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  • Hilda and Eileen Barnett with Co-Workers at Brunton Lumber Co., 1945
    Hilda and Eileen Barnett with Co-Workers at Brunton Lumber Co., 1945
    Image       The Brunton Lumber Company was built at Whitby Harbor in 1941. The company manufactured ammunition boxes for Defense Industries Limited in Ajax during the Second World War. The company was sold to General Mills and was destroyed by fire 0n 8 February 1951.
    Image     The Brunton Lumber Company was built at Whitby Harbor in 1941. The company manufactured ammunition boxes for Defense Industries Limited in Ajax during the Second World War. The company was …
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  • Frank Wells, 1945
    Frank Wells, 1945
    Image       Frank Wells was born at London, Middlesex, England, on September 29, 1904. A painter and decorator in Whitby, he was initiated into Composite Lodge No. 30 AF and AM and served as Worshipful Master in 1945. He later left Whitby and died at Sault Ste. Marie, Canada on November 17, …
    Image     Frank Wells was born at London, Middlesex, England, on September 29, 1904. A painter and decorator in Whitby, he was initiated into Composite Lodge No. 30 AF and AM and …
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  • William Courtney, c.1945
    William Courtney, c.1945
    Image       William Courtney was born at Belfast, Ireland on December 31, 1901. He came to Canada as a young man and moved to Whitby in 1926. He worked at the Ontario Hospital. Mr. Courtney was Master of Composite Lodge AF and AM in 1951 and died in office at Whitby on …
    Image     William Courtney was born at Belfast, Ireland on December 31, 1901. He came to Canada as a young man and moved to Whitby in 1926. He worked at the Ontario …
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  • Robert Peter Perry, c. 1945
    Robert Peter Perry, c. 1945
    Imagecomment       Robert Peter Perry was a son of Robert Ebenezer Perry, the eldest son of Whitby's founder Peter Perry. He was born at Whitby on September 2, 1850, and attended Upper Canada College in Toronto. In 1869 he and his father moved to Bracebridge where Robert Ebenezer Perry opened a store …
    Imagecomment     Robert Peter Perry was a son of Robert Ebenezer Perry, the eldest son of Whitby's founder Peter Perry. He was born at Whitby on September 2, 1850, and attended Upper …
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  • Ida Louise Storey, c.1945
    Ida Louise Storey, c.1945
    Imagecomment       Ida Louise Storey was born in Whitby Township on March 25, 1883, daughter of Edwin Storey and Ella Crouter. She lived on the Storey farm on the Base Line, west of Whitby all her life and was an artist. She died at Oshawa General Hospital on February 5, 1969 and …
    Imagecomment     Ida Louise Storey was born in Whitby Township on March 25, 1883, daughter of Edwin Storey and Ella Crouter. She lived on the Storey farm on the Base Line, west …
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  • Gordon Douglas Hawes, 1945
    Gordon Douglas Hawes, 1945
    Image       Gordon Douglas Hawes was born at Whitby on September 1, 1913. He was one of the early members of the Kinsmen Club of Whitby, serving as President in 1946-47, and was named the club's first life member in 1956. His career in hockey began in 1931 at the age of …
    Image     Gordon Douglas Hawes was born at Whitby on September 1, 1913. He was one of the early members of the Kinsmen Club of Whitby, serving as President in 1946-47, and …
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  • Algoma Tourist Camp, c.1945
    Algoma Tourist Camp, c.1945
    Image       The Algoma Tourist Camp was located on the north side of Highway 2, east of Garden Street, opposite where Lupin Drive meets Highway 2 (at 732 Dundas Street East). In the 1960s it became the Canadiana Motel. Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck …
    Image     The Algoma Tourist Camp was located on the north side of Highway 2, east of Garden Street, opposite where Lupin Drive meets Highway 2 (at 732 Dundas Street East). In …
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  • Colonel John Ham Perry, c. 1945
    Colonel John Ham Perry, c. 1945
    Image       Col. John Ham Perry was born on May 5, 1892 at Whitby, the first son of John Ham Perry and Louisa Hay. He started working for the Dominion Bank in 1909 and was manager at Whitby from 1926 to 1939. In 1944 he moved to the head office in Toronto. …
    Image     Col. John Ham Perry was born on May 5, 1892 at Whitby, the first son of John Ham Perry and Louisa Hay. He started working for the Dominion Bank in …
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  • Reverend Douglas B. Langford, c. 1945
    Reverend Douglas B. Langford, c. 1945
    Image       Reverend Douglas B. Langford was born in India on January 25, 1878. After his marriage he came to Toronto, Canada, as Vicar of Little Trinity Church. From 1924 to 1948 he was Rector of St. John's Anglican Church at Port Whitby. He died at Toronto on December 7, 1949, and …
    Image     Reverend Douglas B. Langford was born in India on January 25, 1878. After his marriage he came to Toronto, Canada, as Vicar of Little Trinity Church. From 1924 to 1948 …
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  • Morley Ross Store
    Morley Ross Store
    Image       This building was located at 57 Baldwin Street, Brooklin. It was built in 1855 as a Wesleyan Methodist Church on Winchester Road East and was moved after 1868 to 57 Baldwin Street and turned into Morley Ross's Store.
    Image     This building was located at 57 Baldwin Street, Brooklin. It was built in 1855 as a Wesleyan Methodist Church on Winchester Road East and was moved after 1868 to 57 …
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  • Brooklin Public School Class, Grades 4-6, Room 2, 1945-1946
    Brooklin Public School Class, Grades 4-6, Room 2, 1945-1946
    Imagecomment       This picture was taken in front of the public school on the north side of Winchester Street, west of Simcoe Street. This photo is printed on page 36 of "100 years of Brooklin schools".
    Imagecomment     This picture was taken in front of the public school on the north side of Winchester Street, west of Simcoe Street. This photo is printed on page 36 of "100 …
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  • Brooklin High School Class, 1945-1946
    Brooklin High School Class, 1945-1946
    Image       This picture was taken in front of the school on the north side of Winchester Street, west of Simcoe Street. This photo is printed on page 37 of "100 Years of Brooklin Schools".
    Image     This picture was taken in front of the school on the north side of Winchester Street, west of Simcoe Street. This photo is printed on page 37 of "100 Years …
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  • Portrait Photograph of James Henry Charters, c.1945
    Portrait Photograph of James Henry Charters, c.1945
    Image       James Henry Charters was born at Whitby, Ontario on April 10, 1925. He was the son of James and Marjorie Charters, of Whitby and husband of Sophia Yarmola, of Whitby. He worked at General Motors in Oshawa before joining the infantry. He had been a commanding officer in the Whitby …
    Image     James Henry Charters was born at Whitby, Ontario on April 10, 1925. He was the son of James and Marjorie Charters, of Whitby and husband of Sophia Yarmola, of Whitby. …
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  • Portrait Photograph of Francis Michael Fallon, c.1945
    Portrait Photograph of Francis Michael Fallon, c.1945
    Imagecomment       Private Francis Michael Fallon was born at Whitby on March 19, 1926, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Fallon. He lived in Toronto and later worked for Whitby Malleable Iron and Brass Company. He enlisted in November 1943 at Kingston with the Ottawa Highlanders and was sent overseas in …
    Imagecomment     Private Francis Michael Fallon was born at Whitby on March 19, 1926, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Fallon. He lived in Toronto and later worked for Whitby Malleable …
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  • Whitby Citizens' Band on V.E. Day, May 8, 1945
    Whitby Citizens' Band on V.E. Day, May 8, 1945
    Image       Mrs. Theodore McGillivray's residence at 120 Dundas Street East was demolished in June 1954. The band members are not dressed in uniforms and some members are young boys due to the war time conditions. At leaft are veterans of the First World War.
    Image     Mrs. Theodore McGillivray's residence at 120 Dundas Street East was demolished in June 1954. The band members are not dressed in uniforms and some members are young boys due to …
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  • Portrait Photo of Newspaper Clipping with News of Capt. Donald Beaton
    Portrait Photo of Newspaper Clipping with News of Capt. Donald Beaton
    Image       Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Donald Ross Beaton was born in Whitby on June 8, 1920. He served in the Canadian army for 21 years. He entered military service in 1939 and served in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France …
    Image     Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Donald Ross Beaton was born in Whitby on June 8, 1920. He served …
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  • Portrait Photo of Bob Beaton
    Portrait Photo of Bob Beaton
    Image       Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.
    Image     Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.
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  • Portrait Photo of Dave Thomas
    Portrait Photo of Dave Thomas
    Image       Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. David John Thomas was born at Port Talbot, South Wales on June 28, 1893. During the First World War he served with the Royal Horse Artillery and was wounded during the Middle East …
    Image     Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. David John Thomas was born at Port Talbot, South Wales on June 28, …
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  • Portrait Photo of Alfred Samuel Reardon, c.1945
    Portrait Photo of Alfred Samuel Reardon, c.1945
    Image       Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Alfred S. Reardon was born at Middlesex, England on April 16, 1911. He immigrated to Canada in 1927 and served with the Ontario Armoured Regiment during the Second World War. He was proprietor …
    Image     Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Alfred S. Reardon was born at Middlesex, England on April 16, 1911. He …
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  • Portrait Photo of Bill Brown
    Portrait Photo of Bill Brown
    Image       Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Bill Brown lives in Whitby, Ontario and is a veteran of the Second World War. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.
    Image     Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Bill Brown lives in Whitby, Ontario and is a veteran of the Second …
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