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PID: ourstories:2354
Title: The Baxter Home in Belle Ewart
Date: 1910
Subjects: fence--house--exterior--group--dress
Description: 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

PID: ourstories:2349
Title: Belle Ewart Station Master's House
Date: 1880
Subjects: exterior--building--house--architecture--porch--snow--winter
Description: The former home of the Belle Ewart Station Master for the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Railroad. It later became the home, IHS423

PID: ourstories:4933
Title: Ethel and Connie Wisker
Date
Subjects: animal--transportation--women--family--clothing--fashion
Description: 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

PID: ourstories:31241
Title: Robert Lazenby
Date: 1915
Subjects: Robert--Portrait--Men--Beard
Description: Portrait of a seated Robert Lazenby 1847-1919, husband of Mary Jane (Wray) Lazenby. Mr. Lazenby is seated in a wodden, IHS 4467

PID: ourstories:31175
Title: Wayne Haven Cottage
Date: 1955
Subjects: Recreation--cottage--Lake Simcoe--building--architecture
Description: This cottage, known as "Wayne Haven" belonged to the Murray Family. Tom, his wife Dorothy, and son Wayne bought the

PID: ourstories:4791
Title: Belle Ewart
Date
Subjects
Description: Children at the Lake Shore, Bell Ewart Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site, IHS3615

PID: ourstories:2386
Title: Letitia Baxter and Friend
Date: 1913
Subjects: chimney--people--house--fence--windows
Description: Photo of Letitia Baxter, (née Gibbons, wife of George Baxter) and a friend in front of the Baxter home, located south of, IHS31

PID: ourstories:2671
Title: Belle Ewart Ice Loader
Date: 1895
Subjects: employment--industry--machinery--labour--winter--snow
Description: Photo of the mechanized ice loader and conveyor used by the Belle Ewart Ice Company to transport large blocks of ice, IHS60

PID: ourstories:31247
Title: Hilaire and David Michael Jack
Date: 1940
Subjects: Navy--Military Service--family--uniform
Description: Photo of brothers Hilaire Jack (right) in a naval uniform and David Michael Jack in a striped t-shirt, shorts and, IHS 4473

PID: ourstories:2543
Title: Belle Ewart Ice Harvest
Date
Subjects: group--labour--industry--moustache--clothing--hat--men
Description: Photo of four employees of the Belle Ewart Ice Company taken during ice harvest season. They are standing directly in, IHS2884

PID: ourstories:4724
Title: Softball Game
Date: 1914
Subjects: leisure--sport--recreation--clothing--activity
Description: Candid photo of a softball game in Belle Ewart of girls vs. their fathers in 1914. The men visible in the photo are, IHS3636

PID: ourstories:2626
Title: Ice Industry
Date
Subjects: labour--economy--machinery--industry--snow--winter
Description: Photograph of the conveyors constructed to transport blocks of ice harvested from Lake Simcoe into a Belle Ewart Ice, IHS300

PID: ourstories:3151
Title: Government Pier - Lake Boat Otonabee
Date: 1905
Subjects: dock--transportation--Lake Simcoe--navigation--ship--water
Description: Photo of the "Otonabee", a large lake boat part of the Lake Simcoe Navigation Company, docked at the Government pier in, IHS424

PID: ourstories:2627
Title: Ice Block Conveyor
Date
Subjects: machinery--industry--economy--winter--snow
Description: Photo of an ice block conveyor being used by the Belle Ewart Ice Company to load freshly cut blocks of ice into a, IHS299

PID: ourstories:2512
Title: Wallace Wright Cutting Ice
Date: 1949
Subjects: boots--industry--winter--snow--labour
Description: Photo of Wallace Wright in rubber boots and a cap cutting ice on Lake Simcoe and floating ice blocks down the channel to, IHS1913

PID: ourstories:2510
Title: Ice Shipment
Date
Subjects: economy--industry--shipment--rail
Description: Photo of a freight train in front of the loading area of an ice storage building, preparing to ship ice for the Belle, IHS311

PID: ourstories:31179
Title: Storm Damage at Wayne Haven 1957
Date: 1957-07-03
Subjects: destruction--cottage--storm--weather--disaster
Description: Image showing broken branches and fallen tree on front lawn of Wayne Haven Cottage in Belle Ewart, which was the family

PID: ourstories:5567
Title: Park - Bell Ewart Plaques
Date: 1985
Subjects
Description: Programme for unveiling 2 Historic Plaques at Bell Ewart Park and background material for the Bell Ewart Plaque and the, IHS3994

PID: ourstories:31243
Title: Beryl and Sybil Willoughby
Date: 1908
Subjects: sister--Hats--Houndstooth--Costumes--clothing--fashion--children--girls
Description: Portrait of two young girls, Beryl (left) and Sybil (right) Willoughby. They were the daughters of Howard and Laura , IHS 4469

PID: ourstories:2711
Title: The Emily May
Date
Subjects: ferry--boat--navigation--water--transportation
Description: The Emily May was a Lake Simcoe excursion steamer whose hull lies off of Belle Ewart Park today. The photo shows a long, IHS148

PID: ourstories:2582
Title: 1884 Tax Receipt
Date: 1884
Subjects: municipality--document--invoice--fee
Description: 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

PID: ourstories:4886
Title: Rowing on Lake Simcoe
Date
Subjects: summer--water--recreation--leisure--fashion--hat--paddle
Description: Ethel Wisker and Robert Stewart in a row boat near the shore, on Lake Simcoe. Robert is paddling in a white long-sleeved, IHS3625

PID: ourstories:2536
Title: Ice House Group Photo, Belle Ewart
Date: 1900
Subjects: block--labour--industry--group
Description: Group Photo taken of the employees of the Ice House in Belle Ewart sitting and standing along the loading platforms in, IHS2888

PID: ourstories:4763
Title: Lake Scene in Belle Ewart
Date: 1926
Subjects: summer--people--dress--hairstyle--water--nature
Description: Photo of a couple relaxing on a tree trunk overhanging Lake Simcoe at Belle Ewart. The woman is wearing a long dress and, IHS3632

PID: ourstories:2531
Title: Ice Storage Building
Date: 1910
Subjects: business--industry--transportation--train--shipping
Description: Photo of the exterior of the Belle Ewart Ice Company's storage building, constructed of wood and insulated with sawdust., IHS434

PID: ourstories:2456
Title: Ice Conveyor Belt
Date: 1900
Subjects: tools--industry--labour--machinery
Description: Conveyor belt used for shipping ice to the Belle Ewart Ice Company, extending into the water which was unfrozen at that, IHS432

PID: ourstories:2518
Title: "Last of the Icemen"
Date: 1979
Subjects: text--industry--labour--winter--season
Description: Magazine clipping of an article entitled "Last of the icemen recalls colourful ice harvesting in former capital of, IHS2862

PID: ourstories:5631
Title: Connie Wisker & Friends
Date: 1930
Subjects: clothing--group--women--hat--fashion--water
Description: Photo of Connie Wisker and three friends on a dock in Lake Simcoe, with the Lake Simcoe Ice House visible in the, IHS4040

PID: ourstories:1789
Title: Belle Ewart Shoreline
Date: 1920
Subjects: water--shore--buildings--tree--house
Description: Aerial view of Belle Ewart and its shoreline on Lake Simcoe, looking north from the ice house. A number of houses are, IHS2141

PID: ourstories:1816
Title: MacKay Family
Date: 1913
Subjects: group--children--dress--clothing--hairstyle--business
Description: 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

PID: ourstories:31177
Title: Wayne Murray and Friend in Cook's Bay
Date: 1956
Subjects: weather--swimming--Recreation--Lake Simcoe--cottage--bathing--summer--sun
Description: Wayne Murray, aged 15, son of Tom and Dorothy Murray and a friend, Patricia Bretney (age 14) stand in Cook's Bay, Lake

PID: ourstories:31240
Title: Mary Jane (Wray) Lazenby
Date: 1915
Subjects: Woman--Clothing
Description: 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

PID: ourstories:2362
Title: The Reid Farmhouse
Date: 1930
Subjects: windows--brick--porch--exterior
Description: The Reid family farmhouse where Amelia Reid (wife of Fred Quantz) lived. It was built in 1927., IHS670

PID: ourstories:31245
Title: Sybil and Joseph Stansfield
Date: 1945
Subjects: Couple--People
Description: Photo of Sybil (Willoughby) and Joseph Stansfield outdooors in front of a treed background. Sybil is weraing a skirt,, IHS 4471

PID: ourstories:31183
Title: Tom and Dorothy Murray on the Lawn
Date: 1956
Subjects: sun--cottage--people--Lake Simcoe--summer
Description: Black and white photo of three people seated out doors on a lawn. All are seated in Muskoka style chairs. In the

PID: ourstories:2414
Title: Residence of Joe Gregg
Date: 1914
Subjects: chimney--stone fence--balcony--porch--brick--exterior--windows
Description: Photo of the home of Joe Gregg. Pictured from left to right are: Mr. Joe Gregg, his daughter Ollie, Lillian Firth (a, IHS35

PID: ourstories:31182
Title: Storm Damage at Wayne Haven 1957
Date: 1957-07-03
Subjects: outdoor--storm--weather--cottage--disaster--destruction
Description: This tree was felled during the storm of July 3, 1957. It was uprooted, and once the family cut the branches it was

PID: ourstories:3074
Title: Robert Lazenby
Date
Subjects: hairstyle--studio--man--beard--suit
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Sybil Stansfield's grandfather, Robert Lazenby. Mr. Lazenby came from Yorkshire, England, the year is, IHS562

PID: ourstories:2595
Title: Shipments from the Belle Ewart Ice Company
Date: 1920
Subjects: structure--industry--shipping--railroad
Description: Photo of a train stationed in front of the Belle Ewart Ice Company storage house, which would have been loaded with, IHS307

PID: ourstories:2378
Title: James Whan House
Date: 1900
Subjects: chair--architecture--porch--group--windows--roof
Description: 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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