Happy Children by T.A. Cairns of Sarnia, ON

Thomas Andrew Cairns was a Sarnia photographer who for a short time partnered with Charles McArthur under the name of McArthur & Cairns.  He died on his 54th birthday on Dec. 6, 1924.

From the collection of John Rochon

Children by Gamsby & Best - Carte de Visite

My latest addition by Gamsby & Best of Lindsay, ON.

From the collection of John Rochon 

9th plate of Young Man

The latest addition to my collection - a wonderful 9th plate daguerreotype of a young man by an unidentified photographer, still bearing the original seals.

From the collection of John Rochon

Wellington Slow Contact Paper

From the collection of John Rochon

From the collection of John Rochon

This envelope of printing paper was in a trunk full of glass and film negatives that was given to me - the negatives dating from the turn of the last century to just before W.W.I.  When I removed the black paper from the envelope to look inside, I found paper that was still sensitive to light!  Amazing!!

Joseph Abraham and Sarah (Bone) Bolson

From the collection of John Rochon

This charming tintype was enclosed in the following letter regarding the marriage of Joseph Abraham Bolson and Sarah Bone in 1876.

From the collection of John Rochon

According to the Canadian Census of 1881, Enniskillen Township, County of Lambton, Joseph A. Bolson, 39 and his wife Sarah, 30, lived on the farm of Charles Bolson, 59, a widower.  Also living there were Charles W., 3, Eva E., 1, and John Bone, 18.  Subsequent digging has unearthed the following: 

Bolson-Bone Marriage Registration

Courtesy of Ancestry.com

Bolson Family in 1891 Census

Courtesy of the Library and Archive of Canada

Charles Bolson Death Registration 1893

Courtesy of Ancestry.com

Joseph A. Bolson Death Registration

Courtesy of Ancestry.com



Trio of Masons

From the collection of John Rochon

This interesting card backed photo by G.B. Robson of Petrolia, ON shows three generations of Masons - could they be three generations of the same family??

Fun at Camp

From the collection of John Rochon

Another favourite, this semi-candid shot of a group of young women arriving at camp dates to the 1920's.