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Item is a photograph of a Wright Fruit Company storage facility.

Item is a photograph of Crawford Cartage trucks and drivers.

Item is a photograph of a Wright Fruit Company truck and driver.

Item is a photograph of Crawford Cartage trucks and drivers.

Item is a photograph of Crawford Cartage trucks and drivers.

Item is a photograph of lumber stacks at the 400 Parkdale Avenue North site in 1948.

Item is a photograph of employees inside the Wright Fruit Company building.

Item is a photograph of a Hamilton Pure Milk Dairies horse and cart used for deliveries.

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

Item is a photograph of the storefront of the Shoe Clinic Ltd. at 55 King Street East.

Item is a photograph of Crawford Cartage trucks and drivers.

Item is a photograph of a fleet of Goodale Transport service trucks.

Item is a photograph of the exterior of the Wright Fruit Company building at 25 York Street.

Item is a photograph of a fleet of Wright Fruit Company trucks and drivers.

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

Item is a photograph of the interior of the Shoe Clinic Limited at 55 King Street East.

Item is a photograph of Mac's Garage at 1068-1072 Barton Street East.

Item is a photograph of employees inside the Wright Fruit Company building.

Item is a photograph of McLaren Motor Sales Limited at 70 John Street North.

Item is a photograph of staff of Goodale Transport Limited in front of several company trucks.

Item is a photograph of staff of Goodale Transport Limited in front of several company trucks.

Item is a photograph of a delivery man delivering milk for Woodhall's Dairy Limited.

Item is a photograph of the lumber stacks at the 400 Parkdale Avenue North site of Consumers' Lumber Company in 1948.

Item is a photograph of the exterior of White Motor Company of Canada Limited at 165 York Street, with a truck exiting through the garage door.

Item is a photograph of a display of painting products by Meakins & Sons Ltd., 125 Wellington Street North.

Item is a photograph of a Russell T. Kelley blossom float and sign from Hamilton Signs, 211 Main Street East.

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

Item is a photograph of the exterior of The White Motor Co. of Canada Ltd., located at 165 York Street, Hamilton.

Item is a photograph of the showroom of Crowley Plumbing & Heating Company, 1 Bond Street, Dundas.

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

Item is a photograph of the interior of the service department in the General Motors building situated at George and Bay Streets.

Item is a photograph of the interior of the service department at the General Motors building situated at George and Bay Streets.

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

Item is a photograph of the milling facility on the Parkdale Avenue North site of the Consumers' Lumber Company in 1939. 

Item is a photograph of the 400 Parkdale Avenue North site of Consumers' Lumber Company in 1948.

Item is a photograph of workers inside the Wright Fruit Company storage facility displaying bananas.

Item is a photograph of a driver and truck of Wright Fruit Co. Limited stationed outside the entrance to the building.

Item is a photograph of a cooling machine outside the door to a cooling compartment at the Wright Fruit Company storage facility.

Item is a photograph of the interior of the service department at the General Motors building situated at George and Bay Streets.

Item is a photograph of Jim Marshall Florist store at 376 Cumberland Avenue. Fencing is by Stelco Fences.

Item is a photograph of 15 Life Savers & Beech-Nut Sales Company Limited vehicles on the company's lawn at 225 Sanford Avenue South.

Item is a photograph of 5 Life Savers & Beech-Nut Sales Company Limited vehicles on the company's lawn. A model sits atop the second vehicle.

Item is a photograph of the used car department and General Motors factory branch at McLaren Motor Sales Limited, 175 King Street West, Hamilton.

Item is a photograph of the east end branch of Wentworth Radio & Auto Supply Co. Ltd., founded by Herbert Slack, located at 179 Ottawa Street North, Hamilton.

Item is a photograph of two employees, Miss Broderick and Mrs. Marshall seated at their desks at Sellens & Dotzenrod Ford Sales & Service, 74-78 John Street North.

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

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

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 the showroom at McLaren Motor Sales Limited, 70 John Street North, Hamilton.

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

Item is a photograph of a worker filling a Gillies-Guy Fuel Oil truck at the Weaver Coal and Oil Company storage dock at the foot of Victoria Ave. The headquarters for Gillies-Guy was located at 65 James Street South.

Item is a photograph of a Hostess Wafflette & Timbale Cup set of three cast iron moulds, distributed by Clewood Products and used for making rossette waffles and timbales. The set includes a handle and instructions.

Item is a photograph of a worker filling a Gillies-Guy Fuel Oil truck at the Weaver Coal and Oil Company storage dock at the foot of Victoria Ave. The headquarters for Gillies-Guy was located at 65 James Street South.

Item is a photograph of part of the office of Canadian Acceptance Corporation Ltd., located in Suite #419 in the Terminal Building at 128 King Street East in Hamilton. Canadian Acceptance Corporation Ltd. dealt in automobile and industrial financing. They first appear in the city directory at this address in 1941. They last appear at this address in 1953.

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.

Caption: "Oldest Grist Mill - Standing beside Ball's Falls, this is believed to be the oldest grist mill remaining in the Niagara peninsula. Operated until 1912, it was built about 115 years ago. This brick chimney was blown down since this photograph was taken."

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 Glendale Spinning Mills, incorporated in 1918, and located on the east side of Glendale Avenue at Primrose Avenue. Glendale Spinning Mills was formed during the first World War by W.A. Holton of Hamilton, F.L. Chipman and Evan Chipman of Easton, Pennsylvania, principals of Chipman-Holton Knitting Company, to supply the parent company with carded cotton and hosiery yarns. New construction added 10,000 square feet of floor space to the plant in the early 1950s, while an expansion and modernization also occurred in 1962.

Item is a photograph of Sovereign Potters Limited (1933-1973), located at 282 Sherman Avenue North. Sovereign Potters Limited was formed in 1933 by W. G. Pulkingham and Alfred Etherington with the financial support of a group of local businessmen, and was one of Canada's largest manufacturers of fine porcelain and earthenware. Operations began on a modest scale; however, with the outbreak of war the company boomed, supplying army china. At its peak in 1946 and 1947, it employed about 450 people. On July 1, 1947, the company was purchased by British dinnerware manufacturer Johnson Brothers (Hanley) Ltd. In 1952, W. H. Hall was sent by the parent company to become president of its Canadian operations. It continued to manufacture dinnerware until 1958 when it concentrated on the production of ceramic wall tiles and decorated blanks sent out from England. The company underwent a name change (H. & R. Johnson (Canada) Ltd.) and a new address at 15 Biggar Avenue.

The material consists of records pertaining to the Wentworth Historical Society including administrative records, financial records, legal papers, correspondence, events and commemorations, historical essays, notices, newspaper clippings, glass plate negatives, a few photographs and maps, as well as a membership ribbon. The financial records also include a small amount of papers from Fred Hamilton, a former Secretary of the Wentworth Historical Society. There is also a small amount of material pertaining to the Ladies’ Committee including, administrative records, financial records, legal papers, correspondence, souvenir books and programs, and newspaper clippings.

The material in the fonds consists of predominantly textual and graphic materials and includes 17 objects. The fonds contains 7 series including, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publicity, artwork, photographs, scrapbooks, and awards and recognition such as certificates of congratulations, invitations, awards night programs, and plaques, all pertaining to Jimmy Lomax, his family and Operation Santa Claus, which helped raise money annually to distribute toys and other items to less fortunate children and individuals during the Christmas season.

The fonds consists of Ivan Brookes’ unpublished manuscript for Hamilton Harbour 1826-1901, two Stelco anniversary booklets: The 25th Milestone: A Brief History of Stelco the Steel Company of Canada Limited 1910-1935 and 50th Anniversary Issue Stelco Flashes 1910-1960 and a scrapbook of images used in the manuscript.

The fonds consists of one series of ship registration records compiled by the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton, Ontario. The series includes file level descriptions for 34 vessels that sailed through the Port of Hamilton.
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The fonds consists of predominantly textual and graphic materials pertaining to the organization’s exploration, preservation and promotion of local Hamilton history, restoration projects, events, promotional materials and publications. The fonds contains ten series including, administrative records, financial records, committee records, correspondence, restoration projects, programs and events, awards and recognition, promotional materials and publications, publicity, and photographs and negatives. The fonds contains audio and video cassettes featuring lectures and presentations on various historical topics, as well as recordings and publicity for special events.

The fonds consists of correspondence concerning the 90th anniversary of the company regarding the draft history entitled "1853 -- 90 Years of Progress -- 1943" pertaining to Grafton & Co. Ltd. office in Dundas. In addition there is administrative records, particular order forms and promotional material. The donation also consists of photographs of employees, interior of the mailroom, offices, and manufacturing plant, as well as an illuminated text from the employees to the Mr. James B. Grafton on the occasion of the company's 50th anniversary.

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."

The fonds consists of administrative and other records of the various Hamilton chapters of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) from 1900 to 2012. The fonds is arranged chronologically by the date of the chapter’s foundation.

Fonds consists of textual records including written correspondence, graduation and commencement programs, examination questions and essays, diplomas, course catalogues, periodicals, as well as Alumnae Association records, such as annual reports and Literary Club programs. The fonds also contains two photographs and one medal.

The material in the fonds consists of administrative records such as meeting minutes, annual reports, constitution and bylaws, and historical material on the Board of Trade, as well as financial records, committee records, reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publicity and promotional materials, programs and events, centennial projects, awards and recognition, a few photographs and a medallion, all of which pertain to the Hamilton Board of Trade and its successor, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.

Series consists of photographic negatives, the majority of which pertain to industry and commerce in Hamilton and elsewhere in Ontario during the 1930s-1950s. Many images in the series document wartime activity in industrial plants, such as the preparation of packages for soldiers and the Miss War Worker contest of 1942. Series includes images of schools, including McMaster University, the High School of Commerce, and Westdale Secondary School; other local sites, such as the Royal Botanical Gardens and Municipal Swimming Pool; and local churches. Series also depicts employees, products, facilities and activities of businesses, including Stelco, Hamilton Works Council, Sawyer Massey Co., Westinghouse, Hamilton Bridgeworks, Burlington Steel, Harry Adler Furniture Co., Central Garage, R.T. Kelley Inc., Canadian Canners, Steel Co. Canada, Hamilton Hydro, Duff's Meat Store, the Pigott Building, Dominion Rubber Co., Consumer's Lumber Co. Ltd., Hamilton Cotton Co., the Royal Connaught Hotel, Canadian Steamship Lines, United-Carr Fastener Co. Hamilton Ltd., Green's Furniture Store, Lou Davison Clothing Store, Perga Containers, Hursts' Furniture Store, Tresidder Brothers Ltd., Hugh Bertram & Sons in Dundas, Dominion Foundries & Steel, Galt Metal Industries, Hamilton Bridge Company, Hayes Steel Products Ltd., McKinnon Industries in St. Catharines, Stokes Rubber in Welland. Series also contains images pertaining to associations and teams, such as the Women's League of Health & Beauty, National Steel Car War Veteran's Association, McLaren Motor Sales hockey team, and the Falcons Hockey Team in St. Catharines. There are also images documenting events, such as the royal visit in 1939, and the Miss Canada Pageant in 1948. Series includes copy negatives of Columbia Records advertising materials and album covers from the 1940s.