Cairncross Photograph Collection

    This photograph was taken along the route the Royal Procession took in London, June 7, 1939. The exact location isn't clear. The four mile tour of streets stretched from York Street on the south to S

    Formerly known as the London Asylum for the Insane. Later (in 1968) renamed London Psychiatric Hospital There is a handwritten inscription on the back of the photograph. PG B35

    Bishop's Palace was the residence of the Roman Catholic bishops of London from 1870 to 1914. In 1914 the mansion at 90 Central Avenue, "Blackfriars", was donated to the Diocese of London and used as

    Inscription is handwritten on the back of the photograph. The London Street Railway started service on May 24, 1875 with single horse-drawn trolley cars pulled on steel rails. The company began with

    The inscription is handwritten on the back of the photograph. PG B16

    Handwritten inscription appears on the back of the photograph. The number 34 appears on the right front as this picture was part of a photo display (probably in the 1960s) in the Cairncross Drugstore

    The inscription is handwritten and printed on the back of the photograph...the first suggestion was later corrected. Note: compare this photograph with "North Street looking east from Richmond Street

    The inscription is handwritten on the back of the photograph. Although this photograph is somewhat unclear, a comparison with another photograph of a similar streetscape circa 1863, on page 26 in the

    This photograph would have been taken prior to the major Court House renovations done in 1878. A guess has been made that it was taken ca. 1870. There is a handwitten inscription on the back of the p

    Hellmuth Ladies' College was located on Richmond Street North, just south of Windermere Road on the hill overlooking the Thames River. Founded by the Rt. Rev. Isaac Hellmuth, it opened Sept. 23, 1869

    There are two handwritten inscriptions on the back of the photograph. The one inscription erroneously gives the location as Port Stanley. PG B3

    Barker House, built by William Barker c1854, became the Mount Hope Orphanage c1869. It was situated on the west side of Richmond Street between College and Grosvenor Streets. Barker House was demolis

    Barker House, built by William Barker c1854, became the Mount Hope Orphanage c1869. It was situated on the west side of Richmond Street between College and Grosvenor Streets. Barker House was demolis

    The Bank of British North America was situated on the south-east corner of Richmond Street and Queens Avenue. This building later became the Bank of Montreal. There is a handwritten inscription on th

    North Street Methodist Church, situated on the south-west corner of Clarence and North Streets, was built in 1854. It was destroyed by fire in 1895. There is a handwritten inscription on the back of

    The post office, situated on the southwest corner of Richmond Street and Queens Avenue, was built in 1860. It was demolished in 1953. There is a handwritten inscription on the back of the photograph.

    This photograph was taken from Hitchcock Street (later called Maple Street and now Dufferin Avenue), which ran west off of Richmond Street. The buildings in the foreground are on the west side of Ric

    St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (now First St. Andrew's United Church), on the north east corner of Queens Avenue and Waterloo Street, was built in 1868-69 on the same site as the old frame church t

    Spettigue Hall (later the Duffield Block) was built in 1871 by Joseph Spettigue. It contained a concert hall on the second floor. When James Duffield bought the building in 1891, he closed the theatr

    The Odd Fellows' Hall was located on the northeast corner of Dundas and Clarence Streets. A & S Nordheimer sold pianos, organs, music and musical instruments. There is a handwritten inscription on th