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Correspondence concerning industrial relations

Two letters from Kennet Blackwell, Assistant Locomotive Superintendent at Belleville Station, dated November 15th and December 14th, 1876, concerning grievances of engineers and recommending their dismissal and the weakening of their union, the Brotherhood of the Grand Trunk Engineers and asking for instructions in the case of the men organizing a strike.

[These actions led to the Belleville riots of 1876-1877.]

Photograph album

Photograph album with 36 unidentified nineteenth century portrait photographs, 19 of which are tintypes.

"Mrs Fred McKee"

Three young people in uniform, with '1898' inked onto image. Woman standing on left is unidentified, man in centre, seated, is named Fred McKee, woman standing on right is named Emily Grace Kennedy. On back of photograph is written "Mrs Fred McK[torn], Girl of Great Courage, Stirling, Ont."

Stirling Railway Station

Large crowd of people standing outside Stirling railway station in Ontario. A poster on the wall of the station is entitled 'Peace Year'.

Stereoscopic photographs

Three views published by Underwood & Underwood:
1) 'The Last Drop - a scene of the Battlefield at Dordrecth, South Africa, Dec. 30th', 1900
2) 'The great floating City - where 400,000 dwell in Boat-houses - at Canton, China, 1900
3) 'Dr. Leopold Kann, the Arctic Explorer, in his winter quarters, Ellesmere Land', 1902

One view published by Strohmeyer & Whyman of New York:
4) 'Arrival of a Chinese Fishing Boat, Hong Kong, China', 1906

Photos taken on the Golden Wedding of Abbie Ann and Stephen Badgely

Two photographs taken to mark the 50th wedding anniversary of Abigail Ann Barager and Stephen Badgley. The building in the background of the photographs is the Methodist church in Stirling, Ontario (now St. Paul's United Church). One photograph shows the couple sitting in a car with two other people, the other is a group photograph with around 70 others.

Jennie Ripley Mitchell photograph album

Photograph album owned by Jennie Ripley Mitchell and annotated by her. Individuals identified:

  • Samuel Clark (Jennie's grandfather), aged 90
  • Rosilla Ripley (Jennie's mother)
  • Maude Davis
  • Susie Clark, Viola Read and Jennie Mitchell
  • Ivor Davis
  • Villona Davis
  • Jennie Ripley
  • Chesman Clark
  • Mary Wood
  • Frankie & Mamie Titus
  • Ida Mitchell Britton
  • Maria Clark

Group of First World War servicemen

Photo-postcard of a group of 25 men in uniform, taken by A. Nash, 39 Surrey Street, Brighton, Ontario. A note on the back identifies Raymond Chambers in the back row, second from right and Bill Fitchett in the second row from the top, second from right. Raymond Hunter Chambers of Stirling was drafted into the Canadian Expeditionary Force on October 13th, 1917 and William James Fitchett of Tweed was drafted on October 16th, 1917.

Track Department timesheet

Record of work undertaken at Napanee Station in August 1917 by foreman A. Bowen and trackmen S. Sweet, E. Wager, J. Grange, W. Thompson, H. Matthews and S. Youngs.

First World War postcards

Postcards including;

  • nine Daily Mirror 'Canadian Official' postcards showing scenes on the Western Front
  • two photographs of nurses called Ethel, one taken by Herington of Trenton

Herington, Clarence

Items relating to Private Cecil Everett Brown

Cecil Everett Brown was born in Frankford, Ontario on 3 May 1895. One photograph is of Private Brown standing with his rifle. One photograph mugshot style photo of Brown in uniform. One document, typed with a brief biographical statement on Private Brown. Commemorative document announcing the death and his service for king and country.

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