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Woodhouse Collection - Listing of Volumes 1-8
a#3-1
Bay St. Toronto. About 1888
#3-2
T.H. & B. Tunnel. 1895
#3-3
T.H. & B. Tunnel
Cochran photo
#3-4
T.H. & B. Tunnel
#3-5
T.H. & B. Tunnel. 1895
#3-6
T.H. & B Tunnel
#3-7
T.H. & B Tunnel. 1895
#3-8
T.H. & B Tunnel. 1895
#3-9
[Hamilton]
#3-10
[Hamilton]
1895
#3-11
Looking north King & James St.
20 cross arms. note lineman
#3-12
King & James Sts. 1900
#3-13
About 1895
#3-14
York & James Sts. looking south.
About 1865
1st Town Hall built 18390
#3-15
James St. N of York
Brick tower added, 1873
#3-16
City Hall and Market. About 1875
#3-17
[Hamilton]
#3-18
King Street, West
#3-19
King & James. About 1895
#3-20
[Hamilton]
1895
#3-21
[Hamilton]
About 1900
#3-22
James St. s of Rebecca
St. Nicholas, Arcade Dry Goods, Griffen Theatre, T. Eaton Co.
#3-23
James St. S. from City Hall Tower
#3-24
James St. N. from City Hall Tower
2nd Post Office, 1st Post Office
#3-25
James & Gore Sts. Railway Strike 1904-1905
#3-26
James St. N. looking north
1870. Christ's Church Cathedral
#3-27
Victoria Park
Visit of HRH's the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York. Later George V & Mary; J.M. Gibson; Lt. Col. Moore, 13th Regt.; Canon Forneret; Major Labatt, 13th Regt.
#3-28
St. Patrick's. King & East Ave.
#3-29
James St. n of King William
Old Lister Block
#3-30
The East End Incline - Wentworth St. S.
Summers Theatre to the east (left)
#3-31
West End Incline. James St. S.
Built 1890. Abandoned 1930
#3-32
Bay St. S.
early arc lamp
#3-33
Crystal Palace in Victoria Park
Built 1860. torn down 1891
Officially opened by Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) in 1860
#3-34
Probably going s on John St. opp. Gore. The church in foreground torn down by Eatons. Church in background is Lutheran at Hughson & Gore. 1885. Note the wood-block pavement.
#3-35
[Hamilton]
1885
#3-36
King St. e of John
About 1885
1st Y.M.C.A. about 1880, top 3 floors. Parallel bars in attic.
#3-37
King St. E. at Walnut. Note Wood blocks.
First United Church
Dr. Case's home
#3-38
Chapel. Hamilton Cemetery. York St.
#3-39
1899. Hamilton Cemetery.
Problem: How to cut the grass.
Note fence of Reid farm in background
#3-40
Clappison Cut probably 1925
#3-41
Eagle Knitting co.
Main & Macnab Sts. 1881
Dundas Dummy
#3-42
Centenary Methodist Church.
Main, west of James. built 1868
#3-43
[Hamilton]
Perc Powell
#3-44
[Hamilton]
#3-45
[Hamilton]
#3-46
North side of King St. W. between King & Macnab, looking west
about 1885
#3-47
West Hamilton. Hank Burke and his "Honey Wagon" 1922
#3-48
Hughson St. end of Gore Park. 1898
#3-49
King St. E. from Walnut. Dec. 1898
#3-50
Main St. E. Dec. 1898
#3-51
Main St. E. Dec. 1898
#3-52
George Hamilton's home built about 1806.
S. of Arkledun facing John St.
Purchased in 1813 from James Durand who built it about 1806
#3-53
South side King St. east of Catharine. Later Terminal Station Yard,
then Terminal Towers
#3-54
Gore Park about 1897
#3-55
Sherman Ave. over T.H. & B.
#3-56
General Hospital
#3-57
General Hospital.
Barton St.
#3-58
Horseshoe bend. Guelph Road.
#3-59
