Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
BR2017.15.74.2 |
Object Name |
Photograph, Black-and-White |
Title |
Mr. Parton at Summerville |
Description |
A black and white photograph of an older male holding a hammer and a horseshoe by tongs on an anvil. The man (Mr. Robert Parton, a blacksmith in Summerville) is wearing slacks, a button-up shirt, suspenders and a hat. He is surrounded by various blacksmith tools with a glass window in the background. On the back is a black stamp indicating the photographer's address and name, Allan J. Bauldry. The photographer also signed the back in red ink and has "Mr Parton at Summerville, June 1967" written in blue ink. |
History |
This photo was taken on Dundas Street near Etobicoke Creek in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The photo is of Robert Parton, who was a blacksmith in Summerville, a former village located where Dundas Street crosses the Etobicoke Creek. The first blacksmith shop on this site was built by John Silverthorne in 1816 and was followed by a second structure that was built in 1867 for Isaac Wilcox. The shop was purchased by Robert Parton in 1907 and operated until 1958. The shop was dismantled in 1979. This was the last smithy shop in the Summerville area. Reference: Heritage Mississauga www.heritagemississauga.com |
Photographer |
Bauldry, Allan J. |
People |
Bauldry, Allan Parton, Robert |
Copyright |
All rights belong to Museums of Mississauga |