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PID
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ourstories:4933
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Title
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Ethel and Connie Wisker
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Date
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Subjects
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animal--transportation--women--family--clothing--fashion
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Description
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Photo of Ethel and Connie Wisker riding in a horse and buggy on a dirt road. Both women are dressed in long coats and, IHS3643
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PID
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ourstories:31232
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Title
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Launch of the Emily May
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Date
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2015-01-06
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Subjects
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boat--Emily May--Lake Simcoe--transportation--event--special occasion--public
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Description
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Photo taken during the official unveiling of the Emily May model. Pictured in the photo are Bill Hester, historical, IHS 4500
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PID
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ourstories:5791
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Title
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Hannah and Earl Jobbitt
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Date
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1917
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Subjects
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farm--transportation--wagon--animal--family--clothing
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Description
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Outdoor photo of Mrs. Hannah Jobbitt (married to Fred Jobbitt) sitting in a horse-drawn cart with her son Earl wearing a, IHS4182
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PID
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ourstories:3463
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Title
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Cookstown Fair Grounds
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Date
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1912
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Subjects
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group--recreation--entertainment--outdoor--event--transportation--animal--people
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Description
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Photo of the Cookstown Fair Grounds in 1912. Pictured in the photo on the left is the grandstand, with the drill hall in,
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PID
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islandora:3890
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Title
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Alan Ely - Transportation to the Cottage
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--transportation--car--train--city--cottage--travel--interview
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Description
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Alan Ely describes the different ways in which cottagers from Toronto have travelled north to Lake Simcoe over the years
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PID
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ourstories:2855
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Title
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Cookstown Railway Station
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Date
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1967
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Subjects
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rail--transportation--architecture--winter--exterior
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Description
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Photo of the Cookstown Railway Station taken on 19 February 1967. The image shows the red sided, yellow trimmed building,
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PID
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ourstories:31434
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Title
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Horse Drawn Sleigh at Barclay Farm
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Date
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Subjects
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winter--animal--transportation--sled
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Description
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Image of a white or light coloured horse harnessed to a sleigh. A figure is seated in the sleigh, with another visible
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PID
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ourstories:3151
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Title
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Government Pier - Lake Boat Otonabee
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Date
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1905
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Subjects
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dock--transportation--Lake Simcoe--navigation--ship--water
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Description
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Photo of the "Otonabee", a large lake boat part of the Lake Simcoe Navigation Company, docked at the Government pier in, IHS424
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PID
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ourstories:4211
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Title
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Stonecroft Motor Camp
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Date
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1930
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Subjects
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business--recreation--leisure--activity--transportation--tourism
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Description
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Photograph of the Stonecroft Motor Camp looking southeast. The photo shows two gasoline pumps on the right, with a, IHS1845
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PID
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ourstories:1932
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Title
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Horse & Buggy, 1914
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Date
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1914
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Subjects
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farm--transportation--outdoor--trees--dress--clothing--fashion
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Description
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Photo of two women in a horse and buggy taken in 1914. The identities of the individuals are unknown, though they are, IHS25
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PID
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ourstories:1939
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Title
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Wagon on Latimer farm
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Date
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1914
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Subjects
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cart--farm--barn--people--clothing--transportation
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Description
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Photo of a wagon ride taken on the Latimer farm. Pictured second from the right is Lena Latimer, and standing behind her, IHS2387
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PID
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ourstories:3449
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Title
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Excursion Boat on Lake Simcoe
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Date
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1910
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Subjects
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transportation--boat--water--navigation
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Description
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Postcard of "Geneva," an excursion boat operating on Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Both the upper and lower decks, IHS476
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PID
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ourstories:1809
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Title
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Highway Traffic
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Date
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1953
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Subjects
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transportation--car--automobile--road--pavement
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Description
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Photo of a line of cars during a weekend traffic jam on Highway 11 south from Barrie to R.G. Simpkin's gate, 9th Line of, IHS2151
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PID
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ourstories:5571
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Title
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Crawford Public School
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Date
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Subjects
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transportation--education--architecture--classroom--automobile
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Description
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Black and white photo of Crawford Public School in the late 1950s. The school was built in 1953 and officially opened on, IHS3385-19C
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PID
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ourstories:2711
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Title
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The Emily May
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Date
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Subjects
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ferry--boat--navigation--water--transportation
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Description
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The Emily May was a Lake Simcoe excursion steamer whose hull lies off of Belle Ewart Park today. The photo shows a long, IHS148
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PID
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ourstories:3478
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Title
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Parade for the Return of First World War Soldiers
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Date
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Subjects
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special occasion--WW1--Great War--WWI--women--fashion--transportation--celebration
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Description
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Photograph of a float in a parade celebrating the return of soldiers who fought in World War I. The photo shows a number,
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PID
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ourstories:1870
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Title
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Lillian Sproule and Amy Haughton
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Date
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1913
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Subjects
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women--horse--carriage--fence--leisure--transportation
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Description
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Photo of Lillian Sproule (left) and Amy Haughton (right) riding in a horse and buggy with top down. Both women are in, IHS959
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PID
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ourstories:2531
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Title
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Ice Storage Building
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Date
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1910
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Subjects
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business--industry--transportation--train--shipping
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Description
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Photo of the exterior of the Belle Ewart Ice Company's storage building, constructed of wood and insulated with sawdust., IHS434
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PID
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ourstories:50016
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Title
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Geoff Dawney - On Meeting his Wife and his '59 Chevy
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Date
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2015-07-21
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Subjects
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interview--wedding--marriage--couple--family--vehicle--transportation--oral history
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Description
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Lifelong Cookstown resident Geoff Dawney tells the story of how he met his wife as well as his memories of one of his
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PID
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ourstories:1892
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Title
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Ladies on a Buggy
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Date
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1908
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Subjects
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transportation--fashion--hat--women--horse--coat--carriage
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Description
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Photo of Mabel Guest (1883-1940), Pearl Soules (1887-1956), and Myrtle Guest (1880-1967) riding in a horse and buggy., IHS2228
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PID
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ourstories:1878
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Title
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Churchill Garage
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Date
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1920
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Subjects
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service station--car--automobile--repair--building--business--transportation
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Description
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Photo of the exterior of the Churchill Garage in 1920, which later became Burke's Garage. Three unidentified men are, IHS2673
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PID
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ourstories:1923
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Title
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Fred Lucas
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Date
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1910
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Subjects
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carriage--transportation--road--wheel--animal
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Description
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Photo of Fred Lucas driving a horse and buggy. The horse pulling the buggy is dark in colour, and Mr. Lucas is wearing a, IHS1540
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PID
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ourstories:2095
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Title
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Snow Scene at Churchill
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Date
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1920
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Subjects
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transportation--winter--building--outdoor--urban
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Description
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Photo of a horse and cutter in the snow, north of the Presbyterian Church (now United) in Churchill. The snow is quite, IHS2670
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PID
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islandora:4026
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Title
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John Grant - Thorah Island in the Past
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--ferry--hut--winter--transportation--recreation--building--stamp--First Nations--music--Centennial Song--Thorah Belle--hull--interview
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Description
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John Grant discusses Thorah Island's past and the continuing pioneer spirit there with a number of anecdotes. He talks
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PID
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ourstories:31306
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Title
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Bill Kell on School Days
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Date
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2015-06-26
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Subjects
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transportation--education--schools--teachers
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Description
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Bill Kell reminisces about school days and education.
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PID
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ourstories:3297
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Title
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Cookstown Train Station
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Date
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1967
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Subjects
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railroad--building--exterior--transportation--architecture
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Description
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Photo of the track-side of the Cookstown CN rail station, taken when the station was closed in April 1967. The photo,
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PID
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ourstories:1819
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Title
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Ford Model T Truck
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Date
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1916
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Subjects
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people--car--automobile--transportation--drive--road
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Description
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Photo of the Ford Model T truck that became the first motorized vehicle to haul grain to the Craigvale elevator in 1918., IHS1095
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PID
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ourstories:1893
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Title
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Stonecroft Motor Camp
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Date
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1930
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Subjects
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transportation--business--snow--people--gasoline--car--automobile
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Description
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Photo of the Stonecroft Motor Camp in winter with an unidentified group of six people standing in front of it. There is, IHS1853
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PID
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ourstories:2648630
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Title
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Tandem Bicycle at Innisfil's Centennial Celebration
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Date
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1951
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Subjects
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event--contest--transportation--clothing--men--special occasion
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Description
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Photo of a bicycle built for two, which was an entry in the July 1951 Innisfil Township Centennial celebrations held at, IHS3866(AandB)
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PID
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ourstories:4358
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Title
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Tourists at the Stonecroft Motor Camp
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Date
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1933
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Subjects
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tourism--recreation--leisure--transportation--vehicle--automobile
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Description
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Photo of a couple standing in front of their small cabin at the Stonecroft Motor Camp. Their car, complete with rumble, IHS1832
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PID
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ourstories:6365
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Title
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Railway Hand Car
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Date
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Subjects
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machinery--transportation--group--labour
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Description
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Photo of a number of men standing on a handcar for the Canadian National Railway (CNR, later CN). Pictured in the centre, IHS3226
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PID
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ourstories:2589
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Title
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Kildare Place Farm
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Date
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1907
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Subjects
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ôutdoor--transportation--animal--group
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Description
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Photo of John S. Leonard and his family in Democrat, which was a type of horse-drawn carriage popular in the early, IHS1063
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PID
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ourstories:1793
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Title
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Model T Ford
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Date
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1925
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Subjects
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driveway--car--automobile--transportation--licence plate--headlights
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Description
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Photo of a 1923 Model T Ford owned by Charles H. Hindle Jr. Mr. Hindle purchased it when it was six months old for, IHS1892
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PID
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ourstories:2727
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Title
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Main Street, Cookstown
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Date
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1920
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Subjects
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street--urban--transportation--vehicle--automobile
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Description
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View of Queen Street looking east from George Street in Cookstown circa 1920. The Village of Cookstown was named after,
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PID
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ourstories:2463
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Title
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Account with R. W. Sloan, Carriage Maker
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Date
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1888
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Subjects
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transportation--document--legal--industry--business
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Description
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Copy of the account statement of Mr. John Duncan with R. W. Sloan of the Churchill Carriage Works from 24 December 1888., IHS332
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PID
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ourstories:1799
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Title
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Super Six
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Date
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1930
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Subjects
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child--family--car--automobile--transportation--suit--hat
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Description
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Photo of the Duncan family of Churchill in front of their 1927 Essex, known as a "Super Six". Pictured are Mr. and Mrs., IHS2348
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PID
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ourstories:31437
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Title
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Barclay Family on a Wagon
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Date
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Subjects
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family--group--outdoor--sibling--farm--transportation--wheel
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Description
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Photo of the Barclay family seated in a wagon parked in front of the entrance to a house. From left to right are nephew
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PID
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ourstories:3544
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Title
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"Islay," the Last Lake Simcoe Steamer
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Date
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1900
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Subjects
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navigation--transportation--ship--water--vessel--pier--uniform
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Description
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Photo of the Lake Simcoe steamer named "Islay" taken while docked. Several crewmen or passengers are visible standing on, IHS428
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PID
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ourstories:3985
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Title
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Queen Street, Cookstown
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Date
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Subjects
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road--architecture--building--urban--transportation--people
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Description
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Photo of Queen Street in Cookstown, likely taken in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century. The photo depicts a,
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PID
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islandora:3925
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Title
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Alan Ely - Festivals, the CNE, and Taking the Train
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--train station--travel--fairs--event--special occasion--transportation--community--interview
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Description
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Alan Ely recounts memories of the Beaverton Fair, which he describes as "a must." The Fair took place in September and
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