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Construction of the St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, circa 1937.

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Construction of the St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, circa 1937.

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Front view of the completed St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, circa 1938.

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Construction of the residence for nurses at the Ontario Psychiatric Hospital, 1938 (now the Elgin County Administration Offices).

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A clapboard house with a horse and buggy at the rear, circa 1900.

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A view of a house from the early 1900s.

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The Memorial Hospital (left) opened in 1924, and the Amasa Wood Hospital (right),
St. Thomas' first public hospital, opened in 1892.

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The aftermath of a 1934 fire at the corner of Talbot and John Streets in Aylmer. It destroyed the building and killed three.

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Kiwanis Children's Playground next to the Armoury on Wilson Avenue, 1920s.

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Erected in 1891, this building was home to the St. Thomas Journal newspaper until 1918. It was demolished in 1936.

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Imperial Bank of Canada building, circa 1920.

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Empire Hotel, circa 1935.

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Frame construction at a barn raising, circa 1920. Note the three men sitting on top.

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The Grand Central Hotel opened in 1882. For many years a St. Thomas landmark, it was demolished in 1979.

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Elmdale School, corner of Elm Street and Wilson Avenue, St. Thomas, circa 1920.

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This circa 1930 photograph shows the old Queens Hotel on Talbot Street in downtown St. Thomas.

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This photo, taken circa 1947, shows a row of houses along a street in the Fifth Avenue, Homedale area in
St. Thomas.

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Talbot Street in
St. Thomas on the south side, looking east from Stanley Street, circa 1900.

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South side of Talbot Street in St. Thomas, looking west from William Street, likely taken between 1905 and 1920.

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Arthur Voaden Secondary School under construction in
St. Thomas in 1925.

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Arthur Voaden Secondary School once completed.

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Space on Talbot St., circa 1925,
St. Thomas where the Capital Theatre now stands.

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