O'Rourke Postcard Album

    Postcard view of Trout Creek with the London railway bridge seen in the background with a train crossing it.

    Postcard view of (Old) Central School as it appeared then. This building was built in 1857 after the other school buildings had been outgrown. The current Central school (on the same site as this for

    Postcard view of part of Church Street South. In the view is the old Central School building (on the corner of Church Street South and Elizabeth Street), and the stone wall at Athol Brae (147 Church

    Postcard view of the North side of St. Marys taken from the London (railway) Bridge. In the background the Presbyterian church can be seen on the left and the Catholic church on the right.

    Postcard view of the Cement Works located in St. Marys. Limestone has played a big part as an industry in St. Marys - first with quarrying and now with the cement plant.

    This photo is available (black and white) in the Milton Reesor collection at the St. Marys Museum.

    See 046pc-OA for another view.

    Postcard view of the Boat House over in the Thames. This building no longer exists.

    Postcard view of the Victoria (Queen Street) bridge as viewed from the west side.

    Also see 021pc-OA for a black and white version of this postcard. One can also go through the Reesor Collection of photos at the St. Marys Museum in order to see the original photograph. Milton Reeso

    Postcard view of the River Thames at a point called "Willow Crescent".

    Postcard view of the bend in the Thames River and the scenery surrounding it.

    Postcard view of the Thames River up near Emily Street in St. Marys, Ontario.

    Postcard view of the St. Marys Town Hall and the St. Marys Public Library, likely taken up in the building located on corner of Church Street South and Queen Street East.

    Postcard view of the St. Marys Public Library along with the St. Marys Town Hall. Photo would have been taken about halfway between Queen Street East and the Church Street bridge.

    The St. Marys Public Library was built in 1904 thanks to a Carnegie grant. The St. Marys Town Hall was built in 1891.

    The St. Marys Town Hall was built in 1891 in order to replace the former town hall which had burned down 2 years earlier. The St. Marys Public Library was built in 1904 using an Andrew Carnegie grant

    The St. Marys Town Hall was built in 1891 after the previous town hall located on this site burned down (2 years earlier). It was made in a fashion to make the town proud - as the previous town halls

    The St. Marys Public Library was built with a $10,000 Carnegie library grant in 1904. The St. Marys Town Hall was built in 1891 to replace the old town hall which had burnt down 2 years earlier.

    Condition: Good. Words are clear, but envelope is thin, worn and ripped in places.