Penmans Collection

    This photograph depicts John Penman and a group of friends sleighing near the Presbyterian Church on River St.

    This program is for the event held to unveil the memorial tablet created in honour of John Penman, who had died the previous year. The event was held on December 14th, 1932, at the YMCA where the tab

    These two memos were created by the Penmans Limited clothing company pertaining to its immigrant workers. Through much of the 20th century, Penmans solicited employees in parts of England and Canada

    These two artifacts are advertising materials for the Penmans Limited clothing company prominently featuring their "Pen Angle" logo and trademark. The first item is a miniature mirror, approximately

    These payroll sheets document wages paid to workers at Penmans Limited No. 1 clothing factory from March 14 through April 11, 1913. This document is Zoomify enabled! Click on it to zoom in and pan ar

    This photograph depicts a major flood on the Penmans Limited factory property, probably the April 1912 Nith River flood. The distinctive chimney spire of Penmans No. 1 is visible in the background.

    This photograph depicts the Penmans Limited No. 2 clothing factory, c. 1920.

    Note that, despite the label on the front, this is the No. 2 mill - not No. 1.

    This photograph depicts the Penmans Limited No. 2 mill, once located on Willow Street. It was taken from across the mill-race, which no longer exists. There is also a possibility that this photo was

    This photograph depicts the Penmans Limited No. 2 mill, once located on Willow Street. It appears to have been taken from the nearby Dundas St. bridge. The photo was donated to the museum by Margaret

    The red and yellow distortion at the bottom of the image is caused by light reflecting from the yellowed tape attached to the photo.

    This postcard shows the 1907 workers strike at the Penmans No. 1 mill. The photo was taken on October 14, 1907, by F. Hurndall of Paris. It was donated to the museum by Jack Kagas [?]. This image was

    The copy of the book digitized was provided by the Paris Museum and Historical Society, who hold it in their collection. This book was a key source consulted by Joy Parr in her 1990 book The Gender o

    Based on the dates other photos in this collection were taken, it was likely that this photograph was taken in the 1960s.

    Based on the dates other photos in this collection were taken, it was likely that this photograph was taken in the 1960s.

    Based on the dates other photos in this collection were taken, it was likely that this photograph was taken in the 1960s.