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      Photograph of the new Hall home on Eldon Road, Little Britain, 1910. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      In Dr. George C.R. Hall’s words, "My father pioneered the telephone in this area and helped form a company to get the farms connected to a ‘central.’ This was for several years in our home. Later it was moved down street and years later to the Community Hall."

      Photograph of Dr. George Wesley Hall taken in the 1930s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George Wesley Hall was interested in science (mechanical engineering) and this lead to an interest in the automobile. ”My father had an automobile around 1902, with the engine under the seat, and it was cranked from the side of the car (see picture). It was driven by a chain …

      This photograph is Dr. George Wesley Hall driving his 1902 car. Other people in the photo were not identified. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      ”The next car my father had was a Locomobile and it had the gear shift under the steering wheel.“ George C.R. Hall's words.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall sitting in the family 1910 Locomobile in front of the family home. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      "Driving the car stopped near the end of October, when it was jacked up and stored in the barn until May." George C.R. Hall's words.

      This photograph shows Dr. George C.R. Hall sitting in a car in 1918.

      “Running the blower, which blew out the straw, usually fell to my lot, and it was generally an easy job, unless those building the straw stack were particular and did not mind having themselves covered with the outcoming straw occasionally. These were the days when the stomach was always empty, …

      This photograph shows Dr. Hall's car in the 1920s. Driver is not identified. A digital copy of this photograph was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      The snow car did have a heater. During the summer months the snow car was converted back to a regular Ford truck. During the winter, Dr. George C.R. Hall made his house calls in the snow car, which was a prototype to the snowmobile. Before the snow car, both father …

      This photo shows Dr. George Wesley Hall's 1935 nine seater Buick. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Photograph of a car driving in winter. Snow tires did not exist in the 1940s, so chains were used on the tires. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Four or five sticks of dynamite were used to break up the ice.

      In Dr. George C.R. Hall’s words, “ I remember as a boy, around 1917, I slipped into the creek during the Spring thaw and ice floes, and was lucky someone came along to pull me out as I was testing my first pair of high rubber boots, and they rapidly …

      Continuing with Dr. George C.R. Hall’s words “At this time there was a blacksmith’s shop beside the bridge owned by Mr. Yeo. Every Spring his floor was flooded while the thaw was on. Fortunately everything of value was too heavy to float and was conveniently in place when the rush …

      Looking east from the bridge. The boy in picture is in the next movie clip, ‘riding the ice’.

      "Whether its insides and churning parts were ever washed I do not know, but we licked every part clean and ate huge amounts during the evening (a modern ice cream brick would just be a few spoonfuls in comparison). About 5 A.M. we would be up to watch the steer …

      Dr. George Wesley Hall had been practising medicine at this home since 1896.