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Accession # |
A2015.106.5 |
Title |
Stephen Thorning, Elora, Series 4, photographs, ca. 1865-1996. |
Date |
Circa 1865-1996 |
Description |
Stephen Thorning, Elora, Series 4, photo collection. SERIES 4: PHOTOGRAPHS, ca. 1865-1996. Series 4: Photographs from the collection of Stephen Thorning, ca. 1865-1996. Most of the photographs, several of which are copy prints, relate to the villages of Elora, Fergus, and Rockwood, and to the Township of Eramosa. Some reflect the collector's interest in railway history, and others represent him during his time as Village of Elora Councilor and Deputy Reeve. In each case, the photographer is unknown unless otherwise stated. File 1: Elora village photographs and postcards, ca. 1893-1996. [ STACKS ] - ph 44470: Five male workers inside a frame woodworking shop, ca. 1950; visible are bare lightbulbs, pulleys, tools, and machinery; photo torn at left. - ph 44471: Four men and a dog otuside a lumber yard on Colborne Street at Melville Street in Elora, ca. 1893. In 1891, this planing mill was listed in directories under the proprietorship of Samuel Holland and Alexander McDonald. Inscribed on reverse in late 20th-century handwriting, "Gavin Middleton Planing Mill". - ph 44472: Stone house known as Rosemont Cottage at the corner of David Street and Geddes Street, Elora, ca. 1895; woman and child look down from upper window; man encourages children in ground floor window to look at the camera; hedge in front of house; sticky note adhered to back of image reads, "68% / Dave", and might be a note to Dave Adsett, editor of the Wellington Advertiser, regarding publication. - ph 44473: Stone house known as Rosemont Cottage at the corner of David Street and geddes Street, Elora, ca. 1950; enclosed porch on façade, and ivy growing up the wall; man with lawn mower at right. - ph 44474: Ten staff members inside the office of the J.C. Mundell Company, Elora, ca. 1920; photograph by Denton; Canadian Bag Company calendar on wall open to February 19[??]; typewriters and stamps on desks; radiator in centre of the room; staff are partially identified on reverse; Carrie Gordon is standing at back left, holding open a filing cabinet drawer; John C. Mundell sits at the back, sharing a table with a woman. Seated at right, from L-R, Harold Arthur, [unidentified woman], Arthur A. Badley, and Alice Card; inscribed on reverse at bottom right, "Property of Dorothy Sturrock". - ph 44475: John C. Mundell Company staff aboard a float designed to resemble a trolley, 02 July 1951; signs on float read, "Irvine Park Special", "By - John C. Mundell & Co Limited", and "To the Jamborree / 22"; inscribed on reverse, "Property of Dorothy Sturrock"; label affixed to reverse reads, "Prize winning float / Old fashioned Street Car & Passanger: / Elora Lions Club Jamboree - July 2/51 / Left to Right. / Jno W. Jefferies / Miss Carrie Gordon / Miss Laurene Thacker / Jack Walters / Miss Mary Scott / Lewis Cameron / Miss Doris Gammie / Torsten Young / Mrs. A.A. Badley / Wm. Gofton / A.A. Badley - Motorman / Jas. L. Cameron - Conductor"; inscribed on a separate piece of paper accompanying the photo, "Built by Wm. Duncan / Prize Winning Float July 2/51 Elora Lions Jamboree / Front Row - Jack Jefferies, Carrie Gordon, Lew Cameron / Torsten Young & Wm. Gofton. / Back Row - Art Badley, Laurene Thacker, Jack 'Shinny' Walters, / Mary Scott, Doris Gammie". - ph 44476: Elora cenotaph unveiling, 1929; crowd gathered by Elora Town Hall which is festooned with banners; cenotaph is draped with British Union flag; neighbouring buildings also visible; computer print out of a digital image only. - ph 44477: Postcard identified as "The Market Square, Elora, Ont", mailed to Jessie McGlaughin of Blyth, Ontario, 12 October 1914 from "Beatrice", explaining "this is a view of near the centre of Elora"; town hall with bell tower at right; Merchants Bank at centre; Dalby House hotel at left. - ph 44478: Looking north from Metcalfe Street, Elora, towards Geddes Street, shortly before Dominion Day, ca. 1935; cars line streets; Rexall Drug Store sign on building at right; Bank of Montreal at Colborne Street Intersection at centre; cenotaph and Elora Post Office at left; banner above street reads, "Welcome July-1"; copy print likely taken from a postcard, it is identified bottom right as "Main St. Elora. Ont". For more information about this image, see Stephen Thorning's article, "Old photograph shows idyllic Elora on a hot day in June" in the Elora Sentinel, 29 June 1993, filed with image. - ph 44479: Detail of ph 44478 showing banner over Geddes Street at Colborne Street intersection; Bank of Montreal at centre right; truck in intersection; cars parked in front of shops on Geddes Street at right. - ph 44480: Elora Women's Institute meeting on the subject of first aid and medical treatment, 1949; inscribed on reverse, "Miss Moore"; it shows Miss P. Moore sitting in a bed, with an impromptu cardboard table on her lap on which sits a basin and glass; she is looking up at Miss Helen Gardner, in long white coat, who is instructing the Elora W.I. members in attendance; they sit in rows of chairs, regarding Miss Moore; a portrait of King George hangs on the wall, flanked by the British Union Flag and Canadian red ensign flag; a similar photograph was reproduced in the Elora Women's Institute's Tweedsmuir History scrapbook, Volume 1, page 19. It identified those in the picture as Mrs. M. Avruskin (standing at back), Mrs. E. Fraser, Mrs. Wardley, Miss Gardner, Miss P. Moore, Mrs. M. Wilson, Mrs. J. O'Tootle, Miss Carradice, Mrs. R. Ridley, Mrs. E. Fisher, Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. W. Geisel, Mrs. A. Kerr, Miss D. Sanderson, Mrs. E. Bowman, Mrs. R. Gale, Mrs. L.W. Macdonald, Mrs. C. Rogers, and Mrs. E. Kraft. - ph 44481: Postcard of a large stone building identified as "Public School, Elora, Ont / Souvenirof Elora Ont" / set within the image of a wooden frame; mailed to William Carswell of Edmonton, Alberta on 26 October 1908 from Fred in Alma, Ontario, re. not wishing to return to the building depicted. - ph 44482: Montage of individual student portraits of the Elora Public School grade 6 class, 1958; removed from hanging file labeled "Documents"; includes accompanying key to names in the hand of Stephen Thorning. Top row of Grade 6 students, L-R: teacher Lillian Elgie, Fred Shepherd, Blaine MacGruther, Jack Main, Connie Machin, Peggy Hillis, Doreen ___?___, and Ron Middleton. Second from the top row of Grade 6 students: Jean Muir, Brain Aitken, Jim Young, Barb Gammie, Ed Welch, Jerry Middleton, Arden Fisher, and Clifford Stoutenberg. Third row from the top, Grade 5 students L-R: Linda Watkins, Steve Thorning, Ken Cameron, Bonnie Norris, Mary Main, Bob Chambers, Lynda Beams, and Susan Nelson. Bottom row of Grad 5 students L-R: Wally Barton, George Wissler, Bill Brown, Mary Lou Clyde, Janet Stafford, Carol Speers, and Susan Bell. - ph 44483: Eleven Elora Senior Public School grade 8 students, 1970-1971; identified on reverse as "Gr. 8 Rep."; photo may be by Leone Hinds; includes duplicate published image; removed from envelope inscribed "1970-1971 / Elora Sr. / Public School / photos / & offset / screens"; removed from green hanging file labeled by donor, "Elora Schools - Leone Hinds file". - ph 44484: Eleven Elora Senior Public School grade 7 students, 1970-1971; identified on reverse as "Gr. 7 class Rep."; photo may be by Leone Hinds; includes duplicate published image; removed from envelope inscribed "1970-1971 / Elora Sr. / Public School / photos / & offset / screens"; removed from green hanging file labeled by donor, "Elora Schools - Leone Hinds file". - ph 44485: Five Elora Senior Public School students, 1970-1971; identified on reverse as "1970-1971 Student Council"; photo may be by Leone Hinds; includes duplicate published image; removed from envelope inscribed "1970-1971 / Elora Sr. / Public School / photos / & offset / screens"; removed from green hanging file labeled by donor, "Elora Schools - Leone Hinds file". - ph 44486: Group of Elora Junior Public School students sitting on lawn of the school grounds, 12 June 1975; photo by Leone Hinds; inscribed on one side of accompanying envelope in the hand of Leone Hinds, "Grade 6 1975 / portable classroom / D. McCann / Elora Jr. Public School / Elora Ont."; inscribed on reverse of envelope, "on June 12 1975 a construction machine undermined a hydro pole at the corner of Melville and Mill Streets. The pole tipped snapping some wires. The angle at which the pole tipped indicated that if it fell over it would fall into the school yard & possibly smash into a one room portable unit set up in the school yard where Dermott McCann taught a class of 21 grade 6 children. The class was told to leave the portable and they stayed outside on the lawn 1 hour & 40 minutes"; removed from green hanging file labeled by donor, "1975". - ph 44487: Three people wearing three patterns of plaid, grouped by a car, 10 June 1975; a person in foreground at left; photo by Leone Hinds; inscribed in the hand of Leone Hinds on accompanying envelope, "June 10 1975 Elora 6 p.m. / a car which was in an accident with a motorcycle. The motorcycle driver was hurt and removed by ambulance"; removed from green hanging file labeled by donor, "1975". - ph 44488: View of signs in unnamed gore-shaped park, seen from the intersection of McNab and Metcalfe Street, Elora, 1995; includes willow trees, shed with sign "information booth", small concrete block building, and signs advertising North Valley Homes' "Wellington Heights" neighbourhood, James Keating Construction Limited, Victoria Village homes, Knox Presbyterian Church, Gary Cooper Chevrolet "95 Clear Out Sale", and Elora and District [tourist] information; parked car and LCBO (former drill shed) at left; label on reverse for Ken Barton Photography of Ariss, Ontario, hand-numbered 2781-4. - ph 44489: View of signs in unnamed gore-shaped park, seen from the intersection of McNab and Metcalfe Street, Elora, 1995; includes willow trees, shed with sign "information booth", and signs advertising North Valley Homes, James Keating Construction Limited, Victoria Village homes, Knox Presbyterian Church, Gary Cooper Chevrolet "95 Clear Out Sale", and Elora and District [tourist] information; couple at parked car on Metcalfe Street; Spire of Knox Presbyterian Church, Elora water tower, and LCBO (former drill shed) at left; label on reverse for Ken Barton Photography of Ariss, Ontario, hand-numbered 2781-5. - ph 44490: View of signs in unnamed gore-shaped park, seen from the intersection of McNab and Metcalfe Street, Elora, 1995; includes willow trees, shed with sign "information booth", and signs advertising North Valley Homes, James Keating Construction Limited, Victoria Village homes, Knox Presbyterian Church, Gary Cooper Chevrolet "95 Clear Out Sale", and Elora and District [tourist] information; traffic signs indicating direction of the Elora's business section, Fergus, Salem, and Mill Street are grouped on a pole; LCBO (former drill shed) visible down Metcalfe Street at left; label on reverse for Ken Barton Photography of Ariss, Ontario, hand-numbered 2781-6. - ph 44491: Washington multi-millionaire, Jack MacDonald (1915-2013), in plaid, driving an old Elora Fire Department fire engine down Geddes Street, Elora, ca. 1996; Mrs. MacDonald is beside him, smiling and waving; Bank of Montreal at the corner of Geddes and Colborne Streets visible at left; the MacDonalds had been invited to participate in the parade as thanks for contributing several thousand dollars to the village over the years, money that made possible the building of the village's new town hall; Mr. MacDonald's ancestors had lived in Elora; photo by Art W. Murdoch of Elora. - ph 44492: Elora Santa Claus parade, December 1996; man driving a tractor pulls the Elora Horticultural Society float north over the Metcalfe Street bridge; float consists of children dressed as flowers, women and a scarecrow, and signs indicating the varied activities of the horticultural society; behind the float is an Elora children's sports team wearing yellow and white "Elora" jerseys, and accompanied by a bear mascot; inscribed on reverse, "Dec. 96". - ph 44493: Elora Santa Claus parade, December 1996; Elora Horticultural Society float driving north over the Metcalfe Street bridge; float consists of children dressed as flowers, women and a scarecrow, Christmas tree, jack o' lantern, and signs indicating the varied activities of the horticultural society; inscribed on reverse, "for Dori Dec. 96". - ph 44494: Elora Santa Claus parade, December 1996; Elora Horticultural Society float driving north over the Metcalfe Street bridge; float consists of children dressed as flowers, women and a scarecrow, Christmas tree, jack o' lantern and signs indicating the varied activities of the horticultural society; inscribed on reverse, "for Brenda Dec. 96". - ph 44495: Panoramic photograph [ MC 70 ] of attendees at the Elora United Church picnic, 1929; identified lower left as, "Elora United / Sunday School Picnic / at Riverside Park / Guelph, July 31, 29"; photo by Denton Panoramic Photos of Kitchener; typed key to names taped to reverse; Back row L-R: Jack Wright, Jack Marshall, Jim Phillips, George Dickie, David Scott, Drayton. Dickie, Mr. Anderson, Bertha Fenwick, Olive Webster, Kay Marshall, Norma Brown, Muriel Bissell, Rae Hanna, Hilda Barber, Peggy Quinn, Irene Brown, Clayton Anderson, Winston Anderson, Jim Main, Clark Wright, Jack Marshall Sr., Trueman Densmore, Mr. Densmore, John Barber, Annie Clements, Audrey Basin, Jean Duncan, Essie Brown, Jean Hunt, Mary Wright, and Jean Scott. Second row from back, L-R: Lloyd Bissell, Jim Quinn, Jean Wardley, (Honour Butt with Gay Rogers), Mrs. Peter Aitchison, Sarah Bosomworth, Mrs. Downs, Annie Stafford, Ella Scott, Mrs. Drew Aitchison, Mrs. Jackson, Jessie Ashton, Mrs. Jamieson, Margaret Dickie, Isa Hayes, Mrs. Dickie, Mrs. Ann Stickney, Albert Wright, Mary Bosomworth, June Quinn, Mrs. Quinn, Mrs. Anderson, Maude Main, Mrs. Marshall, Verna Dickinson, Florence Wright, May Stafford, Violet Wright, Hazel Main, Mrs. Lloyd Bissell, and Mrs. Cousin. Third frow from back, L-R: Mr. Jones, __?__ Taylor, Edna Murdock, Ella Rogers, Edith Jones, Christine Downs, Mrs. Moynihan with Eileen, Kay, and Brian, Jean Main, Alice Pryor, Margaret Rogers, Miss Hammond, Eva Jackson, Maguerite Main, Eleanor Jeffries, Mary Scott, Edith Jeffries, Ruth Carswell, Jean Scott, Laura Beck, Iva Jackson, Hazel Stafford, Edith Bosomworth, Florence Main, Mrs. Jones, __?__ Main, Sadie Johnston, Melba Cudney, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Bissell, and Mr. T.E. Bissell. Front row, L-R: Bill Main, __?__ Dickinson, Bruce Trilesky, Margaret Fasken, Eleanor Clark, Miss Joyce Rogers, ___?___, Margaret Bissell, Ethel Aitchison, __?__, __?__, Kay Grimes, Mary McConnell, Hazel Jones, Jack Scott, Andy Marshall, Alan Densmore, Bruce Densmore, Franklin Fuller, Elmer Bittorf, Edward Pryor, Henry Bittorf, John Bittorf, Jim Bissell, Jack Stafford, Stafford Beck, Russell Stafford, Paul Johnson, Ronnie Moore, Dean McConnell, Jack Aitchison, Bob Pritchard, Ted Scott, Jack Quinn, Brian Moynihan, Bill Wardley, Clifford Maitland, Barry Gordon, and Harry Pritchard. [ph 44496 not used] File 2: Eramosa Township copy print photographs from Rockwood Centennial Public School, ca. 1900-1960. Negatives were in a Wellington County Board of Education envelope inscribed, "Negs. John Jackson / Rockwood Cent. P.S."; copy prints and negatives removed from interdepartmental envelope addressed to "Office / Harriston Sr". Most copy prints have accompanying negatives, but there is one image with no negative, and three negatives with no corresponding copy print; copy print images appear to have been cropped; for full image, see accompanying negative. [STACKS] - ph 44497: Portrait of John R. Harris of Rockwood, taken from the 1906 Historical Atlas of Wellington County; he is bearded and looking to the right. [NA 7277] - ph 44498: Man in horse-drawn cutter parked by frame house covered in wind-blown icicles, ca. 1930; wicker furniture on porch. [NA 7278]. - ph 44499: One and a half-storey frame house with single-storey addition, amid trees, ca. 1935. [NA 7279]. - ph 44500: Man parked in a horse-drawn carriage by a picket fence and maple trees, ca. 1925. [NA 7280]. - ph 44501: Side of two-storey stone house with single-storey addition, ca. 1960; bare trees beside house; broom resting on side deck; electric wires affixed to side of house. [NA 7281]. See also ph 44516. - ph 44502: Woman carrying buckets beside dog, and man holding scyth, standing by a frame house or barn, ca. 1900. [NA 7282]. - ph 44503: Man standing by frame barn, with his thumbs tucked into his waistcoat, ca. 1900; he wears a pocket watch and broad-brimmed hat. [NA 7283]. - ph 44504: Family with dog, posed in front of a one and a half storey frame house with gable, ca. 1900. [NA 7284]. - ph 44505: View of houses along a field or river in winter, ca. 1940; hydro poles along houses; hill in background. [NA 7285]. - ph 44506: View looking down hill towards gravel laneway, possibly at Valley Road, flanked by cedar trees, with water in distance, ca. 1950; likely taken from postcard as identified top left as, "Driveway, Rockwood, Ont., Canada". [NA 7286]. - ph 44507: Parked car and people at Hi-Pot-Lo Park frame building with stone chimneys, ca. 1925; sign on building reads "HI-POT-LO PARK"; cedar and pine trees in background; likely taken from a postcard, as identified lower left as, "Entrance to Hi-Pot-Lo Park". [NA 7287]. - ph 44508: Men, women, and children playing baseball at Hi-Pot-Lo Park, ca. 1925; entrance building with stone chimneys in background; children on seesaw[?]; parked cars at left; likely from a postcard, as identified at bottom as "In the Ball Park, Hi-Pot-Lo Park, Rockwood, No. 10". [NA 7288]. - ph 44509: Four people standing on a cedar rail bridge with trees in background; likely taken from a postcard as identified at bottom as "The Rustic Bridge, Hi-Pot-Lo Park, Rockwood, No. 103". [NA 7289]. - ph 44510: Side of frame house with large stone chimney, ca. 1970; snow on ground; wire fence and picket fence surround house; stone pillars at gate; parked car in background at right. [NA 7290]. - [ph 44511]: Fenced garden with rows of flowers and plants, ca. 1950; wooden picket fence in background; negative only [NA 7291]. - [ph 44512]: Fenced garden with large row of iris flowers, ca. 1950; trees on hill beyond wooden picket fence; negative only [NA 7292]. - ph 44513: Massey-Harris tractor parked in the snow outside a one and a half storey frame house with single storey addition, ca. 1960. [NA 9293]. - ph 44514: Man on a horse-drawn binder in a field of grain, ca. 1915; team of white or grey horses. [NA 7294]. - ph 44515: Two people with team of horses in the snow, ca. 1915; hydro pole in background; building at right. [NA 7295]. - ph 44516: Façade of two-storey stone house with single-storey addition at rear, ca. 1960; two copies [NA 7296]. See also ph 44501. - ph 44517: Aerial view of the Barden Grist Mill and building at Eden Mills, ca. 1925; parked car in parking lot; cedar-lined river in background. [NA 7297]. - ph 44518: Single-storey stone cottage amid trees, by hydro or telephone poles, ca. 1910. [NA 7298]. - ph 44519: Two-storey stone house with porch, and propane or water tank at side; image likely taken from a newspaper. [NA 7299]. - ph 44520: Village view looking down hill in winter past houses and telephone or hydro poles, ca. 1925; man leading a horse at bottom of hill at lower centre. [NA 7300]. - ph 44521: View from a hill overlooking bridge and buildings along Main Street, Rockwood, ca. 1910; St. John's Anglican Church visible atop hill at left. [NA 7301]. - ph 44522: Two men and a boy standing by a steam-driven covered tractor, or other kind of farm machinery, ca. 1900; barrels with hoses to the right of them; two men in barrel-shaped horse-drawn wooden wagon at right; frame barns in background [NA 7302]. - ph 44523: View of bridge and buildings in Eden Mills, ca. 1900; mill at left. [NA 7303]. - ph 44524: Field of stooked grain, ca. 1920. [NA 7304]. - ph 44525: Harris Woolen Mill with belltower and smokestack, ca. 1920; waves in ponded water. [NA 7305]. - ph 44526: Looking past stone and frame mill[?], possibly the Harris Chopping Mill, ca. 1950; limestone cliff at river's edge in distance. [NA 7306]. - ph 44527: Looking across bridge towards Harris Woolen Mill, ca. 1950; smokestack at left. [NA 7307]. - ph 44528: Man wearing hat and suit, parked outside an ivy-clad house in a horse-drawn carriage, ca. 1915. [NA 7308]. - ph 44529: Looking across river towards Harris Chopping Mill and its reflection, ca. 1915; likely reproduced from a postcard as is identified as "Harris Chopp[ing] / Mill / Rockwood / Ont". [NA 7309]. - [ph 44530]: Students posed in front of a stone school building with cupola in Rockwood, ca. 1900; picket fence surrounds school; negative only [NA 7310]. - ph 44531: Man and woman in horse-drawn cutter, parked outside a frame house with porch, winter ca. 1910. [NA 7311]. - ph 44532: Man in horse-drawn carriage, ca. 1900; buildings behind. [NA 7312]. - ph 44533: Man in horse-drawn wagon, ca. 1900; melting snow on ground. [NA 7313]. - ph 44534: Men, women, children, and cat outside the tailor shop of John Innis (at far right, smoking cigarette) in Rockwood, ca. 1912; signs in window for "The Fitwell Hats"; likely taken from a postcard as text "Rockwood Views" at lower right, and postmark in evidence upper left; for more information about this photograph, see page 20 of "Rockwood" by Don Hilts and George Day. [NA 7314]. - ph 44535: Three-quarter view of the stone Rockwood School building, covered in ivy, with cupola, ca. 1920; identified lower left as "Rockwood School". [NA 7315]. - ph 44536: Man using a front end loader to demolish a stone house, ca. 1960; at right is a dump truck and man bending over; a sign lying on the ground reads "ABERFOYLE" [NA 7316]. - ph 44537: Mill at Eden Mills, ca. 1950; image likely taken from a newspaper. [NA 7317]. - ph 44538: Ruins of a large, three-storey stone mill building in winter, ca. 1915. [no negative]. File 3: Fergus village photographs, ca. 1865-1925. [STACKS] - ph 44539: View looking northeast over the town of Fergus from a nearby hill, ca. 1865; Johnston Street bridge over Grand River at mid ground; St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church atop hill at left; frame barn on farm at right; inscribed in pencil on reverse, "Fergus / Approach from Elora / on the South Side of the River / Hemp Block house / g-g-g-grandfather / Burns home now"; inscribed in pen on reverse in a different hand, "Picture / Oreen A. Campbell / 615 Perth St. / Fergus / Ontario". - ph 44540: View northwest from St. Patrick Street West, looking towards spire of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Fergus, ca. 1920; dome atop school building visible at left of spire; ruins of large stone Crystal Springs Brewery building at right; parked car and sidewalk at mid ground; frame barn at rear of Provost Lane property visible at centre; train car parked on Grand Trunk Railway siding at left. [GTR siding was rerouted ca. 1927 when the arena was built on this site; see 1921 Fergus Fire Insurance plan, Sheet 3, for illustrated plan of the GTR siding, frame barn, and ruins shown here]. - ph 44541: View northwest from double rail line along St. Patrick Street West, Fergus, ca. 1925; ruins of stone Crystal Springs Brewery building at right; three workers unloading goods from a train car parked on siding into a wagon at left; frame barn at rear of Provost Lane property in background; inscribed on reverse "65 %". [GTR siding was rerouted ca. 1927 when the arena was built on this site; see 1921 Fergus Fire Insurance plan, Sheet 3, for illustrated plan of the GTR siding, frame barn, and ruins shown here]. File 4: Railway photographs, ca. 1906-1975; mostly copy prints. [STACKS] - ph 44542: Canadian National locomotive 1532 pulling car, 1958; typed label on reverse, "CN 1651 / 1532 Ten Wheeler (4-6-0) on way freight at Palmerston, Ontario / Palmerston, Ontario 8/9/58 / Canadian National Rail Railroad"; stamped on reverse by Rail Photo Service of Boston, MA; inscribed lower right in pencil, "CN 1651 / P". - ph 44543: Canadian Pacific locomotive 1083 on a turntable, possibly at Elora or Fergus, ca. 1950; man and small frame houses in snow in background at right; a portion of railway station visible at left. - ph 44544: Canadian Pacific locomotive 1083 with passenger car, parked outside the Fergus railway station in winter, ca. 1950; from envelope sent to donor with sticky label, "Train Photos / Guelph / Fergus". - ph 44545: Canadian Pacific locomotive 1017 pulling passenger car and caboose, ca. 1950; railway station, possibly at Fergus, in background; from envelope sent to donor with sticky label, "Train Photos / Guelph / Fergus". - ph 44546: Canadian National locomotive 5031 and locomotive 1401 parked on tracks, likely at Palmerston [bridge visible in background at right], ca. 1956; billboard advertising Esso and Atlas Tires visible in background at left. [note: locomotive 1401 was assigned to Palmerston only in 1956-1957]. - ph 44547: Three locomotives parked inside a frame roundhouse, likely at Palmerston, ca. 1955; man is working on centre locomotive 1560; Canadian National locmotive 7358 at right. - ph 44548: Three men standing on the platform in front of the Harriston railway station, ca. 1920; carts laden with produce, a stack of boxes, and group of milk cans also on platform. - ph 44549: Cars parked outside the Canadian Pacific railway station on Eramosa Road near Trafalgar Square in Guelph, ca. 1975; Canadian Pacific train on tracks by station; man seated on platform; hydro pole in foreground. This building was dismantled in 1983. The following three photographs are a series by the same, unidentified, photographer, of the Grand Trunk Railway wreck at Gourock, Guelph Township, that took place at 6:15am on 22 September 1906. In the accident, a mixed train out of Guelph, being pulled by locomotive 299, colided head on with a special fruit train being pulled by locomotive 455. The upside down tender of GTR 299 is visible in these images, as is destroyed GTR box car 13177. The wreck instantly killed Thomas Farley of Palmerston, who was the engineer of the mixed train, and a couple of days later, freight fireman Cecil Bright of Hamilton succumbed to his injuries. As the shock was absorbed by the front end of both trains, freight cars at the rear of the trains remained on the tracks and all passengers escaped unscathed, as did conductor Edgar John Hunt of Palmerston. Engineer Reid of Hamilton and brakeman Cecil Andrews of London where horribly scalded and otherwise injured. Filed with the photographs are articles about the wreck from the Guelph Evening Mercury and the Guelph Weekly Mercury, as well as information provided by CNR historian, Don McQueen, about the history of the engines and box car involved in the wreck. - ph 44604: View from a hilltop of crowds of people observing and helping with the Grand Trunk Railway train wreck at Gourock, Guelph Township, on 22 September 1906; photographer unknown. - ph 44605: View of mangled engines and box cars of Grand Trunk Railway wreck at Gourock, Guelph Township, 22 September 1906; box car with text "GRAND TRUNK / 13177" in foreground; bystanders on hillock in background; photographer unknown. - ph 44606: Close view of mangled engine and upturned tender 299 from Grand Trunk Railway wreck at Gourock, Guelph Township, 22 September 1906; photographer unknown. File 5: Portraits of Steve Thorning, Councilor and Deputy Reeve, Village of Elora, ca. 1995-1996. [STACKS] File 5: Portraits of Steve Thorning, Councilor and Deputy Reeve, Village of Elora, ca. 1995-1996. [STACKS] - ph 44550: Three people posed by the front steps of the Elora Post Office, ca. 1995; from left to right, Don Harris, Stephen Thorning, and a woman. - ph 44551: Councilors of the village of Elora posed indoors, likely in the municipal centre, ca. 1996; left to right, Joanne Ross-Zuj, Stephen Thorning, Mary Dunlop (mayor), man, man; colour print-out of a digital photograph. |
Creator \ Maker |
Thorning, Stephen E. (Dr.) |
Creator \ Maker |
Denton Photo Hinds, A. Leone Foster (Mrs.) Ken Barton Photography McQueen, Don Murdoch, Art W. Rail Photo Service Unknown |
Item Name |
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Person \ Organization |
Adsett, David Aitchison, Drew (Mrs.) Aitchison, Ethel Aitchison, Jack Aitchison, Peter (Mrs.) Aitken, Brian Anderson Anderson, Clayton Anderson, Winston Andrews, Cecil Arthur, Harold Ashton, Jessie Atlas Tires Avruskin, (Mrs.) Badley, Arthur (Mrs.) Badley, Arthur A. Bank of Montreal Barber, Hilda Henrietta Barber, John Barden Grist Mill Barton, Walter Wally Basin, Audrey Beams, Lynda Beck, Laura Beck, Stafford Bell, Susan Bissell Bissell, Jim Bissell, Lloyd Bissell, Lloyd (Mrs.) Bissell, Margaret Bissell, Muriel Bissell, Torrance Edward Bittorf, Elmer Bittorf, Henry Bittorf, John Bosomworth, Edith Bosomworth, Mary Bosomworth, Sarah Bowman, E. Bright, Cecil Brown, Bill Brown, Essie Brown, Irene Brown, Norma Burns Butt, Honour Cameron, James Lewis Cameron, Ken Campbell, Oreen Canadian Bag Company Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway Card, Alice Carradice Carswell, Ruth Carswell, William Chambers, Bob Clark, Eleanor Clements, Annie Clyde, Mary Lou Cousin Crystal Springs Brewery Cudney, Melba Dalby Dalby House Densmore Densmore, Alan Densmore, Bruce Densmore, Trueman Dickie Dickie, George Dickie, Margaret Dickinson Dickinson, Verna Downs Downs, Christine Duncan, Jean Duncan, William Dunlop, Mary Elgie, Lillian (Mrs.) Elora Agricultural Hall Elora and District Chamber of Commerce Elora Cenotaph Elora Fire Department Elora Horticultural Society Elora Junior Public School Elora Lions Club Elora Post Office Elora Public School Elora Senior Public School Elora Town Hall Elora United Church Elora Women's Institute Esso Farley, Thomas Fenwick, Bertha Fergus Public School Fergus Railway Station Fisher, (Mrs.) Fisher, Arden Fitwell Hats Fraser, E. Fuller, Franklin Gale, (Mrs.) Gammie, Barb Gammie, Doris Gardner Gardner, Helen Gary Cooper Chev Geo Olds Geisel, Walter (Mrs.) Gofton, William Gordon, Barry Gordon, Carrie Grand Trunk Railway Grimes, Kay Hammond Hanna, Rae Harris Chopping Mill Harris Woolen Mill Harris Woollen Mill Harris, Don Harris, John R. Harriston Railway Station Hayes, Isa Hillis, Margaret Hinds, A. Leone Foster (Mrs.) Holland, Samuel Hunt, Edgar John Hunt, Jean Innis, John J. C. Mundell and Company Jackson Jackson, Eva Jackson, Iva Jackson, John James James Keating Construction Limited Jamieson Jeffries, Edith Jeffries, Eleanor Jeffries, Jack Jeffries, John Johnson, Paul Johnston, Sadie Jones Jones, Edith Jones, Hazel Kerr, A. King George Knox Presbyterian Church Kraft, Enoch (Mrs.) Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) MacDonald MacDonald, Jack MacDonald, L. W. (Mrs.) MacGruther, Blaine Machin, Connie Main Main, Bill Main, Florence Main, Hazel Main, Jack Main, James Main, Jean Main, Marguerite Main, Mary Main, Maud Maitland, Clifford Marshall, (Mrs.) Marshall, Andrew Marshall, Jack Marshall, Kay Massey-Harris Company Limited McCann, Dermott McConnell, Dean McConnell, Mary McDonald, Alexander McGlaughlin, Jessie Merchants Bank of Canada Middleton's Planing Mill Middleton, Gavin Middleton, Jerry Middleton, Ron Miller, (Mrs.) Moore, P. Moore, Ronald Moynihan Moynihan, Brian Moynihan, Eileen Moynihan, Kay Muir, Jeanie Mundell, John Cleghorn Murdock, Edna Nelson, Susan Norris, Bonnie North Valley Homes O'Toole, J. (Mrs.) Phillips, Jim Pritchard, Bob Pritchard, Harry Pryor, Alice Pryor, Eddie Quinn Quinn, Jack Quinn, Jim Quinn, June Quinn, Peggie Reid Rexall Drug Store Ridley, R. Rockwood Centennial Public School Rockwood School Rogers, C. (Mrs.) Rogers, Ella Rogers, Gay Rogers, Joyce Rogers, Marg Rosemont Cottage Ross-Zuj, Joanne Sanderson Sanderson, D. Scott, David Scott, Ella Scott, Jack Scott, Jean Scott, Mary Scott, Ted Sheppard, Fred Speers, Carol St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church St. John's Anglican Church Stafford, Annie Stafford, Hazel Stafford, Jack Stafford, Janet Stafford, May Stafford, Russel Stickney, Annie (Mrs.) Stoutenberg, Clifford Sturrock, Dorothy Taylor Thacker, Laurene Thorning, Stephen Edward (Dr.) Trilesky, Bruce Victoria Village Homes Walters, Jack Wardley, Bill Wardley, Jean (Mrs.) Watkins, Linda Webster, Olive Welch, Ed Wellington Advertiser Wellington County Board of Education Wilson, M. Wissler, George Wright, Albert Wright, Clark Wright, Florence Wright, Jack Wright, Mary Wright, Violet Young, James Young, Torsten |
Place |
Aberfoyle Alberta Alma Blyth Colborne Street David Street Eden Mills Edmonton Elora Eramosa River Eramosa Road Eramosa Twp. Fergus Geddes Street Gourock Grand River Guelph Guelph Twp. Hamilton Harriston Hi Pot Low Park Irvine Park Johnston Street London McNab Street Melville Street Metcalfe Street Mill Street Ontario Palmerston Provost Lane Riverside Park Rockwood St. Patrick Street Trafalgar Square Valley Road Washington Wellington Heights Subdivision |
Subject |
Aerial View Agriculture Animals Architecture Brewery Bridge Cenotaph Children Christmas Education Electricity Flag Gardening Government Interiors Landscape Manufacturing and Trades Mill Parade Picnic Portrait Railroad Smoking Sports Streetscape Transportation Weather |
Photo, Map # |
NA 7277 - NA 7317 ph 44470 - ph 44551 ph 44604 - ph 44606 NA 7277 NA 7278 NA 7279 NA 7280 NA 7281 NA 7282 NA 7283 NA 7284 NA 7285 NA 7286 NA 7287 NA 7288 NA 7289 NA 7290 NA 7291 NA 7292 NA 7293 NA 7294 NA 7295 NA 7296 NA 7297 NA 7298 NA 7299 NA 7300 NA 7301 NA 7302 NA 7303 NA 7304 NA 7305 NA 7306 NA 7307 NA 7308 NA 7309 NA 7310 NA 7311 NA 7312 NA 7313 NA 7314 NA 7315 NA 7316 NA 7317 ph 44470 ph 44471 ph 44472 ph 44473 ph 44474 ph 44475 ph 44476 ph 44477 ph 44478 ph 44479 ph 44480 ph 44481 ph 44482 ph 44483 ph 44484 ph 44485 ph 44486 ph 44487 ph 44488 ph 44489 ph 44490 ph 44491 ph 44492 ph 44493 ph 44494 ph 44495 ph 44496 ph 44497 ph 44498 ph 44499 ph 44500 ph 44501 ph 44502 ph 44503 ph 44504 ph 44505 ph 44506 ph 44507 ph 44508 ph 44509 ph 44510 ph 44511 ph 44512 ph 44513 ph 44514 ph 44515 ph 44516 ph 44517 ph 44518 ph 44519 ph 44520 ph 44521 ph 44522 ph 44523 ph 44524 ph 44525 ph 44526 ph 44527 ph 44528 ph 44529 ph 44530 ph 44531 ph 44532 ph 44533 ph 44534 ph 44535 ph 44536 ph 44537 ph 44538 ph 44539 ph 44540 ph 44541 ph 44542 ph 44543 ph 44544 ph 44545 ph 44546 ph 44547 ph 44548 ph 44549 ph 44550 ph 44551 ph 44604 ph 44605 ph 44606 |
Year Range from |
1860 |
Year Range to |
1998 |
Accession # |
A2015.106.5 |
Containers |
MC70 STACKS |