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Western Ontario landmark nearly destroyed.

Item is a picture of the Baby house in Sandwich, partly burned the week before. "This house was over a century old, and was the headquarters, in the war of 1812, successively, of General Hull, of the United States, and Sir Isaac Brock. Thither, also, came Tecumseh, to confer with the British." The Alexander Eng. Co. On the back "About superstitions of the present day" with the picture of a New Zealand boy at Bisley.

W.H. Bartlett

Item is an double wondow matted, seated, electro-steel engraved portrait of W.H. Bartlett; English artist (b.1809-d.1854) Engraved by B Holl from an image by H Roomand published for the Propriators in London by Geo. Virtue 1839.

W.H. Bartlett

Item is electro steel engraving by B. Holl of W. H. Bartlett, English artist. Born 1809- died 1854.

Wilfred Laurier

Item is a matt photo of Wilfred Laurier, Premier of Canada, 1896-1911; Born 1841- died 1919. Including signature.

Wiliam H. Prescott Esq

Item is an electro-steel seated top half portrait engraving of William H. Prerscott Esq., American Historian, (b.1796-d.1859). Engraved by W. Greatbach off of an otignal piture, not named and published by Richard Bently, 8 New Barlington Street, London, 1847. "mounted" on a backing sheet almost like it was destined for a frame.

Willaim Gartshore

Item is an oval, electro-stle nengrave portrait of William Gartshore;Esq.; MP. For Wegmouth and a Lord of theadmiralty (b. 1764-d. 1806). Engraved by Samuel Freeman. Portrait is on a obituary card for the subject.

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