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Accession # |
A2015.10 |
Title |
Beatty Brothers, printed materials and photographs, Fergus, 1921-1989. |
Date |
1921-1989. |
Description |
Beatty Brothers, printed materials and photographs, Fergus, 1921-1989. SERIES 1: PRINTED MATERIALS, 1921-1989. File 1: Scrapbook, 1921-1935. [ MU 1148 o/s] Scrapbook of newspaper advertisements and articles, 1925 - 1935. From information on p.94 and 95, it appears the scrapbook was kept by Joe Carter. Pages are numbered 1 - 236, at the bottom of the page, upside down and in reverse order. On cover: "Free Advertising 1 Sept. 1925 to 31 Aug. 1935." In another hand: "Paul Shoemaker / Kipplnng SASK." [Kipling, Saskatchewan] The pages contain newspaper clippings of "free advertising" - sketches of new products, portraits of sales staff appointments, Beatty Bros. [Beatty Brothers] publicity releases. Reproductions of paid advertisements are also included, for example for pumps, or the BT Barn Book. In most cases the date and publication are added by hand. Inside front cover: "Advertising proofs / 1921 - 1922." Page 234-236 contain clippings dated 1921 - 1925. Title page: "1927-28 Farm Paper Advertising" (p.204). Title page: "Free Space 1927-28" (p.176). Title page: "Free Space 1928-9" (p.170). Title page: "1928-29 Proofs / Farm Paper Ads" (p.152). Title page: "Free Space 129-30" (p.164). Three-colour illustration of woven baskets (p.162). Title page: "Free Space 1930-31" (p.138). Title page: "Free Space 1931-32" (p.112); this section includes many clippings of the 1931 Beatty Trainload and the Beatty pool (pages 81-91). Title page: "Free Space 1932-33" (p.72); includes pool clippings (p.55-63). Title page: "Free Space 1933-34 (p.48). Title page: "Free Advertising Beatty Diamond Jubilee" (p.29; clippings on pages 19-29). Title page: "Free Space 1934-35" (p.18); Beatty Jubilee trainload (p.12-18). File 2: BT Barn Book, No.3, [336] pages, 1924. [MU 1252] Inside back cover: "Engravings by Phoenix Engraving Co., Ltd.; Printed by Acton Publishing Co., Ltd." [Dated 1924 from information in A2008.16, Beatty Bros. catalogues, file 3]; includes mailing envelope and pencil sketch plan of barn interior. File 3: Beatty General Catalogue No.15, 240 pages, 1934. [MU 1252] Bound hardcover; on front cover at lower right, in gold lettering: "A.J. Holbrook." Includes covering letter dated 5 Sept. 1934. Handwritten, inside front cover: James Albert Roxborough / R.R. #1, Elora." File 4: Beatty Bros., Health and Safety handouts, 1941-1945. [MU 1252] [These were distributed to employees, sometimes within the publication Victory News and Views] - Item 1: What They Eat To Be Fit, 16 pages, undated. - Item 2: National Salvage Campaign, 2 pages, April 1941. - Item 3: The ABC's of Eating For Health,15 pages, 1942; attached to Accident Record Chart, Beatty Bros. Ltd., Fergus, 1942. - Item 4: Wartime Canning / Jams and Jellies, 15 pages, May 1943. - Item 5: Eat Right to Work and Win, 14 pages, Nov. 1943. - Item 6: Nutrition in Wartime, 4 pages, July 1943; attached to 1-page sheet: "Results of Safety Contest," reporting results Oct. 1942 - Dec. 1943. - Item 7: The Wartime Garden, 8 pages, March 1944; attached to 1-page sheet "40 Beatty Fergus Employees Gave Blood on April 21st". - Item 8: Retirement Annuity Plan, 28 pages, 1 July 1945. File 5: Beatty 25 Year Club / GSW Quarter Century Club, programmes, 1950-1974. Some include menu; earlier programmes include thumbnail portraits. [MU 1252] - Item 1: 1950 ["2nd Annual Meeting"]. - Item 2: 1952. - Item 3: 1954. - Item 4: 1956. - Item 5: 1957. - Item 6: 1960. - Item 7: 1962. - Item 8: 1963 [2 copies]. - Item 9: 1965. - Item 10: 1966. - Item 11: 1968. - Item 12: 1969 [ 2 copies]. - Item 13: 1970. - Item 14: 1972. - Item 15: 1974. File 6: Calendars, 1968; 1974-1975. [MU 1252] - Item 1: Calendar, 1968. Includes Helpful Hints for farm families, published by Dept. of National Revenue, Taxation. - Item 2: Calendar, March 1974 - February 1975. Sketch illustrations show portraits of the Beatty brothers and images of agriculture. - file 7: Beatty Bros / Hill Street / Hourly Payroll Seniority List, 18 Nov. 1969. 9-page list of workers' names with payroll number and date [of joining / re-joining], 1920-1969. [MU 1252] - file 8: Programme, Beatty Bros. War Workers 50th Year Reunion, 25-27 August, 1989. [MU 1252] Lent by donor for photocopying by Archives. SERIES 2: PHOTOGRAPHS, ca.1940-1975. [STACKS] Black and white photographs, most of which are undated, and lack the usual Beatty Bros. identification marks. - ph 43661: View of Tower Street bridge, through masonry remains at Gow's Quarry. [See ph 29409 for similar view, with listing "Through the Keyhole. The ruins of the one-time stave factory on the Grand River, Fergus. Just a short distance down stream from the Legion Hall ... photo ca.1945."] - ph 43662: View of Melville United Church steeple, through masonry remains at Gow's Quarry. - ph 43663: Ice storage house, opposite Monkland Mills. - ph 43664: Interior view, men and women in Beatty Bros. office, showing computer cardpunch, reader and printer devices, ca.1960. - ph 43665: Four men at drafting table, looking at drawing. 2nd from left is Mr. Magwood, ca.1960. - ph 43666: Shop floor, men working on washing machines; man at centre, pursing his lips is Mr. Holman, ca.1960. - ph 43667: Men in front of storage racks, Pattern Shop; 2nd from left is Bill Wagner; 3rd from left is Mr. Black, ca.1960. - ph 43668: Two men working on washing machines; man at right is Clifford Bott, ca.1960. - ph 43669: Eleven men standing with washing machines ("Copperline", "Streamliner", Styleliner"), below sign: "1957 Dominion Colorama / Feature Styled Profit-Line!" [2 copies] - ph 43670 - ph 43677: 8 prints showing men assembling and painting washing machines, various models at various stages. - ph 43678 - ph 43682: 5 prints of children's parade, taken from the 2nd or 3rd floor of the Beatty building overlooking the swimming pool, view across the St. David Street bridge, towards Groves Mill on the north side of the Grand River. Brass band, pipe band, children pushing baby carriages and riding tricycles, ca.1940. - ph 43683: Brass band and men in uniform, on St. Andrew's Street, Fergus; taken from a 2nd or 3rd floor window, looking towards Max Elkin and the Royal Cafe, ca.1940. - ph 43684: Sculpture of man in sulky with race horse. Photo #22889: Newton, Ottawa. - ph 43685: Pallbearers with casket of W.G. ("Bill") Beatty, coming from the front door of Melville United Church onto St. Andrew's Street; boarded-up Fergus Town Hall just visible at right. [William George Beatty died 25 July 1957], - ph 43686: Portrait, William George Beatty. - ph 43687: Electric pump device on wheels. - ph 43688: Electric pump device on wheels, in operation with sprinklers. On reverse, child's drawing in pencil and coloured crayon: children riding on a horse-drawn hay-wagon[?]; a girl with a rake and flowers [?]. - ph 43689: A milk or bread truck, drawn by a horse wearing a blanket; winter. - ph 43690: Studio portrait of parents and six children; the man worked for Beatty. Bros. - ph 43691: Copy print of page with 4 prints showing sprinkler demonstration in Colombo [Sri Lanka]. - ph 43692: Mrs. Meiklejohn, at left, with another woman in kitchen with piled dishes. - ph 43693: Women at cafeteria serving counter; possibly Miss or Mrs. Morris facing camera. A sign notes: "Quiet Please! (Even when the sliding door is shut) While Guests Are In Dining Room" [Beatty cafeteria?]. - ph 43694: Map of Canada, with illustrations of Beatty Bros. plants and offices. A man ("likely Russ Plyley") holds a paintbrush on Fergus. [see also ph 27770] - ph 43695: Beatty Bros. Limited factory branch building [identified in ph 25919_4 as Winnipeg Branch]. Photo: Brigdens, Winnipeg, 1942. - ph 43696: Beatty tractor-trailer, with writing "Household Beatty Appliances"; photographed at Fergus, Hill Street Plant. - ph 43697: 1-storey cement block building, near the corner of St. Andrew's Street and Tower Streets, Fergus; signs: "Bowling" and "Coca Cola" and [Win]chester and Sweet Caporal cigarettes; winter with snow. - ph 43698: Mr. Christie, foreman, standing next to bank of electrical controls; hooks from a track device hang from above; rubber stamp on reverse: "Zinc / E3435 CPV / Legg Brothers Ltd." - ph 43699: Four women war workers with shell boxes on assembly line. - ph 43700: Woman on stepladder, painting plywood with roller. One leg of the stepladder is shimmed, the floor being uneven. - ph 43701: Beatty workers wearing coats and hats in corridor, passing time punch clocks; Mr. Johnson in foreground at right. - ph 43702: Room-full of men, seated informally, wearing shirts, ties and suits; dealers or salesmen[?]; one holds a pump catalogue; at the back of the room, a bulletin board with title "The Country Guide / Circulation 201,500." - ph 43703: Group portrait, men standing and seated wearing shirts, ties and suits. Men on the front row are seated on Beatty metal folding chairs. 2nd row, 2nd from left: Mr. Pedin [Peden ?]. Back row, 2nd from right: Mr. Holman. - ph 43704: Room-full of men, seated informally, wearing shirts, ties and suits; dealers or salesmen; several hold catalogues[?]; at the back of the room, bulletin boards with titles: "Le Bulletin / Circulation 144,500;" "Family Herald / Weekly Star;" "The Farmers' Advocate." The blond man, back, centre, is Mr. Holman. - ph 43705: Man, identified as a foreman at Beatty's stands at table-lectern; an illustration of a pressure gauge is in foreground; at back, a banner with text: "Pillars of Prosperity / Knowledge / Confidence / Co-operation / Hard Work / A Wise Man Will Make More Opportunities Than He ..." Photo: Alfred Blyth Studios, Edmonton [embossed at lower right]. Handwritten on reverse: "H.M. Anderson, Pump engineer, Beatty Bros. Limited. - ph 43706: Ontario premier Leslie Frost[?] visiting Beatty Bros. - ph 43707: Large group of Beatty Bros. foremen, standing below illustration of Beatty plants. G.E. Beatty in light-coloured jacket, front row, left of centre; centre, in dark suit, could be E.H. Stevenson, Chief Engineer; right of centre, in blazer and flannels, Albert Menzies, Production Manager. Mr. Irvine, front row, second from right in pale suit. In front, tables with Beatty Bros. metal folding chairs. - ph 43708-ph 43710: 3 prints, men at work in Beatty Bros. foundry. - ph 43711: Beatty Bros. foundry; Mr. Ecclestone, working machine, looking down at floor. - ph 43712: Beatty Bros. foundry. - ph 43713-ph 43717: 5 prints showing workers standing behind what appears to be a stainless steel tank with motorized stirring device on top[?]; metal identification plate reads: "Dari-Cool." [The company was founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom, and manufactures stainless steel dairy equipment] - ph 43718 - ph 43721: 4 prints, men and women in first-aid training. - ph 43722: Men in first-aid training; In back, leaning forward , with glasses: Mr. Christie; Mr. Holman is 2nd from left at back. - ph 43723: Fergus High School basketball team. Identified: Potter, Ed Hotson, Smell [Snell? or Smellie?]; Ken Watkins; Jack Mann, 1951. - ph 43724: Kay LeBlanc, pointing to wringer on Beatty Bros. washing machine. - ph 43725: Woman in print dress, holding iron, seated at ironing board. Behind her, kitchen cabinets made by Beatty's. - ph 43726: Woman in print dress, holding folded laundry, standing next to Beatty clothes drier. - ph 43727: Woman, smiling, standing behind "Dari-Kool" tank. [see ph 43713 - ph 43717 above] - ph 43728: Woman in slacks holding suitcase, standing next to car at side of dirt road, stretching uphill; trees on either side. - ph 43729: Two young women in short skirts, standing in front of locomotive, hold banner with text: "Fergus Chamber of Commerce / Congratulates Beatty Bros. Limited / On Trainload Achievement / Fergus - A Good Place to Live and Work!" - ph 43730: Outdoor skating rink with floodlights. Skaters; woman with baby carriage. - ph 43731: Snow scene, evergreens at side of road; shadow of photographer in foreground. - ph 43732 - ph 43734: 3 prints, Three men and one woman at table with handbells; behind them, a band with sign "The Clansmen"; taken at Melville Church. - ph 43735: Three men standing next to suggestion box; man in middle is brother of man in portrait below, ph 43736. - ph 43736: Portrait, unidentified Beatty worker. - ph 43737 - ph 43740: 4 prints, men, women and children in decorated cars, baby carriages, in Victoria Park. - ph 43741: Man working in front of line of electric stoves / ranges. - ph 43742 - ph 43743: Two men in front of Beatty appliances. - ph 43744: Three men behind Beatty washer. - ph 43745: Man standing behind trestle-table with parts; identified as Mr. Newt Gibson. - ph 43746: Five men, one being piggy-backed; washing machine line in background. - ph 43747: Man standing behind parts counter / storeroom shelves[?]. - ph 43748: Two men standing with Beatty washers. - ph 43749: Mr. Abbott, standing next to press. - ph 43750: Washing machine assembly line[?]. - ph 43751: Three men, standing in front of sign reading, in part: [Wa]shes Dirty Clothes Clean...." Man at centre, O.B. Brown, married into the Beatty family. - ph 43752: Group of men standing in front of map of Canada [see ph 43694]; back row, 2nd from left: O.B. Brown. - ph 43753: Six men standing in front of sign: "Welcome Beatty Quarter Century [Club] Members." 1st from left: Mickey Fleming; 5th from left: Mr. Watson. - ph 43754: Two men standing in front of display of Beatty pumps and water systems; At right, wearing hat: Elmer Lovell. - ph 43755: Assembly line, Beatty washers; On right, looks like Harvey Metcalfe. - ph 43756: There is no ph 43756. The following 7 prints were found together, each with strip of binding holes and typed text on reverse. - ph 43757: Beatty Bros. Limited. All-welded barrel grab for handling steel drums in upright position. - ph 43758: Beatty Bros. Limited. Ease of handling demonstrated. - ph 43759: Beatty Bros. Limited. Illustrating ease of handling with Overhead Crane on Monorail. - ph 43760: Beatty Bros Limited. Accurate spotting of steel drums in piling, using all-welded steel barrel grab. - ph 43761: General Smelting. Steel Co. of Canada Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. - ph 43762: Brown's Bread, Toronto, Ont. - ph 43763: Wagman & Sons Refining & Smelting, Toronto, Ont. The following are head and shoulder portraits. The dates used are derived from the Quarter Century Club programme of that year, or from the portraits in the 75th anniversary publication. Some names and information supplied by donor. - ph 43764 - ph 43765: F.A. Down, 1956. - ph 43766: J.R. Dick [see ph 25597]. - ph 43767: A. R. Davies, 1949. - ph 43768: Fred Smith. - ph 43769: Mr. Vet. His dad was a foreman at Beatty's. - ph 43770 - ph 43772: Eric White. - ph 43773 - ph 43775: Mr. Fatum. - ph 43776: T.A. Farnell, 1949. - ph 43777: Albert Menzies, 1960. - ph 43778: E.W. Henry, 1960. - ph 43779: J.W. Hill, a foreman, 1960. - ph 43780: E.L. Moir, 1960. - ph 43781: C. Beecroft, 1960. - ph 43782: C.W. Montgomery, 1960. - ph 43783: J.D. Dick, 1960 - ph 43784: W.H. Mock, 1960. - ph 43785: B. Lymburner, 1960. - ph 43786 - ph 43787: R.J. Abbott, 1960. - ph 43788: Mr. Peyton [Peden ?]. - ph 43789: Watty Henderson - ph 43790: Man who left Beatty's and did skate sharpening out of his home. - ph 43791: A foreman. - ph 43792: Man who was on the tug-of-war team, played ball. He and his wife were the two best ball-players in Fergus; lived on St. Andrew Street. - ph 43793: A foreman; one of the stone houses on Brock Avenue was built for him. - ph 43794 - ph 43795: A foreman. - ph 43796: A foreman. - ph 43797: A foreman. - ph 43798: A foreman. - ph 43799: A foreman. - ph 43800 - ph 43826: 27 portraits awaiting identification. |
Creator \ Maker |
Beatty Brothers Limited |
Creator \ Maker |
Beatty Brothers War Workers Reunion Committee Beatty Quarter Century Club Brigdens Limited Legg Brothers Limited Newton Alfred Blyth Studios |
Item Name |
Calendar Catalogue List Menu Pamphlet Prints Program Scrapbook |
Person \ Organization |
Acton Publishing Company Limited Alfred Blyth Studios Anderson, H. M. Beatty 25 Year Club Beatty Brothers Beatty Diamond Jubilee Beatty Pool Beatty Quarter Century Club Beatty War Workers Beatty, G. E. Beatty, William George Beecroft, C. Black Bott, Clifford Brown's Bread Brown, O. B. Brown, O. B. (Mr.) BT Barn Book Carter, Joe Christie Clansmen, The Coca-Cola Company of Canada Limited Country Guide Dari-Cool Davies, A. R. (Mr.) Department of National Revenue Dick, J. D. Dick, J. R. Down, F. A. Ecclestone Elkin, Max Family Herald and Weekly Star Farmers Advocate Farnell, T. A. Fatum Fergus Bowling Alley Fergus Bowling Lanes Fergus Brass Band Fergus Chamber of Commerce Fergus High School Basketball Team Fergus Town Hall Fleming, Mickey Frost, Leslie General Smelting Gibson, Newt Gow's Quarry Groves Mill GSW Quarter Century Club Henderson, Watty Henry, E. W. Hill, J. W. Holbrook, A. J. Holman Hotson, Ed Irvine Johnson Le Bulletin LeBlanc, Kay Legg Brothers Limited Lovell, Elmer Lymburner, B. Magwood Mann, Jack Max Elkin Store Meiklejohn (Mrs.) Melville United Church Menzies, Albert Metcalfe, Harvey Mock, W. H. Moir, E. L. Monkland Mills Montgomery, C. W. Morris Peden Pedin Peyton Phoenix Engraving Company Limited Plyley, Russ Plyley, Russell Potter Roxborough, James Albert Royal Cafe Shoemaker, Paul Smell Smellie Snell Stave Factory Steel Company of Canada Stevenson, E. H. Sweet Caporal The Clansmen Vet Victory Views and News Wagman and Sons Refining and Smelting Wagner, Bill War Workers Reunion Watkins, Ken Watkins, Kenneth Watson White, Eric |
Place |
Brock Avenue, Fergus Colombo Edmonton Elora Fergus Grand River Hamilton Hill Street Manitoba Saskatchewan Sri Lanka St. Andrew Street St. David Street Toronto Tower Street Victoria Park Winnipeg |
Subject |
Advertisement Animals Children Commercial Food Health Music Parade Railroad Seniors Sports Transportation War War Times World War II |
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Year Range from |
1921 |
Year Range to |
1989 |
Accession # |
A2015.10 |
Containers |
MU 1148 o/s MU 1252 STACKS |