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Metadata
Item ID# |
A2013.012.02253-.02259 |
Object Name |
Negative, Sheet Film |
Title |
Canadian Bank of Commerce |
Photographer |
Thornburn, Lindsay |
Date |
[between 1950 and 1957?] |
Description |
Five negatives featuring employees and the interior The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Port Elgin. Accompanied by an envelope bearing handwritten title "Can. Bank of Commerce." A2013.012.02253: Eight people (four men and four women) posing in two rows (four seated in front of four standing). These are employees of The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Port Elgin. Rear Row: (1) Gwen Pierce, (2) Ron Rathwell, (3) John Blue - Manager, (4) Kay MacKinnon Front Row: (1) George Groves - Accountant, (2) Evelyn Jones (3) Donna Brown (Kain), (4) unknown. Ref: Mrs. Donna Kain A2013.012.02254: Eight people (four men and four women) posing in two rows (four women seated in front and four men standing). These are employees of The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Port Elgin. Rear row, left to right: (1) Ronald Rathwell, (2) George Groves -Accountant, (3) unknown, (4) John Blue - Manager. Front Row: left to right: (1) Gwen Pierce, (2) Evelyn Jones, (3) Donna Brown (Kain), (4) Kay MacKinnon. Ref: Mrs. Donna Kain A2013.012.02255: Interior of The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Port Elgin, featuring counter extending along the left side and back of room, with bank teller stations. A2013.012.02256: Interior of The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Port Elgin, featuring counter extending along the left side and back of room, with bank teller stations. A2013.012.02257: Interior of The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Port Elgin, featuring view facing towards the exit door. A counter extends along the right and bears a sign "Savings Department." A2013.012.02258: Ten people (five women and five men) gathered at the end of a dining table. Three are seated and the others are standing behind them. This photo is slightly over-exposed. The woman standing, most left is Shirley Seifert (Cowan); the woman standing to her left is Mrs. Donna Kain (nee Brown). The man seated in the centre is Mr. John Blue Mgr. Bank of Commerce. A2013.012.02259: Ten people (five women and five men) gathered at the end of a dining table. Three are seated and the others are standing behind them. The woman standing, most left is Shirley Seifert (Cowan); the woman standing to her left is Mrs. Donna Kain (nee Bown). The man seated in the centre is Mr. John Blue Mgr. of the Bank of Commerce. [Please provide feedback or contact us if you can identify the unknown individual in the two above photographs.] |
Physical Description |
7 photographs : b&w negative ; 6 x 8.5 cm |
Collection |
Thornburn, Lindsay photo collection |
Provenance |
This item is part of a collection of over 20,000 images captured by teacher and photographer J. Lindsay Thornburn from 1950-1983. It was originally housed in a container bearing a date of 1950-1957. |
Restrictions on Use |
Copyright has been transferred to the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre. |
Places |
Port Elgin |
People |
Blue, John Groves, George Jones, Evelyn Kain, Donna (Brown) MacKinnon, Kay Pierce, Gwen Rathwell, Ronald Seiffert, Shirley (Cowan) |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Banks Employees Interiors |