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  • Niagara Parks Commission Employees Spreading Gravel in Niagara Falls.
    Niagara Parks Commission Employees Spreading Gravel in Niagara Falls.
    Imagemysterycomment       IHC catalogue number: 356
    Imagemysterycomment     IHC catalogue number: 356
    McLaughlin Library ASC: Agricultural, Rural, & Scottish Images
  • Truck Owned by E.W. Harris on Work Site
    Truck Owned by E.W. Harris on Work Site
    Imagemysterycomment       IHC catalogue number: 359
    Imagemysterycomment     IHC catalogue number: 359
    McLaughlin Library ASC: Agricultural, Rural, & Scottish Images
  • Quebec Ready-Mix Inc. Concrete Mixer
    Quebec Ready-Mix Inc. Concrete Mixer
    Imagemysterycomment       IHC catalogue number: 362
    Imagemysterycomment     IHC catalogue number: 362
    McLaughlin Library ASC: Agricultural, Rural, & Scottish Images
  • Whitby Modern Players - Variety Show 1948 (Image 1 of 16)
    Whitby Modern Players - Variety Show 1948 (Image 1 of 16)
    Imagemysterycomment       According to Whitby Courthouse Theatre, the Whitby Modern Players presented many fine plays, notably "Blithe Spirit" and other comedies. However, the group folded and there was a hiatus in theatre activity in Whitby until 1957, at which time the Whitby Theatre Guild (W.T.G.) was born. W.T.G. presented their plays in …
    Imagemysterycomment     According to Whitby Courthouse Theatre, the Whitby Modern Players presented many fine plays, notably "Blithe Spirit" and other comedies. However, the group folded and there was a hiatus in theatre …
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  • Whitby Modern Players - Variety Show 1948 (Image 9 of 16)
    Whitby Modern Players - Variety Show 1948 (Image 9 of 16)
    Imagemysterycomment       According to Whitby Courthouse Theatre, the Whitby Modern Players presented many fine plays, notably "Blithe Spirit" and other comedies. However, the group folded and there was a hiatus in theatre activity in Whitby until 1957, at which time the Whitby Theatre Guild (W.T.G.) was born. W.T.G. presented their plays in …
    Imagemysterycomment     According to Whitby Courthouse Theatre, the Whitby Modern Players presented many fine plays, notably "Blithe Spirit" and other comedies. However, the group folded and there was a hiatus in theatre …
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  • Whitby Modern Players - Variety Show 1948 (Image 16 of 16)
    Whitby Modern Players - Variety Show 1948 (Image 16 of 16)
    Imagemysterycomment       According to Whitby Courthouse Theatre, the Whitby Modern Players presented many fine plays, notably "Blithe Spirit" and other comedies. However, the group folded and there was a hiatus in theatre activity in Whitby until 1957, at which time the Whitby Theatre Guild (W.T.G.) was born. W.T.G. presented their plays in …
    Imagemysterycomment     According to Whitby Courthouse Theatre, the Whitby Modern Players presented many fine plays, notably "Blithe Spirit" and other comedies. However, the group folded and there was a hiatus in theatre …
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  • Ontario Hospital Bowling Champions, 1948
    Ontario Hospital Bowling Champions, 1948
    Imagemysterycomment       Black and white negative showing the Ontario Hospital staff bowling champion team. Each team member is holding a trophy.
    Imagemysterycomment     Black and white negative showing the Ontario Hospital staff bowling champion team. Each team member is holding a trophy.
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  • Terrett Wedding, September 4, 1948
    Terrett Wedding, September 4, 1948
    Imagecomment       Reginald St. John Terrett immigrated to Canada in 1922. He worked for General Motors in Oshawa, Ontario and established several Boy Scout troops in the area. In 1940 he moved to Regina, Saskatchewan where he met Helen Payne. They had three children, Grace, Joseph and Barbara. Mr. Terrett is a …
    Imagecomment     Reginald St. John Terrett immigrated to Canada in 1922. He worked for General Motors in Oshawa, Ontario and established several Boy Scout troops in the area. In 1940 he moved …
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  • Brown-Eastwood Wedding, July 28, 1948
    Brown-Eastwood Wedding, July 28, 1948
    Imagemysterycomment       Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police Department starting in the 1930s and as a result took many photographs of car accidents, fingerprints and crime scenes. (Station …
    Imagemysterycomment     Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police …
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  • Brown-Eastwood Wedding, July 28, 1948
    Brown-Eastwood Wedding, July 28, 1948
    Imagecomment       Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police Department starting in the 1930s and as a result took many photographs of car accidents, fingerprints and crime scenes. (Station …
    Imagecomment     Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police …
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  • Brown-Eastwood Wedding, July 28, 1948
    Brown-Eastwood Wedding, July 28, 1948
    Imagemysterycomment       Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police Department starting in the 1930s and as a result took many photographs of car accidents, fingerprints and crime scenes. (Station …
    Imagemysterycomment     Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police …
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  • Powell 35th Wedding Anniversary, June 4, 1948
    Powell 35th Wedding Anniversary, June 4, 1948
    Imagecomment       Elmer John Powell was born at Pickering Township, Ontario on 7 July 1889. He married Adella Lariene Richardson at Pickering Township on 4 June 1913. He died on 28 June 1972 and is buried in Mount Lawn Cemetery, Whitby, Ontario. Adella Lariene Richardson was born 18 May 1890 at Whitby, …
    Imagecomment     Elmer John Powell was born at Pickering Township, Ontario on 7 July 1889. He married Adella Lariene Richardson at Pickering Township on 4 June 1913. He died on 28 June …
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  • Town Christening, 1948
    Town Christening, 1948
    Imagecomment       Group/family portrait in front of All Saints Church in Whitby. This is a photo of the parents and godparents on the day of the baptism of three granddaughters born in 1948 to the Town family: Susan, Lynda, and Jennifer. The persons in the photo from left to right: Back row: …
    Imagecomment     Group/family portrait in front of All Saints Church in Whitby. This is a photo of the parents and godparents on the day of the baptism of three granddaughters born in …
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  • Jack Scott and George Steffler, c.1948
    Jack Scott and George Steffler, c.1948
    Imagemysterycomment       Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this service to the town, free of charge, during the Great Depression. By the summer of 1935, Whitby had a population of about 4,000 people and a house numbering …
    Imagemysterycomment     Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this service to the town, free of charge, during …
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  • Trucks in Limestone Quarry, Saint John, NB
    Trucks in Limestone Quarry, Saint John, NB
    Imagemysterycomment       IHC catalogue number: 360
    Imagemysterycomment     IHC catalogue number: 360
    McLaughlin Library ASC: Agricultural, Rural, & Scottish Images
  • Construction of Cassels Road Bridge, 1948
    Construction of Cassels Road Bridge, 1948
    Imagecomment       This concrete bridge on Cassels Road East at Lynde Creek was official opened on 22 October 1948 by Arthur Sedgewick, Chief Bridge Engineer of Ontario.
    Imagecomment     This concrete bridge on Cassels Road East at Lynde Creek was official opened on 22 October 1948 by Arthur Sedgewick, Chief Bridge Engineer of Ontario.
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  • Construction of Spruce Villa Hotel Addition, 1948
    Construction of Spruce Villa Hotel Addition, 1948
    Imagemysterycomment       This farmhouse was originally constructed in 1872 at 734 Dundas Street West. It was owned by William Clendenan (1826-1906). Around 1918, this property was purchased by Mrs. W.H. Weddell and she turned the house into one of the first bread and breakfasts in Whitby. She renamed the house Spruce Villa …
    Imagemysterycomment     This farmhouse was originally constructed in 1872 at 734 Dundas Street West. It was owned by William Clendenan (1826-1906). Around 1918, this property was purchased by Mrs. W.H. Weddell and …
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  • W.C. Town Christening at All Saints Church, Whitby, Ontario, 1948
    W.C. Town Christening at All Saints Church, Whitby, Ontario, 1948
    Imagemysterycomment       William Clarence Town (1885-1963) was a prominent businessman in the town of Whitby. He operated a furniture business starting in 1927 at 126 Brock Street South and in 1954 with his sons, he opened a funeral chapel on Dundas Street East. Mr. Town was a devoted member of All Saints' …
    Imagemysterycomment     William Clarence Town (1885-1963) was a prominent businessman in the town of Whitby. He operated a furniture business starting in 1927 at 126 Brock Street South and in 1954 with …
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