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      The image of the funeral card of Margaret A. Weir, who died in Glen Morris on Friday afternoon, Nov. 14th, 1913, at 4 p.m., in her 82nd year.

      The image of the funeral card of Christa Campbell, who died in South Dumfries on Monday, Aug. 18th, 1913, at 2 p. m., in the 87th year of her age. She was a beloved wife of Daniel McPherson.

      The image of the funeral card of Edwin Thomas Charles, who died in Glen Morris on Friday, Aug. 8th, 1913, at 3:00 a.m., in his 57th year.

      The image of the funeral card of John Patterson, who died in Glen Morris on Wednesday, Mar. 26th, 1913, at 12:30 p. m., aged 64 years.

      This photograph depicts the graduating class of Papple's School in 1913. The school was named after James Papple, a prominent farmer in St. George. The original photo is held by the County of Brant Public Library.

      This photograph depicts the 1912-1913 troup of the Paris Boy Scouts. They were the winner of that year's Dominion scouting competition, which granted them the title of King's Troup of Canada. The leaders depicted include C.B. Robinson and Alfred Scott (third from left). Brian Stewart submitted the name of the …

      This book documents the immigration costs for some of Penmans Limited's immigrant workers in 1912-13. For much of the early 20th century, Penmans actively solicited workers - primarily women - in England and throughout Canada and assisted them in immigrating to Canada in order to work in the Penmans clothing …

      In this 1913 contract, Sarah Speed agrees to repay her transportation fare from England to Penmans Limited. At the time, Penmans solicited workers from across Canada and in England, and paid for their immigration costs. The cost was treated as a loan and was expected to be repaid from the …

      This item was digitized on November 13th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library. She has also contributed a history of her family on the Our Brant website, linked to on the right. The original photograph is noticeably faded. A …

      This photograph shows a group of men with an ox-team pulling a cart on a street in Paris. By 1913, animal-driven carts were increasingly becoming a rarity; the photographer's caption ("Old Friends") indicates that they were already considered old-fashioned. This image was printed on page 213 of At the Forks …

      This photograph depicts "ancient and modern" teams of oxen and horses pulling a cart carrying a roof and a few male passengers down a road in Paris. A dog is on the right of the photo. 1913 was a transitional period when horses were becoming less and less common on …

      This photograph illustrates the "march of civilization" with the meeting of the old and new modes of transportation on a street in Paris on May 6, 1913. On the left is Dr. Daniel Dunton, one of the earliest car owners in Paris, in his 1911 Everitt-Metzger-Flanders (E-M-F) Standard touring automobile; …

      The image of the funeral card of Isabella McCormick, who died in South Dumfries on Monday, Feb. 10th, 1913, at 5.30 a.m., in her 81st year. She was a relict of the late Samuel Foulds.

      Property of the Paris Museum and Historical Society. Inventory No. 1991.0008.04

      This item is a letter addressed to members of the Public Library Board from artist Paul Wickson, a former resident of Hamilton Place. In the letter Mr. Wickson requests that the Board repay a loan that he provided them. The letter is dated June 15th, 1913 and includes a "Hamilton …