Series contains postcards collected by Ken Verrell. There is a strong emphasis on postcards with railway pictures of trains and locomotives, stations and bridges. The series also contains postcards with scenic views, streetscapes and buildings throughout Elgin County, including in Port Stanley, St. Thomas, Rodney, Dutton, Vienna and Port Burwell.
The Fred and Ida Brown fonds consists of photographs, postcards and textual records created and collected by Frederick Erland Brown (1877-1968). The fonds documents members of the Brown and Bush families and showcases the vibrant lives of the Brown family living in Wilton, Ontario. Included are photographs and textual records of the Hested (Histed or Histes) family, Bell family and over four hundred postcards collected by the Brown family. Fred took great care with the arrangement and description of the photographs in this collection to represent the history of Ernestown, Napanee, Yarker, Wilton and other communities in Lennox and Addington County. The majority of the photographs in the collection were taken and developed by Fred Brown.
Fred BrownThis fonds consists of J.E. Evans work as photographer when taking images across Ontario and using them to produce postcard views. The photographic negatives are for communities or geographic features within counties and districts across Ontario. There is more extensive coverage for Eastern and Northern areas of Ontario. Evans focused his photography on small towns and villages, beaches, camp grounds, lakes and rivers. There is some postcards for a small number of the negatives within the fonds or for images for that no negatives exist.
Collection consists of 287 post cards from communities throughout Peel, collected by Richard L. Frost. While assembled from a variety of sources by Frost as a private citizen, he was then the Chief Administrative Officer for the Region of Peel.
Specifically pictured in the selection are Alton, Belfountain, Bolton, Brampton, Caledon Township, Caledon East, Cataract. Cheltenham, Churchville, Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Eldorado Park, Erindale, Forks of the Credit, Huttonville, Inglewood, Lorne Park, Malton, Meadowvale, Mississauga, Port Credit, and Streetsville. Limited postcards from outside Peel are included, showing Norval, Owen Sound, and Port Hope.
This postcard depicts a stream that runs through the reformatory grounds.
This postcard shows St. George's Square from the perspective of one looking down Wyndham toward Carden Street.
This postcard shows the Church of Our Lady from the front.
This card, a copy of a drawing by David Low, shows St. George's Square with the Post Office/Customs House and the Canadian Bank of Commerce featured prominently.
This postcard shows the Carnegie Library on the corner of Norfolk St. and Paisley St.
This postcard shows Goldie's Creek on the Speed River looking south.
This postcard shows an unidentified man in a canoe on the Speed River.
This postcard shows Goldie's Mill on the Speed River looking north.
This postcard shows the former City Hall building with the Winter Fair buildings in the background.
This postcard shows the public drinking fountain in Riverside park.
This postcard shows the Mechanical Building on the Ontario Agricultural College campus.
This postcard shows the Gymnasium Building on the Ontario Agricultural College campus.
This postcard shows the Dairy Building on the Ontario Agricultural College campus.
This postcard shows Massey Hall on the Ontario Agricultural College campus.
This postcard shows the Main Building on the Ontario Agricultural College campus.
This postcard shows the MacDonald Institute (left) and Hall (right) on the Ontario Agricultural College campus.