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    This 1908 photograph shows a section of Main Street, Mount Pleasant, looking north from the Old Haight Mill. The dog is Devlin's dog Prince. It was provided by Linda Guest.

    From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This set of clippings contains the three-part article

    This photograph shows a view of downtown Paris looking north on Grand River. An ox-team is visible to the left, drinking from a public trough, while the congregational church can be seen in the backg

    This photograph shows a group of men with an ox-team pulling a cart on a street in Paris. By 1913, animal-driven carts were increasingly becoming a rarity; the photographer's caption ("Old Friends")

    This photograph shows Stanley and Mrs. W. Phelps riding on a horse-drawn carriage. It was provided by Linda (Phelps) Guest.

    This photograph illustrates the "march of civilization" with the meeting of the old and new modes of transportation on a street in Paris on May 6, 1913. On the left is Dr. Daniel Dunton, one of the e

    This photograph shows a parade down River Street (now Grand River Street) in Paris c. 1895. A similar photograph, taken from the same angle and at the same day, is also a part of this collection and

    The photographic paper is a glossy print that strongly resembles Kodak Velox paper, but is missing the usual distinctive "VELOX" watermark on the back. It could possibly be an early, pre-1920s print.

    The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.

Robertson, Mel, 10 Jun 1981     From the 1970s through the 1980s, Mel Robertson wrote many articles for the Burford Advance and Burford Times on the history of Burford Township. This set of clippings contains parts 1 - 3 of the art

    This photograph depicts a horse-drawn sleigh and cattle being led down a snow-covered Paris road on their way to the market. This image was printed on page 215 of At the Forks of the Grand: Volume I

    This photograph shows the railway crossing on Grand River Street, c. 1905. At this time, the train crossed directly over the street. The small shack next to the tracks housed the guard. This image wa

    This photograph depicts a parade during the Paris Old Boys' Reunion of August, 1905. It shows a busy downtown street with marching bands, horse-drawn carriages, and many spectators. This image was pr

    This photograph depicts "ancient and modern" teams of oxen and horses pulling a cart carrying a roof and a few male passengers down a road in Paris. A dog is on the right of the photo. 1913 was a tra