fingerprints and crime scenes. (Station …
    Image     Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police …
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  • Bernard Clarke, April 3, 1940
    Bernard Clarke, April 3, 1940
    Image       Bernard Clarke was goaltender for the Whitby Amateur Athletic Association Intermediate B Champion hockey team during the 1939/1940 season. Taylor Arena was located on the east side of Brock between Gilbert and Ontario Streets. Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby …
    Image     Bernard Clarke was goaltender for the Whitby Amateur Athletic Association Intermediate B Champion hockey team during the 1939/1940 season. Taylor Arena was located on the east side of Brock between …
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  • W.A. Cormack Valentine Display Window, February 1940
    W.A. Cormack Valentine Display Window, February 1940
    Image       William Alexander Cormack was born in Whitby, Ontario on 20 September 1904. He married Wilma Marion Hall on 24 May 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario. Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer …
    Image     William Alexander Cormack was born in Whitby, Ontario on 20 September 1904. He married Wilma Marion Hall on 24 May 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario. Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a …
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  • Unidentified Woman, January 1940
    Unidentified Woman, January 1940
    Imagemystery       Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police Department starting in the 1930s and as a result took many photographs of car accidents, fingerprints and crime scenes. (Station …
    Imagemystery     Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Bird Wedding, c.1940
    Bird Wedding, c.1940
    Image       Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police Department starting in the 1930s and as a result took many photographs of car accidents, fingerprints and crime scenes. (Station …
    Image     Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Bird Wedding, c.1940
    Bird Wedding, c.1940
    Imagemystery       Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police Department starting in the 1930s and as a result took many photographs of car accidents, fingerprints and crime scenes. (Station …
    Imagemystery     Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Bird Wedding, c.1940
    Bird Wedding, c.1940
    Imagemystery       Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police Department starting in the 1930s and as a result took many photographs of car accidents, fingerprints and crime scenes. (Station …
    Imagemystery     Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police …
    Whitby Public Library
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