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Materials collected by Arthur Tufts (father of Marilyn Hughes), including:

• Negative of a photograph of children and staff of Tweed Consolidated School, 1932-1933
• Printed letter from Harold Walsh to the voters of East Hastings, 1 October 1937
• 'A History of St. John's United Church, Tweed, Ontario 1957-1969' by Mrs C. R. Porritt, 1967
• Printed photo directory of St. John's United Church, Tweed, Ontario, 2000
• Printed 'seniority list' of names of 266 employees of Corby Distilleris Limited at 15 September 1974, with their date of starting work
• Published history of 'Moira Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 11 G.R.C. March 10th, 1801 to 1976' by H. S. Robbins
• Published history 'Moira Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 11 G.R.C. Bicentennial 1801-2001' by Paul Foster

Framed photograph, a collage of photographs of 26 "Aldermen and civic officials of the City of Belleville" in Queen Victoria's Jubilee Year. The men are identified as: A. N. Pringle; P. J. M. Anderson; W. L. Fellowes; E. G. Porter; W. Reeves; J. N. Lazier; C. Bogart; M. Graham; J. C. Keith; E. H. LaRoche; D. B. Robertson, City Clerk; W. J. Diamond; W. H. Biggar, Mayor; L. H. Henderson, City Solicitor; R. Taylor, Street Surveyor; James Macoun; N. B. Falkiner; J. W. Johnson; R. Tannahill, City Treasurer; G. A. Brown; A. T. Petrie; William Smeaton; D. J. Hay; D. Collins; William Lott; L. Johnson.

Two scrapbooks of materials relating to Elmer Sandercock's political career as a Progressive Conservative MPP and newspaper clippings and family photographs relating to Elmer and Ethel Sandercock's time as superintendents of the Hastings County House of Refuge in Belleville, Ontario. Framed photograph of attendees of the 15th Annual Convention of the Association of Managers of the Homes for Aged and Inform, 1934.

Colour photographs of the Norris Whitney bridge under construction between Rossmore and Belleville, Ontario and aerial photographs of Belleville, Wellington, Picton, Tweed, Stirling and the open pit mine at Marmora. Photographs of aircraft, including a replica of the 'Spirit of St. Louis', which visited Belleville in 1977 or 1978.

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

A series of negatives of properties in Belleville, Ontario, taken by members of the Belleville Camera Club on behalf of the Historic Structures Committee of Hastings County Historical Society. Also a file containing a list of the houses in 'Area C' of Belleville (from the east side of Front Street to East Hill) which were to be photographed.

Photographs and newspaper clippings relating to barbershop groups The Trentones and A Cappella Quinte. Includes a program for the 1982 Annual Show: "A Decade of The Trentones", held at Trenton High School on May 7th and 8th.

Photograph of two women, one man and a young girl. On back are pencilled notes reading "Mrs Hick, Mr Gilbert, Lottie & Roy, 4 generations".

Six loose coloured postcards showing:

• Front Street, Belleville, Ontario
• Aerial View of R.C.A.F. Station, looking South, near Belleville, Ontario
• Moira River, Belleville, Ontario
• General Hospital, Belleville, Ontario
• Albert College, Belleville, Ontario

• Dominion Entomological Building, Belleville, Ont.

  A fold-out 'Souvenir of Belleville' set of postcards produced by Valentine-Black Ltd., Toronto. They depict:

• Post Office, Quinte Hotel, Churches, Armouries, Belleville, Ontario
• Church of St. Michael the Archangel (R.C.)
• St. Thomas' Church (Anglican) Belleville, Ontario
• Bridge Street United Church, Belleville, Ontario
• Front Street looking North, Belleville, Ontario
• Front Street, Belleville, Ont. looking North
• Moira River looking North from Victoria Park, Belleville, Ontario
• Bridge St., bridge over Moira River, Belleville, Ontario
• Main bldgs., Belleville General Hospital
• Hotel Quinte, Belleville, Ontario
• High School, Belleville, Ontario
• Albert College, Belleville, Ontario
• Main bldg., Ontario School for the Deaf, Belleville, Ont., Canada
• Club House, Quinte Golf and Country Club, Belleville, Ont., Canada
• The Armouries, Belleville, Ont., Canada
• War Memorial, Belleville, Ont., Canada

Promotional calendar for Houston's (building supplies) of 75 St. Paul Street, Belleville, Ontario. The 'Barely Covered' image on the calendar was originally painted by R. James Stuart.

Negatives and photographs of activities and buildings at the Northern Electric plant on Sidney Street in Belleville, Ontario. These items were contained in a metal Kardex filing drawer. Headings on the file sleeves include:

• Erecting Gov. Towers [Negative 2019-055-001]
• Dismantling & Erecting N.E. Wooden Tower [Negatives 2019-055-002 to 2019-055-019 and print of negative 2019-055-017]
• Wave Guide Flexing Machine Built 1956 by N.E. Co Belleville [Negatives 2019-055-020 to 2019-055-078 and prints of negatives 2019-055-022, 2019-055-023, 2019-055-024, 2019-055-027, 2019-055-028, 2019-055-029, 2019-055-030 and 2019-055-047]
• City Fire Dept Demonstration 1955 [4 negatives including 2019-055-084 and 2019-055-085]
• Fire in Shopmen's Wash Rm. Partition. 1955 [5 negatives, 5 prints]
• Painting Chain Link Fences 1955 Contractor Carter & Son [2 negatives]
• Parking Lots 1951 [Includes negative 2019-055-089]
• Employee Infraction on City Parking Regulations 1955
• Car Parks 1955 [Negatives 2019-055-091 to 2019-055-093]
• Power House 1954 [11 negatives including 2019-055-094 and 2019-095]
  *Deterioration of 1947 Plant Roof Due to Negelcted Leak in Roof Membrane, 1955 [2 prints, 3 negatives]
• Deterioration in West Wall & South & North Corners of 1947 BLDG. Repointed Brickwork 1955 [30 prints, 32 negatives]
• Leaking Flashings [1 print]
• Slippage of Roof Material on 1951 Extension Saw Tooths Corrected 1955 By Application of S.I.S. Roofing. [3 prints, 3 negatives]
• 1951 Extension to Plant [44 prints, 106 negatives]
• Paint Shop Construction 1955 [13 prints, 20 negatives]
• Shop Partitions Designed & Built in Belleville Plant 1953 [4 prints, 7 negatives]
• Standard Benches Designed & Produced in Belleville Plant 1952 [1 print (labelled 'Sound Proof Booth'), 3 negatives]
• Moving Pacific Brake from CN Tracks to Belleville Plant [1 print, 4 negatives]
• 44 K.V. Substation Installation, 1954 [6 negatives]
• 1953 Fordson Tractor & Attachments [4 prints, negatives 2019-055-096 to 2019-055-103]
• Taken to Demonstrate Inefficient Material Handling [6 prints, 4 negatives]
• Warehouse 1954 [4 prints, 14 negatives including 2019-055-104 to 2019-055-106]
• Excavating for the 1951 Extension [16 prints, 3 negatives]

Receipts and certificates addressed to Thomas Kelso from suppliers and contractors involved in building his property at 161 George Street, Belleville, Ontario. The work was carried out between 1873 and 1876 under the direction of John D. Evans, architect. This collection also includes notes on the Kelso/Roberts family tree, compiled by Trudi and Bob Banting, with reproduction photographs of family members.

The material has been arranged into the following files:
1) Invoices and receipts relating to the construction of 161 George Street, Belleville, 1873-1876
2) Contractor's certificates relating to the construction of 161 George Street signed by John D. Evans, architect, 1873-1875
3) Summary of expenses relating to the construction of the house at 161 George Street, c.1875; calculation of simple and compound interest, 1869-1882; bill for pine lumber from the Rathbun Company, 1888; specifications for construction work for the Sodus Point & Southern Rail Road, not dated
4) Legal papers relating to costs incurred by the Grand Junction Railway in 1877; a case against Henry Covert involving Kelso and Pitceathly in 1879; a report into the condition and affairs of the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of Maine, 1884
5) Abstracts of title for lots 4 and 5, east side of George Street, Belleville, 1950; newspaper clipping announcing the designation of 161 George Street, Belleville, 1986
6) Reproduction photographs of 161 George Street and Kelso/Roberts family members, c.2019

Photographs taken by members of the Cornell family of 47 John Street in Belleville, Ontario. Family snapshots, photographs of boats in Belleville Harbour, Presqu'ile lighthouse, cars, Billy Bishop's float plane.

Edition of the Victoria Chronicle for 6 March 1845 and 12 volumes of editorial articles published in the Daily Ontario between 1910 and 1920 (the editor at the time was J. O. Herity).

Postcard produced by Canadian Royalties Limited, showing a car on a road in farmland near water.

Photograph of a man, dog, and woman standing in a field in front of a barn.

Two photographs:
1) Portrait of a seated man and small child, possibly members of the Walmsley family, taken by D. A. Weese of 279 Front Street, Belleville, Ontario
2) View of floodwaters from CPR tracks near Dundas Street West in Belleville, Ontario, March 1936

Souvenir folder containing 20 folded images of John Valentine postcards showing scenes in Belleville, Ontario.

Postcard promoting the Hastings County Museum when it was housed in the former Registry Office building on Church Street in Belleville. The postcard has a sketch of the museum on the front and "One of Ontario's finest small museums" on the back.

Literature from Bay of Quinte riding candidates in the 2019 Canadian federal election: Stephanie Bell (NDP); Paul Bordonaro (People's Party of Canada); Mike Bossio (Liberal); Danny Celovsky (Green Party); Tim Durkin (Conservatives); Neil Ellis (Liberal) and two maps from Elections Canada (printed August 2019) showing polling district boundaries and voting locations in the Bay of Quinte riding for advance polls (11-14 October) and election day (21 October) polls.