The R.B. Layton Postcard Collection
Rev. Dr. Robert Blackwood Layton (1879-1973) was a Presbyterian minister from Nova Scotia who had churches in Trinidad, and Nova Scotia. He moved to Alberta in 1924 and the next year became a United Church minister (at church union). He was educated at Dalhousie University, Pinehill Presbyterian College, University of Glasgow, and had an honorary doctorate conferred on him by the University of Alberta.
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The stone arch pedestrian bridge named the Ponte di Rialto was built in the 16th century to connect to the Rialto market on the east side. It is the oldest of four bridges that span the Grand Canal iThe stone arch pedestrian bridge named the Ponte di Rialto was built …Oakville Public Library
Scottish-born trained gardener 42-year-old James Gallaher had emigrated to Canada a year before the outbreak of war to work for the Dominion Experimental Station in Kentville, Nova Scotia. He signedScottish-born trained gardener 42-year-old James Gallaher had emigrated to Canada a year …Oakville Public Library![Étretat – La Place et l'Hôtel de la Plage [Étretat – The Square and the Beach Hotel]](https://images.halinet.on.ca/OakvilleImages/Images/DF/thumbs/DF074263t.jpg "Étretat – La Place et l'Hôtel de la Plage [Étretat – The Square and the Beach Hotel]")
Étretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about 26 kilometres north of Le Havre on the Upper Normandy coast. It was the location of a British General Base Hospital for five yeaÉtretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about …Oakville Public Library
The Villa Orphée in Étretat was built in 1858 by musician Jacques Offenbach as a summer retreat. During World War I it was used by the British as a 20-bed convalescent home for nurses. In 1833 giftedThe Villa Orphée in Étretat was built in 1858 by musician Jacques …Oakville Public Library![Étretat – Le Travail des Filets [Mending the fishnets]](https://images.halinet.on.ca/OakvilleImages/Images/DF/thumbs/DF074266t.jpg "Étretat – Le Travail des Filets [Mending the fishnets]")
Étretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about 26 kilometres north of Le Havre on the Upper Normandy coast. It was the location of a British General Base Hospital for five yeaÉtretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about …Oakville Public Library
Étretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about 26 kilometres north of Le Havre on the Upper Normandy coast. It was the location of a British General Base Hospital for five yeaÉtretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about …Oakville Public Library
Étretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about 26 kilometres north of Le Havre on the Upper Normandy coast. It was the location of a British General Base Hospital for five yeaÉtretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about …Oakville Public Library
Postcard mailed to Rev. R. B. Layton of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Kentville, Nova Scotia, from 23-year-old farmer Carl Manning Dickey in Belgium, ca. December 1916.Postcard mailed to Rev. R. B. Layton of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church …Oakville Public Library![Étretat – La Plage, vue prise de la Falaise d’Aval [The beach, view taken from the Aval Cliff]](https://images.halinet.on.ca/OakvilleImages/Images/DF/thumbs/DF074278t.jpg "Étretat – La Plage, vue prise de la Falaise d’Aval [The beach, view taken from the Aval Cliff]")
Étretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about 26 kilometres north of Le Havre on the Upper Normandy coast. It was the location of a British General Base Hospital for five yeaÉtretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about …Oakville Public Library
A cabestan is a wooden winch used to manually haul a boat onto a beach. Two long wooden poles are inserted into holes in the vertical post. Groups of people push and pull the poles clockwise while anA cabestan is a wooden winch used to manually haul a boat …Oakville Public Library![Étretat – L'Hôtel des Roches Blanches [White Rocks Hotel]](https://images.halinet.on.ca/OakvilleImages/Images/DF/thumbs/DF074284t.jpg "Étretat – L'Hôtel des Roches Blanches [White Rocks Hotel]")
Étretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about 26 kilometres north of Le Havre on the Upper Normandy coast. It was the location of a British General Base Hospital for five yeaÉtretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about …Oakville Public Library
Étretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about 26 kilometres north of Le Havre on the Upper Normandy coast. It was the location of a British General Base Hospital for five yeaÉtretat is a small seaside town flanked by dramatic chalk cliffs about …Oakville Public Library
"'Choosing of Miss Canada' from girls representing all Provinces, Judged by artists" held at the Dance Pavilion, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto on Wednesday, September 4. Musicians were Tommy"'Choosing of Miss Canada' from girls representing all Provinces, Judged by artists" …Oakville Public Library
The Canadian Army Medical Corps operated its General Hospital No. 9 at Shorncliffe from Sept. 1917 to Dec. 1918. The General Hospital No. 11 operated there from Sept. 1917 to Sept. 1919.The Canadian Army Medical Corps operated its General Hospital No. 9 at …Oakville Public Library
Chepstow Castle, located in Chepstow, Monmouthshire in Wales, overlooking the River Wye, is the oldest surviving stone fortification in Britain.Chepstow Castle, located in Chepstow, Monmouthshire in Wales, overlooking the River Wye, …Oakville Public Library
The Cologne Cathedral, or "Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria," is a Roman Catholic Gothic church in Cologne, Germany. Construction began in 1248 and finished over 600 years later in 1880. Today it iThe Cologne Cathedral, or "Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria," is a …Oakville Public Library
This railway station is equidistant between the village of Dannes and that of Camiers, in the Department of Pas de Calais, 14 miles south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in Northern France. During World War I tThis railway station is equidistant between the village of Dannes and that …Oakville Public Library
Scottish-born trained gardener 39-year-old James Gallaher had emigrated to Canada a year before the outbreak of war to work for the Dominion Experimental Station in Kentville, Nova Scotia. He signedScottish-born trained gardener 39-year-old James Gallaher had emigrated to Canada a year …Oakville Public Library
Postcard to Mrs. Robt. Layton, San Fernando, Trinidad, B.W.I., mailed from Madison Sq. Station, New York.Postcard to Mrs. Robt. Layton, San Fernando, Trinidad, B.W.I., mailed from Madison …Oakville Public Library
Old First Church, Congregational, was built in 1819 as a meeting house.Old First Church, Congregational, was built in 1819 as a meeting house.Oakville Public Library
