Alice Baker Collection



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Home of Mr. & Mrs. Mel & Aileen Brayman
Photo of stucco house with centre dormer and entrance
Home of Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Stewart, Victoria St., W.
Side view of bungalow with windows
Home of Mr. & Mrs. Sylvia & Eva Carter
Photo of a white clapboard, two-storey house with treed yard and hedge; rear extension and centre dormer
Home of Mrs. Olive McMaster
Photo of white clapboard, two-storey house with dormer and front entrance and side entrance
Home of Mrs. Sadie Walker and N. Broley
Lady standing on front porch of white house with blooming trees in the yard
Home of N. Broley
Photo of white clapboard bungalow front side view showing two entrances and windows,
Home of Randolph Harris
Photo of a one and a half storey clapboard house with centre front entrance and chimney
Homes of Dr. Carr and Mr. & Mrs. Herb & Edna Jebb
Photo shows two houses: two-storey brick houses side by side one with upper porch,
House of Allan and sister Gladys Nixon
Side view of a two-storey brick-sided house, with upper porch and two chimneys
Hurricane Hazel Railroad Track Damage
Photo of the devastation caused to railroad infrastructure north of Cookstown following Hurricane Hazel in October 1954.
Hwy. 400 Collapse After Hurricane
Picture of a collapsed portion of highway 400, just north of highway 89, following the devastation of Hurricane Hazel. The image shows a crashed truck, half buried in water, as well as a flooded field beyond the pavement.
Ida Thompson, Mrs. Charlie Woods
Picture of three women, one unidentified, one Ida Wellington (centre), and one Mrs. Charlie Woods, inside a small flower shaped frame.
Inside St. John's Anglican Church
Photo of the plastering taking place inside of St. John's Anglican Church in Cookstown, with drop cloths and a clear view of the stained glass windows.
Installing Pipes for Water Works
Picture of bulldozer behind a farm house digging the yard for pipe installation in Cookstown, 1962.
Jack Edney
Photo of children in period dress with Mr. Earl Rowe speaking in the background.
Jean Ross
Young girl with bow in her hair
Jebb's Garage burned, 1962
Picture showing smoke and charred rubble from a fire that destroyed the Jebb family's garage (next to the Dunning family's garage). The fire was strong enough to warp a lamppost on the street.
Jim Arnold, last station agent
Jim Arnold, the last Cookstown station agent with radio equipment and Morse Code device, prior to the station closing in 1967.
John Beaird
Photo of John Beaird standing beside a team of horses pulling a wagon with "Langdon Dairy - R. Beaird" on the side; picture also shows railway car and grain silo, with village in the background (possibly Langdon, AB). The original caption, written by Alice Baker, reads: "Great Grandma Louisa Brazel's 1st husband John Beaird [Robert, John, Wallace]; 2nd husband - John Thompson; Grandma Mary, George, Wellington, Annie, Albert."
Keith Daniels (House)
Small white bungalow with garage next door
Ken Crawford's Barber Shop
Photo of Ken Crawford's Barber Shop, located on King St. North in Cookstown. The photo features a white clapboard building with a large Coca Cola sign and many windows.
Ladies Group Photo
Picture shows several women posed around a seated elderly woman. The original caption only lists first names. Back row: Lillian, Marjorie, Wilma, Florence, Helene, Alice, and Reta. Front row: Clara, Mother [of Alice Baker], and Mary.
Ladies' gathering
Photo of Sadie Walker, Alice Baker, and Daureen Anderson seated at a table with a typewriter.
Large Group Photo
Photo shows a large group, possibly a school photo with a caption reading: "William, Bob, Tom, Lillian & Mary Harris in this picture"
Lila Wesson
Photo of Lila Wesson wearing a wool coat, standing at a water pump with a barn in the background.
Lloyd Hughes' Store, Tompkins' Woodworking Shop
Wooden building with overhanging roof over front entrance, attached garage. Identified as Lloyd Hughes' store and the Tompkin's Woodworking shop in Cookstown
Lorne Cecil Harris
Personal account of the life of Lorne Cecil Harris
Lorne Harris with Marjorie and Brenda
Photo of a family identified as "Marjorie, Lorne, and Brenda"

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