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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.

History: Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Migration; Occupations - Teachers; Occupations - Grocers; Organizations; Organizations - Business Associations; Persons - Chinese Canadians; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Names: Toy, Christina; Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"; Babey, Beverley; Canada Way Food Market; Fraser Merchants' Association

Responsibility: Fong, Denise

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4694 Canada Way

Accession Code: BV023.16.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Related Material: See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

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Electric toy making for amateurs. This work treats of the making of electrical toys, electrical apparatus, motors, dynamos and measuring instruments, and is designed to bring within the reach of young and old the manufacture of genuine and useful appliances.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940

Edition: 21st

Publication Date: 1923

Call Number: 625 SLO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV000.3.2

Call Number: 625 SLO

Edition: 21st

Author: Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Norman W. Henley Publishing

Publication Date: 1923

Physical Description: 254 pages ill. 43 p. of advertising for new books in back.

Inscription: "R.B. Raymer 2675 Kingsway Class 2 S.B.H.S" [Written in pencil on front leaf, centre top.] "1.75" [Written in pencil on front leaf, right top.]

Library Subject (LOC): Electrical apparatus; Electric toys

Notes: Includes Index; Author full name and dates: Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940.

Group of swimmers at the beach

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1910 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. There are two middle aged women in dresses, and a baby in a dress. The rest in the group are wearing bathing suits. There are two women in bathing suits and caps sitting on the sand, holding a parasol, two older girls with bathing suits an…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Material Details: inscribed in pencil, verso, c. [written sideways] "10"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. There are two middle aged women in dresses, and a baby in a dress. The rest in the group are wearing bathing suits. There are two women in bathing suits and caps sitting on the sand, holding a parasol, two older girls with bathing suits and caps standing behind them. Three young girls are standing with dress-like bathing suits just behind a group of five boys in bathing shirts and shorts. There are other people in the water and on the sand in the background. There are straw hats and a toy boat in front of the group.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Sports - Swimming; Toys

Accession Code: BV985.5819.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1910 and 1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of this group of swimmers, see photograph BV985.5820.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Group of swimmers at the beach

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. The two middle aged women in dresses, and two young women in bathing suits are standing in the back row, and one of them is holding a young girl in her arms. There are two children who are in regular clothes. The rest of the group, childre…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Material Details: inscribed in pencil, verso, c. [written sideways] "10"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. The two middle aged women in dresses, and two young women in bathing suits are standing in the back row, and one of them is holding a young girl in her arms. There are two children who are in regular clothes. The rest of the group, children and woman in swimsuits are sitting on the sand. There are other people in the water and on the sand in the background. One of the boys is holding a toy boat in his hands, and another boy in swimming cap is lying down on his stomach in front of the group.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Sports - Swimming

Accession Code: BV985.5820.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of this group of swimmers, see photograph BV985.5819.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

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Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass S…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)

Material Details: Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto separate audio tracks. Multiple tracks per interview were edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby; Some of the video recording (mp4) files were edited and saved as audio recording (wav) files

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass Sabha gudawara; Lachman Singh Gill; Joanne Smith; Ellen and Bill Schwartz; Sadhu Binning and Sukhwant Hundal (founders of Vancouver Sath); Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah; Jagandeep "Jag" Nagra; David Skulski; Kanwal Singh Neel; "The Bollywood Boyz" Harv Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra; Jenny Siormanolakis; Bill Gruenthal; Lama Tenzin Sherpa and Lama Sue Salter; Norman Dowad; Richard Liu; Shanaz Khan; Harry Toy; Lisette Pappas; Alex and Georgia Chronakis; Donna Wong and Jeffrey Wong.

Accession Code: BV023.16; BV024.4

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024

Media Type: Sound Recording; Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; Some of the recordings within this subseries have access restrictions; Further accruals are expected

Three babies

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified babies in a row, lying down or sitting up on blankets laid out on grass. There are pillows and toys near the babies. Visible in the background are windows on the side of a building.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Material Details: inscribed in pencil, verso, c. "14"

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified babies in a row, lying down or sitting up on blankets laid out on grass. There are pillows and toys near the babies. Visible in the background are windows on the side of a building.

Subjects: Toys; Persons - Children

Accession Code: BV985.5812.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Birth announcement for Isabel Lynne

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1927]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm mounted inside folded enclosure 7 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph and birth announcement for two day old infant identified as "Isabel Lynne" squirming on its blanket on a bed. Behind the baby is a window with blinds pulled down. There is a day calendar at October 29th, and a bunny doll resting on the window ledge. The photograph is mounted inside a Gra…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm mounted inside folded enclosure 7 x 25 cm

Material Details: printed on the cover, recto, b. "GRACE HOSPITAL/ VANCOUVER, B. C.", verso, c. "Grace Hospital/ VANCOUVER, B. C.", l.l. "Baby", l.r. "Age [2 written in with blue ink]Days", inscribed in blue ink, b. "To Grandpa./ Isabel Lynne."

Scope and Content: Photograph and birth announcement for two day old infant identified as "Isabel Lynne" squirming on its blanket on a bed. Behind the baby is a window with blinds pulled down. There is a day calendar at October 29th, and a bunny doll resting on the window ledge. The photograph is mounted inside a Grace Hospital birth announcement card. Grace Hospital opened in 1927 at 26th Avenue and Heather Street in Vancouver. The inscription on the card identifies the baby as Isabel Lynne.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Lynne, Isabel

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV985.5802.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1927]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

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Boy craft : containing plans and working drawings with clear and concise descriptions of useful articles, toys, and games : for boys of 10 to 16 years to construct.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1928

Call Number: 745.59 BOY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 745.59 BOY

Place of Publication: Racine, Wis.

Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company

Publication Date: c1928

Physical Description: 208 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Handicraft; Toys

Notes: "The material in this book... collected almost entirely from the pages of 'The junior home magazine', the well known children's publication." -- title page.

Eleanor and Louise Irwin with Uncle Fred in snow

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1928] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) and Louise Irwin with their uncle, Fred Taylor. The group are standing in the snow in the yard of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.Eleanor is holding a doll and Fred Taylor is holding Louise.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Irwin family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) and Louise Irwin with their uncle, Fred Taylor. The group are standing in the snow in the yard of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.Eleanor is holding a doll and Fred Taylor is holding Louise.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Natural Phenomena - Snow; Toys - Dolls

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin; Taylor, Frederick "Fred"; Irwin, Louise

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.72

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1928] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Eleanor and Louise Irwin with Uncle Fred in snow, [1928] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Terrence Hannigan in his pedal car

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1927]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Terrence Hannigan in his pedal car in front of Central Park Theatre.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Terrence Hannigan in his pedal car in front of Central Park Theatre.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Hannigan, Terrence

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Accession Code: BV994.16.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1927]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Terrence Hannigan in his pedal car

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of six year old Terrence Hannigan in his pedal car on the wooden plank sidewalk in front of Veteran's Grocery Store.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of six year old Terrence Hannigan in his pedal car on the wooden plank sidewalk in front of Veteran's Grocery Store.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Hannigan, Terrence

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Accession Code: BV994.16.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1927

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "6 years"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "IVORY FINISH 732"

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Woman and child

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1920 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.89 x 13.34 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman holding an unidentified young girl's hand, standing by the porch of a house. The woman is in a blouse and a skirt that goes just above her ankles. The girl is wearing a dress down to her knees, with pockets on the dress. She has a bow in her hair and is holding a…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.89 x 13.34 cm

Material Details: stamped on verso, c. "42"; Photograph is cut into an oval shape.

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman holding an unidentified young girl's hand, standing by the porch of a house. The woman is in a blouse and a skirt that goes just above her ankles. The girl is wearing a dress down to her knees, with pockets on the dress. She has a bow in her hair and is holding a doll in her right arm. The location is not identified.

Subjects: Toys - Dolls

Accession Code: HV983.42.111

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1920 and 1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-11-07

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Electric toy making for amateurs. This work treats of the making of electrical toys, electrical apparatus, motors, dynamos and measuring instruments, and is designed to bring within the reach of young and old the manufacture of genuine and useful appliances.

Group of swimmers at the beach

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Group of swimmers at the beach

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Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Three babies

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Birth announcement for Isabel Lynne

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Boy craft : containing plans and working drawings with clear and concise descriptions of useful articles, toys, and games : for boys of 10 to 16 years to construct.

Eleanor and Louise Irwin with Uncle Fred in snow

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Terrence Hannigan in his pedal car

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Terrence Hannigan in his pedal car

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Woman and child

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