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      Photo of the grade two class at Central school in 1940. They are identified from left to right as: Back row - Ronald Holman, Bobby Cousins, Alan Sterritt, Fred Anderson, Ronald May, Ronald Bailey, Finny Cappa, Billy Evans, Tom or Dan Kelly, George Batch, Ernie Hemphill, Helen Whetstone (teacher) Third ...

      Photo of a group of boys and their calves at the Kirkton Fair in October of 1940. They are identified as being entrants from the St. Marys Boys Calf Club. From left to right: Carman Bragg (4th place), Gordon Nethercott (3rd place), Frank Robinson (2nd place), Bill Nethercott (1st place). ...

      Photo of Gladwyn Hooper of M.E. Hooper & Sons with "Boy", a prizewinner at the Kirkton Fair in October of 1940. This photo was in the October 3, 1940 edition of the St. Marys Journal Argus (page 4) as well as 1850ph_b (St. Marys Boys Calf Club entrants). The photos ...

      Photo of the St. Marys Quarry taken sometime in the 1940s. A group of people are standing near the water , many in bathing suits. There is a man in uniform at the left, suggesting this is a hot summer day during World War II or shortly after. By 1950, ...

      Photo of the Cox & Son Service Station that was once located in the East Ward. The photo was taken around 1940. Signs for Goodrich tires can be seen on the top of the building and at the front of the building. A Coca-Cola advertising sign can be seen on ...

      Photo of seven members of the 1940 St. Marys Junior Farmers. They are identified as (left to right) - Back row: Lloyd Nethercott, Hartwell Epplett, Charlie Somerville Front row: Arnold Robinson, Bob Finnie, Don Simpson, Alec McDonald.

      Photo of a squatter's home, that was located on the west side of St. George Street South between the street and the railway tracks. The water tower can be seen in the background as well as the old C.N. overpass over Queen Street. This cottage is probably a remnant of ...

      View of Harstone House, Water Street North, St. Marys, ca. 1940.

      View of Harstone House, Water Street North, St. Marys, ca. 1940

      This photo shows Norman Finnie's class in 1940, it was taken outside of Central School. The children in the photo are not identified.

 St. Marys Journal Argus, 1940     This photograph is from an issue of the Journal Argus and depicts Queen Street looking West. Although the street itself has changed over time, many of the store fronts look similar today.

      Photo of a Perth Regiment parade going east up Queen Street (turning onto Church Street North). In the foreground is a Universal Carrier or, colloquially, a Bren Gun Carrier, with a few soldiers sitting on top. St. Marys residents are lining both sides of the street and more military vehicles ...

 St. Marys Journal Argus, 1941     This photo shows Brown's School S.S. #3 in East Nissouri. It was used in the December 4th 1941 edition of the Journal Argus.

      No 19 Platoon - Lieut. T.H.L. Rice, Pl. Cmdr. "D" Coy. (Mjr. D.M. Ross); Perth Regi. (M.G), R.F. No 10 C.A.(R) T.C., Kitchener Ont. Jan. 28th 1941.

      Photo of a group of boys fishing at the falls in the Thames River in St. Marys. In 1851ph_a, in the foreground the people are identified from left to right as Don Washington, Jack Lloyd, Lawrence Ellis and Bill Baynes.

      Harrison Garden located at Elgin Street taken in 1942. There are four people sitting in the garden including Maude & W.N. Harrison and their daughter Betty as well as Emma Fraleigh (who is in the foreground).

      Photo of the St. Marys Centennial Celebration that took place at "The Flats" (now Milt Dunnell Field) in September of 1942. The Hon. Arthur Meighen is standing on the stage addressing the audience with (from left to right) Lincoln Rice, Agnes Knox Black, F.G. Sanderson M.P., F.E. Butcher and Mayor ...

      This image shows the vehicles that Hooper's Dairy used to deliver their products. The presence of both horse drawn carts and vans show that the transition to automobiles was still in progress.

      Winter scene photo of the exterior of Westover Park. At the time when this photo was taken (approximately 1943), Westover Park was used as a Catholic Seminary.

      Photo of the Coach house at Westover Park, which today is used as accommodation for visitors to the Inn, but at the time this photo was taken (around 1943) used as a coach house. A man with a horse is standing in front of the coach house, looking as though ...