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      This early 20th century postcard depicts the Penmans Limited clothing company's No. 1 mill on West River Street. It was donated to the museum by Jack Rogers. According to the back, it was produced by the International Stationery Co. of Picton, and printed in Saxony.

      Penman owned one of the first cars in Paris, c. 1910; this photograph was most likely taken before then. Another copy of this photo is available in the collection and is linked to underneath the photograph.

      This photograph depicts a young woman sitting outside what is probably the Penmans Limited clothing company's icehouse. It was donated to the museum by Henry Foster.

      Inventory No. 1999.2577.01 Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      Inventory No. 2006.0033.13 Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      Inventory No. 2006.0033.14. Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      Inventory No. 2005.0027.08 Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      Inventory No. 2006.0033.15. Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      Inventory No. 1999.2665.01 Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      This postcard depicts an early camping grounds in Paris, circa 1926. These types of tourist grounds became popular with the growth in ownership of the car; a period car is visible in the postcard along with the tents. A farm silo can be seen in the background. This image was …

      This item is a postcard with a photograph of the Charles Mitchell House on the front. The postcard was sent in 1907. For an in-depth description please view the record located here.

      Postcard depicting horses drinking in the Grand River at a military camp in Paris, Ontario in June 1909. The camp consists of a group of seven or more tents among shrubs and trees, with buildings, a factory, and houses in the background.

      This account book documents the transactions of an early Paris store with its customers, organized by customer name. The exact identity of the store is unknown. While the writing is not his, the store may have belonged to Hiram Capron. The page numbering in this volume appears to be continuing …

      This ledger, or account book, was created by Hiram Capron when he was operating his iron furnace in Canada, covering the period from 1825-1826. He documents his income, expenditures and general business in operating the furnace in addition to other notes of interest to him. While the primary matter of …

      This diminutive account book contains lists of transactions running approximately from 1866 to 1868. The inside of the back cover contains some unrelated miscellaneous information, such as George Washington's dates of birth and death. The creator is not definitively known. The label on the front proposes that Norman Hamilton may …

      This ledger documents the chancery sales of Hiram Capron’s lands, spanning a long time period of time from 1848 to 1925. This collection also includes the auction booklet for an 1878 posthumous sale of many of Capron’s lands as 1999.0412.01; it is linked to on the right.

      This children's school workbook was created by the Penmans Limited clothing company as an advertisement for its products. The front cover and inside covers list the products and extol their virtues, while the back cover contains a reference list of information useful for schoolchildren. The contents of the book are …

      Many items have been pasted into this book; they are represented here as accurately as possible. Pages 35 to 102 are blank and have been omitted in this online edition. In addition to the statements pasted into the book, it contained numerous inserts which are now housed separately, such as …

      The original ledger contained 83 blank pages between images 155 and 239, which have been omitted in this online edition.

      This book by Frederic A. Holden tracks the genealogy of the North American branches of the Capron family. Beginning with Banfield Capron, the first Capron to immigrate to North America in the 17th century, he tracks every descendant he was able to find up until 1859, the time of the …