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Part of the south side of 13 John St.. This section depicts Canadian symbols (a moose, beaver and a Canadian Flag) on a stamp. Artist is Angel Lariviere, created in 1996.

Part of the mural on the south of 13 John St. This section depicts the Prosperous Farmlands of the Holland Marsh and West Gwillimbury. The names around the mural are Gwillimdale Farms Ltd., Westkal Farms Ltd., Langford Farms (From David, Michelle Langford and Family).
The sponsor in the stamp on the bottom left is MAV Inc., run by Manuel Fernandes.

An undated photo found in the Bradford Witness of Holland Street prior to the 1959 fire which destroyed some of these businesses. The two buildings on the left of the photo were damaged by fire, with the far left one completely destroyed.

"The management of the Grand Trunk Railway system has issued instructions making effective on April 1st, increase in the rate of pay to section foremen on the lines in Canada at ten cents per day to all track laborers who are receiving one dollar per day. This increase will affect a large majority of section men on this portion of the Grand Trunk system."

The Metropolitan railway was a streetcar project which was to extend up to Bond Head through Bradford. Newspapers reported in 1900 that citizens would welcome this track through the towns, although it was a costly endeavour:
"The residents of the north end of Newmarket are solicious for the continuance of the Metropolitan Railway track through to their quarter, and have called upon the Council to endeavor to get the company to perform the work."

It also presented issues with the town's current layout, hence changes had to be made:
"The contract for removing the Newmarket Exhibition buildings to the South of the track has been let by the Management Committee, and arrangements have also been made for the erection of a grand stand. With these improvements the local grounds will compare favorably with any in the county."

"The G.T.R. has announced its intention of building a modern station in Aurora on the premises near the present site."

"The Grand trunk have added another lot of five handsomely built first class coaches to their already up-to-date equipment. Already during the past year some fifty of these modern cars have been built and placed in service, taking the place of some of the older coaches, and these new cars have been greatly admired by all who see them." ...

CN Rail Passenger Service card noting the schedule of trains and rates between Toronto and Barrie. One side of the card is in French and the other is in English

Article features local news, such as the celebration of Canada's Centennial in Bradford, and Dorothy Cilipka's history of the Holland Marsh.

Article features news on Canada's Centennial celebrations, extra copies of the Bradford Witness, and recalling the fall fairs around the county. It also mentions the upcoming Ontario elections.