This scrapbook contains memorabilia from Hugh Calverley's (and his family's) experiences during World War I. As a young man, Hugh joined the Signal Corps, both his training and battlefield experiences being described. "The scrapbook is a handmade affair with odd pages, odd paper, bits of...

   Postcard of the entrance to Erchless Estate, young boy that is visible could possibly be Montgomery HartThe back reads: "Hornby, Ont. Aug. 16 ?? Dear Florence, Just a line to let you know I am having a swell time. We have had a terrible thunderstorm here today & it has turned out swell after it....

 1914?  Now Lakeshore Road East. Knox Presbyterian Church, Oakville is the church building on the main street.

 1913?  

 1951?  

 1907?  

 1960s?  

 1928?  

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 1946?  

 1906?  

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 1950s?  Note on back: All models and styles of Ford and Mercury cars and trucks are assembled in this plant. Covering 38 1/2 acres, the main plant is the largest industrial building under one roof in the Commonwealth.

 1958?  

 1950s?  Queen Elizabeth Motel is located on the Queen Elizabeth Way at the Oakville Interchange. 70 beautifully-finished rooms. Tile baths, showers, wall-to-wall broadloom, T.V., Air-Conditioning, phones, Banquet and convention facilities for 220. Phone Victor, 5-1655, write Box 66, Oakville, Ontario,...

 1920s?  This church became St. John's United Church in 1925 after the formation of the United Church of Canada from a union of Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. Many members of Knox Presbyterian Church, Oakville, including the minister, left to join the new United church.

 1940s?  

 1950s?  

   Postcard of the Hotel Gibson

   

   

   

   An early version of the Middle Road bridge over 16-Mile Creek, later to be replaced by the QEW bridge in 1939 which maintained the graceful arch design.

   Reverse-Oakville's historic Customs House, a two-storey building in classical design, was built by Robert Kerr Chisholm in 1856, just east of "Erchless" the Chisholm family home. His father, Oakville founder William Chisholm, served as first Collector of Customs for this thriving Port of Entry on...

 1930s,   The name of the (Speers-Cornwall) Old Mill Bridge.

   "Lusk Hall" of the Methodist Church, Oakville, Ont. Text reads: Cornerstone laid July 11, 1923. Dedicated Nov 18, 1923. Named in memory of the late Dr. C.H. Lusk. Dimensions 71 x 80 ft. 14 class rooms, 4 club rooms, ladies' parlor, primary department, board room, gymnasium, kitchen,...

   Text on the back (in places difficult to make out) reads: Sunday afternoon. Just as I am writing this 2 fellows have been bathing out here were (sic) the x is & one went down. So the other went & dived down to get him he could not get him the first time. He dived a second time & saw him so...

   This image of the Oakville Harbour likely shows the old bridge across Lakeshore Rd. (Originally Colborne St.), however this is not confirmed.

   A postcard depicting the Grank Trunk Depot in Oakville.Grand Trunk Depot, Oakville, Ontario

   Hog's Back, Oakville, Ont.

   A postcard depicting the Radial bridge in Oakville. Note the misprint in the spelling of Radial. The Hamilton Radial Railway operated between Hamilton and Oakville and the tracks ran along what is now Rebecca Street. The Anderson Bridge replaced the Radial bridge in the early 1960s. The school...

   A postcard illustrating the Radial Bridge in Oakville. The Hamilton Radial Railway operated between Hamilton and Oakville and the tracks ran along what is now Rebecca Street. The Anderson Bridge replaced the Radial bridge in the early 1960s. The headquarters building on Randall Street still...

   The New Electric Railway Bridge, Oakville, Ont.

   A postcard depicting the annual water sports held along the Sixteen in Oakville. Events included: canoe races, canoe tilting, and walking the greasy pole as seen in this photo.Water Sports, West Pier, Oakville This is a very pretty town. I am sure the sketching will be good here. Wish you could...

   Harbour Grove, also known as Lewis Grove and Chisholm's Grove was a popular picnic area for those boating along the shoreline upon the White Star, operated by the Oakville Navigation Company. It featured a pavilion and refreshments booths as well as a large area for games.

   The Aquatic Club House was located at the foot of William Street. It was home to the Oakville Club which was formed in 1908 from a previously established Aquatic Club.

   

   Mount Vernon was built in the 1890s as a summer home for John A. Chisholm and family, residents of New York State. The three storey clapboard house overlooked Lakeside park. It was tragicially destroyed by fire in December of 1928.

 ca 1950s,   

 ca 1913,   Between 1908 and 1909 a water system was installed thourgh Oakville. The reservoir was built near the lake between Kerr Street and Wilson Street. This allowed for the organization of fire department services.