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 Curtis, Lionel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 23 Sep 1929, 220-233     The background of the Pacific Conference, and how it came about that the speaker and other members of the Conference are on their way there. The Conference origins in 1925 in Honolulu and following history. The Peace Conference of 1919 in Paris. The necessity of getting a history of the …

 Waugh, Professor W.T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 28 Nov 1929, 324-335     No appreciable change for the better in the relations between the component parts of the British Commonwealth in the three years since the speaker last addressed The Empire Club. Some of the dangers, some of the disruptive influences which it seems to the speaker are affecting the Commonwealth. A very …

 Gibbon, J. Murray, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 31 Oct 1929, 278-288     The speaker was assisted by Miss Mary Frances James, Soprano; Mr. Herbert Hewitson, Tenor; and Mr. Harold Eustace Key, Pianist. Mr. Hewitson begins with a solo. A discussion of folksong. Folk music in Toronto, with examples. Folktunes which familiar to the audience. Hymns that are folktunes, with illustrative examples. The …

 Burton, C.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 4 Apr 1929, 149-159     The speaker begins by stating: "Our Mayor and Board of Control, our City Council, The Toronto Board of Trade, our Harbour Commissioners and various public bodies and corporations and citizens have declared for a greater Industrial Toronto. They have said the job of brining new industries to this City should …

 McNaughton, Major-General A.G.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 2 May 1929, 189-199     The part that the Canadian Militia and the Canadian Air Force are playing and will play in the future, in the development of Canada's national life. Some background to the current situation. The lack of development of our armed forces since the armistice. Efforts focused on the League of Nations …

 Groe, Frederick Philip, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 28 Feb 1929, 91-100     The resources of Canada. Canada aspiring to nationhood. Quebec's position within Canada. French Quebec in Canada as an example of a nation within an empire. Canada's neighbour to the south and its influence on our nationhood. Ways in which Canada and its development is different from the United States. The …

 Riddell, The Honourable William Renwick, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 25 Apr 1929, 168-188     Historical background to the way in which a Canadian Citizen is a "subject." How this meaning of "subject" helped the King of England to unify the Island under one Crown. "Canadian Citizen" as a convenient term for a British subject who makes his home in Canada, whether he is born …

      The Globe Furniture Company was moved to Waterloo in 1910 after 21 years of successful business in Walkerville, Ontario. Edward F. Seagram, Aloyes Bauer and John Letter found a location on the west side of Shantz Street (later Canbar Avenue, no longer exists) suitable for the expanding business. The company …

      Physical details: Gelatin print on postcard stock. Rusted paper clip stainson top front, some silvering.

      This view is looking north along the creek. The bridge was replaced with a cement structure in 1949. This bridge was located on Cassels Road at the Brooklin Mill.

      The church was located at 9th Line and Derry Road.

      The original foundry and machine shop was built in 1850 by Buehler, Booth and Company. Within ten years it was taken over by Jacob Bricker, his sons and E.W.B. Snider and called Bricker and Company. In 1888 the company amalgamated with Merner and Company of Waterloo and Elmira Agricultural Works …

      All Saints' Anglican Church was built in 1865-66 at 300 Dundas Street West. In 1927, the organ in the north-east corner of the church was destroyed by fire.

 Barbeau, Marius, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 7 Mar 1929, 101-110     The address assisted by Phileas Bedard, folk singer, Miss Florence Glenn, soprano and Miss Gwendolyn Williams at the piano. The speakers' field as vast as it is picturesque and diversified, as may be judged from the extent of the collections in the National Museum at Ottawa. How these works came …

 Russell, The Rev. G. Stanley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 14 Nov 1929, 301-312     A look back at other empires and their by-products. Examples of by-products of the British Empire. How the members of the Bar of the United States of America represent the greatest by-product of the British Empire. Canadian nationhood as another example. The conglomeration of races. The marvellous manner in which …

      Photo of construction of the Howey Mill, Oct 6, 1929. The Howey mine was the first major discovery in the Red Lake area that would justify the cost of building of a highway or power plant in the remote area of Red Lake, Ontario. Howey Gold Mine, was named after …

      Interior of Eatons Foodateria in Fort William. Eatons opened its Fort William store on Victoria Avenue in 1929. It remained in this location to serve the community until 1948, when the store was relocated to South Syndicate Ave.

      This store and gas station stood at the north-east corner of Dundas and Anderson Streets (at 1206 Dundas Street East), and was operated by Frank Foley, the man standing beside the truck at right. This photo represents a snow storm in late 1929; the date was written on the back …

      Scotty Stewart, Steve Vain, 'Phat' Wilson disembark from the train in Port Arthur after returning from a triumphant third time win holding the Allan Cup. The loudest of cheers was for Gordon (Phat) Wilson, now in the Canadian Hall of Fame, and Wilf L'Heureux whose records never equalled by any …

      Parade on Flesherton Main St. showing the Munshaw Hotel behind a float advertising the Flesherton Woollen Mills