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Arthur Brittain  

Captain Eber Brock Ward 

Captain Robert Dow Foote 

Donald McClure 

English Officers

Hope Millholland  

James McCrie

John S. Labatt

Joseph Russell Little

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Mrs. Hunter 

Nicholas Plain 

Peter Pennington 

Reverend John Rawkin Salter

Richard Duncan 

Sarnia Chorus

Shaw Gusher 

The Brown Family 

The Bury Family

The Haler Sisters

Thomas Doherty

Two Captain Codys

William P. Vidal

Old archival material.
Arthur Brittain
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An image of rolls of parchment and stacks of aged ledgers.
The Story of Reverend John Rawkin Salter
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Portrait of Hugh Nixon Shaw.
What is True History? The Shaw Gusher Question
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Black and white portrait of a man.
Captain Eber Brock Ward
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A sepia-toned photograph of two World War I officers in uniform seated side by side, taken in Steenvoorde, France, on August 24, 1916.
Rare World War One Photos and Diary Transcription of Major Charles Fairbank
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Old cars parked in front of tents and a mountain.
Forest Resident Branches Out: The Brown Family Travel Documents
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Old image of a white man posing in a sailor outfit.
Captain Robert Dow Foote
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Nun taking blood from a man laying down.
Mrs. Hunter
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Portrait of Captain Thomas Bury.
The Bury Family
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Canadian Army Overseas Casualties Certificate
Trooper Donald McClure
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Portrait of Nicholas Plain
Nicholas Plain
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A black-and-white photograph of a smiling family of four, including two young children, sits closely together on a bed in a modest room.
Sisters Finish Telling Family Story
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Portrait of Captain William Elliott Wright R.N.
Noted English Officers along the St. Clair River
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Article of Peter Pennington.
Peter Pennington
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A well-dressed man with a mustache poses confidently in a formal studio portrait from the late 19th or early 20th century.
Thomas Doherty: Industrial Pioneer
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Portrait of Hope Millholland.
Hope Millholland
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A faded studio portrait of an elderly man in formal attire, seated with one arm resting on an ornate wooden table, gazing slightly off-camera.
Lambton's Favourite Irish Preacher: Uncle Joe Little
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Two Captain Codys
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A sepia-toned postcard featuring an image of a grand boat on the water with an advertisement of the Olympic and the Titanic, largest and finest steamers in the world.
Lambton County's Titanic Connection: Oil Driller James McCrie
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Image of downtown Sarnia.
Richard Duncan
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A photo of an old letter.
An 1853 Letter from William P. Vidal
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A black-and-white newspaper clipping featuring a photo of John S. Labatt, a wealthy London brewer, above a headline reporting his kidnapping and $150,000 ransom demand, with Hugh Labatt awaiting contact from the abductors in a Toronto hotel.
Lambton County's Infamous Abduction: The John S. Labatt Kidnapping
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Portraits of Sarnia Chorus Members, black and white
Sarnia Chorus
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