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Welcome to the Vintage Acton featured photo gallery from photos of the past!
This month, marks 40 years (September 12th, 1986) since the closure of the Beardmore Tannery. In honour of this anniversary, September's photo gallery takes a look back at the tannery that once was known as the largest in all the British Commonwealth.
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The Beardmore Tannery -- C. 1900
(Photo Credit: EHS / HHPL)
The Beardmore Tannery, looking east towards Beardmore Crescent -- 1918
(Photo Credit: EHS / HHPL)
The Wool Combing building at the Beardmore Tannery -- 1940
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
Beardmore Tannery main office entrance -- 1944
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
The main gates for the Beardmore Tannery, once located on Agnes Street at the foot of Elgin Street -- 1954
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
Les Duby working inside the Beardmore Tannery -- 1958
Les Duby working inside the Beardmore Tannery -- 1958
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
Aerial view of the Beardmore Tannery, looking southwest towards Highway 25 -- 1959
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
Beardmore Tannery gardens Rainbow Lake -- 1969
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
Beardmore employees Nelson Johnson (left) and Wade Earle haul tanned "shoulders" out of the tanning tanks. The vegetable tanning process, so called because bark is used, takes 17 days to complete as the hides are passed from one row of vats to another. In the last century every town had its leather craftsmen -- 1981
Beardmore employees Nelson Johnson (left) and Wade Earle haul tanned "shoulders" out of the tanning tanks. The vegetable tanning process, so called because bark is used, takes 17 days to complete as the hides are passed from one row of vats to another. In the last century every town had its leather craftsmen -- 1981
(Photo Credit: Tony Bock - Toronto Star / Ontario Virtual Reference Library)
Beardmore closes on September 12th, 1986 article, from Acton Free Press; September 17th, 1986
(Photo Credit: Acton Free Press / Dills Collection)
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