Collection 2016-22 - John Doran collection of photographs

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CA ON00156 2016-22

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John Doran collection of photographs

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  • 1950s (Creation)

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15 black and white photographs pasted onto card
1 colour print

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(1870-)

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The Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf opened in Belleville, Ontario in 1870.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_James_Whitney_School_for_the_Deaf

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Donated by John Doran to the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County in April 2016. Mr Doran saved the materials from being discarded when he was a teacher at Sir James Whitney School in the 1980s.

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These images of Belleville, Ontario locations were used for teaching at the Ontario School for the Deaf (now the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf), probably in the 1950s. The images depict:

  • Armouries
  • Government Dock
  • Deacon Brothers shirt factory
  • Victoria Park and harbour
  • Tabernacle United Church
  • Belleville Public Works building
  • Belleville City Hall and Council Chamber
  • Hastings County Shire Hall and Council Chamber
  • Belleville Police Station
  • St. Thomas Anglican Church
  • Belleville Pump House
  • Registry Office
  • Victoria Avenue Baptist Church

The collection also includes a colour print of 'Keep BCI in the Picture' a reproduction of 'East Side, West Side' by Eve Lucy, printed by Market High as part of the campaign BCIVS 2000, committed to keeping the Belleville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School building as part of the Belleville landscape.

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These materials have been digitized and are available online at https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=134017397%40N03&sort=date-taken-desc&text=2016-22&view_all=1

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