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Christmas card
Item · ca. 1920s
Part of Hall family fonds

"With Hearty Greetings and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"

Christmas card with photograph of Evelyn Hall sitting on the porch of 426 Thomas Street, Deseronto, Ontario.

Christmas card
Item · ca. 1920s
Part of Hall family fonds

Printed Christmas card depicting a snow-covered bridge over a small river, with houses, trees and a church in the background. The picture is entitled 'Winter' and signed 'Revilo'. The card was published by Old Colony Greeting Cards in Toronto, possibly in the 1920s.

Letter from Dell Grafton
Item · October 3, 1905
Part of Hall family fonds

First page of a letter from Adeline 'Dell' Grafton to Evelyn 'Tottie' Hall, written on October 3, 1905. The letter head has a drawing of the ship captioned "Cunard R.M.S. Caronia".

Photograph
Item · 1917-1918
Part of Hall family fonds

“AC2 Paul Townsley, Camp Mohawk, Deseronto, Ontario. Hometown: Toronto, Ontario. Silver Birch Avenue”

Photograph of an air cadet in his flying uniform at the Royal Flying Corps camp near Deseronto.

CA ON00397 2003.410 · Item · 1912
Part of Hall family fonds

Group photograph of Flossie Hall and her students at School Section No. 10, Mariposa, Victoria County, Ontario.

The photograph was taken on March 28, 1912. It shows six boys and ten girls, standing in front of the blackboard of the school. Above their heads is a portrait of Queen Victoria and a clock, showing that the time was 2.50pm.

Postcard
Item · ca. 1911
Part of Hall family fonds

Postcard depicting a one-legged man at the door of a woman's house. The text reads:
"KIND LADY, I HAD THE MISFORTIN TER LOOSE ME LEG-"
"WELL IT'S NO USE LOOKIN' FOR IT HERE, I AIN'T GOT IT!"

Published by Bamforth & Co., publishers of Holmfirth, England and New York, US. It was mailed on February 15th 1911 from Deseronto, Ontario, from 'Chas' to Mrs J. M. Hall of Deseronto.

Postcard
Item · ca. 1910
Part of Hall family fonds

Postcard drawn by F. Bluh, 1910. "This is the kind of time we had at...Deseronto". The word 'Deseronto' has been stamped onto the printed card in ink.

Programme
Item · 1914
Part of Hall family fonds

Programme for "Deseronto High School Commencement Exercises - Lecture- 'Germany's Reasons for War' - Prof. G. M. Wrong, Toronto University. - Naylor's Theatre, Friday Evening, Dec. 4, 1914" [text on reverse]

"PROGRAMME

Boys' Chorus - 'Heroes and Gentlement'
Lecture - Prof. G. M. Wrong, of Toronto University. Subject: 'Germany's Reasons for War'

Instrumental - 'Faust'.....R. Favarger
Miss Mary Maloney

Drill - 'The British Empire'

'God Save the King'

Chairman for the Evening - Col. E. Walter Rathbun

HIGH SCHOOL STAFF
Miss A. Windsor, B.A.
Miss M. E. Nesbitt, B.A.
Miss F. Philp

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
Mr. W. Woodcock (chairman)
Mr. A. E. Rixen (vice chairman)
Mr. G. W. Wright
Dr. E. D. Vandervoort
Mr. R. Miller
Mr. J. L. Gaulin
Mr. A. S. Valleau
Mr. E. J. Edwards (secretary)

DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS
Lower School Normal and Model Entrance:
Julia Cronin
Guy Stratton
Verner Swan
Horace Thompson
Mary Freeman

Entrance to Normal:
Gendine Clement
Stella Contu
Nellie Kennedy
Roy Wagar
Percy Van Vlack

Junior Matriculation:
Glendine Clement
Stella Contu (without French)
George Gardiner
Clare Malley (without French and Physics)
Roy Wagar
Percy Van Vlack"