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Collection consists of photographs of engineering plans for various components associated with different sections of the Rideau Canal, including dams, lock gates, sluice gates, and bridges.

Collection consists of images of Quebec City including views from the ramparts and the ramparts themselves, streetscapes of the old City, and the Hotel Frontenac; copy of "White House Cook Book", being an assortment of recipes, mixed with kitchen etiquette, and information concerning the White House, its hospitality, menus served on special occasions by various First Ladys, with their portraits.

Collection consists of photographs acquired by Blake McKendry representing several Kingston photographers including William P. Bell (W.P. Bell & Son, Bell & Son), John F. Lochhead, and Guthbert Esmond Marrison.

Depicts Benson family and friends and scenes in the Thousand Islands.

The fonds consists of photographs taken between 1900 and 1950. Almost all of the buildings have either gone or have been so altered as to be almost unrecognisable now; the same might be said of the people. The mills and the rafting and dredging company were principal sources of employment at one time. In the early part of the century these went out of business. After that there seems to have been some tourist trade but not nearly enough to make much local employment. By the time the photograph of the section hands was taken they were very nearly the only regularly employed working men in the village. There was, of course, some farm work available on the surrounding farms, but most men had to depend on commuting to Kingston for work, if there was work to be found. For many years the railway provided the best access to Kingston and the station was an important part of the community. High school students, for example, travelled daily to Kingston by train to attend school. The opening of the highway made motor traffic a much more viable option for commuters and brought the little self contained village closer to the bed room suburb that it has now become. Various views of Collins Bay including cutting ice on Collins Bay, the grist mill, Langly's store, Elm Lodge, 1884 school, Collins Bay Station, Jubilee Women's Institute, Opening Hwy.33 etc. Also include a playbill from "Dust of the Earth".

This collection is comprised of six panoramic prints and a colour print. The photographs were taken by photographer Harry O. Dodge, depicting various activities and historical re-enactments: Scene II of the First Pageant - Jacques Cartier at the Court of Francis the 1st; Second Pageant - Champlain receives his commission from Henry IV; a Seventh Pageant scene; the fleet of visiting ships in the St. Lawrence River at the foot of the Citadel; the Eighth Pageant scene; and the Navel and Military Review before H.R.H. The Prince of Wales on July 24th, 1908. The print is a chromo lithograph from the Toronto Lithograph Company's Christmas Globe edition titled 'The Military Review at Quebec Tercentenary Celebration'.

The collection consists of pictures taken by an unknown photographer, or photographers, in Kingston and the surrounding area, around the turn of the twentieth century. The photos show local landmarks such as Kingston City Hall, Kingston homes, Kingston Mills, Martello Towers and Jones Falls. Also included are photographs of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, men, horses and guns. Steam vessels such as the Rideau Queen, the Toronto and even pleasure sail boats, ice boats and quite a number of pictures of canoes and canoeists are included along with pictures taken at or near the Kingston Yacht Club. There are many pictures of as yet unidentified individuals in various poses including family scenes, picnics and fishermen. Another sizable lot of pictures were taken away from Kingston at various sites that have yet to be identified. One series were shot in what looks like a summer resort area and several others are of cities or a city yet to be identified.

The collection consists of postcards and photographs showing mines in Timmins and Porcupine, Ontario. The collection includes images of McEnany Mine B, McIntyre Mine, Hollinger Gold Mine, Dome Mine, South Porcupine and Main St. Timmins.

The collection consists of an album and a number of loose photographs relating largely to members of the Duff family, including Christina Duff, a military nurse, and others, before, duirng, and after World War One.

This collection consists of aerial views of Kingston, Ont. taken by the Bishop Barker Company.