Reproduction of R. G. Dun Mercantile Agency Reference Book for Hastings County, 1902
- CA ON00156 CH/13/1/13
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- 1902
Part of County of Hastings records
Photocopy of a 1902 directory of businesses in Hastings County.
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Reproduction of R. G. Dun Mercantile Agency Reference Book for Hastings County, 1902
Part of County of Hastings records
Photocopy of a 1902 directory of businesses in Hastings County.
Digital photograph of miniature Quinte Fuel Coompany coal scuttle
Photograph of a ‘Quinte Fuel Co.’ promotional miniature coal scuttle. The company was listed in the Deseronto telephone directory in 1919 (with the telephone number 44, as on the scuttle). It was still in existence in the 1970s.
Compliments slip from Stover & Sager of Deseronto
Compliments slip from the Stover and Sager store in Deseronto, Ontario, which sold groceries, flour, feed, boots and shoes.
Canada Optical Company collection
Collection of materials relating to the Canada Optical Company in Deseronto, Ontario, including:
The materials were collected by Don Simpson, former general manager of the Deseronto plant.
Canada Optical Company
Deseronto Town Hall photograph collection
Photographs of Deseronto, Ontario dating from the 1970s to 2011, depicting a variety of Town events. They include a set of aerial photographs of the town from the 1980s; the interior of the former Home Hardware store in the Baker Block on Main Street; the O’Connor House on Main Street before its demolition; the 1989 100th Anniversary celebrations, photographs of Centennial Park and Rathbun Memorial Park; the opening of the Deseronto Public Library in its 358 Main Street location in 2001; the Ontario Provincial Police handover ceremony in 2001; an Easter Parade from the early 2000s; a Santa Parade; the 2002 New Year’s Levee; and the 2010 Olympic Flame run in Deseronto.
Most of the photographs appear to have been taken by Town staff. One envelope was donated to the Town by Irene Usher and contains photographs taken by her late husband, Tom.
Economic Development publications for Deseronto, Ontario
Materials relating to economic development in Deseronto, including a feature in ‘Great Lakes Cruiser’ magazine, August 2001; Land inventory and promotional materials about the town, 2003; Downtown Revitalization Project handouts, 2007; 2012 Naylor’s Theatre historical fundraising calendar (annotated by Town’s Edge B&B).
Certificate of Formation of the Deseronto Board of Trade
Document establishing the Deseronto Board of Trade, which appointed William J. Malley as its secretary.
Signatories:
W. J. Malley, Chemist & Druggist
J. Buchanan, Dry Goods & Boots & Shoes
A. A. Richardson, Merchant
R. Miller, Merchant
F. J. Frost, Merchant
Charles. R. Oliver, Merchant
John Dalton, Manufacturer
W. J. Passmore, M.D.
George Houle, Merchant
W. J. McMicking, Deseronto News Co. Limited
James Fairbairn, Photographer
C. J. Adams, Fancy goods
A. G. Bogart, Merchant
P. Slavin, Merchant
G. E. Snider, Jeweller
George Houle, Merchant
W. Stoddart, Merchant tailor
Edward Cole, Tobacconist
E. Armitage, Merchant
Harvey & Meagher, Butchers
John Newton, M.D.
Wilbert Woodcock, Grocer
W. H. Stafford, Hardware
F. Donoghue & Bro., Dry Goods
R. Lawson, Butcher
Jo. Go. Egar, Insurance Agent
H. Kellar, Harness maker
F. B. Gaylord, Ins. Mgr.
E. W. Rathbun, Manufacturer
Isaac Allum, Furniture Dealer
William Jamieson, Hotel Keeper
G. E. Deroche, Barrister
Deseronto Board of Trade
Lock Companies of Belleville records
A mix of catalogues showcasing locks and associated building hardware for all the companies involved, but focusing on Corbin. Box of files includes inter company correspondence, newspaper clippings, log books, photographs and shares. A number of other books include a job book for cylinder keys, manufacturing order books and department specific log books. Two awards are also included, 1 for the efforts of a flood control team in 1981 and 1 safety award received in 1960. The fonds also includes a plastic Corbin sign and a key made at the plant.
International Hardware Company
Minutes and other records of Heritage Belleville.
Heritage Belleville
Hastings County Historical Society Brochure collection
Printed brochures, many of them promoting Belleville and its industries.
Hastings County Historical Society
Picturesque City of Belleville
Part of Hastings County Historical Society Brochure collection
Brochure produced by the The Echo, featuring people and industries of Belleville, Ontario.
Part of Hastings County Historical Society Brochure collection
Brochure produced by the City of Belleville, featuring businesses, homes and activities in the Belleville and Quinte area of Ontario.
City of Belleville
Part of Hastings County Historical Society Brochure collection
A promotional brochure for the City of Belleville, featuring local businesses and business people.
Intelligencer
Part of Hastings County Historical Society Brochure collection
Brochure produced by the City of Belleville to encourage new industries to locate in Belleville, Ontario.
City of Belleville
Belleville and District Chamber of Commerce 150th Anniversary
Display panels on the history of the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce in Belleville, Ontario.
Map of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland
Part of Map collection
A "Map of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland" published by the Copp Clark Co. Ltd. of Toronto in 1945.
The map served dual commercial and educational purposes. It advertises for a chocolate company with slogans and images: "Neilson's, The best chocolate bars in Canada [and] Neilson's Jersey milk chocolate - The best milk chocolate made." On the top right corner, an inscription writes that the map was for rural, underprivileged schools and was not to be removed from such locations.
Copp Clark Limited
Dominion of Canada with Hudson's Bay areas
Part of Map collection
A Map of the Dominion of Canada Shewing the Establishments of the Hudson's Bay Company. Scale: 1:10,500,00. Note the presence of the Districts of Mackenzie, Keewatin and Franklin and the border of Manitoba - circa 1905.
Part of Map collection
A map showing concessions and lots of Huntingdon - Madoc Township, Hastings County. Circa 1869. 30 advertisements for companies surround the map. Published by Macleod and Carre, Engineers and Surveyors. Scale: 1:63,000. Dimensions: 34.0cm x 37.0cm. Map was created from Government plan.
Donated from the Col. W. N. Ponton Estate. Penciled notes on map show Ponton family's interest in mining, especially after the Eldorado Gold Rush in 1866.
MacLeod and Carre, P.L.S.
Part of Map collection
A map showing concessions and lots of Cashel Township, Hastings County. Circa 1869. 13 advertisements for companies are present on the left-hand side. Published by Macleod and Carre, Engineers and Surveyors. Scale: 1:63,000. Dimensions: 29.0cm x 33cm. Map was created from Government plan.
Donated from the Col. W. N. Ponton Estate. Penciled notes on map show Ponton family's interest in mining, especially after the Eldorado Gold Rush in 1866.
MacLeod and Carre, P.L.S.
Part of Map collection
A map showing concessions and lots of Elzevir Township, Hastings County. Circa 1869. 16 advertisements are present on the left-hand side. Published by Macleod and Carre, Engineers and Surveyors. Scale: 1:63,000. Dimensions: 29.0cm x 37.5cm.
MacLeod and Carre, P.L.S.