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Metadata
Accession # |
A1997.16 |
Title |
Fergus and area photographs by Hugh Templin, ca. 1933. |
Date |
1933-1997 |
Description |
30 black and white prints, from negatives taken by Hugh Templin in and around Fergus, Ontario, most during the Fergus Centennial parade, 1933. Shown are Fergus bridges, streetscapes, and architecture. Among parade floats are the Fergus Branch of the Imperial Bank of Canada; Speedside Baseball team; [Fergus Brass?] Band. Also Fergus fire fighters with truck, 1933 Centennial Cairn; print of oil painting of Adam Fergusson; fire at [Templin Carriage Works?]; Fergus arena; road work, downtown Fergus; Russell's store; autogiro, location unknown; Hay's; Beatty Bros. ph 12752: Exterior of Fergus Arena, St. George Street. ph 12753: St. Andrew's Church seen between two stone buildings. ph 12754: Photo of a framed painting of portrait of Adam Fergusson (co-founder of Fergus) which is resting against a building, sitting in the dirt. ph 12755: Two boys playing on an aeroplane with front propeller and helicopter-like blades on top. ph 12756: Horse-drawn cart travelling along a road with buildings in behind. Cart is decked out in Union and Red Ensign flags, and carries people, and a banner that reads, "Hay's from away back / Vancouver Saskatoon Winnipeg / Hamilton Guelph -- What Have You?". Parked car also visible. ph 12757: Looking down a tree-lined residential street. ph 12758: People milling about burned-out shell of a stone building. There are several sacks piled up in and outside the building. A horse-drawn cart and other buildings visible on right. A car is parked imediately in front of the building. ph 12759: Little boy on porch of brick home sits and watches band in highland dress perform in field across the road. Two horses visible at right. ph 12760: People in naval costume aboard a float shaped like a naval ship, outfitted with flags. Sign reads, "Fergus - Our Pride - It's British". ph 12761: Looking across Tower Street Bridge towards Melville United Church with horse-drawn wagon parked out front. ph 12762: Two elderly people in an automobile driving past the brick house in ph 12759. Man is walking in front of car. ph 12763: Looking down/up Grand River towards bridge. ph 12764: Wooden ship with sails lowered, secured with barrels on a shore. Tripod over fire beside ship on beach [at Moose Factory?]. ph 12765: People aboard Irish float depicting thatched cottage with sign, "Begorra We're not ALL Scotch! Hence the Pretty Girls..." ph 12766: Road construction on St. Andrew's street with aid of steam-driven machine. Team of horses visible at left. Signs on shops visible for "[?]ewing, J. Thomson & Son Undertaking, and McHardy's Hardware". ph 12767: Team of horses pulling cart and driver past brick house. ph 12768: Girls skipping by Russell's clothing store, St. Andrew St. ph 12769: Beatty Bros. Ltd., float, Fergus Centennial parade, 1933. Signs read, "A Century of Progress!"; "[O]ne of Us Put Her There"; "The War on Dirt!"; "Beatty Electrical Appliances, Easier to Operate, Do Faster and Better Work, Last Longer". Float features women pretending to do housework while men and children watch. ph 12770: Person crossing concrete bowstring bridge. ph 12771: Floats in parade; a covered coach[?], and horse drawn wagon with huge barrel on which sit two men. ph 12772: Floats driving by a brick house. On right is striped float of the Fergus Branch of the Imperial Bank of Canada. On left is truck carrying baseball players and sign, "Speedside Baseball Team 1933". ph 12773: Float in parade; four military men being pulled by ox-cart and farmer. ph 12774: Fergus Fire Department standing on and beside their truck, parked beside a church. ph 12775: Float in parade; horse pulling cart on which sit men holding buckets. A couple of men holding buckets are running with the cart. White stucco house and car visible behind. ph 12776: Beatty Bros. Ltd float in parade, featuring women doing housework while men watch. Signs at back read, "Which one of Us Put Her There?", "The War on Dirt!", We Bring Health and Happiness". ph 12777: Road construction at intersection next to the Wellington Hotel. Other businesses also visible. ph 12778: Boy on sled by picket fence under trees heavily laden with snow. Stone house visible behind. ph 12779: Three white sided buildings with white picket fences, Moose Factory, northern Ontario. ph 12780: Boy leaning against Centennial cairn in park, Tower Street at Bridge Street. ph 12781: Concrete bowstring bridge over river. |
Creator \ Maker |
Templin, Hugh C. [photographer] |
Creator \ Maker |
Wellington County Museum and Archives [MAKER] |
Item Name |
Prints |
Person \ Organization |
Beatty Brothers Ewing Fergus Arena Fergus Brass Band Fergus Centennial Committee Fergus Fire Department Fergusson, Adam Hay's Imperial Bank of Commerce James Russell and Sons John Thomson and Son Funeral Home McHardy's Hardware Melville United Church Speedside Baseball Team St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Templin Carriage Works Wellington Hotel |
Place |
Fergus Grand River Guelph Hamilton Moose Factory Northern Ontario Saskatoon Speedside St. Andrew Street Vancouver Winnipeg |
Subject |
Animals Architecture Arts Bridge Children Fire Flag Immigration Military Music Parade Portrait Religion Social Life Transportation Weather Women's History |
Photo, Map # |
ph 12752 - NA 3536 ph 12752 - ph 12781 ph 12753 - NA 3537 ph 12754 - NA 3538 ph 12755 - NA 3539 ph 12756 - NA 3540 ph 12757 - NA 3541 ph 12758 - NA 3542 ph 12759 - NA 3543 ph 12760 - NA 3544 ph 12761 - NA 3545 ph 12762 - NA 3546 ph 12763 - NA 3547 ph 12764 - NA 3548 ph 12765 - NA 3549 ph 12766 - NA 3550 ph 12767 - NA 3551 ph 12768 - NA 3552, NA 3587 ph 12769 - NA 3553 ph 12770 - NA 3554 ph 12771 - NA 3555 ph 12772 - NA 3556 ph 12773 - NA 3557 ph 12774 - NA 3558 ph 12775 - NA 3559 ph 12776 - NA 3560 ph 12777 - NA 3561 ph 12778 - NA 3563 ph 12779 - NA 3564 ph 12780 - NA 3565 ph 12781 - NA 3562 |
Year Range from |
1933 |
Year Range to |
1997 |
Accession # |
A1997.16 |
Containers |
STACKS |