Postcards: Knox Church, Peterborough, St. John’s Church, Peterborough, The Armouries, Peterborough, Customs House, Peterborough.
Photographs and postcards:
- Image of two men. Written on back: “Ed. Doxsee sitting and Seaworth Hogg”. Roy Studio (postcard)
- Three men standing. Written on back: “2- Elliott boys and their uncle” (postcard)
- One man sitting. Written on back: “Allen McBain” (postcard)
- A curious baby lying down looking beside the camera. Written on back: “Emma - Hutchinson about 1873”. W. McFadden, Little’s Old Stand, George Street, Peterborough
- Profile of man with moustache. C. Lawes, Cobourg
- Portrait of man with prevalent sideburns. J.H. Blomfield, Hastings
- Profile of young man with fur lined collared coat. Sproule, Peterborough
- Portrait of young woman with high and tight collar adorned with ribbon and a jewel in the middle of neck. P.H. Green “Grand New Studio”, Post Office Block, Hunter St., Peterborough
- Full body portrait of a couple. Woman is holding a scroll and man is sitting in chair. Sproule, 170 Charlotte Street, Peterborough
- A portrait of two young boys looking bored. Byers, George Street, Peterborough
- Image of 9 people standing and sitting in a group. 2 men, 4 women, and 3 children. Written on back: “1915”. Roy Studio, Peterborough
- Subset of 6 photographs said to have been taken at 61 Francis Street East, Fenelon Falls:
- Two little boys (one tall one small) standing by house
- A boy with a large brimmed hat and bandana with a girl in peter pan collared shirt and tartan skirt standing by house with stone and mortar wall.
- Girl with long frilled and puffy sleeved dress standing by house
- Girl in hat and coat and frilled dress standing on snowbank by house
- Young boy with dog by house
- A boy and a girl standing by small pine tree in the snow
- Profile of bust of lady with a large braided hair bun, small post earrings, a grand frilled collared top adorned with large necklace. Thompson, Peterborough
- Full body portrait of baby in white gown. W. Cowen, 170 Charlotte Street, Peterborough
- Full body portrait of toddler in white socks and gown looking away from camera. Roy Studio, Peterborough"
File contains records pertaining to the career of James Armstrong, member of the RCMP, while stationed at Alexandria Fjord, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut) between 1958 and 1961. Included are two items created in 2015: one compact disc of 14 audio mp3 files titled “Alexander Fjord” (containing recollections of James Armstrong); and, one flash drive of copies of images taken from 1433 slides of Alexander Fjord (included are images of nine Inuit families of Alexander Fjord that were under the supervision of Armstrong; images of Armstrong himself; northern airplanes; northern scenery, etc.)
File consists of photographs of Trent students taken by fellow student, Neil Rodgers. Also includes a copy of the first Trent student handbook, 1967-68, with note attached.
Mrs. G. Lenox, Lakefield P.O." is written on the reverse; also photograph titled "Members of L.O.L.'s 9[3]rd Battalion, C.E. [ ] Peterborough, February 12th, 1916"
The album contains approximately 150 photographs pertaining to the Carmichael and Bolster families.
Album contains approximately 100 cartes-de-vistes and cabinet photographs taken by professional photographers in such places as Toronto, Torquay and Oxford (England), Edinburgh, and Buenos Aires. There is a family connection to the Stricklands of Lakefield.
Titles include:
- Funeral Procession, Circa 1915-1920
- Children in Garden, Circa 1930
- Robert Neill Shoe Store, Circa 1930
- Jackson Park, Circa 1905
- Gillespie Garage, 1917
- Central School, Circa 1910
- J.W. Browett Optical Specialist, Circa 1910
- Installing Pipes in City, Circa 1905
Gull Lake, 1918, George Street, Visit of Prime Minster William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1924"
The photographs were taken by Mr. William Martyn who lives on Alexander Ave. in Peterborough, Ontario, next to the hospital. Over the years, whatever the weather, Mr. Martyn produced a complete chronicle of the building/demolition process. Many hours too, were spent arranging and compiling the photographs on the disks into a comprehensive slide show.
File includes a scenic panoramic titled "Camp Tanamakoon, Summer Camp for Girls, Operated by Miss Mary Hamilton, Algonquin Park Station, Ontario Can." (photographer: P.E. McDonald, ca. 1925). Also includes a photograph album dated 1925 containing approximately 75 photographs of Camp Tanamkoon. The photographs were taken or gathered by Sheila Playfair McGillivray, a senior camper in 1925; a few pertain to logging in Algonquin Park.
File consists of scanned historical photographs, one each of W.T.C. Boyd and Meta Boyd of Bobcaygeon, Ontario (photographs located on a removable flash memory device); also photographs of Edgewood, the W.T.C. Boyd family home, and the "Barn", taken in approximately 2006 by Barbara McFadzen and Brian McFadzen
Boyd familyFile includes 9 black and white photographs and 2 negatives of archaeological sites taken by Verschoyle Blake during a trip in Greece with Gilbert Bagnani and his mother in the Spring of 1923. Also included is a letter from Constance Marani to her friend Hester Thom dated 1 March 1926. Also, two typed pages of notes compiled by the donor and titled “Letter, March 1 1926 from (Ethel) Constance Marani née Blake, 1896-1979” with a genealogical focus, and “Verschoyle Benson Blake 1899-1971”, also with a genealogical focus. Verschoyle Blake helped the Bagnanis, Gilbert and Stewart, whose papers are located in Trent University Archives, with the architectural design of a library in their Port Hope, Ontario house, Vogrie.
File includes 17 photographs of archaeological sites in Greece, some identified as Monemvasia, believed to have been taken by Blake while accompanying archaeologist Gilbert Bagnani on a dig in 1923. Also included are 21 photographs of medieval and 16th-17th century French streets and houses; it is probable that these relate to Blake’s own research or to that of Gilbert Bagnani.
File consists of a modern reproduction of a photograph of Bill Batten leading a parade in front of Hendren’s Funeral Home in Lakefield to deliver Massey equipment. Photograph is accompanied by a note that reads “Bill Batten was the Massey Harris agent for the county of Peterborough.....his nickname was ‘Massey....’”
Photographs pertain to the Allen and Bellamy families; other names include Bland, Cutt, Down, Dunnett, Fennel, Fiddick, Hennessey, Honey, Hubbs, Huycke, Jones, McLaughlin, Mutton, Pegg, Powell, Waite, and others
Photograph albums:
Brown-coloured album with string: vacation photographs taken in various Ontario locations during the 1950s and 1960; several postcards also
Album with boat and mountain scene on cover: personal photographs of Ruth Allen during her early life; includes school years and Peterborough Teachers College days; includes teaching friends from her schools; also several family members, 1930s and 1940s
White album with dog and bird on cover: “Hennessey album”, ca. 1880s and 1890s (includes several Hennessey family photographs)
Loose pages from an album: photographs of Mary and Kathryn Bellamy, 1960s and 1970s; also children of Claude and Marjory Allen, 1960s, plus other various family photographs
Black album: Ken, Ruth, Mary and Kathryn Bellamy, 1947-1961, Salem, Ontario
Black album: Ken and Ruth Bellamy and family, 1961-1979, Salem, Ontario
Also, 5 small albums of family photographs
Loose photographs:
Various family portraits; also Durward Allen farm, Cramahe Township, 1960s (aerial photograph)
White envelope: ca. 24 photographs pertaining to Ken Bellamy and various other family members including John and Mary Gray, Joy Bellamy, Kathryn Bellamy, Ruth Youngblut, Gordon Blakley, ca. 1980s
White envelope: photographs of Allen and Bellamy family members
White envelope: photographs of family and friends of the Allen and Bellamy families
White envelope: unidentified photographs
This collection consists of a number of photographs depicting various people such as Queen Victoria, William Lyon Mackenzie King (May 22, 1948 in Ottawa), two brass bands of which one is from Cobourg, Ontario and two photographs of a wood bee at Salem, Ontario, January 25, 1899, photographed by F. B. Jones of the Dominion Photo and View Co., Brighton, Ontario. There are also 4 photographs of unknown people.
This photograph is of two men in a grocery store circa 1910. The photograph was taken by E.P. Wise of 421 N. Tidworth.