Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Owners Of Moorehouse Hotel, Thessalon, circa 1910
Description
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- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is a black and white photo of Mr. and Mrs. Moore inside what could be the lobby of the Moorehouse Hotel. A front desk can be seen in the right of the photo.
The Moores are seated on either side of a large brick fireplace. To Mr. Moore's left is an unopened gramophone.
Mr. Moore is dressed in a three piece dark suit and is sitting in a wooden rocking chair. Mrs. Moore sits across from him in a high-backed leather and wood chair.
- Notes
- Notes indicate that Mr. Thomas Moore had the hotel built in 1907 by a Sault Ste. Marie contractors McPhail and Wright, using double and triple brick construction.
Mr. Moore was known in the area as a breeder and owner of race horses. Mr. Moore passed away in 1915 and the hotel was sold to John Harris of Walford.
- Date of Original
- Circa 1910
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Local History
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.25006 Longitude: -83.5666
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Thessalon Union Public LibraryEmail:thessalonlib@thessalonlibrary.ca
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Agency street/mail address:187 Main St. Box 549
Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0
