Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 2015-10
Title
Photographic slides relating to First World War pilot training in Deseronto and to rum running
Date(s)
- c.1990-2009 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
127 photographic slides
Context area
Name of creator
(1931-2016)
Biographical history
C.W. 'Bill' Hunt, a former history teacher, business executive, and entrepreneur, retired from business to devote his energies to writing in 1996. He wrote a number of books on the history of the Belleville area including Booze, Boats and Billions and Gentleman Charlie and the Lady Rum Runner. He died in Belleville, Ontario on 30 December 2016.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Bill Hunt in April 2015.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photographic slides relating to rum running (80) and to First World War pilot training in Deseronto (40), with seven slides of an early aircraft in Belleville.