Main Street, Huntsville, Ontario, looking west. School children's parade.
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- Main Street, Huntsville, Ontario, looking west.
School Children's Parade; most of the vehicles are "Model T" Fords; just out of site, J.E. Mosley's Garage (Ford Dealership), two buildings down from the Forester building (72 Main Streeet East), on the north side of the street. Entry to the garage, which was on the lower level at the back of the building, was by a lane to the east. - Notes
- J.H. Mosley, with his son Myrll, held the Ford dealership from Severn Bridge to Powassan. In the March 27, 1913, Forester, J.E. Mosley Ford Agency advertised, "Ford, the Universal Car - there are only 2 kinds of cars - the Fords and can't affords!" In 1914 Model-T Fords sold for $650 F.O.B. Mosley also had a hardware store on the south side of Main Street on the corner of Brunel and Main Streets. the corner of the building can be seen at the lower right of the photograph.
Granolithic sidewalks were installed in Huntsville in 1908 and appear in the photo. The road was not paved until 1922, from the swing bridge to the railway station. It was gravel topped in 1921.
The first cars in Huntsville were owned by Dr. Hart (1910) and R.J. Hutcheson (1911). - Inscriptions
- School children's parade, Huntsville, Ont.
- Publisher
- Pugh Specialty Co. Ltd. Toronto
- Place of Publication
- Saxony
- Date of Original
- 1914-1916
- Date Of Event
- 1914-1916
- Dimensions
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Width: 14 cm
Height: 9 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 14cm
Image Height: 9cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 5
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 45.311111 Longitude: -79.277222
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact:
- Huntsville Public Libraryjulie.manczak@huntsvillelibrary.ca
7 Minerva St. E.
Huntsville, ON P1H 1W4
