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- The page numbering is irregular in the original ledger. Eccentricities in the numbering have been conserved in this online edition. The obscured text on page 171 is "19 1/2 paid".The page numbering is irregular in the original ledger. Eccentricities in the …
- This photograph depicts the 1912-1913 troup of the Paris Boy Scouts. They were the winner of that year's Dominion scouting competition, which granted them the title of King's Troup of Canada. The leaThis photograph depicts the 1912-1913 troup of the Paris Boy Scouts. They …
- The original photograph is noticeably faded. Both the original and contrast-enhanced copies are available.The original photograph is noticeably faded. Both the original and contrast-enhanced copies …
- This 1908 photograph depicts visitors at that year's Paris Fall Fair. At the time, the fairgrounds were located at the corner of William and Elm Streets, where the Syl Apps Community Centre and basebThis 1908 photograph depicts visitors at that year's Paris Fall Fair. At …
- This photograph depicts a group of young boys playing at British vs. Boers c. 1900, at the time of the second Boer War. The photograph was taken at Hamilton Place, then the home of Paul Wickson and hThis photograph depicts a group of young boys playing at British vs. …
- 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 laterThis 1915 photograph depicts a platoon of Paris men training to defend …
- This photograph, c. 1915-18, shows a basketball team of female high school students who had played in the gym at the Community Building. For a list of the persons in this photograph, see the inscriptThis photograph, c. 1915-18, shows a basketball team of female high school …
- This photograph depicts the Paris High School girls' track team of 1929. D.A. Smith notes that six of the women depicted are defying the dress code of long black stockings. For a list of the names ofThis photograph depicts the Paris High School girls' track team of 1929. …
- This photograph shows the beginning of a parade down Grand River Street in celebration of the coronation of King George VI. Store signs visible in this photograph include "Naborhood Shoes" and "FrankThis photograph shows the beginning of a parade down Grand River Street …
- This photograph shows the beginning of a parade down Grand River Street in celebration of the coronation of King George VI. Store signs visible in this photograph include "Naborhood Shoes" and "Chas.This photograph shows the beginning of a parade down Grand River Street …
- This photograph shows Paris High School's float in the coronation parade, May 12, 1937. The theme was "Industry and Learning;" it won fourth place. For a full list of the students in this photograph,This photograph shows Paris High School's float in the coronation parade, May …
- 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 amThis photograph depicts William "Wally" West (1818 - 1912), self-proclaimed Bard of …
- This photograph depicts Robert "Bobby" West taking a customer out on the Penman No. 1 mill-pond connected to the Nith River in one of his pedal boats. Robert was the younger of the two Wests; his fatThis photograph depicts Robert "Bobby" West taking a customer out on the …
- This is the original handwritten version of a letter by Hiram Capron which was published in an 1872 issue of the Rural New Yorker magazine. Capron is responding to an earlier letter in which a corresThis is the original handwritten version of a letter by Hiram Capron …
- This photograph depicts an 1879 meeting of the Paris town council, which at the time met at the Church street town hall. Among the figures depicted are mayor A.H. Baird and the police constable, to tThis photograph depicts an 1879 meeting of the Paris town council, which …
- This photograph depicts the Paris Quintette Club, c. 1885. The Quintette Club was a group of amateur musicians, a popular activity prior to the introduction of radio. This image was printed on the twThis photograph depicts the Paris Quintette Club, c. 1885. The Quintette Club …
- This photograph depicts a choral society in Paris, Ontario, c. 1890. The piano has the text "YMCA." This image was printed on the thirteenth page of photographs in At the Forks of the Grand: Volume IThis photograph depicts a choral society in Paris, Ontario, c. 1890. The …
- 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 completeThis photograph, taken August 1st, 1901, depicts the Paris Tennis Club. The …
- This photograph depicts the Kings Ward School on Broadway Street East in Paris, Ontario. It was built in 1881 and demolished in 1972. This image was printed on the fifteenth page of photographs in AtThis photograph depicts the Kings Ward School on Broadway Street East in …
- These photographs depict two historic South Ward schools in Paris, Ontario. The older school was built in 1868; the newer school replaced it c. 1900. The lower image was printed on the thirteenth pagThese photographs depict two historic South Ward schools in Paris, Ontario. The …