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Camera Club
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- C.W. Ellis fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh6 B1 F8 7
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- C.W. Ellis fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh6 B1 F8 7
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Publication
- Published on the Archives' flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/elgincountyarchives/4330478586/in/set-72157623225446063.
- Posted on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: August 19, 2019.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w, sepia toned ; 10 x 12.5 cm on sheet 27 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph showing members of the St. Thomas Camera Club posing with an automobile. Mounted on cardboard with the caption "Camera Club".
- Name Access
- Ellis, C.W.
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Camera Club
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Automobiles
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Camera Club at Waterworks Park
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- C.W. Ellis fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh6 B1 F5 7
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- C.W. Ellis fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh6 B1 F5 7
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Publication
- Published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal: February 7, 2008. Caption reads: "Members of the St. Thomas Camera Club at Waterworks Park in St. Thomas, ca. 1900"
- Published in "Harvest of Memories: Elgin's History Through a Photographer's Lens-Volume II" on page 154.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w, sepia toned ; 7.5 x 16.5 cm (oval) on sheet 27 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph showing members of the St. Thomas Camera Club in Waterworks Park, St. Thomas, Ontario. Features camera mounted on tripod. Mounted on cardboard with the caption "Camera Club at Waterworks Park". You can see the road to Tecumseh Street to the right. It still follows the same route today, just a walking trail though. This would have been taken in front of the water plant.
- Name Access
- Ellis, C.W.
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Camera Club
- Waterworks Park
- Subject Access
- Photography
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Camera Club in Wilson's Ravine
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- C.W. Ellis fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh6 B1 F41 6
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- C.W. Ellis fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh6 B1 F41 6
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w, sepia toned ; 9.5 x 11.5 cm on sheet 27 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph showing members of the St. Thomas Camera Club posing in Wilson's Ravine near St. Thomas, Ontario. A bridge is visible in the background. Mounted on cardboard with the caption "Camera Club in Wilsons Ravine".
- Name Access
- Ellis, C.W.
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Camera Club
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Bridges
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C.W. Ellis fonds
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- C.W. Ellis fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- graphic material
- objects
- Date Range
- [190?]-1909
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh6 B1
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- C.W. Ellis fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C3 Sh6 B1
- GMD
- graphic material
- objects
- Date Range
- [190?]-1909
- Physical Description
- 263 photographs : b&w and col.
- 1 photograph album cover : 28 x 36.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Calvin Winslow Ellis was born April 2, 1877 in Aylmer, Ontario, the son of Isaac Newton Ellis, a carriage maker, and Alma Jane (Calvert) Ellis. Ellis moved to St. Thomas, Ontario c. 1902. In 1906 he worked as an automobile agent. From c. 1913 to 1916 Ellis worked as operator and projectionist at the Star Theatre, 467 Talbot Street, St. Thomas. From c. 1918 until his death in 1935, Ellis worked as an electrical contractor (briefly partnering with Harry W. Beck in business as Ellis & Beck, Electrical Contractors, 12 Metcalfe Street, St. Thomas, c. 1920), electrician and (from c. 1927) proprietor of an electrical repair business at 1 White St., St. Thomas. He married Louise B. Ellis c. 1927. Ellis died February 6, 1935 and was buried in Aylmer Cemetery.
- Custodial History
- Part of the collection of the Elgin County Pioneer Museum, under accession number B.d.2 Transferred to the Archives from the Elgin County Museum in March, 2007.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs taken and/or collected by Calvin Winslow Ellis, St Thomas, Ontario, perhaps in his capacity as a member of the St. Thomas Camera Club. Fonds includes portraits and other images of Ellis' friends and family; landscape photographs showing various picturesque locations, primarily in Elgin County but also in the vicinity of Niagara Falls, Elora, Delhi and Elmira, Ontario; numerous images of civic buildings, public infrastructure, businesses, bridges, streets and private residences in and around St. Thomas, Ontario; several images documenting the property and activities of various railway companies, including the London and Port Stanley Railway Company, the Michigan Central Railway and the Pere Marquette Railway; several images featuring early automobiles; and numerous images showing various locations in and around Port Stanley, Ontario, including the village itself, its harbour, its rail yards, summer cottages, the waterfront, Orchard Beach and Hill Crest.
- Name Access
- Ellis, C.W.
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Port Stanley (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Camera Club
- London and Port Stanley Railway
- London and Port Stanley Toll Road
- Michigan Central Railway
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Pere Marquette Railway
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Automobiles
- Bridges
- Bridges- railroad
- Business and Industry
- Railways
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Henry Roe Photograph Album - Road to Pelee Point
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1902
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh2 B3 F1 82
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh2 B3 F1 82
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1902
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection- Photographs series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- A black and white photograph showing a scenic view, with the caption, "On the road to Point Pelee Ont".
Photograph is part of an album compiled by Henry Roe.
- Name Access
- Roe, Henry
- St. Thomas Camera Club
- Subject Access
- Photography
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Henry Roe Photograph Album - St. Thomas Camera Club
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1900
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh2 B3 F1 63
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh2 B3 F1 63
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1900
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection- Photographs series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- A black and white photograph showing members of the St. Thomas Camera Club at the Lake Eire and Detroit River Railroad Bridge.
Photograph is part of an album compiled by Henry Roe.
- Name Access
- Roe, Henry
- St. Thomas Camera Club
- Subject Access
- Photography
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Henry Roe Photograph Album - St. Thomas Camera Club
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1902
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh2 B3 F1 81
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Don Cosens Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2018-58
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M5 S1 Sh2 B3 F1 81
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1902
- Series
- Don Cosens Collection- Photographs series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- A black and white photograph showing members of the St. Thomas Camera Club, with the caption "Speaks for itself".
Photograph is part of an album compiled by Henry Roe.
- Name Access
- Roe, Henry
- St. Thomas Camera Club
- Subject Access
- Photography
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St. Thomas Camera Club- artist drawing
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ian D. Cameron Collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1955
- Accession Number
- 2011-10
- Storage Location
- W10 B1 F74
