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Created by John Ellis Jr. the night of January 2, 1900, this peaceful scene depicts ice cones on the lake shore at Humber Bay in the Village of Swansea. Sirius, Venus and the constellation Orion can be seen. Annexed as part of the city of Toronto in 1967, a large part of Swansea was owned…
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April 28, 1911: Men’s bones found while digging the drain for the new Sunday school of Weston Presbyterian Church. A contemporary newspaper article states that workmen excavating at the corner of Main and Mill streets, Weston, about 50 feet from the banks of the Humber River, came across the skeletons of 30 men only two…
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April 28, 1911: Men’s bones found while digging the drain for the new Sunday school of Weston Presbyterian Church. A contemporary newspaper article states that workmen excavating at the corner of Main and Mill streets, Weston, about 50 feet from the banks of the Humber River, came across the skeletons of 30 men only two…
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Right about now we’re all itching to see more colors of spring. This colorful piece shows Scarlett’s Bridge across the Humber River in Toronto, Ontario, circa 1871-1807, by William Arthur Johnson. Creator: Johnson, William Arthur, 1816-1880 Date: 1871 Identifier: 969-1-17 Format: Ephemera Rights: Public domain Courtesy: Toronto Public Library. More information: (view details and larger…
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This image, digitized from a 1919 dry-plate negative, shows what we are all longing for — the arrival of spring! The three girls (probably the daughters of the photographer, Charles A. Williams) stood watching the break-up near the Old Mill Road bridge over the Humber River 95 years ago. Creator: Williams, Charles A., Canadian, fl.…
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