Arnold/Young Wedding, August 18, 1939

Description
Mystery Question
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Creator
Marjorie Ruddy, Photographer
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Negatives
Description
A black and white negative of two unidentified female wedding guests standing in front of Arnhills in Pickering, Ontario. The large stone house was build circa 1850 by William Wright on Lot 10, Concession 1 of Pickering Township.
Notes
Lillian Arnold married Cromwell Young on 18 August 1939 at her parents’ residence known as Arnhills, in Pickering, Ontario.

Harry Arnold (1877-1971) married Irene Curtis (1881-1961) on 6 June 1910 in Port Hope, Ontario. They had five daughters: Mary, Lillian, Thomasine (1915-1978), Ada (1917-1986), Elizabeth Margaret (Betty). The family lived at "Arnhills" in Pickering, Ontario.

Marjorie Georgina Ruddy (1908-1980) was a prominent Whitby photographer and the only commercial photographer in Whitby during the 1930s and 1940s. Marjorie was the official photographer for the Whitby Police Department starting in the 1930s and as a result took many photographs of car accidents, fingerprints and crime scenes. (Station Gallery. Whitby Through the Lens Photographs by Marjorie G. Ruddy, 1935-1948. Whitby: Station Gallery, 2010.)
Date of Original
18 August 1939
Dimensions
Width: 1.5 in
Height: 1.5 in
Subject(s)
Celebrations
Photographers
Portraits
Weddings
Women
Personal Name(s)
Ruddy, Marjorie Georgina ; Arnold, Harry ; Arnold, Irene Curtis ; Pettijohn, Mary Arnold ; Anderson, Thomasine Arnold ; Cockburn, Ada May Curtis ; Young, Lillian Ellen Arnold ; Reid, Elizabeth Margaret Arnold
Local identifier
A2013_040_776C
Collection
Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
Geographic Coverage
  • Pickering
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.90012 Longitude: -79.13289
Creative Commons licence
Public Domain [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Arnold Family, August 18, 1939, Marjorie Ruddy. Whitby Archives A2013_040_776C.
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from a black and white negative.
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