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  • Air training school assured for Oshawa
    Air training school assured for Oshawa
    Newspaper  Oshawa Times, 31 May 1940     ...
    Newspaper  Oshawa Times, 31 May 1940   ...
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  • LH1660 Ward's Dry Goods Delivery Van
    LH1660 Ward's Dry Goods Delivery Van
    Image       Ward and Dewland was the first business to occupy the Bradley Block building on the north east corner of Simcoe and Athol Streets. Opened in 1920 by J. C. Ward and W. A. Dewland, this store was also later known as Ward's Dry Goods, then Ward's Department Store. It remained …
    Image     Ward and Dewland was the first business to occupy the Bradley Block building on the north east corner of Simcoe and Athol Streets. Opened in 1920 by J. C. Ward …
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  • LH1169 Group at Niagara Falls
    LH1169 Group at Niagara Falls
    Image       Black-and-white photo of a group of five people in Niagara Falls, including Fairley Bouckley.
    Image     Black-and-white photo of a group of five people in Niagara Falls, including Fairley Bouckley.
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  • LH1679 Ward's Dry Goods Storefront (3)
    LH1679 Ward's Dry Goods Storefront (3)
    Image       Ward and Dewland was the first business to occupy the Bradley Block building on the north east corner of Simcoe and Athol Streets. Opened in 1920 by J. C. Ward and W. A. Dewland, this store was also later known as Ward's Dry Goods, then Ward's Department Store. It remained …
    Image     Ward and Dewland was the first business to occupy the Bradley Block building on the north east corner of Simcoe and Athol Streets. Opened in 1920 by J. C. Ward …
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  • LH1697 Odd Fellows Band - Portrait
    LH1697 Odd Fellows Band - Portrait
    Imagemysterycomment       The Odd Fellows in Ontario were established very early on in the history of Upper Canada. A lodge was founded in Oshawa in 1847. The peak of expansion seems to have been in the 1920s when Ontario lodges boasted nearly 62,000 members.
    Imagemysterycomment     The Odd Fellows in Ontario were established very early on in the history of Upper Canada. A lodge was founded in Oshawa in 1847. The peak of expansion seems to …
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  • LH1555 Duplate Canada Ltd. Office Staff
    LH1555 Duplate Canada Ltd. Office Staff
    Image       Duplate Canada Limited produced glass and moulding products. It was a large employer in Oshawa, and was taken over by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. at some point in the latter half of the twentieth century.
    Image     Duplate Canada Limited produced glass and moulding products. It was a large employer in Oshawa, and was taken over by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. at some point in the latter …
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  • LH1556 Duplate Canada Ltd. Employees - Landscape (Part 1 - Left)
    LH1556 Duplate Canada Ltd. Employees - Landscape (Part 1 - Left)
    Imagemystery       Duplate Canada Limited produced glass and moulding products. It was a large employer in Oshawa, and was taken over by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. at some point in the later half of the twentieth century.
    Imagemystery     Duplate Canada Limited produced glass and moulding products. It was a large employer in Oshawa, and was taken over by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. at some point in the later …
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  • Duplate Canada Ltd. Employees - Landscape (Part 2 - Centre)
    Duplate Canada Ltd. Employees - Landscape (Part 2 - Centre)
    Imagemysterycomment       Duplate Canada Limited produced glass and moulding products. It was a large employer in Oshawa, and was taken over by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. at some point in the later half of the twentieth century. Middle row: Joe Spencer (fourth from left)
    Imagemysterycomment     Duplate Canada Limited produced glass and moulding products. It was a large employer in Oshawa, and was taken over by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. at some point in the later …
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  • LH1296 Radar Coder - Morphy, Denys
    LH1296 Radar Coder - Morphy, Denys
    Image       John Denys Morphy was born June 2, 1923 to John Aubrey Morphy and Vera (nee Nicholson) Morphy. He followed in his father's footsteps when he attended the University of Toronto, graduating in 1945 at the age of 22. He died February 13, 2000 in Don Mills, Ontario and was buried …
    Image     John Denys Morphy was born June 2, 1923 to John Aubrey Morphy and Vera (nee Nicholson) Morphy. He followed in his father's footsteps when he attended the University of Toronto, …
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  • LH1297 Morphy, John Denys - in Uniform
    LH1297 Morphy, John Denys - in Uniform
    Image       John Denys Morphy was born June 2, 1923 to John Aubrey Morphy and Vera (nee Nicholson) Morphy. He followed in his father's footsteps when he attended the University of Toronto, graduating in 1945 at the age of 22. He died February 13, 2000 in Don Mills, Ontario and was buried …
    Image     John Denys Morphy was born June 2, 1923 to John Aubrey Morphy and Vera (nee Nicholson) Morphy. He followed in his father's footsteps when he attended the University of Toronto, …
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  • LH1298 Morphy, John Denys - Portrait (2)
    LH1298 Morphy, John Denys - Portrait (2)
    Image       John Denys Morphy was born June 2, 1923 to John Aubrey Morphy and Vera (nee Nicholson) Morphy. He followed in his father's footsteps when he attended the University of Toronto, graduating in 1945 at the age of 22. He died February 13, 2000 in Don Mills, Ontario and was buried …
    Image     John Denys Morphy was born June 2, 1923 to John Aubrey Morphy and Vera (nee Nicholson) Morphy. He followed in his father's footsteps when he attended the University of Toronto, …
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  • Duplate Canada Ltd. Employees 1940 - Landscape (Part 3 - Right)
    Duplate Canada Ltd. Employees 1940 - Landscape (Part 3 - Right)
    Imagemysterycomment       Duplate Canada Limited produced glass and moulding products. It was a large employer in Oshawa, and was taken over by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. at some point in the later half of the twentieth century.
    Imagemysterycomment     Duplate Canada Limited produced glass and moulding products. It was a large employer in Oshawa, and was taken over by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. at some point in the later …
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  • LH0094 Anderson, J. C. - Mayor
    LH0094 Anderson, J. C. - Mayor
    Image       Black-and-white professional photo of J. C. Anderson, Mayor of Oshawa, 1940-1941.
    Image     Black-and-white professional photo of J. C. Anderson, Mayor of Oshawa, 1940-1941.
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  • LH2095 Entire Oshawa Waterfront
    LH2095 Entire Oshawa Waterfront
    Image       Black and white wide shot of the Oshawa Harbourfront (Lakeview Park) in its entirety.
    Image     Black and white wide shot of the Oshawa Harbourfront (Lakeview Park) in its entirety.
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  • LH2511 Oshawa Generals Hockey Team, 1939-1940
    LH2511 Oshawa Generals Hockey Team, 1939-1940
    Image       The Oshawa Generals spent their early years playing in the Ontario Hockey Association as the Oshawa Shamrocks (1908). By the 1930s, the Shamrocks became known as the Oshawa Majors, winning the OHA title in 1935. In 1937, the Oshawa Generals were born. Winning three Memorial Cups in the first seven …
    Image     The Oshawa Generals spent their early years playing in the Ontario Hockey Association as the Oshawa Shamrocks (1908). By the 1930s, the Shamrocks became known as the Oshawa Majors, winning …
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  • LH2711 Boarding Bus at Oshawa Airport
    LH2711 Boarding Bus at Oshawa Airport
    Image       Black-and-white image of four men, possibly cadets and instructors from the flying school, lining up to board a bus at the Oshawa Airport. The bus has "Canadian National Transportation Ltd" written on the side of it (part of the sign is obscured). The company began bus operations in Oshawa on …
    Image     Black-and-white image of four men, possibly cadets and instructors from the flying school, lining up to board a bus at the Oshawa Airport. The bus has "Canadian National Transportation Ltd" …
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  • LH1553 Duplate Canada Ltd. (4)
    LH1553 Duplate Canada Ltd. (4)
    ImageGenealogical Resource       Taken in the Cafeteria at Duplate Canada Ltd. Oshawa Ontario.
    ImageGenealogical Resource     Taken in the Cafeteria at Duplate Canada Ltd. Oshawa Ontario.
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  • Business – Pedlar People Ltd. ca. 1940s
    Business – Pedlar People Ltd. ca. 1940s
    ImageGenealogical Resource       Pedlar People Ltd. Office Staff
    ImageGenealogical Resource     Pedlar People Ltd. Office Staff
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  • LH1151 Hobbies- Fishing
    LH1151 Hobbies- Fishing
    Image       Row of fish (2) Unidentified people
    Image     Row of fish (2) Unidentified people
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  • LH1152 Hobbies- Fishing
    LH1152 Hobbies- Fishing
    Image       Row of Fish (3) Unidentified males
    Image     Row of Fish (3) Unidentified males
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