a gathering of people from various playgrounds at Central for closing of playgrounds

Title: Central Playground
Date:
1914
Creator: Unknown
Description: The photograph shows a gathering of people from various playgrounds at Central Playground for either school closing or closing of playgrounds. Banners from Central, Ogden, Franklin, Francis, and St. Martin's playgrounds are visible.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-239

Boys playing dodgeball in front of a school

Title: City Champions in Action
Date: 1914-1916
Creator: Unknown
Description: City champions [Boys] Baseball 1914-1916, Dodgeball 1914-1916. The building in the background is, possibly, Central School.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-249

a team photo of seven boys posing with their baseball equipment.

Title: "A" Team Franklin [Boys]
Date: 1915-1916
Creator: Unknown
Description: The team photo displays the seven boys posing with their baseball equipment. The back of the photograph reads: "C.C.A. Fr. Supervised playgrounds first organized 1914, A Team Franklin City Champions - Baseball 1916, Dodgeball 1915."
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-250

Parade of individuals from various playgrounds with various playground banners

Title: Playfest Parade
Date: 1914
Creator: Unknown
Description: Parade of individuals from various playgrounds. Various playground banners are visible.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-257

children playing some sort of a ball game

Title: [Collegiate Playground]
Date: [ca. 1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: This photo shows children playing some sort of a ball game.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-265 

young girls on and near swings under the trees

Title: Central Playground, Swings Under the Trees
Date: [ca. 1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Unidentified individuals - mostly young girls on and about swings under the trees.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-241 

Girls Team Photo with twelve individuals

Title: Central "C" Team, Girls
Date: [ca. 1916]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Girls Team Photo, twelve individuals. Back of photo reads: "Central "C" Team - City Champions - baseball, volleyball, 1914, 1915, 1916, basketball 1916 - played two years with but one defeat"
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-242

Girls playing baseball

Title: Central "C" Girls in Action
Date: [ca. 1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Girls playing baseball, numerous unidentified individuals watching, building in background at right.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-244 

Boys playing basketball outdoors

Title: Basketball "C" Boys in Action
Date: [ca. 1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Boys playing basketball outdoors.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-245

A team of seven girls posed outside with baseball equipment.

Title: Central "C" Team Girls
Date: [ca.
1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: A team of seven girls posed outside with baseball equipment.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-246 

Ten girls posed for a team photo

Title: Central "E" Team
Date: [ca. 1916]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Ten girls posed for a team photo. On back is written: "City Champions baseball - 1914, 1915, 1916, volleyball - 1915, 1916"
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-247 

A field with a building in the background and children playing baseball out front

Title: Boys' Baseball game
Date: [ca. 1916]
Creator: Unknown
Description: On back of photograph: "City Champions [Boys] - baseball 1914-1916, dodgeball - 1914-1916"
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: P013, Accession 1991-01-249 

Eight boys posed indoors for a team photograph

Title: Franklin "C" Boys' Team
Date: [ca. 1916]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Eight boys posed indoors for a team photograph. On back of photo: "baseball 1915, basketball - 1916, volleyball - 1915, 1916"
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-252 

Ten girls posed outdoors for a team photograph with basketball and volleyball

Title: Playground Girls' Team
Date: [ca. 1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Ten girls posed outdoors for a team photograph with basketball and volleyball.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-253 

Children preparing for a flag drill at McKellar Park, as part of the Playfest celebration.

Title: Playfest: Mobilizing for Flag Drill at McKellar
Park
Date: [ca. 1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Children preparing for a flag drill at McKellar Park, as part of the Playfest celebration.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: P013, Accession 1991-01-255 

Girls playing volleyball on an outdoor court.

Title: Volleyball
Date: [ca. 1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Girls playing volleyball on an outdoor court.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: P013, Accession 1991-01-258 

Boys sit and pose for a photograph with a ball and baseball bat

Title: Central "B" Boys' Team
Date: [ca. 1916]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Central School Boys' "B" Team. On back of photograph: "Central "B" Team - City Champions - baseball, dodgeball - 1914, 1916"
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4858, Accession 1991-01 #243

A crowd of more than 2000 people standing in a stadium

Title: Playfest, 1914
Date: 1914
Creator: Unknown
Description: The Playfest, held at McKellar Park, celebrated the first year of Playgrounds. Over 2000 people were in attendance.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4858, Accession 1991-01 #254

Preformers dance in a field while a crowd looks on  Title: Folk Dancing at Playfest
Date: 1914
Creator: Unknown
Description: A performance of folk dance at Playfest, the culminating event of the first year of Playgrounds in 1914. This was held at McKellar Park and had over 2000 people in attendance.
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4858, Accession 1991-01 #256 

Numerous people in and around pool swimming and playing

Title: Fort William Public Pool: Girls' Day 
Date: 1927
Creator:
Unknown
Description: Numerous individuals in and around pool. Written on envelope: "Playground Ft. Wm Public Pool (Dease & Vickers Sts. 1927)"
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-259 

Girls in ethnic costumes dancing in field, at McKellar Park as part of the Playfest

Title: Reap the Flax Dance
Date: [ca. 1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Girls in ethnic costumes dancing in field, at McKellar Park as part of the Playfest celebration. Billboards at back - McGillis Clothing, Maybees Diamonds and others
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: P013, Accession 1991-01-260 

Outdoor team photograph of 11 girls posed with basketball and volleyball.

Title: Girls' Team Photo
Date: [ca. 1917]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Outdoor team photograph of 11 girls posed with basketball and volleyball. On back of photo:  "Champions - baseball - 1914, basketball - 1915-16-17, volleyball - 1914."
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: P013, Accession 1991-01-261 

Six girls posed indoors for a team photograph with ball and bat.

Title: Ogden "E" Girls' Team
Date: [ca. 1916]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Six girls posed indoors for a team photograph with ball and bat. On back of photo: "Supervised playground first organized 1914, Ogden City Champions - longball 15/16, dodgeball 1916"
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-263 

Boys playing a baseball game with people watching and houses in background

Title: Ogden Playground - "B" Boys -
Baseball
Date: [ca. 1915]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Boys playing a baseball game - people watching - houses in background. On back of photo: "B Boys City Champions baseball 1915"
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-264

Children playing various games in playground with a banner titled "Collegiate Playground"

Title: Collegiate Playground
Date: [ca. 1914]
Creator: Unknown
Description: Children playing various games in playground, Banner titled "Collegiate Playground" in photo
Series: 128, Thunder Bay City Clerk's Photograph Collection
Location: TBA 4861, Accession 1991-01-266

A group photograph of one summer's Playground Supervisors, both men and women

 

Title: Playground Supervisors
Date: [ca. 1954-1958]
Creator: Unknown
Description: A group photograph of one summer's Playground Supervisors.
Location: P066, Accession 1996-02-91

 

 

 

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