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Item consists of a generic postcard with "In Brampton" printed on it, of a man kissing a woman in a parlour.
Item consists of a colourized postcard of Wellington Street East, looking west from Chapel Street.
![[Walking along Brampton sidewalk, after downtown flooding]](/uploads/r/region-of-peel-archives/b/4/1/b4112586856c92552581e375b169c14480809d0233d34e909b78795789e3f4fa/tPN2009_91269_142.jpg)
Fonds consists of records created or collected by the Walker family of Brampton, including Harry Walker who ran a shoe store at 17 Main Street South. Fonds includes an early photograph of Harry Walker inside the store which was in operation during from at least 1933 (possibly earlier) to at least 1987. (A second location of the store was on Queen Street West according to newspaper sources.)
Fonds also includes two photographs of the Ontario Bookbinder's Council 1953 -1954 on which William Walker served, a promotional leaflet from Charters Publishing Company, a copy of the Convervator from 1949 (the 75th Anniversary edition), a newsprint copy of Brampton bylaw 25-79, a photograph of McHugh Public School class (ca. 1930), a photo-mechanical reproduction of a photograph of a band, and newspaper clippings relating to printer's unions in Brampton, McHugh Public School, and other local places and events.
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Item consists of a postcard of an unidentified band. Postally unused, the verso includes "Brampton" written in pencil; this may be written by the original owner, or may have been written by a dealer, in which case it may only be where the estate they purchased it from lived.
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Item consists of a real photo technique postcard of an unidentified band. On the verso, "Brampton, Ont Band" is written, but the source of that identification is unknown. May have been printed by a company called "CyKo".
File consists of a satirical newspaper called "The Growler". The title was apparently printed weekly on Saturday afternoons.
While the item lists "Quirk, Gammon & Snap" as its editors, it was a project of the Brampton Times editor and his son, George and Luther "Lou" Tye.
Item consists of a real photo postcard of a bridge over the Etobicoke Creek.
Item consists of a postcard showing a bird's eye view of the Dale Estate Limited greenhouses, with chimneys in the background.
