O'Rourke Postcard Album

    London Bridge showing early industries, such as mills, along Trout Creek.

    A postcard view of Jackson's Pharmacy at its former Queen Street East and Water Street South location (now Coffee Culture, formerly Colonial Plates). People can be seen preparing to cross Queen Stree

    Postcard view of 2 men (one dressed in a suit jacket and hat, the other wearing a shirt, suspenders and a hat) fishing in the Thames River. A fallen tree can be seen in the background.

    Back has not been digitally reproduced.

    Photo taken by Milton Reesor, a young St. Marys photographer, ca. 1900. Printed and colourized to sell in the bookstore belonging to his father, L.H. Reesor.

    Postcard view of the former Knox Presbyterian church which was located on Church Street South across from St. James Anglican church. The first Knox Presbyterian Church in St. Marys was built in 1879,

    Postcard view of St. James' Anglican Church located in St. Marys, Ontario as it appeared then. The original church (the middle section of the church overall now), was built in 1858 with the tower bei

    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

    The front side of the envelope gives the true purpose of the mailing - A Firemen's Convention and Demonstration would be taking place in St. Marys on August 5th, 6th and 7th in 1912.

    Condition: Fair to good.

    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.

    This postcard is in poor condition. The events in this postcard occurred in London, Ontario - the nearest major city to St. Marys.

    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.