{"id":206,"date":"2023-11-04T12:57:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T16:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/?p=206"},"modified":"2024-09-04T12:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:47:35","slug":"sports-loisirs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/fr\/sports-loisirs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports et loisirs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-193eb9638db308b92d530552fe0a0d3a has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8be1afae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbddc8f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Throughout the city’s history, Londoners have worked hard. But they have played hard too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Both civic leaders and residents recognized the importance of recreation and leisure in creating happy and healthy citizens and workers. Different amenities and attractions also helped bolster London\u2019s reputation in the region and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">But establishing parks, supporting sports teams, and developing different leisure attractions wasn’t straightforward. Competing interests debated what activities were appropriate, where, and for whom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2015.026.036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1398\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2015.026.036.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1787\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2015.026.036.jpg 1398w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2015.026.036-1115x800.jpg 1115w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2015.026.036-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2015.026.036-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, McClary Manufacturing Company Picnic, Early 20th Century<br>2015.026.036<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-alignwide is-style-plain has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Explore some of the sports and activities Londoners have enjoyed…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-horizontal-overflow is-style-horizontal-timeline is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-212337f5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--suede);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-left:0\">\n<div data-ghub-url=\"#parks\" class=\"has-ghub-link wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Parks and Recreation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-ghub-url=\"#baseball\" class=\"has-ghub-link wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Baseball in London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-ghub-url=\"#boating\" class=\"has-ghub-link wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Boating on the Thames River<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-ghub-url=\"#fair\" class=\"has-ghub-link wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">The Western Fair<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wpseopress-table-of-contents\"><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#parks\">Parks and Recreation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#baseball\">Baseball in London<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#boating\">Boating on the Thames River<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fair\">The Western Fair<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0\">\n<div data-ghub-url=\"#parks\" class=\"has-ghub-link wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-heritage-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d8bfb8c27c8d1603dfabdb09daf14502 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\" id=\"parks\">Parks and Recreation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-470e0cb4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0f5d4a7e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-bc05bea3 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Let us go to work and provide an expansive pleasure ground, a breathing place for the citizens, where they and their children may assemble and breathe purer air.<\/p>\n<cite>Sir John Carling, <em>London Free Press<\/em>, December 19, 1873<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-35693647 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Londoners enjoy many parks and trails. Developed from the 19th century through to today, they offer Londoners a place to play, relax, and recharge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-37df56ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">London officials made early moves to establish parks for the citizens of the community. However, it took until 1874 for the city to get its first one, Victoria Park.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By this time, officials and influential Londoners believed parks would help create a healthy, prosperous, and vibrant community. As places for moral and physical improvement, many believed, parks would preserve workers and their children from the social ills that came with urbanization and industrialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, London\u2019s parks became what they are today: a source of civic pride as well as places for Londoners to play and relax.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-moving-force-for-parks\">A Moving Force for Parks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">London politician and photographer, James Egan, worked hard to establish Victoria Park, the city\u2019s first park. Egan began lobbying in 1867. With the support of London\u2019s Sir John Carling, pictured below left, he achieved his goal in 1873. He convinced Ottawa to sell 13 acres of land that had been part of the old garrison grounds, pictured below right in 1867. Governor-General Lord Dufferin dedicated Victoria Park in 1874.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c03784&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c03784\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1972.030.001a-aw-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1972.030.001a-aw-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1972.030.001a-aw-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1972.030.001a-aw-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1972.030.001a-aw-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1972.030.001a-aw-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1972.030.001a-aw-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1972.030.001a-aw-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sir John Carling, Around 1880, Gift of Mrs. Adam Smith, Port Carling, Ontario, 1972<br>1972.030.001<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c04536&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c04536\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1587\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1958.001.205-aw-resized-min-1587x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1958.001.205-aw-resized-min-1587x1200.jpg 1587w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1958.001.205-aw-resized-min-1058x800.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1958.001.205-aw-resized-min-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1958.001.205-aw-resized-min-1536x1161.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1958.001.205-aw-resized-min-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1958.001.205-aw-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1587px) 100vw, 1587px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, 1867, Transfer from the London and Middlesex Historical Society, 1958<br>&nbsp;1958.001.205<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"p\">Victoria Park Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These three postcards illustrate the transformation of the barren garrison grounds into Victoria Park, an ornamental, landscaped space. From the 1870s through to the early 20th century, the city laid out paths, planted hundreds of trees, shrubs, and flowers, installed a fountain and electric lighting, and built a bandstand, among other things. This design pleased London\u2019s elite who owned the mansions surrounding the park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c0663f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c0663f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1146\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1976.053.402i-resized-min-1800x1146.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1976.053.402i-resized-min-1800x1146.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1976.053.402i-resized-min-1200x764.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1976.053.402i-resized-min-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1976.053.402i-resized-min-1536x978.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1976.053.402i-resized-min-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1976.053.402i-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard, Early 20th Century, Gift of Edna Meyers, London, Ontario, 1976<br>1976.053.402I<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c07369&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c07369\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1159\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2004.023.002-resized-min-1-1800x1159.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2004.023.002-resized-min-1-1800x1159.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2004.023.002-resized-min-1-1200x773.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2004.023.002-resized-min-1-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2004.023.002-resized-min-1-1536x989.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2004.023.002-resized-min-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2004.023.002-resized-min-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard, Around 1920, Gift of Alison Headland, London, Ontario, 2004<br>2004.023.002<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c080ef&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c080ef\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1125\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1990.017.002-resized-min-1800x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1990.017.002-resized-min-1800x1125.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1990.017.002-resized-min-1200x750.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1990.017.002-resized-min-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1990.017.002-resized-min-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1990.017.002-resized-min-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1990.017.002-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard, Early 20th Century, Gift of Alice Koch, London, Ontario, 1990<br>1990.017.002<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b7deadbdf74e490b2151bc7db5675bd7 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8be1afae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbddc8f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"w\">What Kind of Activities?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, city officials approved of sedate and so-called respectable activities like walking or driving in Victoria Park. They rejected sports favoured by London\u2019s working classes, including baseball and cricket. In the 1920s, city officials permitted skating, tennis, and mini golf.&nbsp;Today, Victoria Park hosts crowd-pleasing events including Sunfest, Ribfest, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1166\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1984.023.002-resized-min-1800x1166.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3451\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1984.023.002-resized-min-1800x1166.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1984.023.002-resized-min-1200x777.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1984.023.002-resized-min-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1984.023.002-resized-min-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1984.023.002-resized-min-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1984.023.002-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard, Late 19th Century, Gift of Frank Haines, Arden, Ontario, 1984<br>1984.023.002<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c0b50b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c0b50b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1542\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-1542x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3454\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-1542x1200.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-1028x800.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-1536x1195.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1542px) 100vw, 1542px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, Late 19th or Early 20th Centuries, Gift of William Robertson, 1961<br>1961.127.041<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLife opens the hamper of purest ozone, and the nerves tingle and jingle with renewed vigour\u2026This is the Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><em>Souvenir of Springbank Park<\/em>, 1902<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Establishing Springbank Park<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1878, London\u2019s new waterworks began operations. It included a dam and pumphouse, visible in the above photograph. Londoners benefitted from clean water and better fire protection the waterworks afforded. In the surrounding grounds, they also gained a new leisure and recreation destination: Springbank Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-470e0cb4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbddc8f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded wp-duotone-duotone-1 is-style-rounded--2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1955\" height=\"1548\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/streetcar-on-springbank-line-resized-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3807\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/streetcar-on-springbank-line-resized-min.jpg 1955w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/streetcar-on-springbank-line-resized-min-1010x800.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/streetcar-on-springbank-line-resized-min-1516x1200.jpg 1516w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/streetcar-on-springbank-line-resized-min-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/streetcar-on-springbank-line-resized-min-1536x1216.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/streetcar-on-springbank-line-resized-min-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1955px) 100vw, 1955px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, Streetcar beside the Thames River, around 1896, Courtesy the London Public Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"an-example-of-the-feature-title\">Getting to Springbank<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first steamers transported Londoners between the city and Springbank Park. After the May 24, 1881, sinking of the <em>Victoria<\/em>, however, Londoners rejected steamers.  Only when the London Street Railway introduced its Springbank Line in 1896 did Londoners once more have an easy way of getting to the park.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-down\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#boating\">Jump to Boating on the Thames River<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merrymaking-at-springbank-park\">\u201cMerrymaking at Springbank Park\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New amenities, including the pavilion pictured on this postcard, drew Londoners along the streetcar line to Springbank Park. Built in 1898, the pavilion featured concerts and dancing. At night, incandescent lighting dazzled revelers. Look closely at the foreground of the postcard and you\u2019ll see the set up for tug of war. Men, women, and children took part in this energetic, rowdy game. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c0f886&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c0f886\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1173\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032l-resized-min-1800x1173.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032l-resized-min-1800x1173.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032l-resized-min-1200x782.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032l-resized-min-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032l-resized-min-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032l-resized-min-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032l-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard, 1914, Gift of Marion Cox, London, Ontario, 1975<br>1975.015.172<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">School Picnic Success<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1902, seven-year-old Ruth Campbell won this doll in a race at the first annual school picnic at Springbank Park. Until the 1930s, each June eager students from across the city flocked to Springbank to enjoy food and games. Some say the picnics stopped because London\u2019s student population had grown too large. Economic hardship due to the Great Depression may have played a role, too.<\/p>\n\n\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"2020.005.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2020.005.001\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c11d89&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c11d89\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1153\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1980.050.005-aw-resized-min-1800x1153.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1980.050.005-aw-resized-min-1800x1153.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1980.050.005-aw-resized-min-1200x769.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1980.050.005-aw-resized-min-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1980.050.005-aw-resized-min-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1980.050.005-aw-resized-min-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1980.050.005-aw-resized-min.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard, School Picnic, Around 1916, Gift of Mrs. H. G. Thompson, London, Ontario, 1980<br>1980.050.005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c132d0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c132d0\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1156\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032j-resized-min-1800x1156.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032j-resized-min-1800x1156.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032j-resized-min-1200x770.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032j-resized-min-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032j-resized-min-1536x986.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032j-resized-min-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1975.015.032j-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard, 1914, Gift of Marion Cox, London, Ontario, 1975<br>1975.015.170<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sports at Springbank<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As this postcard illustrates, Londoners enjoyed playing and watching baseball at Springbank Park. Distant from the city centre and the homes of the elite, there were fewer concerns about the activities in which visitors engaged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-heritage-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8a8d1421083a8947538fdfd84d9c6aa8 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storybook Gardens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earl Nichols and Elmo Curtis, commissioners with London\u2019s Public Utilities Commission, proposed the idea for Storybook Gardens after they saw a similar venue in California. London\u2019s version opened in Springbank Park in 1958. It gained immediate fame when, on June 16, Cyril the sea lion, later renamed Slippery, escaped into the Thames River. Slippery made it into Lake Erie before he was recaptured near Sandusky, Ohio. He returned to a hero\u2019s welcome in London on July 6, 1958. Although Storybook Gardens no longer has a zoo, it still continues to delight visitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c1500d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c1500d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1984.004.006-aw-resized-min-771x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1984.004.006-aw-resized-min-771x1200.jpg 771w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1984.004.006-aw-resized-min-514x800.jpg 514w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1984.004.006-aw-resized-min-768x1195.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1984.004.006-aw-resized-min-987x1536.jpg 987w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1984.004.006-aw-resized-min-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1984.004.006-aw-resized-min.jpg 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Poster, 1960s, Collection of Museum London, 1984<br>1984.004.006<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thames Park<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here children swim in the pool at Thames Park in the late 1920s. Opened in 1908, Thames Park, according to the <em>London Advertiser<\/em>, was the first public playground for children in Canada. For local Playground Movement advocates this was a good start. They still wanted supervised playgrounds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c16b17&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c16b17\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1661\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thames-park-scan-resized-min-1661x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thames-park-scan-resized-min-1661x1200.jpg 1661w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thames-park-scan-resized-min-1107x800.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thames-park-scan-resized-min-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thames-park-scan-resized-min-1536x1110.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thames-park-scan-resized-min-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thames-park-scan-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1661px) 100vw, 1661px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, Public Utilities Commission, <em>Annual Report<\/em>, 1926, Gift of Edward Phelps, London, Ontario, 1991<br>1991.005.140<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c17f1d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c17f1d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aspiring-athlete-scan-resized-min-808x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aspiring-athlete-scan-resized-min-808x1200.jpg 808w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aspiring-athlete-scan-resized-min-538x800.jpg 538w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aspiring-athlete-scan-resized-min-768x1141.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aspiring-athlete-scan-resized-min-1034x1536.jpg 1034w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aspiring-athlete-scan-resized-min-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aspiring-athlete-scan-resized-min.jpg 1346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, Public Utilities Commission, <em>Annual Report<\/em>, 1923, Gift of Edward Phelps, London, Ontario, 1991<br>1991.005.140<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supervised Playgrounds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boys and girls enjoyed a range of supervised activities at London’s different playgrounds from 1920. Attracting children aged eight to 16, in the 1921 season alone, 99, 511 children attended. Although everyone was welcome, advocates hoped the playgrounds would attract children from poorer families who could not afford other summer activities. They believed children engaged in supervised activities would learn the attitudes and behaviours that would prepare them to be successful adults. As well, advocates argued that children busy at supervised parks would not turn to crime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e2f75c0e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Track made me the athlete I was… When you\u2019re in the neighbourhood, you play, you run, you jump. We were conditioning since an early age \u2013 we didn\u2019t know that, of course. We were just having fun.<\/p>\n<cite>Barry Howson, 2023<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Training an Olympian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Londoner Barry Howson won these ribbons in track and field competitions and relay races at Silverwood’s Park. The games he played at the local park prepared him for his future success in sports. In 1964, Howson became the first Black member of a national sports team when he played basketball for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"2024.005.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2024.005.001\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"2024.005.002\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2024.005.002\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"2024.005.003\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2024.005.003\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"2024.005.004\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2024.005.004\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-cf1c1ce5d34014f7e5a8e42ceb491a36 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8be1afae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbddc8f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b60a20b0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233b7055 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"playground-supervisor\">Playground Supervisor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-0733e5d0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Barry Howson is pictured in this 1958 photograph of playground supervisors (back row, eighth from right). Having benefited from such supervisors as a child, as an older teen he became the teacher. Howson continued that role as an adult, teaching and coaching for 49 years in Sarnia, Ontario.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c1d856&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c1d856\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"642\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2024.005.010-aw-lr-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3834\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:522px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2024.005.010-aw-lr-1.jpg 974w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2024.005.010-aw-lr-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2024.005.010-aw-lr-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, 1958, Gift of Barry Howson, Sarnia, Ontario, 2024<br>2024.005.010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-ghub-url=\"#baseball\" class=\"has-ghub-link wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-heritage-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-df09a057d33a03c58b335b98aba95005 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\" id=\"baseball\">Baseball in London<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-470e0cb4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0f5d4a7e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-bc05bea3 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">Baseball has been very popular in London the past season, and large crowds invariably attend first-class games\u2026<\/p>\n<cite><em>The New York Clipper<\/em>, October 14, 1876<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-35693647 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Londoners have enjoyed baseball as spectators and players from as early as the 1850s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-37df56ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\">Baseball has a long history in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That history is about the places where Londoners have watched and played the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s also about the many teams that have called the community home, some famous for their accomplishments and others less well-known.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And baseball\u2019s history in the community is about people. Londoners of all ages and from all backgrounds have enjoyed the sport from the community\u2019s earliest days through to today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">London’s Tecumseh Baseball Club<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c218ff&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c218ff\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1448\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tecumsehs-1876-1448x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tecumsehs-1876-1448x1200.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tecumsehs-1876-966x800.jpg 966w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tecumsehs-1876-768x636.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tecumsehs-1876-1536x1272.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tecumsehs-1876-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tecumsehs-1876.jpg 1877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1448px) 100vw, 1448px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image, 1876, Collection of Museum London, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This photo features the 1876 London Tecumsehs, a team established in 1868 with the merger of the Forest City and London baseball clubs. It was named after the Tecumseh Hotel where the team had been formed. The hotel, for its part, was named for the Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, killed while fighting for the British during the War of 1812.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c2274a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c2274a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1150\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1965.056.001-aw-resized-min-1800x1150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1965.056.001-aw-resized-min-1800x1150.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1965.056.001-aw-resized-min-1200x767.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1965.056.001-aw-resized-min-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1965.056.001-aw-resized-min-1536x982.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1965.056.001-aw-resized-min-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1965.056.001-aw-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard, 1905, Collection of Museum London, 1965<br>1965.056.001<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1877, the Tecumsehs won the pennant of the International Base Ball Association, not 1878 as this postcard states. London competed against Guelph and five American teams in the Association. But after this high, the team\u2019s fortunes plummeted. It folded in 1878 after fan support declined as the team lost games. A new Tecumseh team played in 1888-89 and again in the 1920s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-470e0cb4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbddc8f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1401\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2010.004.008-resized-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3892\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2010.004.008-resized-min.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2010.004.008-resized-min-1142x800.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2010.004.008-resized-min-1713x1200.jpg 1713w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2010.004.008-resized-min-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2010.004.008-resized-min-1536x1076.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2010.004.008-resized-min-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drawing, International Base-Ball Match Between the Tecumseh Club, and the Mutuals (Professional) of Chicago, July 15, 1876, Gift of the Strathroy-Caradoc Museum, Strathroy, Ontario, 2010<br>2010.004.008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"example-of-the-title-use\">An International Match<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the summer of 1876, the London Tecumsehs played the Chicago Mutuals (above). They lost 16 to 6. The game took place at the old fairgrounds at Wellington and Pall Mall streets. Before that, the team had played on the garrison grounds until city officials created Victoria Park. The park’s creators did not think baseball was an appropriate activity for the space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Enjoying a New Playing Field<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This image captures an 1877 game between the Tecumsehs and their arch-rivals, the Guelph Maple Leafs. London won 5 to 2. They played at Tecumseh \u2013 now Labatt \u2013 Park, a new baseball field opened that same year. The team relocated after a dispute over building a fence around their old grounds. The new site was close to downtown businesses and the railway station. This suited London’s business owners and teams travelling to London for games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c263de&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c263de\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1596\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-tecumsehs-resized-min-1596x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-tecumsehs-resized-min-1596x1200.jpg 1596w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-tecumsehs-resized-min-1064x800.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-tecumsehs-resized-min-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-tecumsehs-resized-min-1536x1155.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-tecumsehs-resized-min-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-4-tecumsehs-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1596px) 100vw, 1596px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drawing, Tecumsehs against the Guelph Maple Leafs, June 27, 1877, Western Archives, Western University, London, Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c27d33&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c27d33\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"858\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexander-eveline-marie-grand-military-steeplechase-at-london-c.w.9th-may-1843-1845-40.a.06-jt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexander-eveline-marie-grand-military-steeplechase-at-london-c.w.9th-may-1843-1845-40.a.06-jt.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexander-eveline-marie-grand-military-steeplechase-at-london-c.w.9th-may-1843-1845-40.a.06-jt-1007x800.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexander-eveline-marie-grand-military-steeplechase-at-london-c.w.9th-may-1843-1845-40.a.06-jt-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexander-eveline-marie-grand-military-steeplechase-at-london-c.w.9th-may-1843-1845-40.a.06-jt-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lady Eveline Marie Alexander, <em>Grand Military Steeplechase at London, C.W., 9<sup>th<\/sup> May, 1843<\/em>, 1845, engraving on paper, Collection of Museum London, Hamilton King Meek Memorial Collection, 1940<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before Tecumseh Park<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This image, by Lady Eveline Alexander, depicts British military officers participating in a steeplechase on May 9, 1843, on the site that became Tecumseh Park in 1877. This Thames River flood plain had a long history. First Nations and European settler farmers grew crops here. As a common area, animals grazed here. Later, it became a place for Londoners to enjoy a variety of different recreational activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cbf85ec8 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Labatt Memorial Park<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1936, the Labatt family purchased what was by then a crumbling Tecumseh Park. They donated it to the city along with $10,000 for improvements. The park was renamed Labatt Memorial Park to recognize the family’s contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1189\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/copy-of-gr24-labatt-memorial-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/copy-of-gr24-labatt-memorial-park.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/copy-of-gr24-labatt-memorial-park-1009x800.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/copy-of-gr24-labatt-memorial-park-768x609.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, 1930s, Western Archives, Western University, London, Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">A Heritage Site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Londoner Madeline Campbell scooped up the souvenir baseball at Labatt Memorial Park in 1994. She attended the Canada Day ceremony that marked the park’s designation as a historic site. Today Labatt Park is recognized as the world\u2019s oldest continuously used baseball grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n    <li id=\"2019.012.023\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2019.012.023\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0acb49d1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--suede);border-top-width:2px;margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amateur Baseball in London<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the late 19th century and into the 20th century, London was home to a variety of amateur baseball leagues. At various times, teams of the City, Merchant’s, Springbank, and Central leagues, among others, competed against each other. Playing at Tecumseh Park and other baseball diamonds around the city, the teams provided entertainment to eager London players and spectators alike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b09e24dd wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">    <li id=\"1980.065.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1980.065.001\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"1994.055.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1994.055.001\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">City Champions, 1909<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1909, Young’s Base Ball Club team won the City League championship for a second year, for which accomplishment they received the Beck Trophy. In 1909, the City League was composed of four teams: the Stars, Ramblers, Rockets, and Youngs. According to a July 17, 1909, <em>London Advertiser<\/em> article, “the Youngs walloped the Ramblers to win the City League.” The City League was one of several that helped to satisfy London’s many baseball fans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9a1e2152 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">    <li id=\"1962.053.003\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1962.053.003\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"1962.053.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1962.053.001\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"1962.053.002\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1962.053.002\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3fce0acd8cd31f42d924cfc0cba2208f has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8be1afae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbddc8f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Silverwood<br>would treat us like royalty.<\/p>\n<cite>Hazel Shackleton, 2006<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women’s Softball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hazel Shackleton Ferguson (back row, third from left in photograph) wore this Silverwood softball jersey when she played for the company team in the 1930s. Other businesses in town, including Kellogg’s, Smallman &amp; Ingram, and Gorman and Eckert, among others, also sponsored or organized women\u2019s softball teams in the late 1920s and into the 1930s. They recognized the teams fostered employee welfare, loyalty, and satisfaction. As well, media coverage of the teams advertised the companies, helping to project a positive image about their products and services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"2019.020.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2019.020.001\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c30751&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c30751\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1371\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2019.020.002-1371x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2019.020.002-1371x1200.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2019.020.002-914x800.jpg 914w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2019.020.002-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2019.020.002-1536x1345.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2019.020.002-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2019.020.002.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1371px) 100vw, 1371px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, Silverwood\u2019s Softball Champs Photograph, 1930, Gift of Gail Ferguson, Toronto, Ontario<br>2019.020.002<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">The London Tigers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The London Tigers were a professional double A Eastern League baseball team associated with the Detroit Tigers. The team played from 1989 until 1993 in Labatt Park. It was initially very popular, drawing over 167,000 fans in its first season. Support later petered out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b09e24dd wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">    <li id=\"1996.025.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1996.025.001\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"1996.025.002\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1996.025.002\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleveland Brownlee and the London Majors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c33bc7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c33bc7\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1198\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.2-gr7-cleveland-brownlee-1800x1198.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.2-gr7-cleveland-brownlee-1800x1198.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.2-gr7-cleveland-brownlee-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.2-gr7-cleveland-brownlee-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.2-gr7-cleveland-brownlee-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.2-gr7-cleveland-brownlee-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.2-gr7-cleveland-brownlee.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, 2018, Matt Hiscox Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"2020.019.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2020.019.001\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">London Majors player Cleveland Brownlee wore this jersey during his 2010 rookie year. His teammates later signed it to mark his first season with the baseball team. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Brownlee came to London to play&nbsp;for the Majors. The team traces its history in the city to 1925, the year in which London joined the Intercounty Baseball League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It made me feel like I was part of history…<\/p>\n<cite>Cleveland Brownlee, <em>&nbsp;London Free Press<\/em>, July 9, 2018<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Breaking Records<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cleveland Brownlee used this baseball and bat when he became the Majors’ career home run record holder on July 7, 2018. During that game, Brownlee hit his 71st home run as a London Major, topping Dave Byer’s long-standing record of 69.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b09e24dd wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">    <li id=\"2020.019.002\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2020.019.002\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"2020.019.003\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2020.019.003\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine the feeling that you get when they give you that call to say thousands and thousands of people have been through this league, and out of all those people you qualify to be in the top one-hundred players of all time\u2026<\/p>\n<cite>Cleveland Brownlee, 2024<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Museum London\u2013LONDON A HISTORY: CLEVELAND BROWNLEE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aWHofQC5ivQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One of the Greats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">London Majors player Cleveland Brownlee received this golden bat to mark his inclusion among those named to the Intercounty Baseball League\u2019s list of 100 top players of all time. The IBL chose its top 100 players to help mark the organization’s 100th anniversary. It began in 1919.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Watch the video to learn more…<\/p>\n\n\n    <li id=\"2020.019.005\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2020.019.005\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-heritage-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-cb4c3e12e002faf0094c6574ac2a0717 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"boating\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\" id=\"boating\">Boating on the Thames River<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-470e0cb4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0f5d4a7e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-bc05bea3 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">…the River Thames bids fair to become a scene of healthy excitement and enjoyment…<\/p>\n<cite><em>London Advertiser<\/em>, May 11, 1892<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-35693647 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Deshkan Zibii (Thames River) has long been a transportation route and a place for recreation and enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-37df56ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\">Before and after European settlement in what would be London, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee paddled canoes on the Deshkan Zibii (Thames River). Early settlers to the London area also used the river for transportation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the construction of roads and railways, the river became more a place for recreation than for transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also was the site of one of Canada’s worst maritime disasters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transporting Goods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the foreground of this 1850 engraving, a barge floats down the Thames River. London is in the background. The two workers using poles to propel the craft may have been African Americans who had escaped their enslavers. Black immigrants who had navigated the Ohio and Mississippi rivers had the skills for the job. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c3b82a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c3b82a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"717\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/caddy-john-attrib.-to-london-canada-west-1850-1850-77.a.01-low-res.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/caddy-john-attrib.-to-london-canada-west-1850-1850-77.a.01-low-res.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/caddy-john-attrib.-to-london-canada-west-1850-1850-77.a.01-low-res-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/caddy-john-attrib.-to-london-canada-west-1850-1850-77.a.01-low-res-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Attributed to John Caddy, <em>London, Canada West, 1850<\/em>, 1850, lithograph on paper, Collection of Museum London, Purchased with funds from the Mitchell Bequest, 1977<br>77.a.01<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cbf85ec8 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">    <li id=\"1974.014.018\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1974.014.018\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Tecumseh Boat Club<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the Tecumseh Boat Club flag. On one side you see the club\u2019s logo. Embroidery on the reverse reads: \u201cTecumseh Boat Club, London, C.W. [Canada West]\u201d and \u201cV.R. [Victoria Regina]\/1860.\u201d Members of this rowing club worked for the Tecumseh Hotel. In the 1850s and 1860s, they competed against employees of the Arms and Abbey hotels on the south branch of the Thames River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-london-rowing-and-canoe-club\">The London Rowing and Canoe Club<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The London Rowing and Canoe Club was founded in 1891 and soon expanded to include the sports of lawn bowling and tennis. It was often referred to as the London Rowing and Bowling Club or simply the London Rowing Club. This club, through the work of the executive and the fees members paid, organized local facilities and grounds for the sports under its purview. Local teams competed against each other and against teams from other cities and municipalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"1990.009.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1990.009.001\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c3f01a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c3f01a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1131\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr2-1999.011.201-1-1800x1131.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr2-1999.011.201-1-1800x1131.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr2-1999.011.201-1-1200x754.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr2-1999.011.201-1-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr2-1999.011.201-1-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr2-1999.011.201-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr2-1999.011.201-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, 1905, Collection of Museum London, 1999<br>1999.011.201<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a10eec1e0dac362d1a39d890733d0376 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8be1afae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbddc8f4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The London Rowing Club Regatta<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spectators gathered to watch a London Rowing Club regatta on the Thames River in September 1903. While some took the streetcar to Springbank Park and watched from the river\u2019s edge, others traveled to the site via canoe or rowboat. From this vantage point, they enjoyed watching single scull, four-oared, and tub races, among other events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c4088f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c4088f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1539\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr3-london-rowing-club-regatta-1539x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr3-london-rowing-club-regatta-1539x1200.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr3-london-rowing-club-regatta-1026x800.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr3-london-rowing-club-regatta-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr3-london-rowing-club-regatta-1536x1198.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr3-london-rowing-club-regatta-2048x1597.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr3-london-rowing-club-regatta-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1539px) 100vw, 1539px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">London Rowing Club Regatta, September 1903, Courtesy the London Public Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Steamers on the Thames River<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning in 1879, several different companies operated steamships on the Thames River between London and Springbank Park. Only the 1878 construction of the Springbank dam, visible in the picture to the right, made this possible because it resulted in deeper water levels. The last of the steamships wound up operations in 1899. A combination of disasters, competition from other nearby resort areas, as well as the electrification of the London Street Railway line to the park, made steamers unprofitable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c4212e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c4212e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1542\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-1542x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-1542x1200.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-1028x800.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-1536x1195.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1961.127.041-resized-min.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1542px) 100vw, 1542px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, Late 19th or Early 20th Centuries, Gift of William Robertson, 1961<br>1961.127.041<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Thames River Navigation Company<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the right is a Thames River Navigation Company ticket. In April of 1879, this company was the first to launch a steamer, the <em>Forest City<\/em> (below, left) on the Thames River. This double-decked, side paddle-wheeler, featured a smoking lounge as well as two stained-glass windows at the stern. A month later, the company launched the <em>Princess Louise<\/em> (below, right). Both vessels transported passengers between downtown London and Springbank Park in style.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">    <li id=\"1983.026.002\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1983.026.002\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e912bbd3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--suede);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c44512&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c44512\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1748\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr4-1978.010.004e-aw-1748x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4126\" style=\"width:484px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr4-1978.010.004e-aw-1748x1200.jpg 1748w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr4-1978.010.004e-aw-1165x800.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr4-1978.010.004e-aw-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr4-1978.010.004e-aw-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr4-1978.010.004e-aw-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr4-1978.010.004e-aw.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <em>Forest City<\/em>, After 1879, Gift of Ken McTaggart, 1978<br>1978.010.004E<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c4515a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c4515a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr6-1978.010.002a-aw-1760x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr6-1978.010.002a-aw-1760x1200.jpg 1760w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr6-1978.010.002a-aw-1173x800.jpg 1173w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr6-1978.010.002a-aw-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr6-1978.010.002a-aw-1536x1048.jpg 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2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <em>Princess Louise<\/em>, After 1879, Gift of Ken McTaggart, 1978<br>1978.010.002<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c466bf&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c466bf\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1529\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr5-1978.010.008a-aw-1529x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr5-1978.010.008a-aw-1529x1200.jpg 1529w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr5-1978.010.008a-aw-1019x800.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr5-1978.010.008a-aw-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr5-1978.010.008a-aw-1536x1206.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr5-1978.010.008a-aw-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.3-gr5-1978.010.008a-aw.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1529px) 100vw, 1529px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <em>Victoria<\/em>, around 1880, Gift of Ken McTaggart, 1978<br>1978.010.008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Victoria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1880, the London and Waterworks Line, a competitor of the Thames River Navigation Company, launched the <em>Victoria<\/em>, pictured above. The two companies vied for passengers in a rivalry that sometimes resulted in dangerous behaviour. For example, in 1880, the captain of the <em>Forest City<\/em> forced the <em>Victoria<\/em> near the shore. During the same trip, the <em>Forest City<\/em> later rammed the <em>Victoria<\/em>. The <em>Victoria<\/em> was to experience worse trouble the next season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coffins could not be got in London sufficiently for the dead and they have been telegraphed for to Toronto, Hamilton and other places.<\/p>\n<cite>Amelia Harris, Diary Entry, May 26, 1881<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drownings had all taken place within 30 or 40 feet of the shore \u2013 most of them within 15.<\/p>\n<cite>Lambert Payne, <em>London Free Press<\/em>, May 25, 1881<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">The Victoria Disaster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the right is an artist’s depiction of the wreck of the steamer <em>Victoria<\/em>. It capsized on the Thames River near present-day Greenway Park on Victoria Day (May 24), 1881. The overcrowded steamer was on its way back downtown from Springbank Park. Something caused the passengers to rush to one side of the vessel. It listed and then the boiler rolled off its mount. Falling debris crushed some. Others drowned. Approximately 180 passengers died, most women and children. It is still one of Canada’s worst maritime disasters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c49606&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c49606\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1181\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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1958<br>1958.001.339<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Click on the objects to learn more…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0f4b42bf wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">    <li id=\"1972.062.008\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1972.062.008\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"1958.001.221\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1958.001.221\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"1986.014.002\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1986.014.002\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"1996.010.001\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" 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data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-ghub-url=\"#western fair\" class=\"has-ghub-link wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-heritage-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b7f7f5b4cfdf13a6bed00f9f6aaa2617 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\" id=\"fair\">The Western Fair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-470e0cb4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0f5d4a7e 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It has a numerous and wealthy population. The soil is fertile, the climate good, and the people intelligent\u2026<\/p>\n<cite><em>London Free Press<\/em>, September 1869<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-35693647 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From the first Western Fair in 1868, which showcased the region\u2019s agricultural, industrial, commercial, and artistic output, the annual event has adapted to evolving fair goers’ tastes. Over the years, it added shows, a midway, and many other attractions to appeal to the tens of thousands who attend every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-37df56ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\">From 1846, the provincial ministry of agriculture organized annual fairs to showcase the products of both farmers and manufacturers. London hosted the event several times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 1867, the East Middlesex Agricultural Society and the London District Horticultural and Agricultural Society recognized London could support its own fair. The two groups amalgamated to form the Western Fair Association.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from the years 1940 to 1947 and 2020 to 2021, the Western Fair has happened every year since 1868.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">The “Provincial”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miss J. Brady of Port Stanley won first prize for her embroidery in worsted wool at the Provincial Fair held in London in 1869. The Western Fair Association supported the Agricultural and Arts Association to stage the event.&nbsp;London hosted the “Provincial” in 1854, 1861, 1865, 1869, and 1873.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cbf85ec8 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">    <li id=\"2003.029.002\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2003.029.002\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Crystal Palaces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c4faa0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c4faa0\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1676\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr1-2010.004.009-1676x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr1-2010.004.009-1676x1200.jpg 1676w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr1-2010.004.009-1117x800.jpg 1117w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr1-2010.004.009-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr1-2010.004.009-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr1-2010.004.009-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr1-2010.004.009.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1676px) 100vw, 1676px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">London, Ont. – Western Fair Building and Grounds, 1873, Gift of the Strathroy-Caradoc Museum, 2010<br>2010.004.009<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The above image depicts the octagonal Crystal Palace in 1873. It stood on the north-east corner of Central Avenue and Wellington Street, the original fairgrounds near today\u2019s Victoria Park. This structure was erected in 1861 for the Provincial Exhibition. The building remained in use until the Western Fair relocated to Queens Park in 1887. By this time, some civic leaders and their many urban supporters demanded that valuable downtown land be used for new housing and for improving transportation links.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c5084e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c5084e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1564\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr2-1962.094.011_-aw-1564x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr2-1962.094.011_-aw-1564x1200.jpg 1564w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr2-1962.094.011_-aw-1042x800.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr2-1962.094.011_-aw-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr2-1962.094.011_-aw-1536x1179.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr2-1962.094.011_-aw-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr2-1962.094.011_-aw.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1564px) 100vw, 1564px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photograph, 1895, Gift of the London Public Library, London, Ontario, 1962<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">London architect George Durand\u2019s Crystal Palace is pictured in the left background of the above photograph. When the Western Fair relocated to Queens Park in east London in1887, Durand won the competition to build the new main exhibition building. He drew inspiration from Joseph Paxton\u2019s original 1851 Crystal Palace in England. An impressive main building projected the importance of the Western Fair Association and its annual event. An arsonist destroyed Durand’s structure in 1927.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c518e6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c518e6\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1039\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-ar1-1989.018.001-aw-1800x1039.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-ar1-1989.018.001-aw-1800x1039.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-ar1-1989.018.001-aw-1200x692.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-ar1-1989.018.001-aw-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-ar1-1989.018.001-aw-1536x886.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-ar1-1989.018.001-aw-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-ar1-1989.018.001-aw.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Map, 1916, Gift of the Aylmer and District Museum, Aylmer, Ontario, 1989<br>1989.018.001<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">“All Roads Lead to the Western Fair”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Western Fair Association produced this promotional poster for the 1916 edition of the annual fair. A map of southwestern Ontario, it shows the roads, railways, and shipping lanes that connected London to communities near and far in the region and far beyond. These transportation links drew exhibitors and fair-goers alike. They helped extend the reach and influence of the Western Fair and London, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-248644cef9390f7a7b930fe5ee7dc56b has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8be1afae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c52950&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Fair, 1920s, Courtesy the Western Fair Archives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c5350b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c5350b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1625\" height=\"1174\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"4203\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr4-sheep-wfa054.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr4-sheep-wfa054.jpg 1625w, 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fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Fair, 1920s, Courtesy the Western Fair Archives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c53a89&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c53a89\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1614\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" 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1626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1614px) 100vw, 1614px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Fair, Before 1914, Courtesy the Western Archives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Promoting Animal Husbandry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above, farmers display their cows, sheep, and horses. From the beginning, the Western Fair encouraged improved practices in all forms of agriculture, including animal husbandry. Farmers displayed their animals, hoping they would receive prizes. This raised farmers’ profile in the community, lead to increased sales, and raised the profile of agriculture in the region and the province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0acb49d1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--suede);border-top-width:2px;margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prize-Winning Chickens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Londoner John \u201cJack\u201d Huse Saunders (far right in the photograph below) won prizes for the chickens he showed at various Western Fairs. A wagon-maker by trade, for many years, Saunders worked hard to advance the poultry industry. As part of this effort, he helped make the poultry department at the Western Fair one of the most important poultry events of the country. Saunders later served as director, vice-president, and then president of the Western Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e8ed7c55af1&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e8ed7c55af1\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1540\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr10-1980.064.020-1540x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr10-1980.064.020-1540x1200.jpg 1540w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr10-1980.064.020-1027x800.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr10-1980.064.020-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr10-1980.064.020-1536x1197.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr10-1980.064.020-2048x1596.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr10-1980.064.020-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1540px) 100vw, 1540px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Fair Officials, J. H. Saunders, far right, 1901, Gift of Dorothy Westhead, London, Ontario<br>1980.064.020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9a1e2152 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">    <li id=\"1980.055.063A\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1980.055.063A\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"1980.055.063B\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1980.055.063B\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n\n\n    <li id=\"1980.055.063H\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1980.055.063H\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3977fdfe8d0e87554207800757a0d37b has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8be1afae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1339\" height=\"1045\" data-id=\"4229\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr7a-2008.005.302.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr7a-2008.005.302.jpg 1339w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr7a-2008.005.302-1025x800.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr7a-2008.005.302-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr7a-2008.005.302-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1339px) 100vw, 1339px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">“Hospital for the Insane London,” Western Fair, Early 20th Century, Gift from St. Joseph’s Health Care London, 2008<br>2008.005.302<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"4224\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr8-hunt-flour-wfa033-1610x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr8-hunt-flour-wfa033-1610x1200.jpg 1610w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr8-hunt-flour-wfa033-1073x800.jpg 1073w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr8-hunt-flour-wfa033-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr8-hunt-flour-wfa033-1536x1145.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr8-hunt-flour-wfa033-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr8-hunt-flour-wfa033.jpg 1646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hunt’s Diamond Flour, Western Fair, 1920s, Courtesy the Western Fair Archives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1608\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"4222\" src=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr6-2017.022.001_-aw-1608x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr6-2017.022.001_-aw-1608x1200.jpg 1608w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr6-2017.022.001_-aw-1072x800.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr6-2017.022.001_-aw-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr6-2017.022.001_-aw-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr6-2017.022.001_-aw-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/londonhistoryonline.museumlondon.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.4-gr6-2017.022.001_-aw.jpg 2000w\" 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Darch &amp; Sons, Western Fair, c. 1911-1912, Gift of Barbara Railton, London, Ontario, 2017<br>2017.022.001<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Promoting Manufactured Goods and Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Various businesses and organizations from London and beyond displayed their goods at the Western Fair. In competitions, they proved the quality of their wares. From its founding, the Fair provided manufacturers with the opportunity to showcase new products, demonstrate their goods, and extend their reach to new markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Click on the objects to learn more…<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"2010.011.511\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2010.011.511\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"2010.011.517\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2010.011.517\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"1999.003.067\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1999.003.067\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"1999.003.071\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1999.003.071\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">    <li id=\"1962.063.010\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1962.063.010\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">    <li id=\"1962.063.017\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1962.063.017\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">    <li id=\"2001.029.002\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-2001.029.002\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-center-border is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Women’s Department<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">London’s Dorothy Luney submitted a range of her handiwork for judging at the Western Fair in 1934 and again in the 1960s. She won awards for a blouse, hemstitching, smocked dresses, hooked rugs, a carriage cover, needlepoint, as well as an embroidered teacloth. From its founding and for many years after, the Fair featured gender-specific competitions. Women submitted for judging examples of their culinary prowess, sewing, knitting, and fancy work. Men, for their part, displayed the products of their paid labour, agricultural or manufactured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"1993.045.118\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1993.045.118\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <li id=\"1993.045.111\" class=\"collection-object wp-block-post collection-single-object\" data-id=\"collectionObject-1993.045.111\" data-type=\"collectionObject\">\r\n    <\/li> \r\n  \r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-suede-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3ab6a55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Special Attractions at the Western Fair <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Western Fair drew performers and special acts from near and far to entertain the crowds of visitors who flocked to the event each year. Although the Fair had a strong educational purpose, organizers knew that people were also looking to have fun. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Fair organizers worked hard to ensure that acts didn’t endanger morals. 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