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: Arthur Kidd; Photo of Joan McLean's father, Arthur James Holder Kidd, in on King St. South in Cookstown, 1972.

: Cookstown Centenarian; Copy of a Barrie Examiner newspaper photo from September 24, 1958 entitled "Cookstown Centenarian." The caption reads "Mrs. Hannah Jean Couse with Hon. Earl Rowe, MP for Dufferin-Simcoe, left, Kenneth Crawford, president of Cookstown Agricultural Society; F.A. Lashley, director of agricultural [obscured] branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Alfred Downer, MPP for Dufferin-Simcoe."

: Cookstown Continuation School, 1930; Class photo of the Cookstown Continuation School class of 1930. The students are lined up and posed in front of an open door to the school. Their names are unknown. The continuation school was closed in 1951 and students were bused to Banting Memorial in Alliston.

: Cookstown Flower Shop; Photo of the exterior of the Cookstown Flower Shop, which was located on 21 Queen St. from 1975-1980. It was owned and operated by Sharon and William R. Evans. The site was originally home to Charlie Hamilton and his harness shop in the mid-1800s. The building features a distinct brick pattern on the outer walls and a hanging sign that reads "Cookstown Flower Shop - Garden Centre."

: Cookstown Public And High School; Photo of Cookstown Public School, which served as both a public and high school, with all of its considerable student body standing in front of the building in the early twentieth century. Originally it had been the location of the former Methodist Church. This two-storey building was situated on the corner of George and Wellington Streets in Cookstown. Two more rooms were added and some years later it was enlarged again. Some of the well-known pupils who attended were: Emily Ferguson Murphy, writer, teacher, and one of the first women to act as Magistrate in the British Empire; Nina Moore Jamieson, famous writer and teacher; and Kenneth Kidd, archaeologist and director in the Royal Ontario Museum. The photo clearly shows the brick building with its rounded arch windows and bell tower in either autumn or spring as the trees are leafless. The students are predominantly dressed in warm clothing, and a gas streetlamp is visible in the bottom right foreground of the photo.

: Cookstown School Class Photo; Group photo taken at Cookstown School in an unknown year, likely in the 1930s. Pictured from left to right, standing in the back row: Marian Banting, Lynn Coleman, Ida Parks, Emily Draper, Gladys Hickland, Belinda Rainey, Ruth Cunningham, Clara Jebb, and Laura Jebb. Kneeling in the centre row: Ella Waters, Luella Hayes, Mary Ingham, Hay Houghton, Nellie Smart, Grace Banting, Dorothy Pugsley, Audrey Hickland, and Elva Ney. Seated in the front row: Norman Reed, Norman Baker, Gowan Rainey, Clifford Spindloe, Russel Beyers, Arthur Cooper, Lawson Beyers, and Roger Fisher. The boys are dressed mostly in dark coats or sweaters, and the girls in patterned lighter-coloured dresses and blouses.

: Cookstown Women'S Institute Anniversary; Photo taken on the occasion of the Cookstown Women's Institute's 90th anniversary in 1991. Pictured from left to right are: Florence Levy, Marie McVety, Jessie Steers, and Florence Downing.

: Country Image Store; Exterior of the Country Image store on 23 Queen St. taken in 1992. The store was opened in 1986 by Jeff Spence. Previously it housed a variety of businesses including the Swan Shop, the Craft Shack, the library, Conder Sugg and Bigelow law firm, and originally the dentist's office of Dr. J.H. Miller in 1921.

: Joan Mclean And Sons; Photo of Joan McLean (née Kidd) with her sons Brian and Bob.

: John and Francis Kidd; Photo of John and Francis Kidd riding in a horse and buggy, with Minnie Spence and Mr. W.J. Finlay standing beside the buggy. The horse is dark in colour and has his right front hoof raised. The two men are dressed in suits and the ladies in long dresses. Both ladies are wearing decorative hats, Mr. Kidd in a fedora, and Mr. Finlay in a boater hat.

: King Street South, Cookstown; Postcard depicting King St. South in Cookstown, looking East. The date of the postcard is unknown. The image captures the dirt road lined with trees and utility poles, and offers a clear view of the home of William T. and Dinah Miners on the far left with its distinctive gable ornamentation and brick decoration.

: Monkman And Son Corner Store; Photo of Monkman's corner store, a landmark in Cookstown. Originally run as Chantler's store on the site of a log frame store run by Christopher Cooke, T.E. (Thomas) Monkman eventually purchased the building from Jake Wilcox in 1919. It then passed on to his son Louis, and later his son Donald. Monkman's provided groceries and hardware until 1962 when the property was sold.

: Old Boys Club Reunion; Photo and names list from an Old Boys Club reunion in 1940.

: Queen Street, Cookstown; View of the north side of Queen Street in Cookstown. Visible in the centre is D.B. McFadden's garage, later replaced by the post office, as well as Couse's Store to the right, which would eventually become Will Silk's. The style of the cars parked on the street indicate that the photo was likely taken in the late 1930s to early 1940s. David McFadden operated his garage until approximately 1940.

: Russell Reed Barn; Photo of the remains of Russell Reed's barn, located on East John Street, Cookstown.

: The Kidd Family; Group photo of the Kidd family taken c. 1940. Pictured from left to right - Back Row: Joan (Kidd) McLean, Arthur Kidd, Josena Kidd, and Molly (Kidd) Couse. Front Row: Bette (Kidd) Lozo, Jack Kidd, and Patricia Kidd, with Buster the dog. All are the children of Arthur and Josena.

: The Mclean Homestead; Photo of the family homestead of Bruce and Joan McLean (née Kidd) and their children, which had been the home of some early Kidd family pioneers.

: The Miners Home; Previously the location of Henry Jones Dunning's blacksmith shop, this property was sold to one of his employees, William T. Miners, in 1895. William and his wife Dinah tore down the original building and constructed the large brick home pictured here, including the unique wrought-iron gate, which featured a thistle, shamrock, rose, and maple leaf pattern. A fire escape ladder from a second storey window is also visible on the far left. The building also features a cross gabled roof with elaborate gable decorations. The Miners had no children, but their blacksmith business was continued by William's nephew Thomas L. Webb. William died in 1913, and Dinah in 1932. Three unidentified people stand in front of the fence surrounding the house in the photo: two men dressed in work clothes on either side of a woman dressed in a long dark dress and elaborate hat.