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    Photograph of Dr. George Wesley Hall taken in the 1930s. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    Collection of car photos from Hall collection. Provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    Dr. George Wesley Hall was interested in science (mechanical engineering) and this lead to an interest in the automobile. ”My father had an automobile around 1902, with the engine under the seat, and

    This photograph is Dr. George Wesley Hall driving his 1902 car. Other people in the photo were not identified. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on h

    ”The next car my father had was a Locomobile and it had the gear shift under the steering wheel.“ George C.R. Hall's words.

    Dr. George C.R. Hall sitting in the family 1910 Locomobile in front of the family home. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    ”When I was 13 years old, General Sir Sam Hughes came to our house, and I recalled his car. It was the first car I saw that had electric lights. The lights went off when the engine was turned off. Pr

    "Driving the car stopped near the end of October, when it was jacked up and stored in the barn until May." George C.R. Hall's words.

    This photograph shows Dr. George C.R. Hall sitting in a car in 1918.

    “During the hot June days while the crops were growing, there was the manure to draw out. I wore old rubber boots, khaki pants and a straw hat. The heat was brutal, and after a while I got use to the

    “Running the blower, which blew out the straw, usually fell to my lot, and it was generally an easy job, unless those building the straw stack were particular and did not mind having themselves cover

    Picture of Dr. George Wesley Hall inspecting the road near Barrie, Ontario in 1917. Though the ‘road’ was in bad shape, the Hall family arrived in Barrie to watch the air show.

    This photograph shows Dr. Hall's car in the 1920s. Driver is not identified. A digital copy of this photograph was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    The snow car did have a heater. During the summer months the snow car was converted back to a regular Ford truck. During the winter, Dr. George C.R. Hall made his house calls in the snow car, which w

    This photo shows Dr. George Wesley Hall's 1935 nine seater Buick. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

    Photograph of a car driving in winter. Snow tires did not exist in the 1940s, so chains were used on the tires. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on

    A collection of photos and a video complied by Marylou Hall, showing the Little Britain Flood in March 1917.

    Four or five sticks of dynamite were used to break up the ice.

    In Dr. George C.R. Hall’s words, “ I remember as a boy, around 1917, I slipped into the creek during the Spring thaw and ice floes, and was lucky someone came along to pull me out as I was testing my

    Continuing with Dr. George C.R. Hall’s words “At this time there was a blacksmith’s shop beside the bridge owned by Mr. Yeo. Every Spring his floor was flooded while the thaw was on. Fortunately ever