St. Marys Cooperage, 1890s
Description
- Mystery Question
- We unfortunately have a blank - do you know his name?[Please answer by clicking on the Comments tab]
- Creator
- W.J. Becker, Stratford, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Photo of F.E. Butcher's St. Marys Cooperage taken sometime in the 1890s. There are a few men all standing outside the building in their aprons. Power lines can be seen above the building.
Sign above door reads:
J. Johnson
House
Contractor & Builder
Sash Doors Blinds & C.
The sign on top of the building reads:
St. Marys Cooperage
Repairing F.E. Butcher Cisterns - Notes
- Condition: Image is good with some uneven toning (yellow and purple) with some stains; matte is in very fragile condition. Do not handle.
- Inscriptions
- Photo taken in 1890s before electricity. Windmill used to operate saws and machines. Note that dash and rotary churns, cisterns, barrels, door and window frames, and cart with a rack for transporting flour and apple barrels.
Men identified as:
Jno. A. Johnson, Mr. Humphris, Mr. Fulcher, _____________, Jas. Mayle, Wm. Horton, Wm. Long, T.T. (Nob) Garner - Date of Original
- 1890s
- Dimensions
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Width: 35 cm
Height: 27.9 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 24.1cm
Image Height: 19.4cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 0257ph
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum photo collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
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- Donor
- W. Mayle, Hamilton
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright expired. Permission of the St. Marys Museum required for print or electronic publication.
- Recommended Citation
- "St. Marys Cooperage, 1890s." St. Marys Museum, 0257ph.
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- 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
