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The article accompanying this photograph gives a brief biography of Harry Hulse, a drover and farmer of Bradford, and it provides a picture of his residence.

The article accompanying this photograph gives a quick history of Whimster & Wilcox Store, owned by J.E. Hodgson in 1906. It was located at 16 Holland Street West, and was immediately east of the Queen's Hotel. It began in Aurora by James Whimster and a Mr. Wilcox in 1886, though in 1904 it was launched in Bradford by Charles Elliot. The store featured dried goods, furnishings, clothing, and groceries.

The article accompanying this photograph gives a quick history of Moore Bros. Store, run by A.J. and F.W. Moore. The store came to Bradford in 1901, and was located just west of the Central Hotel on Holland Street. The Moore Brothers had patented the "Marvel Acetylene Gas Generator", a machine for those without electricity hook-ups.

The article accompanying this photograph gives a quick history of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, later the United Church, in Bradford. A biography of its charge in 1906, Rev. Dr. J.A. Long, is also included.

This is a portrait engraving of Rev. Donald N. Morden, the minister of the Presbyterian Church in 1906. He began his charge here in 1905.

The article accompanying this photograph gives a brief biography of Mrs. Andrew (Mary) Thompson and a photograph of their store. Andrew Thompson ran Thompson's Hardware on the southwest corner of Holland Street and Simcoe Road. The store was formerly Driffill's Hardware where Thompson was a partner.

The article accompanying this photograph gives a brief biography of Andrew Thompson and a photograph of their residence. Andrew Thompson ran Thompson's Hardware on the southwest corner of Holland Street and Simcoe Road. This store was formerly Driffill's Hardware where Thompson was a partner.

The article accompanying this photograph gives a brief history of the Queen's Hotel, rebuilt after Bradford's great fire of 1871 as Western Hotel. The Western Hotel burned down in 1890, and the structure in the photograph was built soon after. It was owned by William Whyle in 1906.

This portrait is of F. Moore, and it was featured alongside members of the Municipal Council including Thomas Pratt, Samuel Oldham, L.J. McConkey, and George W. Stoddart.

This portrait is of T.W.W. Evans as part of the Members of Bradford High School Board of 1906. Other members were H.S. Broughton, A. Neilly, Robert Stewart, E. Garrett, and Dr. L.H. Campbell.