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Disbrowe Motors, St. Thomas - Disbrowe Motors Opening
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1966
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C2 Sh1 B3 F18 2
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Creator
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C2 Sh1 B3 F18 2
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1966
- Series
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - Disbrowe Motors, St. Thomas file
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 8.5 x 8 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Eight black and white photographs used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published September 28, 1966 with captions:
- " Disbrowe Motors new showroom and service facilities located on Talbot Street at Alma. The new premises triples the new car showroom and more than doubles the service facilities. Service customers will not enter off Alma Street where new parking facilities have been provided." (2a) View is of the northwest corner of Talbot and Alma Streets, looking west along Talbot Street and north along Alma Street. Disbrowe Motors showroom and service entrance are visible. International Hotel is partially visible.
- " Disbrowe Motors is proud of the prompt and efficient service the firm is able to provide to its customers, which is the only possible because of the well-appointed staff in its body shop and maintenance departments. Here is a portion of the staff, from left to right: Donald Bryden, Ronald Simspon, Al Hoekstra, Stuart Kilmer, Joe Hodgins, Robert Abbott, Chester Gordon, Andy Damjanovich." (2b)
- " This is only a portion of the large sales and office staff ready to serve the customers of Disbrowe Motors. From left to right: Hugh Wiles, William Speight, George Agur, office manager, Harold Black, and William Donovan." (2c)
- " There are nine salemen on the staff of Disbrowe Motors available to serve the motoring public at all times. From left to right: Harold Hudson, Robert Bennett, Richard Rawlings, Bruce Barrett, and Murray Black." " (2d)
- " A major cog in the big operation at Disbrowe Motors, 827 Talbot Street, is the competent office staff. Here are three members of the department, from left to right, Miss Catherine Minahan, Miss Judy Andrew and Mrs. William Loveday." (2e)
- " The service and parts departments at Disbrowe Motors take great pirde in keeping the firm's customers happy by offering the best in service and equipment. Here is a portion of the staff. From left to right: Gordon Rawlings, service manager; Allen Perry, body shop manager; Wallace Crawford, Leroy Vaughan, Robert Christensen, Lawrence Feairs, service station manager; William Monteith, Robert Thomas, Edward Ward, Bud Lorch, Percy Frayne, parts department manager." (2f)
- 2g was not published in the paper. Retained for reference by the St. Thomas Times Journal. Pictures the service department staff of Disbrowe Motors, St. Thomas.
- 2h was not published in the paper. Retained for reference by the St. Thomas Times Journal. Pictures the sales and office staff of Disbrowe Motors, St. Thomas.
- Down the Street to Yesterday Zone 35 (2a and 2c) (Manitoba to Alma).
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Disbrowe Motors
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Automobiles
- Business and Industry
- Website / Street View Notes
- For contemporary view see Google Street View, accessed August 21, 2014.
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