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Alastair Walker fonds
F11 · Fonds · 1911-1913, 1916-1924, 1933

Fonds consists of a photograph scrapbook from original Appleby student Ford Stuart Strathy, and photographs of Alastair's time as a student at Appleby. Both give a pictorial history of the early decades at Appleby and capture teachers and staff from Vernon Harcourt de Butts Powell, Headmaster John Guest, T.B. Colley, E.W. Whittington, Same Clarke, Mr. Adams and Miss Bird, as well as Appleby students, and the campus.

Walker, Alastair
Alex Gillespie
F11-S01-PH01-0075 · Item · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Appleby student Alex Gillespie wearing his cricket uniform and leaning on a cricket bat. His teammates sit underneath a tree behind him.

Appleby College chapel
F11-S02-PH01-0056 · Item · 1932-1933
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of the Appleby College chapel, now known as the John Bell Chapel. The chapel is surrounded by trees, with the apple orchard visible off to the right side.

Appleby School rugby team
F11-S01-PH01-0090 · Item · 1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of the Appleby School rugby team for 1913.
Back row L-R: Lazier, Wright, Cohen, Strathy, McLean, MacDonald, Mr. Blythe, Gillespie, Massey, Gillespie, Harlan, MacDonald, Crowley.
Front row L-R: McLaren, Breckenridge, Haas, Patterson, Christie

Appleby School students
F11-S01-PH01-0084 · Item · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a large group of Appleby School students on the Appleby Dramatic Club stage.
Top row L-R: Gillespie, Brown, Lazier, Patterson, Cavalry, Breckenridge, Coren.
2nd row L-R: Burnham, Wright, Crawley, Christy, Osborne, Ambrosi, Kingsmill, Campell, Alexander, Haas, Heaton, Adami, King
3rd row L-R: Ambrose, Bethune, Northey, Webster, Osborne, Gill, Adamson, Carruthers, Wadsworth
4rth row L-R: Ross, Mclean, Webster, Sommerville, Osler, Kennedy

Appleby School students
F11-S01-PH01-0091 · Item · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Appleby School students standing in rows outside. Some of the students in the photo are: Turquand, Gillespie, Harlan, Crawley, Lazier, McLaren, Griffin.

Appleby students on campus
F11-S02-PH01-0044 · Item · [1916-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of three students on campus. The middle student is holding a Brownie camera. L-R: Basil St. George, Duncan Campbell, John Moss.

F11-S02-PH01-0055 · Item · 1932-1933
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a large group of Appleby students waiting beside a railway crossing as a speeding train passes by. One of the students has his bicycle with him.

Bill Adams, Groundskeeper
F11-S02-PH01-0042 · Item · [1916-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Bill Adams, the groundskeeper for Appleby School holding a shovel and digging in the ground. Note written on verso: "Bill Adams in charge of fruit trees, vegetables and gardening. He came with Mr. Guest from UCC, an old faithful who from the front looked like Beams father's caricature of the British Tommy 'Old Bill' - of the French warfare joke, 'If you know a better ole, go to it'. Scnes of havoc, mind, broken trees and desolation".

Boats in Devonshire
F11-S01-PH01-0079 · Item · 1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of boats sitting on the sea floor at low tide in Devonshire, England in front of the Red Lion Hotel.

F11-S02-PH01-0053 · Item · 1924
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a view of the campus from the barn. It shows School House (now Colley House), Powell's House as well as the campus fields and an outdoor hockey rink. Note on verso: "Taken from barn silo. O for the joys of flooding the outdoor rink of a dark winter night. The cement tennis courts near the hwy, near the barn, provided the other rink.".

F11-S02-PH01-0051 · Item · [1916-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of the interior of a classroom in School House (now Colley House). It shows lots of desks, chairs and a chalk board on the wall. Note on verso: "Colley House now, 'School House' then. This is classroom facing the chapel with its two sets of folding doors open. In action, it was three classrooms - not exactly sound proof!".

Cricket players on the pitch
F11-S02-PH01-0048 · Item · 1919-1920
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of cricket players on the pitch or playing field. Colley House can be seen in the background. Note on verso: "Rodney Northey [forefront] head prefect, the best kind of Appleby boy, also captain. In the soccer sixes he was captain who taught me to play full back with him"

Cricket players on the pitch
F11-S02-PH01-0049 · Item · 1919-1920
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of cricket players on the pitch or main field. Note on verso: "Jack Thompson, leaving the field, a brilliant player at all games. Elder brother of Archie, doomed in the spring floods about 1920. Son of an attractive and able young man."

E.W. Whittington
F11-S02-PH01-0037 · Item · [1916-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

item consists of a black and white photograph of E.W. Whittington with a pipe in his mouth while mowing the lawn.

Father's race on Sports Day
F11-S01-PH01-0094 · Item · 1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of the Father's Race on Sports Day. People in the photograph include Mr King, Mr. Osler, Dad [Mr. Strathy].

Fife the dog
F11-S01-PH01-0071 · Item · 1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Fife, a black Scottish terrier dog.

Fife the dog
F11-S01-PH01-0101 · Item · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Fife the dog belonging to the Strathy family.

Ford Strathy
F11-S01-PH01-0097 · Item · [19-]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a portrait of Ford Strathy in military hat. Note on verso: "Ford S. Strathy, Mary E.S. Tidy's only brother'.

F11-S01 · Series · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Series consists of a scrapbook from original Appleby College student Ford Stuart Strathy. It captures his time at Appleby, including family vacation in Ireland and Niagara Falls. The scrapbook contains photographs of Appleby students Raymond Massey and Aubrey de Vere Arnold Turquand, and teacher Vernon Harcourt de Butts Powell. Ford was killed in action on 17 August 1917 during World War One (WWI).
Photo numbers: PH01-0065 - PH01-0101.

Strathy, Ford Stuart
Jack and Alex Gillespie
F11-S01-PH01-0066 · Item · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Jack and Alex Gillespie standing outside looking at items in their hands.

McLaren and Mr. Whittington
F11-S01-PH01-0074 · Item · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Appleby Student McLaren dressed in his cricket uniform standing with Mr. Whittington.

Mr. Fletcher
F11-S02-PH01-0041 · Item · [1917-1918]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Faculty member Mr. Edward de Concey Fletcher standing outside. Note on verso: " Edward de Concey Fletcher. Poor man developed sleeping sickness and after a long time recovered".

Mr. Powell - House master
F11-S01-PH01-0073 · Item · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Vernon Powell, House Master, standing outside the Appleby School sign by the train tracks. He holds a pipe in his right hand.

Obstacle race
F11-S01-PH01-0099 · Item · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Ford Strathy and fellow student McLaren crawling through barrels during the obstacle race.

Photographs
F11-S02 · Series · 1916-1924, 1932-1933
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Series consists of 30 black and white photographs of Alastair Walker's time at Appleby College and includes images of Faculty and staff, buildings, Alastair and other students. There are also images of the 1932-1933 Appleby College Cadet Corps.

Portrait of Miss Bird
F11-S01-PH01-0100 · Item · 1912-1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a woman standing outside with a package in one hand and a suitcase in the other. Presumably Miss Bird.

Powell's House library
F11-S02-PH01-0050 · Item · [1918-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph showing the interior of the Powell's House library. The fireplace and mantle are shown, along with some benches and a table. Note on verso: "Powell's House library - shall we say 'living room', all those cups, a good year for Powell's, Victor Ludorum [trophy] on the left, in memory of Aubrey de Vere Arnold Turquand, I believe first Appleby boy killed in the Great War 1914-18"

School tennis team
F11-S02-PH01-0047 · Item · 1923-1924
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a school tennis team sitting on the lawn holding their rackets. Note on verso: "Tigh Jesper Rothe, Tong Allen (ACA), Aub[rey] Baillie, Parker Boothe, Alastair Walker, and unidentified. Must be Powell's House Tennis Team, 1923-24? Windows of old dining room in School House behind us".

F11-S02-PH01-0038 · Item · [1916-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Sgt. Sam Clarke and an unidentified teacher. Both men are sitting on the steps to a building. Written on verso: "Sgt. Sam Clarke [with] Harry? Donnie, maths? Later he came well known in the Ontario Educational System".

F11-S01-PH01-0082 · Item · May 24, 1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of the Strathy family on their trip to Niagara. Mr. and Mrs. Strathy, along with their daughter, Frances, are standing beside a mounted cannon.

F11-S02-PH01-0045 · Item · [1916-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of two students riding a tandem bicycle on campus. Note on verso: "Ted Davis and Hugh Carey - a fine caricaturist and as animated as his drawings of people. Killed in action WWII. What a loss to us all".

T.B. Colley
F11-S02-PH01-0040 · Item · [1920-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of Faculty member T.B. Colley relaxing and lying down on the sports field.. Note written on verso: "The great Thom Colley. Classical scholar - ancient history and Horace. Mr. Guest taught Casesar and Virgil. Just and loyal, faithful, and a friend---no one like me. Appleby patriot and powerful speaker on loyalty to Appleby. Alastair Walker 1992".

Tea in Ireland
F11-S01-PH01-0077 · Item · 1913
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a man and a woman having tea outside. The caption reads: "Tea in IReland - Rosapenna - 1913 summer"

F11-S02-PH01-0052 · Item · [1920-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of the chapel under construction. The walls and roof are done, but there are no windows in the window areas.

Three students on campus
F11-S02-PH01-0046 · Item · [1920-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of three students standing amongst some trees on campus. The middle student is wearing an Appleby greyhound crested sweater. L-R: David Guest, Stuart Cantlie, Christopher Robinson. Note on verso: "Left to right on seen on stage night! David Guest - lawyer after U of T & Cambridge. Stuart Cantlie, commanded the Montreal Black Watch. Killed leading his regiment, a very gracious gentleman. Christopher Robinson - patent lawyer in Ottawa, descendent of John Beverly Robinson"

Unidentified school nurse
F11-S02-PH01-0036 · Item · [1916-1924]
Part of Alastair Walker fonds

Item consists of a black and white photograph of an unidentified school nurse in uniform standing outside one of the school buildings.