Albert, Josie and Iris Sloman in the Vegetable Garden [ n.d.]

This undated black and white family snapshot shows Albert and Josie Sloman (at left) with their daughter, Iris Sloman Bell (third from left) and an unidentified woman in the vegetable garden. The location of the garden is not clear, although it could be St. Catharines or London, Ontario. This photograph was in the possession of Rick Bell, of St. Catharines, whose mother was Iris Sloman Bell. The Sloman - Bell family ancestry includes former Black slaves from the United States who settled in Canada.

The Garden of Canada: Niagara, St. Catharines, and Toronto Railway (1909)

Descriptions and photos of places to visit in Niagara, St. Catharines, and Toronto, including the railway services that connect them.

Garden City Dye Works Moving Announcement

A moving advertisement for Garden City Dye Works, reads: We have removed from No. 70, St. Paul St. to No. 125 St. Paul St. Opp. the Grand Central Hotel, where we will be pleased to see our old and many new customers. Remember the place. In our new quarters we are better able to meet the requirements of the public in our line. We are up-to-date in all branches of Cleaning and Dying Ladies' and Gent's wearing apparel. Garden City Works, J.L. Wilbur. 125 St. Paul St. Phone 54. P.S. Also agents for Parisian Laundry Co.

Invitation - Presentation Party in the Garden of Buckingham Palace, 1953

An invitation to an "Afternoon Presentation Party in the Garden of Buckingham Palace on Thursday 28th May 1953 from 4 to 6 o'clock". The invitation is to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schmon and lists dress attire for ladies and gentlemen.

Photograph - Margaret Julia Band standing in Garden

Margaret Julia Band standing in a garden full of flowers in bloom with a long picket fence in the background. She is wearing a dress and gloves.

Indenture between George and Barbara Steele and Joseph Augustus Woodruff

Indenture of assignment of mortgage between George and Barbara Steele [incorrectly listed as Shute on the first page of the first copy] of the Village of Romoka of the County of Middlesex of the first part and Joseph Augustus Woodruff, sheriff, of St. Catharines whereas a mortgage dated April 7, 1857 in consideration of the same to Robert Telfer who did grant the land to Ira Spalding regarding a parcel of land in the Village of Romoka composed of Lot no. 17 in Block U, June 28, 1876.

The New Continental Line Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad West and Southwest schedule

The New Continental Line Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad West and Southwest schedule. The schedule is slightly torn. This does not affect the text, Sept. 4, 1881.

The new California Line via Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad

The new California Line via Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad. This schedule is torn. This does not affect text, n.d.