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Photographs taken during the demolition of the Henderson building at 397-399 Front Street, Belleville, Ontario.

Photograph of nine men, identified as:
J. G. D. Byant, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Centre (Captain)
George Masters, Napanee, Ontario; Secretary-Treasurer
A. C. Major, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Right Guard
G. Walsh, Port Arthur, Ontario; Left Guard (Manager)
H. F. Gibson, Danville, Quebec; Vice-President
J. H. Daigle, St. Jacques, New Brunswick; Right Forward
J. W. Johnson, F.C.A., Belleville, Ontario; Honorary-President
H. Camirand, Blind River, Ontario; Left Forward
I. L. Moore, Belleville, Ontario; President

Copy of a photograph of Mrs Morris's class at Deseronto Public School.

Collection of materials from Bill Stovin, including:

• Prize list and ticket for Bay of Quinte Exhibition, 1897 [damaged by 'Ponton fire' in July 1954]
• Itinerary for train journey to Quebec City and hotel receipt, May 1946
• Letter from Belleville Chamber of Comerce about a reception at the Hotel Quinte, 27 March 1947
• Booklet of Rules and Regulations for No. 418 (Belleville) Wing R.C.A.F. Association, c.1950
• Pocket calendar with birthstones and wedding anniversaries from Paul Mercier, jeweller for 1952
• Kiwanis Club of Belleville bulletins for:
  • 27 April 1956 [top half only]
  • 14 March 1959
  • 18 July 1959
• Photocopies of photographs relating to CJBQ staff, 1950s
• Booklet about Canadian Forces Base Trenton, c.1974
• Photocopy of press clipping about a plaque to Horice Stovin at the Delta Bessborough Hotel, 11 December 2000
• Letter to Phil & Helen Flagler from Bill Stovin, 10 March 2001
• Letter to Phil from Stovin, 25 August 2008
• Undated letter from Stovin to Phil
• Printed email correspondence between Stovin, Gerry Boyce, Phil Flagler, and Shelley Wildgen about memories of CJBQ, 2010

Oversized items:

• 2 drawings by W. B. Mac of Belleville Sales & Advertising Club members, 1950s: Ted Schwab; Len Smith; Bill Stovin; Bill Riley, Ben Yanover; Brian Humphreys; Frank Murray; Phil Flagler; Ralph Plumpton; Fred Maund

Photographs:

1. Ambrotype photograph of four houses on the west side of the Moira river in Belleville, c.1860
2. City of Belleville Chemical Fire Engine Group, 1882-1883
3. Front Street (looking south) decorated to welcome home the men who fought in the North-West Rebellion, 1885
4. Front Street (looking north) decorated to welcome home the men who fought in the North-West Rebellion, 1885

Slides made by Rudolf Donninger during his time in Belleville, Ontario, working at Northern Electric. They include photographs of buildings in Belleville, rural scenes, cars, a parade and the Belleville Fair in 1970, winter scenes, Ottawa and Kingston views, and aircraft at the Trenton Air Show.

Three postcards of Belleville views, sent to Grace McCreery (1882-1956) by her mother, Ada Mary Stewart (1859-1932):

1. Bridge Street
2. St. Thomas's Anglican Church
3. Bridges over Moira River

Scanned image of a photograph of the house at 153 Victoria Avenue, Belleville, Ontario. The house was built by Charles Frederick Smith in around 1878 and sold by Smith to John Wesley Johnson in 1889 for $4,250. Johnson was the Principal of the Ontario Business College in Belleville and Mayor of Belleville, 1897-1900, and Member of the Provincial Parliament for Hastings West, 1908-1919.

Photographs taken at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre during the solar eclipse of 8 April 2024.

Six digital mages taken in Belleville during the 2024 solar eclipse and a pair of Royal Astronomical Society of Canada solar eclipse viewing glasses.

Minutes, texts of talks and financial records of the Women's Study Guild, originally formed at the John Street United Church in Belleville, Ontario.

Photograph of King George School, Belleville, Ontario, dated 20 September 1929.

Five annotated photographs of Belleville, Ontario, taken during the March 1936 floods.

The First World War photograph album contains about 164 black and white or sepia photographs, 1 cartoon entitled "The same old moon", 1 coloured pencil sketch of a nurse. The album is Kodak's "Gallia" model (32.5x26x2cm) in plain black, textured leatherette. The photographs vary greatly in size from 21 x 14.5 cm to 8.5 X5.9 cm. About 40 of the photographs are signed either "E.R. Owen" or "E.R.O.". The first photograph is marked in pencil, "Donor G.B.Waters". Many of the photographs depict the Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Cliveden, England. Many images depict the hospital at the time of a visit by King George V and Queen Mary, a visit by Sir Robert Borden, and a visit by Winston Churchill. There are images of the hospital wards both indoors and out, the cafeteria, the linen supply, and many patients (a lot of the patients seem to be wearing special issue hospital shoes) and nurses. Subjects include: nurses of the Canadian Army Medical Corps; funerals; women ambulance drivers; trenches, military hospitals.

The second album dates from 1916 to 1921. Identified locations include: Athabaska Hall; Banff (Alberta); Red Deer; Lake St. Helena; Edmonton; Sylvan Lake; Mount Royal; Montreal (from M.G.H.); Fort William [Thunder Bay]; Lake of the Woods; Moose Jaw; Markerville; Innisfail; New York. There are several photographs of farm scenes and some of medical personnel in white coats, holding human bones.

The third album includes photographs taken at a graduation at McGill University in Montreal; scenes of Niagara Falls; photographs of cars; two photographs of hospital rooms.

This collection also includes an annual report for Kingston General Hospital, 1906; a brochure for Queen's University Hospital in Cairo, c.1915; five panoramic postcards of Le Tréport, France, c.1915; a letter from 'Elsa' of Dickson, Alberta to Ivy, Clifford and Lloyd, discussing her new job as head of a teacher training department in Ethiopia, dated 5 August 1946, and two sheets of song lyrics for the following songs:
Sheet 1
Cupid is the Captain of the Army
I've Said My Last Farewell
Those Songs My Mother Used to Sing
The Bull-Frog and the Coon
Poker Love
The Good Old U.S.A.
So Long Mary
The Tale of a Stroll
Lazy Moon

Sheet 2
Fishing
I Would Like to Marry You
As We Swing, Sweetheart
Drummer Song
Dear Old Johnstown
When I Rode on the Choo Choo Cars
I Fell in Love With Polly
Hey! Mister Joshua
Hiram Green, Good-Bye
It Makes Me Think of Home, Sweet, Home

Photograph of staff and students of the Ontario Business College, including: Nellie-May Kent (second row, fifth from right); Mae Monica Foster (first row, eight from right); Marjorie Danford (second row, fourth from right) and Mavis Sills (second row, sixth from right). Teacher identified as Mr Motsler, Miss Grant, Mr Moor and Mr Henry.

Postcard addressed to Miss Florence Roberts of Paris, Ontario, with a picture of the Bay of Quinte Bridge on the front. Mailed in October 1905. Signed 'Eva'.

Panoramic photograph of employees of the Stephens-Adamson Manufacturing Company of Canada Limited, Franklin Street, Belleville, Ontario. Taken 1 June 1943.

A heart-shaped publication of mini-postcard images of Belleville produced by Charles B. Scantlebury in 1907.
Two photo-postcards of Belleville, Ontario, during spring flooding [possibly 1936], one showing the broken footbridge, the other taken on Bridge Street West.

Two postcards and one photograph of flooding in Belleville, Ontario in 1936.

Photographs of military personnel, taken during the First World War. Some are signed 'R.G.S.', including a photograph of the Halifax Explosion. The collection also includes a set of Ottawa street scenes.

Individuals identified in the photographs include: Jim Parm, Petty Officer Pace, Ted Lazier, Ted Wallbridge, Keith Petepiece, Reg Stevens [probably Reginald Garnet Stevens, 1896-1971, the R.G.S. who took the photographs], P. Domville, Colonel W. J. McEllinny.

Ottawa street scenes depict: Parliament Hill, Lovers Walk, Government House, Chateau Laurier, the Eastern Departmental Block, Interprovincial Bridge, City Hall Square, the Rideau Canal locks.