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  • Ontario Training School for Boys
    Ontario Training School for Boys
    Imagecomment       In the 1940s the Ontario Training school housed girls who had encounters with the law. In 1951 the girls were moved to Galt and the house held boys from the Galt Training School. The original school was spread over four large home previouly owned by Americans, but as the decades …
    Imagecomment     In the 1940s the Ontario Training school housed girls who had encounters with the law. In 1951 the girls were moved to Galt and the house held boys from the …
    Cobourg Public Library
  • Brock Street looking south from Dundas Street
    Brock Street looking south from Dundas Street
    Image       The street light at right was installed in 1939.
    Image     The street light at right was installed in 1939.
    Whitby Public Library
  • Brock Street looking south from Elm Street
    Brock Street looking south from Elm Street
    Image       A black and white photographic postcard of Brock Street looking south from Elm Street. Cars can be seen parked near the Dominion Bank building at the far left of the image. A sign in the foreground advertises cigarettes, cakes and pastry. A clock tower says 3:00. Many stores and shops …
    Image     A black and white photographic postcard of Brock Street looking south from Elm Street. Cars can be seen parked near the Dominion Bank building at the far left of the …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Subway Trailer Camp, c.1940
    Subway Trailer Camp, c.1940
    Image       The subway trailer camp is located on the north side of Dundas Street at 1010 Dundas Street East. It is immediately east of the "subway" where the CPR crosses Dundas Street, near Anderson Street. It was established as a camping and tourist ground in the 1920s or 1930s and became …
    Image     The subway trailer camp is located on the north side of Dundas Street at 1010 Dundas Street East. It is immediately east of the "subway" where the CPR crosses Dundas …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Post Office, c.1940
    Post Office, c.1940
    Image       The stone post office was built at the south west corner of Brock Street and Dundas Street between 1908 and 1910. It opened in 1910. The clock was installed in 1911 after being shipped from England. It was closed in 1956 and demolished in 1959.
    Image     The stone post office was built at the south west corner of Brock Street and Dundas Street between 1908 and 1910. It opened in 1910. The clock was installed in …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Gore's Landing
    Gore's Landing
    Image       Black and white photograph postcard overlooking Rice Lake.
    Image     Black and white photograph postcard overlooking Rice Lake.
    Cobourg Public Library
  • View of The Bay at Tulloch's Camp, Iron Bridge, Circa 1940
    View of The Bay at Tulloch's Camp, Iron Bridge, Circa 1940
    Image       This is a black and white photographic postcard, showing a part of the shore at Tulloch's Camp on Chiblow Lake. The photo includes several canoes and row boats on the shore line. There are also cabins and a vehicle parked near the shore line. Two men stand near the car …
    Image     This is a black and white photographic postcard, showing a part of the shore at Tulloch's Camp on Chiblow Lake. The photo includes several canoes and row boats on the …
    Huron Shores Museum
  • Credit River at Glen WIlliams
    Credit River at Glen WIlliams
    Image       The Credit River looking upstream from the Glen Bridge (no.1). Confederation (Ninth Line) runs parallel on the left.
    Image     The Credit River looking upstream from the Glen Bridge (no.1). Confederation (Ninth Line) runs parallel on the left.
    Esquesing Historical Society
  • The Glen Road
    The Glen Road
    Image       Confederation (Ninth Line) Street running north into Credit River valley. Gate on left led to house where Stewart Maclaren Drive now sits. Same scene as P10438.
    Image     Confederation (Ninth Line) Street running north into Credit River valley. Gate on left led to house where Stewart Maclaren Drive now sits. Same scene as P10438.
    Esquesing Historical Society
  • Credit River Dam c1940
    Credit River Dam c1940
    Image       Credit River Dam on a postcard. Acc #93.13
    Image     Credit River Dam on a postcard. Acc #93.13
    Esquesing Historical Society
  • Postcard of a Scene Near Iverson's, South River, circa 1940
    Postcard of a Scene Near Iverson's, South River, circa 1940
    Imagemystery       Black and white postcard of a body of water in the forest. There's a line of logs in the water. It's hard to tell if this line is man made or naturally occurring. There is a bridge off in the distance.
    Imagemystery     Black and white postcard of a body of water in the forest. There's a line of logs in the water. It's hard to tell if this line is man made …
    South River - Machar Union PL
  • Another Scene Near Iverson's, South River, circa 1940
    Another Scene Near Iverson's, South River, circa 1940
    Imagemystery       Black and white postcard of a man made waterfall with a bridge over it. There's a water flume going to the power house. There's a forest on the either side of the river. In the foreground there is a dam to change the flow of water.
    Imagemystery     Black and white postcard of a man made waterfall with a bridge over it. There's a water flume going to the power house. There's a forest on the either side …
    South River - Machar Union PL
  • Iverson's, South River, circa 1940
    Iverson's, South River, circa 1940
    Imagecomment       Black and white postcard of Iverson's. It's unclear what Iverson's was. It's possibly a restaurant or a general store. There's a house to the right of Ivereson's with a truck in the driveway. There's a paved road running in front of Iverson's. There's a forest all around the store.
    Imagecomment     Black and white postcard of Iverson's. It's unclear what Iverson's was. It's possibly a restaurant or a general store. There's a house to the right of Ivereson's with a truck …
    South River - Machar Union PL
  • Remembrance Day Window Display, c.1940
    Remembrance Day Window Display, c.1940
    Image       A black and white portrait photograph of a window display for Remembrance Day. Flags can be seen as well as a banner that says 1939 - ? 1914 - 1918.
    Image     A black and white portrait photograph of a window display for Remembrance Day. Flags can be seen as well as a banner that says 1939 - ? 1914 - 1918.
    Whitby Public Library
  • Algoma Tourist Camp, c.1940
    Algoma Tourist Camp, c.1940
    Image       This view shows the tourist cabins on the site where Lupin Drive later met Highway 2, east of Garden Street (732 Dundas Street East). In the 1960s the cabins were replaced by the Canadiana Motel.Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired …
    Image     This view shows the tourist cabins on the site where Lupin Drive later met Highway 2, east of Garden Street (732 Dundas Street East). In the 1960s the cabins were …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Waterloo Public Library Overdue Notice, 1940
    Waterloo Public Library Overdue Notice, 1940
    Image       The Carnegie Library was built 1903-1905 with funds from the Carnegie Foundation. A new library building was constructed in 1966 and this building became police headquarters and is now the Habitat for Humanity headquarters. See reverse for postmark.
    Image     The Carnegie Library was built 1903-1905 with funds from the Carnegie Foundation. A new library building was constructed in 1966 and this building became police headquarters and is now the …
    Waterloo Public Library
  • Postcard of the Main Lodge at Knoepfli Inn, circa 1940
    Postcard of the Main Lodge at Knoepfli Inn, circa 1940
    ImageTextcomment       Black and white postcard of the main lodge at the Knoepfli Inn. The two story building is sitting in the middle of the image. There is a porch running around the house with a roof covering it. The three buildings in the background of the image are probably rooms for …
    ImageTextcomment     Black and white postcard of the main lodge at the Knoepfli Inn. The two story building is sitting in the middle of the image. There is a porch running around …
    Magnetawan Public Library
  • Grand Trunk Railway Depot, South River, Postcard, circa 1940
    Grand Trunk Railway Depot, South River, Postcard, circa 1940
    Imagecomment       Black and white postcard of the Grand Trunk Railway Depot in South River. In the foreground is a number of railway lines, and in the background's the Depot. It's a fairly large building, with dark painted concrete on the bottom end of the structure, with wood siding on the upper …
    Imagecomment     Black and white postcard of the Grand Trunk Railway Depot in South River. In the foreground is a number of railway lines, and in the background's the Depot. It's a …
    South River - Machar Union PL
  • Otter Lake, South River, Postcard, circa 1940
    Otter Lake, South River, Postcard, circa 1940
    Imagecomment       Black and white postcard showing a small section of Otter Lake. The shoreline's visible on both the left and right sides of the photo, with a bay or narrows in the middle of the photo. The shoreline is covered with forest, with no development visible.
    Imagecomment     Black and white postcard showing a small section of Otter Lake. The shoreline's visible on both the left and right sides of the photo, with a bay or narrows in …
    South River - Machar Union PL
  • Rideau Canal and Inter-Provincial Bridge, Ottawa
    Rideau Canal and Inter-Provincial Bridge, Ottawa
    ImageText       A postcard of the Rideau Canal and Inter-Provincial Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
    ImageText     A postcard of the Rideau Canal and Inter-Provincial Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
    Oakville Public Library
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