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  • Galt Knitting Company
    Galt Knitting Company
    Image       The Galt Knitting Company was founded in 1881 by Adam Warnock. The company manufactured a large variety of knitted underwear, eiderdowns shoe linings and knitted specialties. Known as Tiger Brand Knitting Company since 1954, the company manufactured a wide range of fashion sportswear until its closure in 2005. This drawing …
    Image     The Galt Knitting Company was founded in 1881 by Adam Warnock. The company manufactured a large variety of knitted underwear, eiderdowns shoe linings and knitted specialties. Known as Tiger Brand …
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  • Ayr Foundry, Ayr, Ontario
    Ayr Foundry, Ayr, Ontario
    Image       Drawing appears on the 1861 Tremaine's Map of the County of Waterloo.
    Image     Drawing appears on the 1861 Tremaine's Map of the County of Waterloo.
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  • Cambridge Grist and Flour Mill, Preston, Ontario
    Cambridge Grist and Flour Mill, Preston, Ontario
    Image       Drawing appears on the 1861 Tremaine's Map of Waterloo County. The mill was built by John Erb in 1807.
    Image     Drawing appears on the 1861 Tremaine's Map of Waterloo County. The mill was built by John Erb in 1807.
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  • Motto of the Berlin Public Library
    Motto of the Berlin Public Library
    Image       An ink drawing of the motto of the Berlin Public Library, which has been mounted on a black mat. The illustration depicts a lit lamp on top of a book, surrounded by leaves and branches. The motto "Scientia est potentia", meaning "Wisdom is power," appears inside a ribbon below the …
    Image     An ink drawing of the motto of the Berlin Public Library, which has been mounted on a black mat. The illustration depicts a lit lamp on top of a book, …
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  • Healing Waters, Kress Hotel, Preston Mineral Springs, Ont.
    Healing Waters, Kress Hotel, Preston Mineral Springs, Ont.
    Image       In 1871 Christopher Kress purchased the North American Hotel in Preston, Ontario. The hotel, located on the corner of King and Fountain Streets, was enlarged in 1900 and renamed the Kress Hotel. James Esson was a photographer in Preston between 1870-1920. His studio was located at 113 Queen Street.
    Image     In 1871 Christopher Kress purchased the North American Hotel in Preston, Ontario. The hotel, located on the corner of King and Fountain Streets, was enlarged in 1900 and renamed the …
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  • Gray family
    Gray family
    Imagemystery       The woman on the left may be Margaret's great-grandmother and the woman on the right may be her grandmother. Margaret Louise, daughter of William and Mary Louise Gray, was born on 22 March 1907 and died on 25 December 1984. She is buried in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Ontario. According …
    Imagemystery     The woman on the left may be Margaret's great-grandmother and the woman on the right may be her grandmother. Margaret Louise, daughter of William and Mary Louise Gray, was born …
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  • Gray family
    Gray family
    Imagemystery       The woman of the left side of the photograph may be Margaret's great-grandmother and the woman on the right may be her grandmother. Margaret Louise, daughter of William and Mary Louise Gray, was born on 22 March 1907 and died on 25 December 1984. She is buried in Mount View …
    Imagemystery     The woman of the left side of the photograph may be Margaret's great-grandmother and the woman on the right may be her grandmother. Margaret Louise, daughter of William and Mary …
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  • 14 Elgin Street, Galt, Ontario
    14 Elgin Street, Galt, Ontario
    Imagecomment       The present day address of the house is 6 Elgin Street, Galt, Ontario. The man and woman shown are believed to be William and Mary Gray. This postcard is part of the Gray Family Collection.
    Imagecomment     The present day address of the house is 6 Elgin Street, Galt, Ontario. The man and woman shown are believed to be William and Mary Gray. This postcard is part …
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  • Margaret Louise Gray
    Margaret Louise Gray
    Image       Margaret Louise, daughter of William and Mary Louise Gray, was born on 22 March 1907 and died on 25 December 1984. She is buried in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Ontario. According to Vernon's Town of Galt directories, Margaret's father, William Gray, resided at 170 Main Street East, Galt, Ontario between …
    Image     Margaret Louise, daughter of William and Mary Louise Gray, was born on 22 March 1907 and died on 25 December 1984. She is buried in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Ontario. …
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  • Gray family
    Gray family
    Imagemystery       Margaret Louise, daughter of William and Mary Louise Gray, was born on 22 March 1907 and died on 25 December 1984. She is buried in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Ontario. William Gray may be the man standing on the left, holding the butterfly net. Postcard is in poor condition with …
    Imagemystery     Margaret Louise, daughter of William and Mary Louise Gray, was born on 22 March 1907 and died on 25 December 1984. She is buried in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Ontario. …
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  • Factory workers
    Factory workers
    Imagemystery       Postcard is in poor condition.
    Imagemystery     Postcard is in poor condition.
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  • Crossing the bridge at the junction, Preston, Canada
    Crossing the bridge at the junction, Preston, Canada
    Image       According to the 1956 Waterloo Historical Society annual volume, the Galt, Preston & Hespeler Railway was created on 25 January 1895.
    Image     According to the 1956 Waterloo Historical Society annual volume, the Galt, Preston & Hespeler Railway was created on 25 January 1895.
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  • Idylwild on the electric railway line, between Preston & Hespeler, Canada
    Idylwild on the electric railway line, between Preston & Hespeler, Canada
    Image       Idylwild Park was located on the Speed River between Hespeler and Preston, Ontario and was accessible by the Galt, Preston and Hespeler Electric Railway. The park closed in 1916.
    Image     Idylwild Park was located on the Speed River between Hespeler and Preston, Ontario and was accessible by the Galt, Preston and Hespeler Electric Railway. The park closed in 1916.
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  • Unidentified house
    Unidentified house
    Imagemystery       Black and white postcard of an unidentified, dark coloured brick house. There are light coloured, wooden verandas on the first and second story, at both the front and rear side of the house. Each roof gable is topped with an ornate finial. An outbuilding is located to the right of …
    Imagemystery     Black and white postcard of an unidentified, dark coloured brick house. There are light coloured, wooden verandas on the first and second story, at both the front and rear side …
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  • Settler's Memorial Tower, Kitchener, Ontario, Can.
    Settler's Memorial Tower, Kitchener, Ontario, Can.
    Image       The tower, designed by the architect William Langdon, was built between 1925-1926. It stands as a memorial to the Mennonite-German pioneers that first migrated to the area. It is located at 300 Lookout Lane, Kitchener, Ontario.
    Image     The tower, designed by the architect William Langdon, was built between 1925-1926. It stands as a memorial to the Mennonite-German pioneers that first migrated to the area. It is located …
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  • Hydro-electric power station by moonlight, Preston, Canada
    Hydro-electric power station by moonlight, Preston, Canada
    Image       According to the 1956 Waterloo Historical annual volume, electric railway services began in Preston on 26 July 1894. Edges are worn and there is soiling on the reverse side.
    Image     According to the 1956 Waterloo Historical annual volume, electric railway services began in Preston on 26 July 1894. Edges are worn and there is soiling on the reverse side.
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  • Style of car in use on our electric street railway and manufactured in Preston, Ontario
    Style of car in use on our electric street railway and manufactured in Preston, Ontario
    Image       According to the 1956 Waterloo Historical Society annual volume, Preston and Berlin Street Railway passenger service began on 6 October 1904.
    Image     According to the 1956 Waterloo Historical Society annual volume, Preston and Berlin Street Railway passenger service began on 6 October 1904.
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  • 118th Battalion
    118th Battalion
    Image       The photograph might have been taken in France, as the reverse of the postcard bears French text only. Frederick Christian Luft is in the back row, sixth from the right hand side. Fred Christian Luft, born 17 February 1897 in Berlin, Ont., was the son of Julius and Susanna (Hopp) …
    Image     The photograph might have been taken in France, as the reverse of the postcard bears French text only. Frederick Christian Luft is in the back row, sixth from the right …
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  • Hydro power celebration, Berlin, Ontario
    Hydro power celebration, Berlin, Ontario
    Image       Berlin was chosen for the ceremony as the concept of Ontario Hydro was initiated by Daniel Detweiler of Berlin and E.W.B. Snider of St. Jacobs.
    Image     Berlin was chosen for the ceremony as the concept of Ontario Hydro was initiated by Daniel Detweiler of Berlin and E.W.B. Snider of St. Jacobs.
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  • A group of eight unidentified men riding in a railway speeder car
    A group of eight unidentified men riding in a railway speeder car
    Imagemysterycomment       It has been suggested that this might be the Berlin & Bridgeport Street Railway line, with the sugar refinery (located at Maple and Arnold Streets) in the background and overhead trolley lines along the railway line.
    Imagemysterycomment     It has been suggested that this might be the Berlin & Bridgeport Street Railway line, with the sugar refinery (located at Maple and Arnold Streets) in the background and overhead …
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