Picturesque St. Marys

    Postcard view of the Methodist Church, constructed in 1879. On June 10, 1925, the Methodist church officially became The St. Marys United Church, with the Methodists and some of the members of the tw

    Postcard view of the Thames River, Victoria (Queen Street) bridge and the C.P.R. terminal. A railway line used to exist next to the river which carried product from the mills to their destinations. T

    Postcard view (colourized) of the Victoria (Queen Street) bridge in St. Marys. Running under the bridge (very quickly in this specific photo) is the Thames River. Downtown can be seen further in the

    Postcard view of the are just above the "Little Falls" and Milt Dunnell Field ("The Flats"). At the time, this was locally known as "Rice Lake" after Henry Lincoln Rice, a mill owner.

    Condition: Extremely fragile. Use only the digital copies.

    Built in 1875, its most famous graduate is Arthur Meighen, ninth Prime Minister of Canada. The school has been added onto many times, and has been a public school since 1955 when a new high school bu

    Postcard view of the "Power House." Built in 1898 as a way to pump water and make electricity. The Power House now houses some waterworks equipment.

    Postcard view of the Thames River at the easterly half Near and Mathieson's dam on the Thames River at Front Street, downstream from the Town of St. Marys.

    Postcard view of McKay's Mill and the Thames River.

    Postcard view of the Mill Race in St. Marys, Ontario. Milling once was a huge industry in St. Marys with the mills making use of the Thames River as a huge water power source.

    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.

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

    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.