|  1913, A black and white photograph of a traveling derrick on a narrow gauge railway. In the background are piles of pre-cast tile blocks.
The men with the horses are: Harry "PUD" Watson and John Ridgley. The traveling derrick was used to transport materials during the building of the hospital. |
| June 25, 1913, A black and white photograph of dormitories built on the lake shore adjacent to Whitby harbour. These dormitories were for prisoners from the Guelph Reformatory who built the Ontario Hospital at Whitby from 1913 to 1916.
This picture was printed in the Gazette and Chronicle newspaper on June 25,... |
| c.1915, A black and white photograph of Louis Northam standing on an early model of a gasoline powered tractor. Behind him are the new cottages of the hospital. Louis Northam was a builder from Whitby. |
| c.1915, A black and white photograph of Louis Northam sitting on an early model of a gasoline powered tractor. Behind him are the new cottages of the hospital. Louis Northam was a builder from Whitby. |
| c.1916, A black and white photograph of construction workers with a concrete mixer and steam boiler in the field north of Ontario Hospital Whitby. |
| 1917, A black and white photograph of the undeveloped land between the recreation hall at Ontario Hospital Whitby and Lake Ontario. The pavilion and administration buildings were built on this land between 1921 and 1925. |
| 1917, A black and white photograph of the power house and ice house at the north end of the complex of hospital buildings. At right is the Whitby Harbour basin. |
| c.1917, A black and white photograph of the orchard and former John Smith farm with Whitby Harbour in the background. At left is the John Smith barn built in 1901. At right is the "Bayside" home built in 1855 and demolished in 1978. In 1963, a school of nursing was built on this site. The "Bayside" home... |
| c.1917, A black and white photograph of the the infirmary. This picture was during the time when the Military Convalescent Hospital was in operation. |
| c.1917, A black and white photograph of the the infirmary. This picture was during the time when the Military Convalescent Hospital was in operation. |
| c.1917, A black and white photograph of soldiers moving into one of the cottages at the Military Convalescent Hospital. From 1917 to 1919 the facilities were used as a military convalescent hospital for soldiers wounded in the First World War. |
| c.1917, A black and white photograph of the Military Convalescent Hospital buildings during the final stages of construction in the summer of 1917. The view is looking north-west from the recreation hall. |
| c.1917, A black and white photograph of some of the soldiers sitting on the front steps of a cottage at the Ontario Hospital. This photograph was taken when the hospital was used by the military as a convalescent hospital from 1917 to 1919. |
|  1918, A black and white photograph of unidentified men in the Military Convalescent Hospital carpenter shop. The carpenter shop was established at the military convalescent hospital as therapy for the soldiers during the period of 1917 to 1919. |
| 1918, A black and white photograph of unidentified soldiers gathered around a pool table in a recreation room of one of the Military Convalescent Hospital cottages. The hospital was a convalescent home for First World War soldiers from 1917 to 1919. Bottom Left Corner: RECREATION ROOM, MILITARY... |
| 1918, A black and white photograph of unidentified soldiers doing physical exercises. In the background is the old John Smith barn. The hospital was a convalescent home for soldiers of the Great War from 1917 to 1919. This picture was taken looking east from one of the cottages. Bottom Left Corner:... |
| c.1918, A black and white photographic postcard of a dormitory in one of the annex buildings when it was occupied by soldiers during the First World War. The hospital was a convalescent home for First World War soldiers from 1917 to 1919. There were two annex buildings at the hospital and they were... |
| 1918, A black and white photograph of the inside of the infirmary at the Military Convalescent Hospital. The nurse in charge is nursing sister MacDonald. The soldier in the wheel-chair is Mr. Lambe. The soldier beside the nurse at right is named Cunningham and the third soldier from the right is named... |
| 1918, A black and white photograph of the train which ran on a spur line from the Whitby Junction Station to the Military Convalescent Hospital. The railway car behind the engine is a converted Toronto Streetcar. This railway was built to bring visitors to the hospital when it was used by the Military... |
| 1918, A black and white photograph of a train which ran on a spur line from the Junction Station to the military hospital. The railway car behind the engine is a Grand Trunk Passenger Car. This railway was built to bring visitors to the hospital when it was first used by the Military from 1917 to 1919.... |
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| 1917, A black and white photograph of nurses and soldiers seated on the steps of one of the cottages at the military convalescent hospital. |
| 1917, A black and white photograph of two military officers standing on the steps of one of the cottages at the military hospital. The Military Hospital later became known as Ontario Hospital Whitby and then became known as Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, a mental health facility in Whitby, Ontario. Only... |
| 1917, A black and white photograph of a nurse and eleven unidentified soldiers on the steps of one of the cottages at the military hospital. The Military Hospital later became known as Ontario Hospital Whitby and then became known as Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, a mental health facility in Whitby,... |
| 1917, A black and white photograph of Vernon Storey, a soldier at the military hospital, and Captain Arthur Wright, commanding officer of the hospital, standing on the steps of one of the cottages. |
| March 1917, A black and white photograph of soldiers standing on the steps of one of the cottages at the Military Convalescent Hospital. This photo was published in The Toronto Sunday World, April 1, 1917 Bottom: Returned soldiers who are studying at the Whitby, Ont, Military Convalescent Hospital to become... |
| March 1917, A black and white photograph of women students seated on the steps of one of the cottages at the military Convalescent Hospital. Published in: The Toronto Sunday World, April 1, 1917. Bottom: Women students at the Whitby, Ont., Military Convalescent Hospital, who have volunteered and are learning... |
| March 1917, A black and white photograph of a group of patients seated on the veranda of one of the cottages at the Military Convalescent Hospital. As published in The Toronto Sunday World, April 1, 1917. Bottom: A group of patients at the new Whitby Hospital on the veranda of one of the cottages. Here every... |
| August 31, 1917, A black and white photograph of troops lined up for inspection by the Governor General. On August 31, 1917, Sir Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (who at that time was Governor General of Canada) visited the Military Hospital at Whitby.
As published in The Toronto Star... |
| August 31, 1917, A black and white photograph of the Governor General talking to the nurses at the hospital. On August 31, 1917, Sir Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (and Governor General of Canada) visited the Military Convalescent Hospital at Whitby.
As published in The Toronto Star... |
| March 1917, A black and white photograph of unidentified soldiers playing cards at the Military Convalescent Hospital. As published in Toronto Sunday World, April 1, 1917. Bottom: A friendly game in which several returned soldiers are interested at the Whitby, Ont., Military Convalescent Hospital. |
| March 1917, A black and white photograph of unidentified soldiers under massage treatment for their ailments at the Military Convalescent Hospital. From The Toronto Sunday World, April 1, 1917. Bottom: In the massage room of the splendid new hospital at Whitby, Ont., three patients undergoing treatment for... |
| 1919, A black and white aerial photograph of the Whitby Military Convalescent Hospital with the old John Smith farm and the powerhouse in the foreground. In the background is the Lynde Creek. Bottom: WHITBY HOSPITAL, WHITBY, ONT., TAKEN FROM AN AEROPLANE.
COPYRIGHT CANADA, 1919. BY CANADIAN POST CARD... |
| March 1917, A black and white photograph of women students from Toronto providing massage treatments to soldiers at the Military Convalescent Hospital. This photograph was printed in the Toronto Sunday World newspaper on April 1, 1917. |
| 1918, A black and white photograph of the bowling alley in the basement of the recreation hall. The bowling alley was built for the Military Convalescent Hospital in 1917. |
| 1918, A black and white photograph of cottages at the Military Convalescent Hospital. This view is looking north-west from the roof of the men's infirmary. Bottom: Military Convalescent Hospital, Whitby, Ont. Canada |
| c.1916, A black and white photograph of a Toronto street car converted into a railway locomotive. This view shows the locomotive behind one of the cottages at Ontario Hospital Whitby. This locomotive ran on a track between the Whitby Junction Station and the Ontario Hospital Whitby. The tracks were... |
| 1917, A black and white photograph of the Military Convalescent Hospital (later known as Ontario Hospital Whitby) looking west from the roof of the power house on the west side of Gordon Street. At left is the recreation hall. The recreation hall was built in 1917. |
| c.1917-1918, A black and white photograph of the frame dormitories built at the north end of the Military Convalescent Hospital (later known as Ontario Hospital Whitby) complex. Unidentified soldiers can be seen in the doorway of the building at right. The building at left was demolished in the 1960s. The... |
| c.1917-1918, A black and white photograph of the dining halls at the Military Convalescent Hospital (later known as Ontario Hospital Whitby) complex. This photograph shows three dining halls at the hospital shortly after completion. There were two sets of dining halls in the centre of the complex. |
