Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 DA 2016.02
Title
Wilfred French collection
Date(s)
- 1900-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
4 items
Context area
Name of creator
(1866-1949)
Biographical history
James Fairbairn was a photographer active in Deseronto, Ontario in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Archival history
Donated by Wilfred French to the Deseronto Archives in January 2016.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the Community Archives in September 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection comprises:
1) Metal luggage tag “Deseronto Nav. Co. Ltd. Local 60”, c.1900
2) Fairbairn portrait of a group of young women, c.1900
3) Photograph of uniformed members of a Citizen's band (possibly the Napanee Citizen's Band), c.1900
4) Photo of Gibbards’ employees, Napanee (includes Wilfred French and his son), 1985