90th Birthday - Bertha Langford
Bradford's Bertha Langford celebrated her 90th birthday last week with more than 200 family and friends in attendance. The energetic lady still loves to bowl. Happy birthday!
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Bertha Langford and Ethel Breedon
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Bertha Langford of Bradford congratulates Ethel Breedon on the Dunkerron-area woman's 90th birthday Saturday during a special luncheon at Dunkerron United Church. Bertha had a pretty good idea how Ethel felt since she marked her 91st birthday the following day.
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Helen Vipond honours Canada as the representative to strike the gong at the War Museum in Seoul, three times in hope that the sound will travel far enough to reunite the two Koreas in peace.
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The UN Memorial Ceremony in Korea
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Mr. Coun Bal Seon, Director of Memorial Affairs with Lorraine Mantle and her mother Helen Vipond at The UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Korea.
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The UN Memorial Ceremony in Korea
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Mr. Marius R. Grinius, The Canadian Ambassador to The Republic of Korea, Lorraine Mantle and Helen Vipond at The UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Korea. A photo of the beautiful cemetery grounds and the magnificent view.
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An old time postcard featuring Bradford Public School. This photo is from the Bradford Womens Institute Scrapbooks.
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This high school was located on Queen Street in Bradford. This is a picture taken soon after the building was constructed in 1892 as the trees and bushes surrounding the school are still quite small. The first head master was S. Arthur Marling. This building burned down in 1924.
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Bradford High School, destroyed by fire in 1923. These are the remains.
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Verkaik's Barn - Hurricane Hazel
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Onion topper in the Verkaik's barn after Hurricane Hazel.
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Men on a boat - Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel
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G. Van der Kooi, F. Weening and Sjeord Van der Kooi stand with the flooded Marsh behind them.
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