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Accident- Stump- Aylmer

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Stollery Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: December 7, 1951

Accession Number: 2018-57

Storage Location: M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_3484

1 image

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Stollery Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

Item Number: 51-3048 (1_3484)

Accession Number: 2018-57

Storage Room: Archives 4th Floor Storage Room

Storage Location: M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_3484

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: December 7, 1951

Physical Description: 1 negative: plastic

Scope and Content: Photograph of a car with a wrecked front end on a street with a covered truck in front.

Name Access: Aylmer (Ont.)

Subject Access: Accidents

Related Material: Original photograph sleeve: M7 S1 Sh4 B11 11_342

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Aylmer Air School Dedication of Chapel and Memorial Window

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Stollery Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: July 9, 1952

Accession Number: 2018-57

Storage Location: M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_1190; M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_1191; M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_1192; M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_1193

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Stollery Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

Item Number: 52-1624 (2_1190); 52-1625 (2_1191); 52-1626 (2_1192); 52-1627 (2_1193)

Accession Number: 2018-57

Storage Room: Archives 4th Floor Storage Room

Storage Location: M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_1190; M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_1191; M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_1192; M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_1193

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: July 9, 1952

Publication: 2_1191 was published with article in St. Thomas Times-Journal on July 10, 1952, page one.

Physical Description: 4 negatives: plastic

Scope and Content: Photographs of Mrs. C. S. Palmer looking at a stained glass window in the Protestant chapel at the R.C.A.F. Station in Aylmer. Caption from St. Thomas Times-Journal, July 10, 1952, page one: “Thy Will Be Done.” 2_1191: “A mother stands in silent meditation and prayer for the memory of her son. This striking photography was taken in the new Protestant chapel at the R.C.A.F. Station Aylmer, Wednesday afternoon, following the unveiling of a beautiful stained glass window to 23 airmen and one airwoman who died while training at No. 14 Service Flying Training School in the Second World War. The mother is Mrs. C. S. Palmer, who came all the way from Saskatoon, Sask., to attend the impressive service. Her son was Flying Officer Donald C. Palmer, killed in a training accident on January 20, 1842.”

Name Access: No. 14 Service Flying Training School (Aylmer, Ontario); Aylmer (Ont.); Aylmer Air School; Royal Canadian Air Force

Subject Access: Accidents; Second World War; Planes

Related Material: Original photograph sleeve: M7 S1 Sh5 B1 1_184

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C & O Railway Accident Scene Aylmer. Connor Fatality

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Stollery Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: December 31, 1955

Accession Number: 2018-57

Storage Location: M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3258; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3259; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3260; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3261; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3262; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3263; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3264; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3265; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3266; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3267; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3268; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3269; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3270; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3271; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3272; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3273; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3274

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Stollery Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

Item Number: 55-2156 (2_3258); 55-2157 (2_3259); 55-2158 (2_3260); 55-2159 (2_3261); 55-2160 (2_3262); 55-2161 (2_3263); 55-2162 (2_3264); 55-2163 (2_3265); 55-2164 (2_3266); 55-2165 (2_3267); 55-2166 (2_3268); 55-2167 (2_3269); 55-2168 (2_3270); 55-2169 (2_3271); 55-2170 (2_3272); 55-2171 (2_3273); 55-2172 (2_3274)

Accession Number: 2018-57

Storage Room: Archives 4th Floor Storage Room

Storage Location: M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3258; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3259; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3260; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3261; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3262; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3263; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3264; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3265; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3266; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3267; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3268; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3269; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3270; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3271; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3272; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3273; M7 S2 Sh1 B2 2_3274

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: December 31, 1955

Publication: An article regarding this incident was published in St. Thomas Times-Journal on December 31, 1955, page one.

Physical Description: 17 negatives: plastic

Scope and Content: Photographs of the road and surrounding area of a car accident. Driver Jack Connor, of Springfield, was killed after his 1955 Meteor sedan collided with a C. & O. freight train north of Aylmer. A letter and a H. W. Miller, District Claim Agent, business card was found with the negatives. The letter from Stollery to A.K. MacDonald Insurance Adjusters identified the photographs as the following: 12/31/55 #73 Highway Camera 11 ft. N. of North of West bound main track looking east. 55-2767 [2_3269] Camera 24 ft. N. of North of West bound main track looking east. 55-2766 [2_3268] Camera 66 ft. N. of North of West bound main track looking east. 55-2765 [2_3267] Camera 173 ft. N. of North of West bound main track looking east. 55-2764 [2_3266] Camera 205 ft. N. of North of West bound main track looking east. 55-2763 [2_3265] Camera 281 ft. N. of North of West bound main track looking east. 55-2762 [2_3264] Pan 336 ft 55-2770 -71 -72 [2_3272, 2_3273, 2_3273] 474 ft looking south east. 55-2769 [2_3271] 50 ft north of advance sign. 55-2768 [2_3270] Open track switch close-up 55-2756 [2_3258] Switch stand. 55-2757 [2_3259] Close-up of crosser switch. 55-2761 [2_3263] Camera looking toward west standing on framing. 55-2758 [2_3260] View of auto. 55-2759 [2_3261] and 55-2760 [2_3262]

Name Access: Aylmer (Ont.)

Subject Access: Accidents

Related Material: Original Photograph Sleeve: M7 S1 Sh5 B8 8_61

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General Accident Assurance Co., London, Accident Scene East of Aylmer

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Stollery Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: December 2, 1953

Accession Number: 2018-57

Storage Location: M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2280; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2281; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2282; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2283; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2284; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2285; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2286; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2287

8 images

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: Stollery Studio fonds

Description Level: Item

Item Number: 53-3021 (1_2280); 53-3022 (1_2281); 53-3023 (1_2282); 53-3024 (1_2283); 53-3025 (1_2284); 53-3026 (1_2285); 53-3027 (1_2286); 53-3028 (1_2287)

Accession Number: 2018-57

Storage Room: Archives 4th Floor Storage Room

Storage Location: M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2280; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2281; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2282; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2283; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2284; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2285; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2286; M7 S2 Sh1 B1 1_2287

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: December 2, 1953

Physical Description: 8 negatives: plastic

Scope and Content: Photographs of the road and surrounding area of a car accident. Accident not photographed. Letter from Stollery to General Accident Assurance Co. was found with the negatives, and identified the photographs as the following: "Dear Sirs:- Herewith photographs taken 2 December, 1953, of road intersection one concession east of and one concession north of Aylmer Ontario. #3021 (1_2280) – From approximately seventy five feet east of intersection looking south westerly. #3022 (1_2281) – From approximately seventy five feet west of intersection looking south easterly. #3023 (1_2282) – From ten feet south of intersection looking north. #3024 (1_2283) – From approximately seventy five feet east of bridge looking north westerly. #3025 (1_2284) – From approximately seventy five feet east of bridge looking north north westerly. #3026 (1_2285) – From approximately two hundred yards south of intersection looking north. #3027 (1_2286) – From approximately one hundred yards south of intersection looking north. #3028 (1_2287) – From approximately one hundred feet south of intersection looking north. Sincerely, Stollery of St. Thomas (W.T. Stollery)"