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Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. The relay travelled through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.

Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. Steven Gonsalves carries the Olympic torch through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.

Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. Onlookers can be seen waving as Steven Gonsalves carries the Olympic torch through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.

An account bill made out to the Bradford Lawn Bowling Club by A.T. Howes & Co. Store, dated May 27th, 1911.

An account bill made out to the Bradford Lawn Bowling Club by B.B. Collings Furniture & Household Item Store, dated October 29th, 1912.

O.R.H.A. Bradford Argos 1940-1
Intermediate A Champions

Back Row: D. Dobson, S. McCullough, W. Covert, W. Botham, D. Goodrow, D. Hunter, W. Fuller
Front Row: C. Nesbitt, J. Church, G. Church, W. Stephenson, R. Collings, L. Houghton, D. Carter

Photograph of Bradford Celery Kings Hockey Team at Old John St. West Arena (now a town parking lot)

Back Row: Fred "Colly" Collings (Older man in hat and coat), Chris Lotto, D. Kearns, Mike Wannamaker, Austin Bulman, Johnny Bulman, Roger Giffen, Bill Boycoff
Front Row: Mike Kulha, Mike Brinkos, Art Evans, Bruce Collings, Doug Harvey, Don Coats

An ashtray made up of the bottoms of three wooden hockey sticks manufactured in Bradford. Factory workers often created ashtrays out of the hockey sticks they manufactured. The base of the item has reproduction signatures (possibly stamped) of Joe Primeau, Bill Thoms and "Red" Horner. These players played for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1935/36 season.

"Hockey Stick Factory - Yet another industry that once thrived in the Bradford Carriage Works building. Hockey sticks for the NHL as well as axe handles came off the production line between the years 1935 to 1937."

Photograph of the 1907 Bradford Jr. Lacrosse Team.

Top Row (L to R): Lorne Church, Fred "Collie" Collings, Bob White, Bill Martin, Billie Burgess, Bert Harman, and Sonny Bowser
Middle Row (L to R): Mel Wadlruff, Les Cotton, Norm McKinstry, Jack Sutherland, William Sutherland
Bottom Row (L to R): Frank Coulsin, Ed Wright, W. Donnell, Pat MacGarvey

Newspaper article dated 1891 from the South Simcoe News about Lacrosse in the town of Bradford, including names of members of the Lacrosse team in Bradford. Includes a stamp saying L. Campbell 227 1/2 George Street. Dr. Lewis H. Campbell had the local paper sent to him in Toronto while attending medical school.