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      This undated photograph depicts the Rev. James Foote. It was provided by Linda Guest.

      This photograph probably dates to the 1890s.

      This photograph depicts James Madison Thomas and Martha (Secord) Thomas, probably c. 1890s. The Thomas family was a founding family of Mount Pleasant. This photograph was provided by Linda Guest. A photograph of this couple's daughter Orpha is also in this collection and is linked to underneath the image.

      This photograph shows a number of members of the Mount Pleasant Women's Institute standing by the memorial plaque for Dr. Augusta Stowe Gullen in June 1962, possibly at the time it was unveiled. Stowe Gullen was an early feminist who was key to Canada's suffrage movement, and Canada's first licensed …

      This photograph shows "Gramma" Phelps from the Phelps family of Mount Pleasant. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This photograph shows Harold Phelps in Mount Pleasant, Ontario. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This photograph shows Harold Phelps in Mount Pleasant, Ontario. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This photograph shows Bill, Harold and Stan Phelps of Mount Pleasant along with some other unidentified people. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This photograph shows Stanley and Mrs. W. Phelps riding on a horse-drawn carriage. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

      This photograph shows the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, c. 1915. The manse is visible to the left. This photograph was provided by Linda Guest. The church was built in 1858, and was the second Presbyterian Church in town - the first was located on the nearby Andrew Eadie farm. The …

      This postcard is printed on Eastman Kodak Velox paper, missing the usual distinctive "Velox" watermark or logo, possibly c. 1903-04. The original copy of this photograph suffers from degradation known as "silvering;" this online version has been restored. The original, unenhanced version is also available.

      This undated photograph shows the Mount Pleasant Junior School / Grammar School which was built 1901 on the location of the older Academy building, demolished in 1900. The front and south sides are visible. This photograph was provided by Linda Guest.

      Some estimates date the photo to 1908; the paper it was printed on is Eastman Kodak Velox paper, missing the usual distinctive "Velox" watermark or logo, which was produced roughly c. 1903-04, suggesting it comes from that date.

      The original copy of this photograph suffers from degradation known as "silvering;" this online version has been restored. The original, unenhanced version is also available.

      The reference on the back of the card to a "New Process" that allowed an exposure time of one second suggests that it may be an early dry-plate gelatin or gelatin film print, which would date the photo to the 1870s or 1880s. It may have been printed on albumen …

      The original copy of this photograph suffers from degradation known as "silvering;" this online version has been restored. The original, unenhanced version is also available.

      The postcard was printed on Azo photo paper, which dates it to the early 20th century - this style of Azo card dates roughly 1904 - 1918, although the photograph may have been taken earlier. It does not appear to have been mailed, because the stamp window is uncovered.

      This photograph depicts three of the Bryce brothers at the time of the golden wedding anniversary of George Bryce, Sr. in the 1890s. His two brothers who sailed to North America, and later settled in the United States, came to visit him. The man on the right is most likely …

      This undated photograph (possibly from 1963) shows the Briggs house in Mount Pleasant. It was provided by Linda Guest. The house was built in 1903 by Alfred Grantham for A. T. Briggs on the site of the Wallace Ellis store. It was later owned by W.T. Cooke.

      This photograph was probably taken in the 1950s-60s because of the three-line "KODAK / VELOX / PAPER" watermark on the back.