641 records – page 1 of 33.

1881 and Onward

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Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
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File
Accession Number
2018-05
Storage Location
Box 48, File 51
R5 S5 Sh1 B3
for many 'ear , found him elf continually baffled by "Wallie's ' mnno uvres. The most en­ sational of these was in relation to the d ath of Jumbo, the huge elephant who arne to hi death on the Loop Line tracks a littl ea t of the St. Thomas station. Thomp on !-,ad iv n the ev n :lll the space and all the
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Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
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File
Accession Number
2018-05
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Archives Storage Rm. 107
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Box 48, File 51
R5 S5 Sh1 B3
Scope and Content
1881 and Onward Reminiscences of St. Thomas and Elgin County Half a Century Ago
by James S. Brierley 1931
The reminiscences of Brierley were first published in The St. Thomas Times- Journal, Brierley was also owner of The St. Thomas Journal (until 1905)
-includes picture of author
47 page booklet
4 original copies, 1 photocopied version
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Adhesive Label - Dead Elephant Ale, Railway City Brewing Co.

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Artifact Type
Label
Material
paper and plastic
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Collection
Steve Peters Collection
Artifact Type
Label
Description Level
Item
Number of Artifacts
1
Description
A black, adhesive label with the image of a grey elephant on a train against a red backdrop in the centre. Above the image, it says "Dead Elephant Ale" in red and white lettering. (Note: 022.056.091 - 022.056.094 are identical labels)
Material
paper and plastic
Category
Tools and Equipment for Communication
Sub-category
Written Communication T&E
Subject of Image
Jumbo the Elephant
Accession Number
022.056.091
File Number
022.056
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Municipal Origin
St. Thomas, Ontario
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Adhesive Label - Dead Elephant Ale, Railway City Brewing Co.

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Artifact Type
Label
Material
paper, plastic
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Collection
Steve Peters Collection
Artifact Type
Label
Description Level
Item
Number of Artifacts
1
Description
A black, adhesive label with the image of a grey elephant on a train against a red backdrop in the centre. Above the image, it says "Dead Elephant Ale" in red and white lettering. (Note: 022.056.091 - 022.056.094 are identical labels)
Material
paper, plastic
Category
Tools and Equipment for Communication
Sub-category
Written Communication T&E
Subject of Image
Jumbo the Elephant
Accession Number
022.056.092
File Number
022.056
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Municipal Origin
St. Thomas, Ontario
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Adhesive Label - Dead Elephant Ale, Railway City Brewing Co.

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Artifact Type
Label
Material
paper, plastic
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Collection
Steve Peters Collection
Artifact Type
Label
Description Level
Item
Number of Artifacts
1
Description
A black, adhesive label with the image of a grey elephant on a train against a red backdrop in the centre. Above the image, it says "Dead Elephant Ale" in red and white lettering. (Note: 022.056.091 - 022.056.094 are identical labels)
Material
paper, plastic
Category
Tools and Equipment for Communication
Sub-category
Written Communication T&E
Subject of Image
Jumbo the Elephant
Accession Number
022.056.093
File Number
022.056
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Municipal Origin
St. Thomas, Ontario
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Adhesive Label - Dead Elephant Ale, Railway City Brewing Co.

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Artifact Type
Label
Material
paper, plastic
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Collection
Steve Peters Collection
Artifact Type
Label
Description Level
Item
Number of Artifacts
1
Description
A black, adhesive label with the image of a grey elephant on a train against a red backdrop in the centre. Above the image, it says "Dead Elephant Ale" in red and white lettering. (Note: 022.056.091 - 022.056.094 are identical labels)
Material
paper, plastic
Category
Tools and Equipment for Communication
Sub-category
Written Communication T&E
Subject of Image
Jumbo the Elephant
Accession Number
022.056.094
File Number
022.056
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Municipal Origin
St. Thomas, Ontario
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Andersons Limited, St. Thomas, Ont'. postcard: image of Jumbo laying on embankment

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Elgin County Museum
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Collection
Jumbo
Description
Post card, 'Compliments of Andersons Limited, St. Thomas, Ont'. Has image of Jumbo laying on embankment surrounded by a group of people. 'Jumbo-Killed in St. Thomas, September 15, 1885' is under photo.
Sub-category
Documentary Artifact
Subject of Image
Jumbo the Elephant
Accession Number
2001.9.2
Storage Range
Jumbo archival box- R1 S1 Sh5
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Animal Metropolis

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives168760
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Reference Room Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
2017
Storage Location
REF 13
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Reference Room Collection
Creator
Edited by: Joanna Dean, Darcy Ingram and Christabelle Sethna
Description Level
Item
Storage Room
Archives Reference Room
Storage Location
REF 13
GMD
textual records
Date Range
2017
Publication
Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2017.
Physical Description
1 volume
Scope and Content
"Animal Metropolis: Histories of Human-Animal Relations in Urban Canada". Includes a chapter relating to Jumbo: "The Memory of an Elephant: Savagery, Civilization and Spectacle" by Christabelle Sethna.
Subject Access
Jumbo
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Ann Verrell with the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas, Ontario

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Ken Verrell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1990s]
Accession Number
2016-30
Storage Location
R4 S5 Sh2 B2 F1 24a
R4 S5 Sh2 B2 F1 24b
R4 S5 Sh2 B2 F1 24c
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Ken Verrell Collection
Description Level
Item
File Number
R4 S5 Sh2 B2 F1
Accession Number
2016-30
Storage Room
Archives Storage Rm. 107
Storage Location
R4 S5 Sh2 B2 F1 24a
R4 S5 Sh2 B2 F1 24b
R4 S5 Sh2 B2 F1 24c
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1990s]
Series
Ken Verrell Collection - Photographs series
Physical Description
3 photographs : col ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Three photographs of Anna (Ann) Verrell posing beside the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas, Ontario, while the statue was painted with pink primer.
Name Access
Verrell, Ken (1926-2016)
Jumbo the Elephant
Subject Access
Railways
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Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives181924
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 1
R8 S3 Sh6
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
Storage Room
Archives Storage Rm. 107
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 1
R8 S3 Sh6
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Custodial History
Transferred from the Elgin County Museum: October 29, 2019.
Scope and Content
Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas, 1985.
Name Access
St. Thomas (Ont.)
Jumbo the Elephant
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Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives181926
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 2
R8 S3 Sh6
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
Storage Room
Archives Storage Rm. 107
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 2
R8 S3 Sh6
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Custodial History
Transferred from the Elgin County Museum: October 29, 2019.
Scope and Content
Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas, 1985.
Name Access
St. Thomas (Ont.)
Jumbo the Elephant
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Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives181927
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 3
R8 S3 Sh6
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
Storage Room
Archives Storage Rm. 107
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 3
R8 S3 Sh6
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Custodial History
Transferred from the Elgin County Museum: October 29, 2019.
Scope and Content
Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas, 1985.
Name Access
St. Thomas (Ont.)
Jumbo the Elephant
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Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives181928
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 4
R8 S3 Sh6
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
Storage Room
Archives Storage Rm. 107
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 4
R8 S3 Sh6
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Custodial History
Transferred from the Elgin County Museum: October 29, 2019.
Scope and Content
Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas, 1985.
Name Access
St. Thomas (Ont.)
Jumbo the Elephant
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Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives181929
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 5
R8 S3 Sh6
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Vertical File Collection
Description Level
Item
Storage Room
Archives Storage Rm. 107
Storage Location
Box 260, File 12 5
R8 S3 Sh6
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Custodial History
Transferred from the Elgin County Museum: October 29, 2019.
Scope and Content
Arrival of the Jumbo statue in St. Thomas, 1985.
Name Access
St. Thomas (Ont.)
Jumbo the Elephant
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Ashtray - St. Thomas Centennial

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Artifact Type
Ashtray
Material
porcelain
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Museum
Collection
Steve Peters Collection
Artifact Type
Ashtray
Description Level
Item
Number of Artifacts
1
Description
A white ashtray with an image of Jumbo the elephant standing on a "100" in the centre. Around the image, it says "St. Thomas, 1881, Centennial, 1981".
Material
porcelain
Category
Furnishings
Sub-category
Household Accessories
Subject of Image
Jumbo the Elephant
Accession Number
022.056.084
File Number
022.056
Storage Location
Collections Storage
Date Range
1981
Municipal Origin
St. Thomas, Ontario
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Aylmer Express, 1896

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1896
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
attention. being called to it or,witnent the police ap- mare thi it worth a special A Nes AN ELEPHANT IN A RAGE. 4 Killed Its Keeper and Threw Him ‘Through a Board Fer fore Bo House. W. H. Harris’ big elephant Gipsy be- came unmanageable at its winter Quar- ters eek te Chicago the other afternoon, and
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
Item Number
A-EX-002 & A-EX-003
Storage Room
Archives Microform Room
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1896
Physical Description
1 pdf file
Scope and Content
Aylmer Express Newspaper issues, 1896, digitized from A-EX-002 & A-EX-003. Contains a mix of articles and advertisements with images to illustrate ads.
Name Access
Aylmer (Ont.)
Subject Access
Digitized Newspapers
Newspapers
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Aylmer Express, 1897

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1897
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
Quite a number from bere attended the picnic at Pt. Stanley. Mr. McKenney, of Glencolin, was the Lie of R. H. Lindsay on Saturday ie. Visaw with his Jumbo dog was returniag home from Copenhagen ‘Tuesday oveving, the latter had the misfurtune to eat some poisonous. sub- stantée which resulted in the loss
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
Item Number
A-EX-003
Storage Room
Archives Microform Room
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1897
Physical Description
1 pdf file
Scope and Content
Aylmer Express Newspaper issues, 1897, digitized from A-EX-003. Contains a mix of articles and advertisements with images to illustrate ads.
Name Access
Aylmer (Ont.)
Subject Access
Digitized Newspapers
Newspapers
Documents
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Aylmer Express, 1901

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives182466
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1901
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
ages have beon ascribed to the elephant and whale, but it is now thought that they may be eapabis of attaining the age of 400 years. It is recorded that when Alexander the Great invaded the dominions of Por- us, one of the Rajahs of Upper India, he took a huge elephant from the con- quered Prince, named
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
Item Number
A-EX-004 & A-EX-005
Storage Room
Archives Microform Room
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1901
Physical Description
1 pdf file
Scope and Content
Aylmer Express Newspaper issues, 1901, digitized from A-EX-004 & A-EX-005. Contains a mix of articles and advertisements with images to illustrate ads.
Name Access
Aylmer (Ont.)
Subject Access
Digitized Newspapers
Newspapers
Documents
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Aylmer Express, 1903

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1903
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
old, District Passenger Agent, Toronto. + Sporting goods at Canghell’s. ‘The elephant Jingo, said to have been several inches taller than Jumbo, died on board ship on March 12th while on the way to this country. The elephant had not travelled sincé infancy, and from the time of sailing fromTaferbodt it
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
Item Number
A-EX-005 & A-EX-006
Storage Room
Archives Microform Room
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1903
Physical Description
1 pdf file
Scope and Content
Aylmer Express Newspaper issues, 1903, digitized from A-EX-005 & A-EX-006. Contains a mix of articles and advertisements with images to illustrate ads.
Name Access
Aylmer (Ont.)
Subject Access
Digitized Newspapers
Newspapers
Documents
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Aylmer Express, 1909

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Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1909
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
|the fort were snatched away by the | ,, Sees i | - Leertainis Siivin ever sore tons CURL far ‘wil pores anti itjuries. jrougth bandin guards, Jolly-Jumbo,*-Thatal Keeper and . A cut, wound, or sore should ‘be treated at ona ts ae A SISTER WAS WATCHE Trainer of Fighters. arte of Jedwitter | | derful caive
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
Item Number
A-EX-008 & A-EX-009
Storage Room
Archives Microform Room
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1909
Physical Description
1 pdf file
Scope and Content
Aylmer Express Newspaper issues, 1909, digitized from A-EX-008 & A-EX-009. Contains a mix of articles and advertisements with images to illustrate ads.
Name Access
Aylmer (Ont.)
Subject Access
Digitized Newspapers
Newspapers
Documents
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Aylmer Express, 1910

https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives182589
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1910
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
sucpess-* Mr. Asa Marr is visiting friends in Grand Rapids, ‘r. and Mrs. J, Holmes are spending a week in Bay City. 25 years ago last Thursday, Jumbo, the big elephant, was killed at St. Tho- mas. We sell only D. L. & W. Scranton coal. Allsises, the very best. J. E. Boots. Mrs. Geo, Wilson is taking a deserved
Museum / Archive
Elgin County Archives
Part Of
Elgin County Newspaper Collection
Description Level
File
Item Number
A-EX-009
Storage Room
Archives Microform Room
Storage Location
Microfilm Cabinet Drawer #21
GMD
records in electronic form
Date Range
1910
Physical Description
1 pdf file
Scope and Content
Aylmer Express Newspaper issues, 1910, digitized from A-EX-009. Contains a mix of articles and advertisements with images to illustrate ads.
Name Access
Aylmer (Ont.)
Subject Access
Digitized Newspapers
Newspapers
Documents
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