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Photograph of Dr. Lewis H. Campbell from 1935. Image taken in front of Dr. Campbell's Bradford home on John Street.

An article about a birthday celebration held for William Campbell (the grain dealer) at his house.

Photograph of Elizabeth (Libbie) Florence Campbell with Margaret and Elizabeth Ellis who were the daughters of Libbie’s cousin, Dr. Charles Wilson. Wilson was a longtime Dentist in Bradford. Photograph taken outside of Bessie & William Campbell’s house on John Street, c. 1915.

The article accompanying this photograph gives a quick history of the Presbyterian Church in Bradford. A biography of its charge in 1906, Rev. D.N. Morden, is also included.

"If CN has its way, the last real contact Bradford has with the railway will be gone soon when the train station is either sold or torn down. The railway was an integral part of the community when this photo was taken in 1939. Submitted by Wilbert Mulliss of Bradford, it shows Percy Stephenson, an express clerk at CN who delivered parcels to and from the train station and the post office. Stephenson, who was Mulliss' uncle, posed for this hot on Barrie Street with John Street West in the background. The old Model 'A' truck was owned by CN, and Stephenson worked for CN's agent in town, George Green, an insurance agent and former town clerk."

Photograph from the Spring of 1983 of the outside of the Bradford Library when it was located on John Street.

Photograph of celebrations for the opening of a meeting room at the Bradford Public Library, when the library was on John Street in Bradford.
Left to right: Ken Wood ( Mayor's representative), Eleanor Sherbo (library board member), Helen Jackson (library board member)

Photograph of celebrations for the opening of a meeting room at the Bradford Public Library, when the library was on John Street in Bradford.

Known people in photo:
Adrienne Price, Gloria Linstedd, June brown

Detail of the meeting between Great Sail (holding baby Francis Simcoe) and Lt.-Gov. Simcoe

"As part of Bradford's Sesquicentennial celebration, a new group has been formed. The Gwillim group - many of the same people who have been involved in the town's Downtown Revitalization, Communities in Bloom and local history - is dedicated to introducing a more cultural element to the community..."