Item is a photograph of the Firth Brothers Ltd. exhibit booth at the 1949 Hamilton Industrial Fair held at the Hamilton armouries.

Item is an image of a tailor working at Firth Brothers clothing store, located at 106 James Street North, where Norman F. Firth began his clothing business in 1909.

Item is a photograph of the exterior of G. V. Clancy Limited.

Item is a photograph of lumber stacked at the Consumers' Lumber Company's 400 Parkdale Avenue North site in 1952.

Trucks and drivers at Hamilton Mill Stock and Metal Company Limited, 36 Lincoln Street at Linden Avenue.

Item is an image of the "Kitchen of Tomorrow" display for Hobbs Glass Limited.

Item is an image of the "Kitchen of Tomorrow" display for Hobbs Glass Limited, 51-53 John Street South.

Item is an image of Better Heating Limited, which was located at 132-134 York Street on the north side between Bay Street North and Caroline Street North. The president of the company was George E. Gray and they sold warm air furnaces and stokers, McClary air conditioning systems, dustop filters, oil burners, etc. They also offered sheet metal factory maintenance. They appear in the city directories at this address from 1946 to 1955.

Item is an image of a Mort James the Mover truck parked outside of James Furniture Company building at the corner of Park & Vine Street. According to the 1952 city directory, Mort James the Mover was located at 115 Park Street North and James Furniture company at 78 Vine Street.

Item is an image of a driver and his Leather Cartage Company truck (#201). Harold Hamilton Leather was born on May 23, 1893 in Hamilton, Ontario. He established his own company, Leather Cartage in 1924 in Hamilton, which was sold in the 1950s, with Leather remaining a director until his death in 1981.

Item is an image of display windows at Liberty Women's Wear clothing store, located at 129 King Street East. The store had been open for a number of years in Hamilton when they moved to 129 King Street East and opened their new store in March of 1919. They advertised "high-class goods at popular prices." They imported samples New York and had them copied by Canadian workmen, thus avoiding the high price of the imported styles and paying no duty. Liberty Women's Wear last appeared in the city directory at this address in 1967.

Item is a photograph of the "Remington Rand" booth at Hamilton's 1949 Industrial Fair, held at the armouries. This four-day event was a non-profit fair organized by the Hamilton Junior Chamber of Commerce. It was held in the local Hamilton armouries on James Street North, and was intended to showcase to Hamiltonians what the city sells and manufactures.

Item is a photograph of a fleet of trucks belonging to the Wright Fruit Company and eight employees standing beside them.

Item is a photograph of a Wright Fruit Company truck and driver in front of the company building.

Item is a photograph of Wright Fruit Company workers in a fruit storage facility.

Item is a photograph of a cooling machine at a Wright Fruit Company storage facility.

Item is an image of a display of paint brushes by Meakins & Sons Ltd., 125 Wellington Street North, Hamilton.

Item is a photograph of a display of paint brushes manufactured by Meakins & Sons Limited.

Item is an image of 15 company vehicles on the lawn of Life Savers & Beech-Nut Sale Company Limited, at 225 Sanford Ave S. Models sit atop 3 of the vehicles.

Item is an image of five vehicles on the lawn of Life Savers & Beech Nut Sales Company Limited, 225 Sanford Avenue South.

Item is a photograph of the showroom at McLaren Motor Sales Limited, 70 John Street North, Hamilton.

Item is a photograph of staff of Goodale Transport in front of one of their trucks at 503 Cannon Street East where the company was located. Also on the same building is a sign for Crawford Cartage Company.

Item is an image of a street view of Lloyd's Glass Company, 380 King Street East.

Item is a photograph of the renovations to the building at 55-57-59 King Street East prior to its re-opening as Arliss Shoe Store in 1948. It had previously housed the R. McKay & Company dry goods store from 1903 to 1913, when the original building burned down. A new building was constructed, and in 1922 it was purchased by the Steel Stores, limited, an American organization who opened a retail store on the site for a short period of time. The building was subsequently divided and rented to several tenants including a restaurant, a bowling alley and several stores. In 1940, it was announced that the building had been acquired by the Adams Furniture Company of Toronto for $200,000. An article in the Spectator on August 15, 1941 announced the upcoming opening of Adams' Credit Departmental Store. They described the renovations of the building in glowing terms and in particular noted that in the centre of the ground floor there was an island display window which was cylindrical in shape and revolved slowly so that the wares displayed could be seen from every angle. It was stated that it was the largest revolving window in Canada. They were not in business long as the building was acquired by Arliss Shoe Store, which opened on the site May 29, 1948. "The new Arliss Shoe Store is now a Department Shoe Store. Dress shoes occupy the entire main floor. The men's department has been doubled and given a secluded spot where men can now shop conveniently away from the women's section. The men also have a new hosiery department."

Item is an image of William Neilson Limited ice cream trucks at 987 King Street East, circa 1946.

Item is a photograph of a room in Taits Optometrists, Ltd., 44 James Street North, office of Dr. Joseph George Tait (-1963).

Item is an image from Superior Engravers used in the production of etchings for printing posters or newspaper and magazine advertisements.

The fonds consists of the administrative records of Opera Hamilton, and includes the following 5 series: Administrative Records, Hamilton Opera Guild, History of Opera Hamilton, Opera Productions, and Publicity.

The donation consists of one scrapbook of letters of thanks received by the employees of Mercury Mills Limited for the company's donation of items during the Second War World.