LH0824 Williams Piano Co. Workshop (10) - Brockman, Christopher "Ezra"
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white photo of Williams' employee Christopher "Ezra" Brockman using a hand crank drill in the workshop.
- Notes
- Ezra was born 17 May 1886 in Oshawa, married to Minnie Quigley of Oshawa 12 Apr 1915 and died 9 Jan 1953 in Oshawa.
He was a lifelong member of St. Gregory the Great Parish, lived at 58 Hillcroft St., 71 Arlington Avenue and worked for McLaughlin Buick in the 1920's.
He was the father of Ray and Joan Brockman and grandfather of 7. Ezra's son-in-law was Albert "Abe" Taylor who went on to be the President of Local 222 UAW from 1963-1978 in Oshawa.
Ezra's brothers Charles and Leo Brockman also worked for Williams Piano Company. - Date of Original
- ca. 1900-1910s
- Dimensions
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Width: 5 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Christopher "Ezra" Brockman
- Corporate Name(s)
- William Piano co.
- Local identifier
- LH0824
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.90012 Longitude: -78.84957
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Location of Original
- PHOTO BUS B-001 000008
- Terms of Use
- please credit Oshawa Public Libraries, Local History Collection
- Contact
- Oshawa Public LibrariesEmail:nadams@oshawalibrary.on.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
Nicole Adams, Local History and Genealogy Librarian
65 Bagot Street
Oshawa, ON L1H 1N2
905-579-6111 EXT 5253
