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          151 Archival description results for Buildings and structures

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          Edgeley, Ontario post office
          CA ON00373 MG 45-M010.6 · Item · [ca. 1900]
          Part of Norberta O'Rourke fonds [textual record and other material]

          Photograph showing the first and only location of the Edgeley post office which was also the general store. It was located on the south east corner of Thornhill Sideroad and the Fifth Concession of Vaughan Township, Ontario, now Hwy. 7 and Jane St. Mr. L. Arthur Whitmore, postmaster and general store owner, is seen here putting groceries in a buggy. In the buggy on the right is his father-in-law, William Reid, an Edgeley blacksmith, who was ready to leave for Concord to pick up the mail from the train at the Thornhill station. The Edgeley post office and store was closed on July 12, 1960. It was demolished when Jane St was widened and paved in 1965.

          Photographs

          Series consists of photograhs depicting the people and places of early Vaughan as well as the post offices throughout Vaughan Township (Norberta wrote a book Chatting About the Post Offices of Vaughan Township, Ontario, published 1983), Norberta was also a long-time journalist with the Woodbridge and Vaughan News and thus some of the photos she used in her articles can also be found in this series.

          Cooke fonds
          CA ON00034 2012-004 · Fonds · 1855 - 2005

          Fonds consists of material relating to J. Cooke Concrete and to William Jacob Cooke, and includes deeds and other legal documents relating to lands; correspondence; ephemera; news clippings; maps and plans; notes on biographical and administrative history; photographs; and artifacts.

          Cooke family
          Collection · 1860-

          The photographs are arranged by subject matter and cover activities in and around the town of Deseronto, Ontario. The majority date from the late nineteenth century and many depict the lumber-related industries of the Rathbun Company in Deseronto. There are also photographs of school groups, churches, railways, First World War airfields and portraits of Deseronto citizens.

          Fonds · 1954-2010

          Fonds consists of Georgian Manor Home for the Aged records.

          Fonds is arranged in the following series:

          Administration
          Development and Planning
          Finance and Accounting
          Legal Affairs
          Media and Public Relations
          Miscellaneous
          Social and Health Care Services

          Georgian Manor Home for the Aged
          Hoffman family fonds
          CA ON00210 6 · Fonds · 1946-1981

          Fonds consists of correspondence, ledgers, publications, home movies and architectural drawings relating to the family life, business and community activities of Max and Celia Hoffman. There are three series: Business Series, Community Activities Series and Personal Series.

          Hoffman (family)
          George Morrison fonds
          CA ON00210 99 · Fonds · [ca. 1978]

          Fonds consists of 161 colour slides documenting various synagogues in Toronto and the outlying region.

          Morrison, George
          CA ON00274 Stuart N. Keyes Limited fonds · Fonds · 1950-1997

          Fonds consists of records from five decades of architectural and technical projects around Simcoe County undertaken by the Stuart N. Keyes Ltd. architectural firm in Orillia.

          Fonds is arranged in the following series:

          Architectural Projects
          Technical Projects
          Office Resources

          Stuart N. Keyes Limited
          Sunset Manor Home for the Aged fonds · Fonds · 1961-2001

          Fonds consists of records of the Sunset Manor Home for the Aged, a long term care facility. It is arranged in the following series:

          Administration
          Council and Legislative Services
          Finance and Accounting
          Human Resources
          Legal Affairs
          Media and Public Relations
          Protection and Enforcement Services

          Sunset Manor Home for the Aged
          CA ON00397 2015.13 · Collection · 1970s-2011

          Photographs of Deseronto, Ontario dating from the 1970s to 2011, depicting a variety of Town events. They include a set of aerial photographs of the town from the 1980s; the interior of the former Home Hardware store in the Baker Block on Main Street; the O’Connor House on Main Street before its demolition; the 1989 100th Anniversary celebrations, photographs of Centennial Park and Rathbun Memorial Park; the opening of the Deseronto Public Library in its 358 Main Street location in 2001; the Ontario Provincial Police handover ceremony in 2001; an Easter Parade from the early 2000s; a Santa Parade; the 2002 New Year’s Levee; and the 2010 Olympic Flame run in Deseronto.

          Most of the photographs appear to have been taken by Town staff. One envelope was donated to the Town by Irene Usher and contains photographs taken by her late husband, Tom.

          CA ON00154 2015.34-2015.34.5-2015.34.5.1 · Item · 2000
          Part of Austin Family Collection

          Item is a commemorative coin created by the Port Hope Chamber of Commerce, 2000. It includes an image of Molson Mill, and the following text: "Port Hope and District - Where Town and Country Meet - "The Molson Mill" OCA Summer School, 1924-1929" (front) "Prosperity 2000 - Commemorating the New Millenium - Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce - Est. 1874 - Ontario, Canada" (reverse).

          Austin, John
          CA ON00154 2015.48-2015.48.1 · Series · 1918
          Part of Mary McMillan Prower fonds

          Series consists of three (3) blueprints of "The Bluestone House," created by Creighton Withers, 1918-1920 and 1930. The blueprints include the layout of three floors of the house, including the basement; and contain the following text: "The Bluestone' Port Hope, Ontario Built in 1834 by J.D. Smith, Esq. Owned and occupied by grand-daughter Mrs. Creighton Withers. Measured and drawn by Creighton Withers, Architect 1918-1920 and 1930."

          CA ON00154 2004.26 · Fonds · 1992-2004

          Fonds consists of materials created by the Capitol Theatre Foundation over the course of renovations of the historic movie theatre, in Port Hope, 1992-2004.

          Capitol Theatre (Port Hope, Ont.)
          CA ON00154 2015.51-2015.51.7 · Series · 1955
          Part of Port Hope High School fonds

          Series consists of various quotes for classroom supplies, construction projects, and furniture for the new Port Hope High School, 1955. It includes quotes from: John Morrison and Sons, Globe Furniture Manufacturing Company, Barnett and Rieder (Architects), W. J. Stillman Direct Factory Sales, Hospital and Kitchen Equipment Company Ltd., School-Master Furniture Ltd., Valley City Manufacturing Company Ltd., and a material reference list from the construction of Hamilton Township Public School.

          Port Hope High School
          CA ON00154 2015.51-2015.51.10 · Series · 1954-1962
          Part of Port Hope High School fonds

          Series consists of various architectural proposals, including the original blueprints, for the construction of the new Port Hope High School at 130 Highland Drive, as well as an addition, 1954-1962. All of the architectural work was done by Barnett and Rieder.

          Port Hope High School
          CA ON00154 995.7 · Fonds · 1977-1986

          Fonds consists of the papers created throughout the process of renovating the old Canadian National Railway station in Port Hope, c1977-1986. The project was supervised by the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Port Hope Branch. Please refer to series-level descriptions for more detailed information.

          Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Port Hope Branch