P21683

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Details

ID Number

P21683

Item Name

image

Title

Bertha Thomas

Description

black and white photograph showing Bertha Thomas and an unidentified man in upstairs apartment of the Edgewater Thomas Inn; a small dog is jumping on the man'e leg; birdcage clock (2022.3) is visible in the background to the left;

History

Bertha Thomas was a prominent figure in the local prohibition era as the owner of the Edgewater Thomas Inn from circa 1920 until her death in 1955. It was a premier roadhouse during the prohibition era. After her death, Bob Klein became the new owener and later changed the name to Martini's Edgewater Hotel.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

N

Subjects

Prohibition

Riverside (Ont.)