St. Catharines photographs, 1901, 1912, n.d.

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2025-04-01

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Four black and white photographs from the St. Catharines area. Two of the photographs are portraits taken by [Edwin] Poole in St. Catharines and measure 10.5 cm x 16 cm. One portrait shows a woman with two boys. The other portrait is a head and shoulders photo of a man in a suit.

The other two photos are larger. The smaller of the two photos measures 21 cm x 15 cm and shows a line of cars in a building on one side, and a line of men and women along the other side. Writing on the reverse of the photo reads “A.J. Gilmore Garage, 1912 all Cadilacks”. It is mounted on cardboard.

The last photo shows two men sitting in a car on a bridge and measures 22.5 cm x 15 cm. Handwriting on the bottom left of the photo reads “Jno. Quinn, proprietor, Russel House, St. Catharines”. In the bottom centre the word “Oldsmobile” is written. It is dated 1901 at the bottom right of the photo and is mounted on paper.

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Edwin Poole (1845-1931) was a photographer who worked in St. Catharines for much of his career. He is well-known for his portrait work, but he photographed much of the landscape and many buildings in St. Catharines as well. The Russell House Hotel was located at the corner of James St. and St. Paul St. It was built in 1843 for Samuel Stinson. The building had many owners over the years including James Cairn and John Quinn. It remained a popular hotel into the 1920s and 1930s, but gradually declined throughout the rest of the century. It was demolished in 1996. A.J. Gilmore Garage was located on St. Paul Street in St. Catharines. In the 1920s Garden City Motors took over, followed by Malcolm Motor Sales and W.E. McDermott’s garage (1934-1936). It was subsequently used by the Canada Bread Company, Garden City Motors again, Leon’s Furniture in the 1960s and 1970s, and by 2009 Wally Wemnants carpetmarket.

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