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Items created for use at 1995 Davenport Trail Event presented by Heritage York
Collection features images from various locations at the Kodak Heights facility and significant moments throughout their history. Included are photos of the company's first location on Colbourne Street; use of the building as military barracks during WWI; and images of Kodak founder, George Eastman, visiting Kodak Heights.
Kodak Canada Inc.Collection consists of 35mm slides collected by Heritage York over the years. Included are many reproductions of historic photographs depicting built history in the former City of York; the restoration of the Lambton House; Heritage York events; and other materials used for various local history talks and presentations.
Fonds consists of materials related to the City of York LACAC. Included are photographs prepared City of York heritage initiatives; as well as records from Mary Louise Ashbourne, one of the founding members of the City of York LACAC.
City of York Local Architectural Conservation Advisory CommitteeItem is a full length portrait of William Pearce Howland.
Notman, William, 1826-1891Collection consists of lantern slides from the personal collection of Mel Bryce. These slide would have been used as part of Bryce's local history lectures. The images predominately document the changing landscape and architecture of York Township and surrounding areas from the 1850s - 1950s, including Lambton Mills, The Humber Dam, Lambton Tavern, and Dundas Street. Also included is Bryce's Spencer Lens Company Delineascope Model D projector, which he would have used for his lectures.
Lantern slides were very popular during the time for academic, commercial, and religious purposes. The lantern slides among Bryces collection represent many examples created by producers from the Toronto area. Included are those produced by The Ryerson Press; United Church Publishing House; Charles Potter; The Methodist Book and Publishing House; Presbyterian Publications; as well as many unmark lantern slides.
Many of the images featured are also found in "York Township: An Historical Summary, 1850-1954", written by J.C Boylen. Compared to the black & white reproductions in the book, many of those same images are rendered in brilliant handpainted colours on the slides, including many photographs by Toronto photographer James V. Salmon (1911-1958).
Melbourne H. BryceCollection consists of partially digitized postcards from the early 20th century featuring imagery from the Humber River and Lambton Mills areas. The obverse of the postcards were not scanned.
Collection consists of a selection of digitized photographs from the personal collection of Ted McGaffin. Depicted are various scene of Hurricane Hazel and its aftermath, predominately in the area of Woodbridge; the McLean house on St. Marks Rd in Warren Park; and the Parker Barber Shop which was located at the southwest corner of Jane & Dundas. The Parker Barber Shop was owned by McGaffin's step-grandfather, George Wilson.
Fonds consists of records related to Ellen's local history work and records created by the Old Millside Residents' Association dating back to the 1940s.
Ellen MitchellFonds consist of objects donated to Heritage York by Nancy Dillow. Included are personal items and items owned by her grandfather, Chief Justice of Ontario, Robert Spelman Robertson. The items were acquired for their aesthetic value and relevance to the time period in which Lambton House was operational as a tavern and hotel.
Nancy Dillow
Item is one chamber pot, or portable toilet, with lid and handle. Produced by Dudson Wilcox & Till Ltd. It features embossing and the floral "clio" print from their range of transferware patterns. The pot itself has a green design, whereas the design on the lid is in dark blue and the floral pattern differs slightly. This may suggests the lid is not the original.
Chamber pots were often kept under a bed or in a nightstand. They remained a common household item until the mid twentieth century, but variations of the chamber pot are still in use today.
Collection consists of digitized copies of photographs from the Phillips family's personal collection. Included are historic images depicting the Lambton House; the Phillip's family home on Government Rd, Etobicoke; Howland & Elliot General Store, Mill Office, and Lambton Mills Post Office; Fitzpatrick & Co. General Merchants; and other scenes from the Lambton Mills area.
Phillips familyCollection consists of digitized photographs that document changes in Ken Shaw Motors over three decades. Four images show details and various angles of the business while it was a Sunoco station and service shop; and two show the business in its second location on Dundas St. West, following the Toyota franchising and the expansion into the Kingsway Collision body shop.
Ken Shaw Motors Ltd.Print is a reproduction of a portrait of John George Lambton, also referred to as "Radical Jack" or Lord Lambton, at 27 years old. It is a reproduction of an oil painting made by Thomas Phillips in 1820. The oil painting is based on a much smaller mezzotint produced a year earlier by Phillips and Samuel William Reynolds.
Lambton was born in 1792 in present-day Westminster. First elected to British parliament in 1813, Lambton served until 1833 and helped draft the Reform Bill of 1832. Following his resignation, he was raised to the house of lords, becoming Viscount Lambton and Earl of Durham. On May 29th, 1838, Lambton arrived in Upper Canada, in the role of Governor General and High Commissioner to British North America. He was tasked with the responsibility of preparing a report on the Canadian Rebellions of 1837. His famous "Report on the Affairs of British North America", sometimes referred to as the Durham Report, was released to mixed reviews a year later, in Jan. 1839. The result of the report was the union of Upper and Lower Canada into a single colony. Lambton's work in Canada also was instrumental in paving the way for responsible government.
William Pearce Howland was so impressed by Lambton that he named Lambton Mills, formerly Cooper's Mills, after him around 1850. The two men most likely never met.
Thomas PhillipsMap is a composite image created from two separate photographs detailing the boundaries of the Toronto Purchase between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit.
The original sale is dated to 1787, however there were questions raised about the legitimacy of the documents and about the delineation of the land. In 1805 a formal purchase was documented, and is referenced in the text of the map. This is accompanied by the signatures of the purchase. William Claus, the Deputy Superintendent of Indian Affairs, signed on behalf of the Crown.
The item is a handmade fine lace collar that features a Maltese cross pattern. It is laid flat in a gold gilt frame. A handwritten note attached to the back of the frame identifies it as being produced in Nottingham England, and brought to Canada sometime in 1915.
Fonds consists of photographs and textual records related to the Howland family collected or created by Charlotte Irvine.
Charlotte IrvineFonds consists of records related to the Harvey's family home at 1 Warren Park Cres, including purchase and mortgage documents; records related to George Harvey's role in public education; and personal records, including various photographs and albums, as well as other personal items.
Harvey familyItem is a large Union Jack flag. Also known as a Royal Union flag, it served as the official flag of Canada until the National Flag was adopted in 1965. Canadian troops fought under the Royal Union Flag in WWI, when this item is probably dated to.
This collection of tableware includes plates, bowls, and platters in various sizes. All the items have a matching blue and white motif in a style referred to as Flow Blue ceramics. In terms of design, it is similar to traditional blue and white china, except the ceramics undergo a process during glazing that creates an intentional blur of the colours. Sometimes called "poor man's china", it became popular for its inexpensive price, durability and its ability to be mass produced. Known as "transferware", a variety of different patterns arose in an attempt to replicate the look of eastern ceramic wares. Patterns were largely derived from Chinese-export wares and existent (topographical, historical and botanical) images known as source prints. These kinds of ceramics became increasingly popular in the North American market. This set is demonstrative of the kind of tableware that may have been used at Lambton House when it was operational.