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Photographs of North Yonge Railways radial streetcars : [1930]

  • CA CoV Archives M996.12
  • File
  • Copied 1993

File consists of photographs. Photographs depict two examples of radial street cars, one in side view, the other a frontal view with the following individuals appearing before the vehicle: James Muirhead, Reeve of North York, Jacob Lunau, Reeve of Richmond Hill, Wesley Gohn, Reeve of Markham, James Robson, Reeve of Vaughan; this latter photograph was executed on the occasion of the opening of the North Yonge Railways. Accompanying material includes photocopies of photographs of radial streetcars and newspaper clippings relating to the opening and closing of the line

Postcards of Maple

  • CA CoV Archives M997.20
  • File
  • [ca. 1900]-1916

File consists of postcards. Postcards depict various streetscapes and a bird's-eye view of Maple, as well as a very unique coloured image of a radial street car crossing a bridge in an unidentified location in the general Maple area, and the Maple Public School.

Society for the Preservation of Thornhill (SPOHT) PhotoGraphic material Collection : [ca. 1870-1960]

  • CA CoV Archives M997.4
  • Collection
  • Compiled [ca. 1980]

Collection consists of images copied by SPOHT to act as reference tools for the organization in the execution of its functions and attendant activities. Index card-mounted images were classified by subject and fully described by the collection compiler, with subject cross references provided. Subjects devised by SPOHT include artists, children, churches, cemeteries, clubs and groups, families, farms, festivals, hotels and taverns, houses, old swimming hole, people, radial cars, recreation areas, schools, sports, stores, streetscapes, transportation,village doctor, village undertaker, women's group's, Yonge Street families.