Petrolia - Canada's Victorian Oil Town

Alvinston Ontario

Alvinston is a small village a few miles east of Petrolia. Here are numerous pics of Alvinston from the ca.1880s to present.

editor's collection	editor's collection Downtown Florence Ontario, well to the South of Alvinston Ontario.
Munroe Brothers Hardware ca.1910. Notice the kid with the bicycle and paper boy and much more in detail.	Maple Leaf Baseball Team ca.1908
editor's collection This is an amazing postcard (that was quite costly but worth it). It has everything going for it. A train station with a steam engine, horses and carriages, box car on the siding,and lots of period dress. I have left this link large for you to enjoy the detail. A beautiful early Alvinston Ontario postcard.	editor's collection This is an interesting postcard that shows " Sir Jas Whitney Premier of Ontario in his special car at Alvinston Ont, in the interests of Dr. J.B. Martyn." ca.1911. I don't think that the premier is in the picture himself but a cool period scene at Alvinston. Note the Canadian and Ontario flags being held and it looks like a nasty November day.
Just got these 3 post cards post marked ca.1913. This one shows Alvinston train depot with a great shot of train engine 8871, with a great shot of (I assume) a Model T Ford	This one shows a great shot of train engine 408 at the Roller Mills, J.Martyn and Company Alvinston.
This 3rd card in the lot shows J.M. Hamilton in front of his Jewellery store in Alvinston
editor's collection Alvinston or area homesteaders.	editor's collection A group of cadets or soldiers in training at the London, Wilson street armory. A post card that reads 'Made exclusively by Haddens Art Studio Alvinston Ont.' The post date on the back is ca.1909
This is a single page from an Alvinston newspaper from ca.1888. It has some very interesting ads. I have scanned both sides in 4 pieces,

editor's collection An interesting postcard that has a little window that opens up to a fold out group of pictures around Alvinston. Details right and below.


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editor's collection Looks like a one room school house from Alvinston Ontario ca.1900	editor's collection Same Alvinston Ontario one room schoolhouse but different date, maybe earlier than the left pic
editor's collection Probably older kids from the top 2 school pics. Sadly some of the girls in the front row have suffered some kind of horrific farm accident and lost their legs.	editor's collection
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editor's collection The McCallum barn raising ca1910's at Alvinston Ontario	editor's collection

editor's collection McCallum team of horses Alvinston Ontario	editor's collection Alvinston farmer from the McCallum pics
editor's collection Workers ca.1900 around a steam thresher on the Jack McCorigary farm	editor's collection Steam thresher on the Jack McCorigary farm.
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Burrwell	editor's collection Alvinston Ontario's Hadden Studio.I left the link pic extra high resolution so you can see the incredible detail in this studio.
	Here is a little porcelain boot with a picture of a cow boy with a whip riding in a wagon with a small horse with the caption "Billy Young leading grocer , Alvinston Ont."
Here is one of your editor's favorite people, Don McGugan Mayor of Alvinston. I had the pleasure of working with Don for 15 years at Dow. I still see Don at various local functions and wish I owned property in the Alvinston area so I could vote for Don just once. for more on Don 'click here'

We are always looking for vintage Petrolia & area pics of anything to buy or borrow for copying. If you have pictures that I can borrow I only need a few minutes to scan them.