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Lewis Family Portrait

The material consists of one photograph portrait of the Lewis Family. Members are identified on reverse.

Lewis Family fonds

Lewis Family fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1891-1950

Fonds consists of predominantly graphic materials including family photographs and professional photographs of theatre actress Julia Arthur, as well as a few textual documents pertaining to family records. The fonds consists of 2 series including family photographs and paintings, and family records, with a subseries of photographs pertaining to Julia Arthur.

Lewis Family

Letter

Letter written by William Blair Bruce on Sept 30, 1886 about paying visitors to support an art union.

Letter

Letter together with envelope from Carl Benedicks to Bell Bruce Walkden (sister of Blair Bruce) August 5, 1937

Letter

Letter written by William Blair Bruce to his mother and father on December 12, 1897 concerning news of the day. Transcription copy with original.

Letter

Letter from the Art Gallery of Hamilton to Bell Bruce Walkden December 12, 1953 inviting her to the opening of the new gallery.

Letter

Photocopied letter from Richard Apted to Miss Farmer regarding the proposed plaque for William Bruce Memorial. Dated April 23, 1964.

Letter

Written by William Blair Bruce around 1886 proposing an art union.

Letter

Letter together with envelope from Carl Benedicks to Bell Bruce Walkden dated Sept 27, 1951

Leila Lewis

The material consists of one photograph, possibly of Leila Lewis.

Legal Records

Series consists of textual documents of a legal nature, including property records, power of attorney records, estate papers, client files, marriage contracts, and cemetery deeds and burial plot payment receipts.

Legal Records

Series consists of documents of a legal nature including, property records, power of attorney records, estate papers, court documents and client files.

Leaves and branches

Leaves and branches up right side, butterfly on the lower left side, caterpillar on the lower right side, leaves in between.

Leather Cartage Company

Leather Cartage Company

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.

Superior Engravers

Lawyers

Subseries contains a photograph and negatives of the law office of Timely Disclosure.

Lake Michigan

Screw (propeller) steamer built in St. Catharines, Ontario in 1872 by Melanchthon Simpson. There is little information pertaining to the ship and its voyage history. The file contains registration records and ownership certificates, a surveyor’s certificate, several declarations of joint owners, a steamboat inspector’s certificate, a few bills of sale, a wreck report, memorandums, receipts and telegraphs, as well as correspondence from Customs Canada, Collector’s Office, the National Revenue, Customs and Excise Division, the Department of Transport, Marine Services, legal correspondence, and correspondence from various individuals, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

Lady Hamilton (formerly the Cadillac)

American steel screw (propeller) steamer built in River Rouge, Michigan in 1928 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works. It was originally a ferry boat called the Cadillac and it serviced the Detroit-Windsor route. It was used during the Second World War as an ice breaker. The vessel was then upgraded and modernized and used as a day boat until it was bought by the Hamilton Harbour Commission in 1952 to replace the Hamiltonian. It was renamed the Lady Hamilton and operated as a day passenger boat and pleasure cruising vessel out of Hamilton Harbour. The file contains a bill of sale, ship name change documentation, registration and ownership documents and transfers, telegraphs, a certificate of marking verifying it’s seaworthiness, as well as correspondence between the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Hamilton Harbour Commissions, and the Department of Transport, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

Known Subjects

Subseries contains photographs, negatives and contact sheets of individuals known and identified by Peter Stevens.

Kildare

Screw (propeller) steamer measuring 35 x 7 x 4 feet, 8 tonnage, built in Hamilton, Ontario in 1901 by John and William Robertson. There is little information pertaining to the ship and its voyage history. The file contains a builder’s certificate, a certificate of survey, and correspondence from the Department of Transport, the Department of Marine and Fisheries Canada, as well as from William LaFarelle, the ship’s owner, to and from the Registrar of Shipping Hamilton, regarding the existence of the vessel and it’s known whereabouts.

Junior Audubon Club

Subseries consists of records of the Junior Audubon Club, which was a club for children interested in nature and wildlife preservation. The material includes a record book consisting of the lists of schools and teachers involved in the Club, meeting minutes and bird club statistical records. In 1986, this club partnered with the Royal Botanical Gardens to form the Hamilton Junior Naturalists’ Club to instill in children a life-long appreciation and respect for the environment and the natural world. This subserie also includes photographs from the Junior Club program Worm Watch that took place at the Royal Botanical Gardens Nature Centre in 2000.

Julia Arthur in costume

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur in costume. The writing on the front says “To sister Flora with love from Julia.”

Julia Arthur in costume

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur posed and in costume for “A Lady of Quality."

Julia Arthur at home

The material consists of one photograph of Julia Arthur sitting at her writing desk reading a letter.

Julia Arthur

Subseries consists of various photographs of actress Julia Arthur posing in costume, acting on stage, as well as engaging in activities such as reading.

Journals

The series consists of twenty hand-written journals by Robert Livingstone describing his reflections on major events such as royal visits, the Depression, World War Two and the Korean War, as well as entries on the weather, work, home, leisure life and relationships with family and friends.

Jimmy Lomax on Parade

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax in a parade, n.d.

Jimmy Lomax on Parade

Material consists of 7 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax in a parade, n.d.

Jimmy Lomax fonds

Jimmy Lomax fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1935-2010

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.

Lomax, James William

Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus

Material consists of 2 black and white contact sheets of various head shots of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus with the caption, "Bleached my own beard," n.d.

Jimmy Lomax

Material consists of 3 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax surrounded by toys, n.d.

Jimmy and Ryan Lomax

Material consists of 2 black and white contact sheets of Santa (Jimmy Lomax), and his son Ryan, n.d.

Jimmy and Ryan Lomax

Material consists of 1 black and white photograph of Jimmy Lomax helping his son Ryan put on a cowboy boot. Photograph taken by the Hamilton Spectator, n.d.

Jimmy and Ryan Lomax

Material consists of 2 coloured photographs of Jimmy Lomax as Santa Claus with his son, Ryan Lomax, n.d.

Jim Marshall Florist

Jim Marshall Florist

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

Superior Engravers

James Furniture Company

James Furniture Company

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.

Superior Engravers

Ivan R.

Twin screw (propeller) steamer measuring 67 x 15 x 5 feet, 66 tonnage, built in Grandes-Piles, Quebec in 1903 by William Ritchie. The vessel was bought by the Hamilton Ferry Company and used for ferry service around Hamilton. The vessel was dismantled in 1924. The file contains ownership documentation, a bill of sale, a certificate of inspection, legal documentation as well as correspondence from the Department of Marine and Fisheries Canada, the Department of Transport, and the Hamilton Ferry Company, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

Iroquoia Bruce Trail Association fonds

Iroquoia Bruce Trail Association fonds

  • CA ON00131 00919
  • Fonds
  • 1962-2019

The fonds consists of the Club's meeting minutes, trail status reports, publications, scrapbooks, artifacts such as plaques and badges, photographs and an audio-visual recording of an interview with artist Robert Bateman regarding the conception of the Bruce Trail.

Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club

Iris

Screw (propeller) steamer yacht measuring 47 x 10 x 5 feet, 15.5 tonnage, built in Hamilton, Ontario in 1903 by John and William Robertson. There is little information pertaining to the ship and its voyage history. The file contains ownership documents and certificates, a mortgage certificate, a letter written by the ship builders certifying that they built the vessel, as well as correspondence from various individuals, the Department of Transport, Marine Services, National Revenue Canada, and Customs and Excise Office Division, to the Registrar of Shipping, Hamilton.

Inside the office of the Canadian Acceptance Corporation Ltd. 1941

Inside the office of the Canadian Acceptance Corporation Ltd. 1941

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.

Superior Engravers

In a Wainfleet bog in the spring

The material consists of one coloured photograph entitled, "In a Wainfleet bog in the spring", featuring a bird watching group lead by Club member George Meyers. Photograph taken by Club member Hazel Broker, May 10, 1980.

In a Bruce Peninsula Bog near Tobermory

Material consists of one coloured photograph entitled, "In a Bruce Peninsula Bog near Tobermory," featuring Club members Charlie Zimmerman, Craig Zimmerman, Maron Shivas, Bert MacLaren and Betty LeWarne. Photograph taken by Club member Hazel Broker in June of 1975.

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) fonds

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) fonds

  • CA ON00131 00952
  • Fonds
  • 1900-2012

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.

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE)

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