91st Battalion Departure, 1916

Publication: Published to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter on March 15, 2023.

Scope and Content: View of the crowd assembled at the Michigan Central Railway Station, June 25, 1916 to witness the departure of the 91st Battalion, C.E.F. enroute to Halifax, Nova Scotia and transport to England. The photographer has etched this caption on the negative: "Crowd assembled at depot to bid Farewell to 91st Btn". View is looking northeast and includes businesses on the north side of Talbot Street, including the Chant Sperrin Dry Goods store on the northeast corner of Talbot and Manitoba Streets (801 Talbot Street), George W. Durkee, auctioneer (773), Bertrand A. Sumner, confectioner (779) - "Fresh Candy" on store awning, and the International Hotel (819-825). Balaclava Street Public School and Grace Methodist Church (after 1925, Grace United Church) are also partially visible. Several men have risked electrocution to climb a hydro pole for a better view.; Down the Street to Yesterday Zone 34 (Horton to Manitoba); Down the Street to Yesterday Zone 35 (Manitoba to Alma); Down the Street to Yesterday Zone 36 (Alma to Balaclava)

Name Access: St. Thomas (Ont.); 91st Battalion; Michigan Central Railway; Michigan Central Railroad

Subject Access: First World War; 91st Battalion; Soldiers; Military; Railways; Hotels; Departure of the 91st Battalion from St. Thomas, June 25, 1916

Website / Street View Notes: Link directs to a Facebook post featuring the image.