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    This 1894 photograph depicts the Paris Old Boys, a group of 'dudes'. This type of club was popular at the time. For a list of the men in this photograph, consult the inscription. This image was print

    This 1915 photograph depicts a platoon of Paris men training to defend Paris in the unlikely event of attack. They are holding wooden rifles. The man on the left is John Fisher, then an MP and later

    This photograph depicts the Paris-Burford Rough Riders, a common feature of many Parisian parades in the 19th century. They are standing in front of the Roller Mills, which is most famous for being t

    This photograph depicts William "Wally" West (1818 - 1912), self-proclaimed Bard of the Nith and Grand Commodore of the Nith Navigation Co., with his nautical telescope. He and his son Robert were am

    This photograph shows a view of downtown Paris looking north on Grand River. An ox-team is visible to the left, drinking from a public trough, while the congregational church can be seen in the backg

    This photograph shows a group of men with an ox-team pulling a cart on a street in Paris. By 1913, animal-driven carts were increasingly becoming a rarity; the photographer's caption ("Old Friends")

    This photograph depicts John P. Pickell, owner and editor of The Paris Star from 1944 to 1978. He wrote the chapter on "Newspapers and Editors" in the first volume of At the Forks of the Grand. This

    The copy of the photograph digitized was flipped horizontally from its original orientation; this online version has been corrected. The third rail for American cars was installed in 1866, and remove

    This photograph shows Sinclair Knill and some of his friends in a car in front of an early Paris movie theatre, c. 1913. Richard Thompson's car was among the first in Paris, bought in 1909, and Knill

    This photograph shows a group of workers by the structural support on the Grand River raceway, which was new c. 1885. Gary Pottruff notes that the semi-circular shape shown was a support for the bric

    This photograph was scanned from a faded copy, and has been contrast-enhanced for viewing; the original version is also available.

    This item was digitized on November 13th, 2009, during a Digitization Days event at the Paris Branch of the County of Brant Public Library. She has also contributed a history of her family on the Our

    The original matting provides a date of August 23. D.A. Smith provides a date of August 26.

    This photograph depicts a group of passengers waiting for the arrival of a train at the Paris Junction Station, c. 1885. Two railway lines, the Great Western Railway and the Buffalo-Goderich Railway,

    This photograph depicts Robert "Bobby" West, noted Parisian eccentric and for many years an entertainer and operator of the Nith Navigation Co. This photograph was taken in 1937, when he was approxim

    This photograph depicts the general store belonging to Henry Rehder at 11 Market Street in Paris, Ontario circa 1905. It later moved to 80 Grand River Street N. Several men and a horse buggy can be s

    The original matting provides a date of August 23. D.A. Smith provides a date of August 26.

    Certain names may not be accurate in the captions. Bertha Baird is sometimes spelled as Bereta Baird Two photographs and a postcard at the end of the envelope, which are more recent than the rest of

    This photograph, taken August 1st, 1901, depicts the Paris Tennis Club. The man at the far right of the image is A.H. Baird, founder of the Wincey Mill and at one time mayor of Paris. For a complete

    This photograph depicts "ancient and modern" teams of oxen and horses pulling a cart carrying a roof and a few male passengers down a road in Paris. A dog is on the right of the photo. 1913 was a tra