Oddfellows Block
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. It shows the Thames Rivver running under the Victoria Bridge. On the right bank is the flour mill, Oddfellows Block, and Opera House. The building was built for the St. Marys chapter of the Imperial Order of Oddfellows in 1879-80. The Oddfellows occupied the third floor of the building, the second floor contained the stage for performances, and the first floor was rented out to businesses as storefronts.
- Notes
- Condition: Fair - Wear on edges and all four corners, heavy discolouration throughout.
- Inscriptions
- None
- Dimensions
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Width: 13.9 cm
Height: 8.9 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 13.9cm
Image Height: 8.9cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Near, Reg.
- Local identifier
- RN7_17
- Collection
- Reg Near Postcards
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
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- Donor
- Reg Near
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Oddfellow's Block." St. Marys Museum, RN7_17.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder. As per request of donors on behalf of Reg Near, the original collection is to remain in the St. Marys Museum building and kept in the archival vault at all times. Retrieval from the vault is allowed for viewing under supervision of St. Marys Museum staff only.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:177 Church Street South,
P.O. Box 998,
St. Marys, Ontario.
N4X 1B6
