|  ca. August 6, 1948, A gravestone (headstone) at Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery in Oshawa with a bicycle tire laying against one side of the headstone. Around 1842 the land was conveyed to the Wesleyan Methodist Church as a site of a chapel and burial ground. In 1949 the stones were gathered together and placed in a... |
| ca. August 6, 1948, A photograph taken at Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery in Oshawa. Around 1842 the land was conveyed to the Wesleyan Methodist Church as a site of a chapel and burial ground. In 1949 the stones were gathered together and placed in a cairn and this was done by Simcoe Street United Church, Oshawa. The... |
| ca. August 6, 1948, A photograph taken at Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery in Oshawa. Around 1842 the land was conveyed to the Wesleyan Methodist Church as a site of a chapel and burial ground. In 1949 the stones were gathered together and placed in a cairn and this was done by Simcoe Street United Church, Oshawa. The... |
|  Unidentified woman sitting on an Piper PA12 airplane. Apparently the registration number for the plane in this photo is CF-DIA that was operated by the Ontario County Flying Club, the predecessor of Oshawa Flying Club. |
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| A black and white photograph of an unidentified man and flight student standing in front of an Aeronca Champion plane (also known as a Champ) at Oshawa Airport. Underneath the wing of the airplane it says "DNO" - likely to be part of the plane registration number for CF-DNO that was operated by... |
| ca. December 1948, A photograph of Ernie Cay Oshawa Lumber Company in Oshawa, Ontario. Envelope: Ernie Cay Oshawa Lumber Co. / Dec 21/48 (2)
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|  ca. December 21, 1948, A photograph of Ernie Cay Oshawa Lumber Company in Oshawa, Ontario. An unidentified man is sitting at a desk. The calendar on the wall says December 20th. Envelope: Ernie Cay Oshawa Lumber Co. / Dec 21/48 (2)
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| January 20, 1948, A black and white photograph of county councilors seated in the council chambers upstairs in the courthouse on Centre Street south. From left to right
Top row: Ernest Camick, Garnet C. Wilson, John Bruce, Thomas Harrison, W. Vincent Beaton, W. Heber Down, N.J. Anderson, A.E. Thompson, W.G.... |
| January 20, 1948, A black and white photograph of Ontario County Warden - Wilmot Bain. Wilmot Bain was Warden of Ontario County for 1948. It was an honour to be chosen as a warden. Wardens were elected by county council each year in January. The warden acted as chair of council meetings and spokesperson for the... |
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| November 6, 1948, A black and white photograph of unidentified members of the Ontario Regiment (RCAC) gathered for a reunion. According to Canada's National Defence website, the Ontario Regiment (RCAC) is an Armoured Reconnaissance unit in the Reserve Force that has a history dating back as far as 1827. The... |
| November 6, 1948, A black and white photograph of unidentified members of the Ontario Regiment (RCAC) gathered for a reunion. According to Canada's National Defence website, the Ontario Regiment (RCAC) is an Armoured Reconnaissance unit in the Reserve Force that has a history dating back as far as 1827. The... |
| November 6, 1948, A black and white photograph of unidentified members of the Ontario Regiment (RCAC) gathered for a reunion. The man sitting in a chair with long socks and his legs crossed is Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Frank ("Ted") Bastedo. During the Second World War Lt. Col. E.F. Bastedo was a member of the 12th... |
| June 1947, A black and white photograph of two unidentified men from the Moorhouse family in Whitby and a baby. Envelope: M24 / Moorehouse - Whitby 3 generations June /47 |
| June 1947, A black and white photograph of two unidentified men from the Moorhouse family in Whitby and a baby. Envelope: M24 / Moorehouse - Whitby 3 generations June /47 |
| January 11, 1945, A black and white photograph of an unidentified man. Envelope: S-10 Cryl Strowger 1 glossy for press January 11/45 |
| January 11, 1945, A black and white photograph of an unidentified man. Envelope: S-10 Cryl Strowger 1 glossy for press January 11/45 |
| A black and white negative of the swimming pool at Inverlynn house in Whitby. Two young children sit by the pool with their dogs. Inverlynn house is a house which is currently located at 1300 Gifford Street in Whitby, Ontario. Back in 1946 the address was known as 816 Gifford street. It was the... |
| A black and white photograph of two unidentified persons and 4 dogs in front of the garden at Inverlynn house. Inverlynn house is a house which is currently located at 1300 Gifford Street in Whitby, Ontario. Back in 1946 the address was known as 816 Gifford street. It was the residence at the... |
| A black and white photograph of two unidentified persons and 4 dogs in front of the garden at Inverlynn house. Inverlynn house is a house which is currently located at 1300 Gifford Street in Whitby, Ontario. Back in 1946 the address was known as 816 Gifford street. It was the residence at the... |
| c.1915-1920, A black and white photograph of Thomas W. Brookes standing in the doorway of his grocery store. Neilson's Ice Cream and Coca Cola advertisements can be seen in this photograph. |
| September 4, 1938, This is a black and white photograph Hamar Greenwood and his wife, son and daughter on the steps of the Conservatory at Parkwood Estate, Oshawa.
From left to right: R.S. McLaughlin, Mrs. McLaughlin, Viscount Greenwood, Viscountess Greenwood, Eric Greenwood, Deborah Greenwood. Parkwood was the... |
| September 4, 1938, This is a black and white photograph of Hamar Greenwood and R.S. McLaughlin at the front entrance of Parkwood. Both men are wearing top hats. In the background of this picture are: Deborah Greenwood, Viscountess Greenwood, and Eric Greenwood. Hamar Greenwood and his son and daughter were guests... |
| c.1882, A colour illustration of people harvesting at a farm near Oshawa, Ontario. In the background a view of what may be Oshawa can be seen. This illustration is from page 626 of Volume II of the book "Picturesque Canada The Country As It Was and Is" edited by George Monro Grant D.D. of Queens... |
| 1924, A black and white photograph of the Whitby Citizens' Band at Oshawa. Efforts to put together a Whitby Brass Band were started in 1863 and attempts were made to secure public funding. In June 1863, town council decided that it was not advisable "to appropriate any money for the purpose of... |
| c.1945, A black and white photograph of Ragnar Steen's Orchestra at Hotel Genosha in Oshawa, Ontario. Ragnar Steen (1904-1958) was born in Frederickstad, Norway. In 1923 he came to Canada and lived in Cochrane, Ontario for some time. He married Evelyn Graham in 1926 and had two children: Lyn Steen and... |
| c.1875, A black and white portrait photograph of William Henry Higgins (1830-1904). William Henry Higgins was born in Limerick, Ireland in 1830. In January 1857 he and two brothers named Meyerhoffer started publishing the Whitby Chronicle, which Mr. Higgins continued to edit and publish until 1883 when... |
| March 2006, A black and white photograph of "Salem Lodge" house. "Salem Lodge", former residence of Arthur W. Beall located at 326 Dundas Street East, Oshawa. This house was built about 1876. In 1885 it was sold to Joseph R. Montgomery, whose daughter Margaret married Arthur Wellesley Beall in 1908. The... |
| March 2006, This is a black and white photograph of James Cameron House. The James Cameron House is located at 1601 Brock Street South. This house was built about 1854 and is believed to have been two houses joined together. In 1882 it was purchased by James Cameron who had a farm on the Ontario Hospital... |
| March 2006, This is a black and white photograph of James Cameron House. The James Cameron House is located at 1601 Brock Street South. This house was built about 1854 and is believed to have been two houses joined together. In 1882 it was purchased by James Cameron who had a farm on the Ontario Hospital... |
| March 2006, This is a black and white photograph of the John Allingham Watson House. Located at 1621 Brock Street South, this house was built in 1858 as a hotel by Thomas Bredin. From 1874 to 1973 it was owned by John Allingham Watson and his descendants. The basement is made of Kingston limestone. |
| June 2007, This is a black and white photograph of the former residence of Andrew M. Ross. It is surrounded by beautiful shrubs and greenery. This house, located at 401 Colborne Street West, was built for Andrew M. Ross, a mens clothing merchant in Whitby in 1879. He was Mayor of Whitby in 1900-02. His... |
| June 2007, This is a black and white photograph of the former residence of Andrew M. Ross. It is surrounded by beautiful shrubs and greenery. This house, located at 401 Colborne Street West, was built for Andrew M. Ross, a mens clothing merchant in Whitby in 1879. He was Mayor of Whitby in 1900-02. His... |
| 1923, Black and white negative of a panorama photograph of the Whitby Fire Department band at the Annual Convention of the Fireman's Association of Ontario in Oshawa in 1923. The men are holding instruments. One man in the back row is holding a banner that says Whitby Fire Dept. |
| 1944, Black and white negative of a photograph of the Brooklin Dodgers baseball team. The photograph was taken in a studio and the boys are wearing their uniforms.
Back row: Milt McCool, Garth Bailey, Al Booth, Wes Piatti (coach), John Thompson, John Gibson, Don Mitchell, Jack Bond (manager).
Front... |
| c.1936, Black and white negative of a photograph of the All Saints' Anglican Church baseball team. The photograph was taken in a studio.
Back row: Lloyd Dafoe, Jack Clarke, Pat Neal, Bill Baker, Ernie Gallagher, Warren Watson, Dick Adams, Art Ashton.
Front row: George Allan, Clifford Maybe, Ernest... |
| 1919, Black and white negative of a photograph showing the grave marker of Sylvester Bernard Lynde. This grave marker was erected in 1919 in Union Cemetery for Sylvester Bernard Lynde (1800-1883), eldest son of Jabez Lynde (1773-1856).
Jabez Lynde and his family arrived at Whitby in 1804 and settled... |
| c.1890, Black and white negative of a photograph of the family of John and Mary Allman. The photograph was taken in a studio.
Back row: Anna Allman (1854-1927), Elizabeth Allman (1851-1932), Selena Allman (1849-1927).
Front row: Marie Allman (1863-1934), John Allman (1822-1896), Rachel Josephine Allman... |
| c.1903, Black and white negative of a studio portrait photograph of the Crawforth family. The family is dressed in formal attire.
Back row: Arthur Wellington Crawforth, Beatrice Martha Crawforth, Albert Joshua Crawforth, Bertha Arabella Crawforth, Mark Salisbury Crawforth.
Middle row: Mark Crawforth,... |
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