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PID
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ourstories:2354
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Title
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The Baxter Home in Belle Ewart
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Date
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1910
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Subjects
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fence--house--exterior--group--dress
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Description
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Photo of a group of women in front of the Baxter family home in Belle Ewart. Pictured from left to right are Mrs. S., IHS16
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PID
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ourstories:2349
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Title
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Belle Ewart Station Master's House
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Date
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1880
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Subjects
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exterior--building--house--architecture--porch--snow--winter
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Description
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The former home of the Belle Ewart Station Master for the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Railroad. It later became the home, IHS423
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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:31241
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Title
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Robert Lazenby
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Date
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1915
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Subjects
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Robert--Portrait--Men--Beard
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Description
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Portrait of a seated Robert Lazenby 1847-1919, husband of Mary Jane (Wray) Lazenby. Mr. Lazenby is seated in a wodden, IHS 4467
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PID
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ourstories:31175
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Title
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Wayne Haven Cottage
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Date
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1955
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Subjects
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Recreation--cottage--Lake Simcoe--building--architecture
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Description
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This cottage, known as "Wayne Haven" belonged to the Murray Family. Tom, his wife Dorothy, and son Wayne bought the
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PID
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ourstories:4791
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Title
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Belle Ewart
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Date
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Subjects
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Description
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Children at the Lake Shore, Bell Ewart
Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site, IHS3615
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PID
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ourstories:2386
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Title
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Letitia Baxter and Friend
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Date
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1913
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Subjects
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chimney--people--house--fence--windows
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Description
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Photo of Letitia Baxter, (née Gibbons, wife of George Baxter) and a friend in front of the Baxter home, located south of, IHS31
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PID
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ourstories:2671
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Title
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Belle Ewart Ice Loader
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Date
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1895
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Subjects
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employment--industry--machinery--labour--winter--snow
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Description
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Photo of the mechanized ice loader and conveyor used by the Belle Ewart Ice Company to transport large blocks of ice, IHS60
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PID
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ourstories:31247
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Title
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Hilaire and David Michael Jack
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Date
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1940
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Subjects
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Navy--Military Service--family--uniform
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Description
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Photo of brothers Hilaire Jack (right) in a naval uniform and David Michael Jack in a striped t-shirt, shorts and, IHS 4473
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PID
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ourstories:2543
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Title
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Belle Ewart Ice Harvest
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Date
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Subjects
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group--labour--industry--moustache--clothing--hat--men
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Description
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Photo of four employees of the Belle Ewart Ice Company taken during ice harvest season. They are standing directly in, IHS2884
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PID
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ourstories:4724
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Title
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Softball Game
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Date
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1914
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Subjects
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leisure--sport--recreation--clothing--activity
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Description
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Candid photo of a softball game in Belle Ewart of girls vs. their fathers in 1914. The men visible in the photo are, IHS3636
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PID
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ourstories:2626
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Title
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Ice Industry
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Date
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Subjects
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labour--economy--machinery--industry--snow--winter
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Description
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Photograph of the conveyors constructed to transport blocks of ice harvested from Lake Simcoe into a Belle Ewart Ice, IHS300
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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:2627
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Title
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Ice Block Conveyor
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Date
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Subjects
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machinery--industry--economy--winter--snow
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Description
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Photo of an ice block conveyor being used by the Belle Ewart Ice Company to load freshly cut blocks of ice into a, IHS299
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PID
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ourstories:2512
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Title
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Wallace Wright Cutting Ice
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Date
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1949
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Subjects
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boots--industry--winter--snow--labour
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Description
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Photo of Wallace Wright in rubber boots and a cap cutting ice on Lake Simcoe and floating ice blocks down the channel to, IHS1913
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PID
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ourstories:2510
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Title
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Ice Shipment
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Date
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Subjects
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economy--industry--shipment--rail
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Description
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Photo of a freight train in front of the loading area of an ice storage building, preparing to ship ice for the Belle, IHS311
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PID
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ourstories:31179
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Title
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Storm Damage at Wayne Haven 1957
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Date
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1957-07-03
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Subjects
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destruction--cottage--storm--weather--disaster
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Description
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Image showing broken branches and fallen tree on front lawn of Wayne Haven Cottage in Belle Ewart, which was the family
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PID
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ourstories:5567
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Title
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Park - Bell Ewart Plaques
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Date
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1985
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Subjects
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Description
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Programme for unveiling 2 Historic Plaques at Bell Ewart Park and background material for the Bell Ewart Plaque and the, IHS3994
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PID
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ourstories:31243
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Title
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Beryl and Sybil Willoughby
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Date
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1908
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Subjects
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sister--Hats--Houndstooth--Costumes--clothing--fashion--children--girls
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Description
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Portrait of two young girls, Beryl (left) and Sybil (right) Willoughby. They were the daughters of Howard and Laura , IHS 4469
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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:2582
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Title
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1884 Tax Receipt
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Date
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1884
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Subjects
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municipality--document--invoice--fee
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Description
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Copy of a tax receipt issued to Finlay McKay of Lot No. 671 in Belle Ewart. The bill was for a total of $2.94 and, IHS412
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PID
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ourstories:4886
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Title
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Rowing on Lake Simcoe
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Date
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Subjects
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summer--water--recreation--leisure--fashion--hat--paddle
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Description
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Ethel Wisker and Robert Stewart in a row boat near the shore, on Lake Simcoe. Robert is paddling in a white long-sleeved, IHS3625
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PID
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ourstories:2536
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Title
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Ice House Group Photo, Belle Ewart
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Date
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1900
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Subjects
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block--labour--industry--group
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Description
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Group Photo taken of the employees of the Ice House in Belle Ewart sitting and standing along the loading platforms in, IHS2888
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PID
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ourstories:4763
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Title
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Lake Scene in Belle Ewart
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Date
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1926
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Subjects
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summer--people--dress--hairstyle--water--nature
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Description
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Photo of a couple relaxing on a tree trunk overhanging Lake Simcoe at Belle Ewart. The woman is wearing a long dress and, IHS3632
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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:2456
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Title
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Ice Conveyor Belt
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Date
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1900
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Subjects
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tools--industry--labour--machinery
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Description
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Conveyor belt used for shipping ice to the Belle Ewart Ice Company, extending into the water which was unfrozen at that, IHS432
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PID
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ourstories:2518
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Title
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"Last of the Icemen"
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Date
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1979
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Subjects
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text--industry--labour--winter--season
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Description
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Magazine clipping of an article entitled "Last of the icemen recalls colourful ice harvesting in former capital of, IHS2862
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PID
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ourstories:5631
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Title
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Connie Wisker & Friends
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Date
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1930
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Subjects
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clothing--group--women--hat--fashion--water
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Description
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Photo of Connie Wisker and three friends on a dock in Lake Simcoe, with the Lake Simcoe Ice House visible in the, IHS4040
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PID
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ourstories:1789
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Title
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Belle Ewart Shoreline
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Date
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1920
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Subjects
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water--shore--buildings--tree--house
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Description
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Aerial view of Belle Ewart and its shoreline on Lake Simcoe, looking north from the ice house. A number of houses are, IHS2141
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PID
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ourstories:1816
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Title
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MacKay Family
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Date
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1913
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Subjects
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group--children--dress--clothing--hairstyle--business
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Description
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Photo of some of the MacKay family standing on the grassy field in front of Webster's Store in Belle Ewart on the corner, IHS435
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PID
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ourstories:31177
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Title
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Wayne Murray and Friend in Cook's Bay
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Date
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1956
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Subjects
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weather--swimming--Recreation--Lake Simcoe--cottage--bathing--summer--sun
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Description
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Wayne Murray, aged 15, son of Tom and Dorothy Murray and a friend, Patricia Bretney (age 14) stand in Cook's Bay, Lake
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PID
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ourstories:31240
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Title
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Mary Jane (Wray) Lazenby
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Date
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1915
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Subjects
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Woman--Clothing
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Description
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Portrait of a seated Mary Jane (Wray) Lazenby, 1852-1944, wife of Robert Lazenby 1847-1919. Mrs. Lazenby is seated in a, Jean Stansfield, 209 Thistledown Blvd. Toronto, Ontario, M9X 1K4, IHS 4466
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PID
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ourstories:2362
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Title
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The Reid Farmhouse
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Date
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1930
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Subjects
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windows--brick--porch--exterior
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Description
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The Reid family farmhouse where Amelia Reid (wife of Fred Quantz) lived. It was built in 1927., IHS670
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PID
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ourstories:31245
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Title
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Sybil and Joseph Stansfield
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Date
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1945
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Subjects
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Couple--People
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Description
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Photo of Sybil (Willoughby) and Joseph Stansfield outdooors in front of a treed background. Sybil is weraing a skirt,, IHS 4471
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PID
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ourstories:31183
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Title
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Tom and Dorothy Murray on the Lawn
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Date
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1956
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Subjects
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sun--cottage--people--Lake Simcoe--summer
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Description
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Black and white photo of three people seated out doors on a lawn. All are seated in Muskoka style chairs. In the
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PID
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ourstories:2414
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Title
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Residence of Joe Gregg
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Date
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1914
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Subjects
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chimney--stone fence--balcony--porch--brick--exterior--windows
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Description
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Photo of the home of Joe Gregg. Pictured from left to right are: Mr. Joe Gregg, his daughter Ollie, Lillian Firth (a, IHS35
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PID
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ourstories:31182
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Title
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Storm Damage at Wayne Haven 1957
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Date
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1957-07-03
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Subjects
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outdoor--storm--weather--cottage--disaster--destruction
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Description
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This tree was felled during the storm of July 3, 1957. It was uprooted, and once the family cut the branches it was
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PID
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ourstories:3074
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Title
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Robert Lazenby
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Date
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Subjects
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hairstyle--studio--man--beard--suit
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Description
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Portrait of Mrs. Sybil Stansfield's grandfather, Robert Lazenby. Mr. Lazenby came from Yorkshire, England, the year is, IHS562
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PID
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ourstories:2595
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Title
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Shipments from the Belle Ewart Ice Company
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Date
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1920
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Subjects
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structure--industry--shipping--railroad
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Description
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Photo of a train stationed in front of the Belle Ewart Ice Company storage house, which would have been loaded with, IHS307
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PID
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ourstories:2378
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Title
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James Whan House
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Date
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1900
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Subjects
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chair--architecture--porch--group--windows--roof
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Description
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Photo of the exterior of the James Whan House in Belle Ewart, located near the store in the Tent City district. The, IHS570
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