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  • Ladies' Hockey Match
    Ladies' Hockey Match
    Image       Ladies' Hockey Match: Victoria College vs. University College University of Toronto
    Image     Ladies' Hockey Match: Victoria College vs. University College University of Toronto
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  • Notes about Sir Sandford Fleming made by Percy L. Climo
    Notes about Sir Sandford Fleming made by Percy L. Climo
    Image       Notes about Sir Sandford Fleming made by Percy L. Climo Source: Percy L. Climo Acquired: February 25, 1998
    Image     Notes about Sir Sandford Fleming made by Percy L. Climo Source: Percy L. Climo Acquired: February 25, 1998
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  • Arlington Hotel
    Arlington Hotel
    Image       Colonel William Chambliss, son-in-law of George Shoenberger, one of the wealthiest families in Pennsylvania, had moved to Cobourg in 1867 and saw the advantage of having a first class hotel for the American upper class to use as a summer retreat offering the luxuries they were used to. Along with …
    Image     Colonel William Chambliss, son-in-law of George Shoenberger, one of the wealthiest families in Pennsylvania, had moved to Cobourg in 1867 and saw the advantage of having a first class hotel …
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  • Illahee Lodge
    Illahee Lodge
    Image       Lakelands was originally built in 1878 and was later the residence of William Riddell. He obtained the first B.Sc. to be granted by Victoria College, Cobourg, in 1877, and later became an eminent lawyer. In 1906 he became a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario. Mr. Riddell’s wife was …
    Image     Lakelands was originally built in 1878 and was later the residence of William Riddell. He obtained the first B.Sc. to be granted by Victoria College, Cobourg, in 1877, and later …
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  • Heathcote
    Heathcote
    Imagecomment       Built in 1884 by Agnes Heath of Toronto when her daughter Emily married D'Arcy Boulton who owned The Lawn. Heathcote and The Lawn shared a common boundary and both were built to be lived in year round rather than just as a summer home.It was bought by W.F.Ladd a wealthy …
    Imagecomment     Built in 1884 by Agnes Heath of Toronto when her daughter Emily married D'Arcy Boulton who owned The Lawn. Heathcote and The Lawn shared a common boundary and both were …
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  • Cedarmere
    Cedarmere
    Image       Cedarmere was on the lake shore at the foot of Love Lane (now Ontario Street). It was originally built by Arthur McBean, and later occupied by the Castle family. Mrs. Castle was a sister of the Hon. James Cockburn. James Crowther, whose wife was the Castle's daughter, turned the home …
    Image     Cedarmere was on the lake shore at the foot of Love Lane (now Ontario Street). It was originally built by Arthur McBean, and later occupied by the Castle family. Mrs. …
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  • Entrance to Strathmore
    Entrance to Strathmore
    Image       Strathmore, as it was called, was the home of Judge George M. Clark, whose wife was a daughter of William Weller. He sold the estate in 1904 to Charles Donnelly, a Pittsburg steel magnate, who remodeled and enlarged it. This building was an example of the style known as Beaux …
    Image     Strathmore, as it was called, was the home of Judge George M. Clark, whose wife was a daughter of William Weller. He sold the estate in 1904 to Charles Donnelly, …
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  • Lakeview House
    Lakeview House
    Image       Located on this particular stretch of land were three very well known summer hotels, the Lakeview Terrace, the Columbian and the Arlington. When a proposal was put forth to build an apartment complex on the Lakeview site a group on concerned citizens raised most of the money so that the …
    Image     Located on this particular stretch of land were three very well known summer hotels, the Lakeview Terrace, the Columbian and the Arlington. When a proposal was put forth to build …
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  • Victoria Hall, Cobourg Marina, Barnum House, and Floral Clock, Victoria Park
    Victoria Hall, Cobourg Marina, Barnum House, and Floral Clock, Victoria Park
    Image       Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce, 55 King Street West, Cobourg, Ontario K9A 2M2 (416) 372-5831 (back). Greetings from Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce (front)...
    Image     Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce, 55 King Street West, Cobourg, Ontario K9A 2M2 (416) 372-5831 (back). Greetings from Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce (front)...
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  • Victoria Hall
    Victoria Hall
    Image       Victoria Hall was started in 1856 and completed in 1860. It was designed by Kivas Tully of Toronto. It was officially opened by the Prince of Wales on September 7th, 1860. In the 1960s Lenah Fisher began tireless efforts to restore Victoria Hall which began in earnest in the 1980s …
    Image     Victoria Hall was started in 1856 and completed in 1860. It was designed by Kivas Tully of Toronto. It was officially opened by the Prince of Wales on September 7th, …
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  • Old Bailey Court Room, Victoria Hall
    Old Bailey Court Room, Victoria Hall
    Imagecomment       This room is modeled on that of the Old Bailey in London's criminal courts. The first thing you notice is the Royal Coat of Arms as painted by a German artist named Moser, which seems almost three-dimensional. In front of this is the dais for the Judge; below is the …
    Imagecomment     This room is modeled on that of the Old Bailey in London's criminal courts. The first thing you notice is the Royal Coat of Arms as painted by a German …
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  • House of Refuge
    House of Refuge
    Image       Cobourg had developed a ‘House of Refuge’ near the corner of James and George streets in the early 1890s. The home took in the elderly, indigent and destitute of the community. Soon there was a need for a hospital and a portion of the home was turned over to that …
    Image     Cobourg had developed a ‘House of Refuge’ near the corner of James and George streets in the early 1890s. The home took in the elderly, indigent and destitute of the …
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  • Cobourg Post Office
    Cobourg Post Office
    Image       In 1856, Ebenezer Perry sold this corner property to the Bank of Montreal who then built this building around 1860. In 1881, it was conveyed to W. D. Burn who sold it to the Crown in December 1882 and it became the Cobourg Post Office. In 1889, after the addition …
    Image     In 1856, Ebenezer Perry sold this corner property to the Bank of Montreal who then built this building around 1860. In 1881, it was conveyed to W. D. Burn who …
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  • Cobourg Jail
    Cobourg Jail
    Image       In 1906 the United Counties of Durham and Northumberland purchased the land on Albert Street and built a new jail, moving all items and prisoners from the "Olde Gaol" that had been located on the corner of Elgin and Burnham Streets. This new jail was the County jail for both …
    Image     In 1906 the United Counties of Durham and Northumberland purchased the land on Albert Street and built a new jail, moving all items and prisoners from the "Olde Gaol" that …
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  • Victoria Hall
    Victoria Hall
    Image       Victoria Hall was started in 1856 and completed in 1860. It was designed by Kivas Tully of Toronto. It was officially opened by the Prince of Wales on September 7th, 1860. In the 1960s Lenah Fisher began tireless efforts to restore Victoria Hall which began in earnest in the 1980s …
    Image     Victoria Hall was started in 1856 and completed in 1860. It was designed by Kivas Tully of Toronto. It was officially opened by the Prince of Wales on September 7th, …
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  • House of Refuge
    House of Refuge
    Imagecomment       Cobourg had developed a ‘House of Refuge’ near the corner of James and George streets in the early 1890s. The home took in the elderly, indigent and destitute of the community. Soon there was a need for a hospital and a portion of the home was turned over to that …
    Imagecomment     Cobourg had developed a ‘House of Refuge’ near the corner of James and George streets in the early 1890s. The home took in the elderly, indigent and destitute of the …
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  • King Street, Cobourg
    King Street, Cobourg
    Image       Postmarked July 15, 1910
    Image     Postmarked July 15, 1910
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  • King Street, Cobourg
    King Street, Cobourg
    Image       Postcard entitled "Main St., Cobourg, Ontario, Canada". Postmarked March 31, 1954 Businesses shown: Chainway (64 King W) -- Dr. Wm. A. Brett (Dentist) (240b George St) -- Jack Primeau Men's Wear (56 King W) -- B. F. Goodrich Tires (52 King W)
    Image     Postcard entitled "Main St., Cobourg, Ontario, Canada". Postmarked March 31, 1954 Businesses shown: Chainway (64 King W) -- Dr. Wm. A. Brett (Dentist) (240b George St) -- Jack Primeau Men's …
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  • Cobourg, Ontario
    Cobourg, Ontario
    Image       Postmarked: Cobourg Ont. Horse Show Aug. 19-23, 1919. Cobourg, Ont. Jul 4, 5pm, 1919
    Image     Postmarked: Cobourg Ont. Horse Show Aug. 19-23, 1919. Cobourg, Ont. Jul 4, 5pm, 1919
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  • King Street, Cobourg
    King Street, Cobourg
    Image       Looking east. shows S.J.G.Nichols Gift and Book Shop, British Hotel, New Royal Hotel & Cafe.
    Image     Looking east. shows S.J.G.Nichols Gift and Book Shop, British Hotel, New Royal Hotel & Cafe.
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