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 ... »
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.
Item is a photograph of nine women, four men, one youth and two children casually standing along the porch of a large house draped with American flags, with "S" on the end gable, Carleton Island, Cape Vincent, N.Y., U.S.A.
Item is a photograph of a shoreline of a beach with two buildings in the background, same as #15 but taken from a different angle that captures more forestry inland, possibly Sandbanks
Item is a photograph of a view of docks and buildings taken from a distance to include large area of island and shoreline with four people standing on one of the docks in the center
Item is a photograph of two row boats and a motor boat named "The Clarence", with 3 men, 6 women and 2 childen on the water in the foreground of buildings, same gathering of people as #5, #9, #19