County of Brant Public Library Digital Collections

Men in front of VanDusen Block

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
This photo shows three young Oakland men in front of the VanDusen Block department store. The men are Donald Smith, Ed Mitchell, and Earl "Pru" Shellington.

The VanDusen Block was a department store which was well known among residents. It was demolished around 1980.

Among the products being advertised by the store are Sweet Caporal Cigarettes and Magic Baking Powder.

This photograph was provided by Neil O'Reilly during a Digitization Day event held by the County of Brant Public Library. Do you have any historical items and are interested in helping preserve our county's history online? Contact the library at (519) 442-2433 for more information.
Date of Publication
1943
Subject(s)
Local identifier
2010NO018
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.0168 Longitude: -80.36637
Donor
Provided by Neil O'Reilly
Recommended Citation
Men by VanDusen Block, 19[??], Neil O'Reilly personal collection
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