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Tag Archives: 1900s
Winter in Walkerville: 1900s
So, we finally got some snow that is actually staying on the ground more than a couple of hours. Since winter appears to have officially arrived, I thought I would post some photos I’ve been saving for a snowy day. Sent … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1900s, cold, fashion, fur, heat, Hiram Walker, ice, rowhouses, snow, Walkerville, winter
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A Woman’s Work is Never Done: Walkerville early 1900s
On a warm summer’s day, somewhere in Olde Walkerville, a woman brings a chair outside to shell her peas, or snap her beans, or perhaps take down the wash. Sitting regally, she observes the camera and the person taking her … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1900s, beans wash, cookstove, laundry, peas, photograph, regal, regally, snap, summer, woman, wonder, work
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Nuts in May: Kids at play, 1900s
I have no idea where in Windsor or Walkerville this charming photo was taken, but it is certainly a fascinating capture of not only a neighbourhood in the making, but of one of its little denizens who looks eager to … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, People, Walkerville, Windsor Now, Windsor Then
Tagged 1900s, 20th century, advantages, alleys, children, city, developing, development, disadvantaged, exercise, games, Lemons and Oranges, marbles, neighbourhood, Nuts in May, poor, rich, running, sidewalk, stilts, stockings, street, string, tag, tin cans, tops, turn of the century, urban
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