Ames School Bus Gang, Winter of 1942/1943 ,In front of Rexall on Prince Edward Street, Brighton, Ontario

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Ames School Bus Gang. Winter of 1942/1943.
Back row: George French, Shirley McIvor, Vernon Farrow, Margaret Gibson, Cyril Peister, Fred Taylor, Mary Ames, Ruby Morrow, Edith Thorne.
Front Row: Helen Reddom, June Summers, Edna Skinkle, Eugenia Bangay(Sheppard) Christine Roberts
These students all lived towards Hilton/third Concession.
They are standing on Prince Edward at the corner of Main Street , in front of the Rexall, which had a soda fountain at the back. This building is next to the Clarendon Hotel. The hotel dining room sign is visible on an awning to the left. The Rexall has a Coca-Cola sign on the left of the store, On the awning of the Rexall is written "Films and Tobaccos" as well an advertisement for Buckingham Cigarettes.
There is a Hwy 2 sign pointing to Main Street.

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Ralph and Eugenia Bangay founded and operated Memory Junction Museum at 60 Maplewood Avenue, Brighton, Ontario from 1995 to 2017. Ralph's love of history and astute eye for memorabilia, including artifacts, photos, deeds, and documents soon created a gathering place for Brighton history.

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Ames School Bus Gang
Back Row: French, George; McIvor, Shirley; Farrow, Vernon; Gibson, Margaret; Peister, Cyril; Taylor, Fred; Ames, Mary; Morrow, Ruby; Thorne, Edith;
Front Row: Reddom Helen; Summers, June; Skinkle, Edna; Bangay, Eugenia; Roberts, Christine;

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