Everett Shortridge, c.1935
Description
- Creator
- Unknown, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Everett Shortridge (1895-1966). Mr. Shortridge is pictured standing in front of his variety store at 49 Baldwin Street, Brooklin. There is a Coca-Cola sign behind him to the right
- Notes
- Everett Shortridge was born, probably, at Columbus, Ontario in 1895 and was a veteran of both the First and Second World Wars. For many years he operated a drug store and variety shop on the main street of Brooklin. He was popularly known as "the Mayor of Brooklin", although Brooklin had no official mayor. After his retirement in the 1940s he moved to Gravenhurst, where he died on November 1, 1966. He is buried at Mickle Memorial Cemetery in Gravenhurst.
- Inscriptions
- The Coca-Cola sign reads: "Refresh yourself/ Enjoy Coca-Cola/ Sold Here/ Ice Cold".
Inscribed on the back of the photograph: "Mr. E. Shortridge, the Mayor of Brooklin, Ont." - Date of Original
- c. 1935
- Dimensions
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Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
- Image Dimensions
-
Image Width: 3.5cm
Image Height: 4cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 31-009-299
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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