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  • Rowland Day, Emma Ecclestone Day, Elaine MacKay, 1953.
    Rowland Day, Emma Ecclestone Day, Elaine MacKay, 1953.
    Image       Rowland Day, Emma Ecclestone Day, Elaine MacKay, 1953.
    Image     Rowland Day, Emma Ecclestone Day, Elaine MacKay, 1953.
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  • Elizabeth Darling Rose (1880-1971) and Thomas William Rose (1874-1956), c1951.
    Elizabeth Darling Rose (1880-1971) and Thomas William Rose (1874-1956), c1951.
    Imagecomment       Photograph probably taken on occasion of 50th wedding anniversary, in Edmonton, Alberta. Thomas William Rose is the son of William Rose and Harriet Bentley. He married Elizabeth Darling, daughter of Hannah Dixon and James Darling, on March 5, 1902 in Huntsville, Ontario. In 1917 the family moved to Hanna, Alberta. …
    Imagecomment     Photograph probably taken on occasion of 50th wedding anniversary, in Edmonton, Alberta. Thomas William Rose is the son of William Rose and Harriet Bentley. He married Elizabeth Darling, daughter of …
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  • Work party at Pitman's Bay Boy Scout Camp, Mary Lake, Huntsville, Ontario, June 1953.
    Work party at Pitman's Bay Boy Scout Camp, Mary Lake, Huntsville, Ontario, June 1953.
    Image       Left to right: Wally Johns, Frank Booth, Charles Booth, Rev. Frank Milligan. Directly behind the workers is Muskoka Construction's bulldozer and Chevrolet pick-up. Thanks to Don Lough and his employees, the camp grounds were levelled out and the roadway was smoothed and widened free of charge. The workers in the …
    Image     Left to right: Wally Johns, Frank Booth, Charles Booth, Rev. Frank Milligan. Directly behind the workers is Muskoka Construction's bulldozer and Chevrolet pick-up. Thanks to Don Lough and his employees, …
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  • Waitresses at Bigwin Inn, 1953, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Ontario.
    Waitresses at Bigwin Inn, 1953, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Ontario.
    Image       Front row left to right: Ann Savage, Sherbrooke, Que., Rachel Naylor, Montreal, Que., Jackie Hull, Florida, Georgina Worsford, Toronto, Ont., Jill Ricard, Toronto, Ont., Yvonne Sloan, London, Ont., Anne Buckley, Toronto, Ont., Jane Doyle, Toronto, Ont., Jean Olde, London, Ont., Pat Steele, Ottawa, Ont. Second row left to right: Marge …
    Image     Front row left to right: Ann Savage, Sherbrooke, Que., Rachel Naylor, Montreal, Que., Jackie Hull, Florida, Georgina Worsford, Toronto, Ont., Jill Ricard, Toronto, Ont., Yvonne Sloan, London, Ont., Anne Buckley, …
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  • Chicho Valle's Orchestra at Bigwin Inn, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Ontario, 1953.
    Chicho Valle's Orchestra at Bigwin Inn, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Ontario, 1953.
    Image       Left to right: Gordon "Red" Mitchell, piano, Ernie Cappellaci, accordian, Chicho Valle, guitar/leader, Wally Ewansky, bass, Bob Reinhardt, drums.
    Image     Left to right: Gordon "Red" Mitchell, piano, Ernie Cappellaci, accordian, Chicho Valle, guitar/leader, Wally Ewansky, bass, Bob Reinhardt, drums.
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  • Graham Forbes's Orchestra at the Tea House, Bigwin Inn, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Ontario, 1953.
    Graham Forbes's Orchestra at the Tea House, Bigwin Inn, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Ontario, 1953.
    Image       Left to right: Graham Forbes, Eddie Jenkins, Jose Ortiz, Jack McGarvie, George Vaughn, George Staly.
    Image     Left to right: Graham Forbes, Eddie Jenkins, Jose Ortiz, Jack McGarvie, George Vaughn, George Staly.
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  • New Distress Dam on the Big East River system, Muskoka, Ontatio.
    New Distress Dam on the Big East River system, Muskoka, Ontatio.
    Imagecomment       A lumbering dam built on this site in the 1880s created an artificial lake, Distress Pond, to hold water for log drives. The present concrete dam, built in 1955 by the Department of Public Works, maintains the pond for recreation.
    Imagecomment     A lumbering dam built on this site in the 1880s created an artificial lake, Distress Pond, to hold water for log drives. The present concrete dam, built in 1955 by …
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  • Bridge over Marsh's Fall, on the Oxtongue River, Lake of Bays, Ontario. Winter 1951
    Bridge over Marsh's Fall, on the Oxtongue River, Lake of Bays, Ontario. Winter 1951
    Image       Bridge over Marsh's Fall, on the Oxtongue River, Lake of Bays, Ontario. Winter 1951
    Image     Bridge over Marsh's Fall, on the Oxtongue River, Lake of Bays, Ontario. Winter 1951
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  • Bridge over Marsh's Falls on the Oxtongue River, Lake of Bays, Ontario. Spring 1951.
    Bridge over Marsh's Falls on the Oxtongue River, Lake of Bays, Ontario. Spring 1951.
    Imagecomment       Bridge over Marsh's Falls on the Oxtongue River, Lake of Bays, Ontario. Spring 1951.
    Imagecomment     Bridge over Marsh's Falls on the Oxtongue River, Lake of Bays, Ontario. Spring 1951.
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  • Portage Flyer at the South Portage, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Ontario
    Portage Flyer at the South Portage, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Ontario
    Image       The major obstacle to water navigation between Huntsville and the resorts on Lake of Bays was the portage between Peninsula Lake and Lake of Bays. Although only a distance of one mile separated the two lakes, the difference in elevation betwen the lakes was 100 feet with the ridge of …
    Image     The major obstacle to water navigation between Huntsville and the resorts on Lake of Bays was the portage between Peninsula Lake and Lake of Bays. Although only a distance of …
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  • Logs piled along Hunter's Bay, property of Muskoka Wood Products, Huntsville, Ontario. c1950. 

























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    Logs piled along Hunter's Bay, property of Muskoka Wood Products, Huntsville, Ontario. c1950. Ltd., Huntsville,Ont.
    Image       The Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Co., was founded in 1901 by Robert James Hutcheson. Following his death in 1941 it was operated by his three sons, Frank, Harry and Arthur until it was sold in 1955. The company currently opertates under the name Tembec.
    Image     The Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Co., was founded in 1901 by Robert James Hutcheson. Following his death in 1941 it was operated by his three sons, Frank, Harry and Arthur until …
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  • Loading logs on truck in winter near Huntsville, Ontario, 1950.
    Loading logs on truck in winter near Huntsville, Ontario, 1950.
    Image       Logs property of Muskoka Wood Producers Ltd., of Huntsville, Ontario.
    Image     Logs property of Muskoka Wood Producers Ltd., of Huntsville, Ontario.
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  • Huntsville Memorial Hospital, on the Muskoka River, Huntsville, Ontario, 1951.
    Huntsville Memorial Hospital, on the Muskoka River, Huntsville, Ontario, 1951.
    Image       A Comittee was struck in 1947 to plan for the hospital which opened its doors in 1949 with 26 beds. In 1955 a chronic wing was added and in 1963 a brick addition. In 1967 the hospital took over the private ambulance service and in 1969 a third floor was …
    Image     A Comittee was struck in 1947 to plan for the hospital which opened its doors in 1949 with 26 beds. In 1955 a chronic wing was added and in 1963 …
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  • St. Mary's Anglican Church, Aspdin, Ontario, 1950.
    St. Mary's Anglican Church, Aspdin, Ontario, 1950.
    Imagecomment       This is the oldest stone church in Muskoka, built in 1885 of local stone on a one-acre piece of property donated by Charles William Johnson the village storekeeper, who asked that it be named after his favourite daughter Mary, and that it not include a cemetery. After his death his …
    Imagecomment     This is the oldest stone church in Muskoka, built in 1885 of local stone on a one-acre piece of property donated by Charles William Johnson the village storekeeper, who asked …
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  • View of Huntsville, Ontario from Cann's Mountain (Lookout), 1950.
    View of Huntsville, Ontario from Cann's Mountain (Lookout), 1950.
    Image       In the background the Huntsville Memorial Hospital which opened in 1949. The white house in the foreground centre is the home of Bazette and Shirley Hutcheson. Right foreground the Kellock Green Houses. The Muskoka River can be seen in the middle right and Vernon Lake can be seen on the …
    Image     In the background the Huntsville Memorial Hospital which opened in 1949. The white house in the foreground centre is the home of Bazette and Shirley Hutcheson. Right foreground the Kellock …
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  • Dr. Edgar Evans, feeding a chipmunk, Huntsville, Ontario, 1951.  Wife Hilda in background.
    Dr. Edgar Evans, feeding a chipmunk, Huntsville, Ontario, 1951. Wife Hilda in background.
    Image       Edgar George Evans was born May 15, 1882 in the Township of Georgina, York Co., to George Evans Jr., a farmer and Priscilla Prosser. After graduating from the University of Toronto Medical College he took post-graduate work in Buffalo, New York and practised as a ship's surgeon on the Dakar …
    Image     Edgar George Evans was born May 15, 1882 in the Township of Georgina, York Co., to George Evans Jr., a farmer and Priscilla Prosser. After graduating from the University of …
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