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: Ice House Bell Ewart; Ice house where they took ice in, in Bell Ewart. Byron Grose and Fred Quantz on bridge made of planks. They are barring ice off into three pieces. This was taken a year before Mr. Fred Quantz was married., IHS656

: Ice House Group Photo, Belle Ewart; Group Photo taken of the employees of the Ice House in Belle Ewart sitting and standing along the loading platforms in front of the storage building. The men are all dressed in coats and hats, and chunks of ice are visible underneath the platform. Third and fourth from the left, in the back row, are George Moore and Elmo Quantz. The man in the back row wearing a white sweater is William Ruffet. For more information on William Ruffet's career, see the entry entitled "The Last of the Icemen" - http://www.ourstoriesinnisfil.ca/islandora/object/ourstories%3A2518, IHS2888

: Ice House Picture; Ice House Picture - George Baxter is in the centre of the picture third from the left, standing on a pile of straw. The ice house gang, who provided most of southern Ontario's ice until the advent of electric refrigerators. This photo was taken in 1910. The ice house factory was probably a nice cool place to work in the hot summer months. INDUSTRY - ICE, IHS34

: Ice Industry; Photograph of the conveyors constructed to transport blocks of ice harvested from Lake Simcoe into a Belle Ewart Ice Company ice house on the shore. The conveyor structures and the building are all made of wood. Blocks of ice would be stored in the ice house year round and shipped as far as the United States to be used in home ice boxes., IHS300

: Ice Industry; Ice House, IHS301

: Ice Industry; Photo of the rubble and debris left behind by the demolishing of the Lake Simcoe Ice Company's ice house in the 1930s., IHS297

: Ice Industry Workers In Belle Ewart; Photograph of four men dressed long coats, boots, and hats who were employed in Belle Ewart as labourers for the ice industry. These men would cut large blocks of ice from the frozen Lake Simcoe and float them to the shore where conveyors would take them to an ice house for storage. The ice was later shipped to numerous locales and were used in home ice boxes before refrigerators were available. The men pictured standing in the back row are George Baxter and Bill Baxter, and seated in the front row are an unidentified man and Elmo Quantz, the father of Elma Ross., IHS3941

: Ice Shipment; Photo of a freight train in front of the loading area of an ice storage building, preparing to ship ice for the Belle Ewart Ice Company., IHS311

: Ice Storage Building; Photo of the exterior of the Belle Ewart Ice Company's storage building, constructed of wood and insulated with sawdust. A Grand Trunk railcar is also visible directly beside the building's loading platform., IHS434

: Ida Law; Photo of Mrs. Charles H. Hindle, Jr. (née Ida Law), 1880-1956., IHS1871

: Ida Law; Photograph of Ida Law (1880-1956), later Mrs. Charles H. Hindle, Jr., on washing day., IHS1867

: Ida Rogerson; Ida Rogerson 1879-1966 Daughter of William Rogerson and Sarah Robertson Later Mrs. Robert Duncan (mother of Bill Duncan) Costumes and clothing Furniture, IHS2352

: Imperial Gas Station; Photo of John Yeates, Imperial dealer from Allandale. The picture is captioned "John Yeates, Imperial dealer, Allandale, Ont., is operating a small, but very efficient business and attractively kept station. Despite his 79 years he is very active and alert, and when the film "At the Imperial Sign" was shown in his district, he entertained the attending dealers with a song." Mr. Yeates started his business in 1924., IHS1824

: In Workshop, Bill Jamieson; Bill Jamieson in workshop - at copy stand. Located in Tom Arnett's home. An Innisfil Historical Society Project., IHS3398

: Inaugural Dinner For Township Council 1959; Inaugural dinner for new Township Council 1959 L to R. Mr. Joseph Cochrane (deputy reeve) and Mrs. Rose Cochrane, Reeve Charles and Mrs. Sproule, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Torrens, Reverend Rowe. Page 70 Stroud Tweedsmuir History Vol. II Further information is available at the Knock Heritage Site, IHS3382-75

: Incubators For Hunter Poultry; Incubators for Hunter poultry. From page 52 of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History, Vol. 11., IHS3382-61

: Individuals Not Identified; Individuals Not Identified., IHS2998

: Individuals Unidentified; Individuals Unidentified, IHS4345

: Inez Ferrier; Inez Ferrier (Mrs. C. Spence), IHS3297

: Ingram'S Store; Photograph of Ingram's Store, located north of the 2nd Line at the lake., IHS497

: Ingram'S Store; Ingram's Store housed the Ballydown Beach Summer Post Office from 1942-1960.

: Innisfil - Township Of - Employees; John Cowan and wife Marjorie on occasion of John's 40th year with Innisfil Roads Department. Don Koopmans and Reeve George Burton in background- from Stroud Tweedsmuir Histories Vol. III Cowan, John ; Cowan, Marjorie; Koopmans, Don; Burton, Reeve George, IHS3383-66

: Innisfil - Township Of - Offices; Stroud Municipal Building, showing Portable extension. From Stroud Tweedsmuir Histories, Vol. III Innisfil, Township of Municipal office - Stroud, IHS3383-26A

: Innisfil Beach Park - Southern Point; The southern point of Innisfil Beach Park. From Page 74 of the Stroud Tweedsmuir History, Volume 11., IHS3382-79D

: Innisfil Beach Park Change Rooms; Innisfil Beach Park Change Rooms. There are additional photographs on file at the Knock Document Centre., IHS4265

: Innisfil Beach Park Gate House; Innisfil Park Gate House, the entrance to Innisfil Beach Park., IHS4268

: Innisfil Beach Park Snack Bar; The Innisfil Park Snack Bar was built in 1969 at a cost of $22,500, it was burned 1988-89., IHS4267

: Innisfil Centennial Celebrations From Barrie Examiner; Clippings from the Barrie Examiner regarding Innisfil Centennial Celebrations., IHS3079

: Innisfil Centennial Float, 1951; Pictured are: Ethel Jebb, Jessie Louise Monkman, Russell Webb, Keatha Riley, Kenneth Crawford, Sadie Walker, Josephine Webb, Alice Baker, Gladys Wilson, and Olive Hindle on the Innisfil Centennial Float, 1951.

: Innisfil Central Public School; Innisfil Central Public School Construction: Hollow concrete block and brick. Started in 1962 by Innisfil Township School Area #1 and completed in 1963. Don Beatty, Chairman, James Rainey, Russell Stewart, George Lucas, and Frank Kell. 5 classrooms. This was the first central school.Closed Bethesda #2, Cherry Creek #3, Fifth Line #7 and Nantyr #8. Schools were sold by public auction - Fifth Line $4500., Cherry Creek $2250. and Nantyr for $3400. Schools Innisfil Central School Bethesda School Cherry Creek School Nantyr 5th line, IHS3517

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