Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 DA 2015.24
Title
Digital photographs of items relating to the Murphy and Gaulin family of Deseronto
Date(s)
- c.1900-1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
10 digital images
Context area
Name of creator
(1866-1949)
Biographical history
James Fairbairn was a photographer active in Deseronto, Ontario in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Name of creator
(1853-1925)
Biographical history
F. S. Richardson was a photographer in Napanee, Ontario.
Archival history
Donated to the Deseronto Archives by Marie McCartney in August 2015.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the Community Archives in September 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Scanned photos relating to the Murphy/Gaulin family of Deseronto:
- Scan of photograph of James Gaulin (1870-1920, former postmaster of Deseronto) taken by Richardson of Napanee
- Scan of photograph of James Gaulin, taken by James Fairbairn of Deseronto
- Scan of photograph of James Gaulin and his wife, Elizabeth Jane Nealon and two others (possibly Mary Flood and Edward Gaulin)
- Scanned copy of photo of Marie Murphy’s first communion – along with Carol Lord, Joseph Smith, Tom Dowling and Colleen ? – priest was Father Martin
- Scanned copy of photo of first communion – same children with Nora Fox, who prepared them for communion
- Scanned copy of Deseronto Public School grade 1 class photo, c.1953 (duplicate of DA 2009.30 (1)).
- Photo of Nora Rathbun’s woven placemats
- Photo of Red Cross buttons from Deseronto Public school
- Photo of front of school Coronation medal
- Photo of reverse of school Coronation medal
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Items are available online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/deserontoarchives/albums/72157656803738342