Photographic prints and negatives of images in Edna Bradley's photograph album.

Manuscript contains four pages of hand calligraphy and art, bound in brown leather and inscribed, "To James Carlyle, Esq., M.D. Toronto". The manuscript was presented to Dr. Carlyle upon his retirement in 1893 by the "Old Model Boys", students to whom he was their headmaster (1858-1871) at the Boys' Model School, followed by being the Mathematical Master at the Toronto Normal School (1871-1893). Also in the file are two notices copied from the Internet of Dr. Carlyle's death from The Globe newspaper.

Dr. James Carlyle (born England,1830/31-1990) was the son of John Carlyle (born Scotland, 1791-1872) and the nephew of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) the Scottish historian and philosopher known as the Sage of Chelsea, because he spent much of his life living and writing in Chelsea, London being very much respected by his Victorian literary peers. James Carlyle emigrated to Canada in 1837 with his parents and siblings. He became a teacher in Brantford, was promoted to Headmaster at the Boys' Model School in Toronto (1858-1871) 13 years during which time he went to medical school earning his medical degree. Dr. Carlyle spent another 22 years as the Master of Mathematics at the Toronto Normal School, retiring in 1893. He lived at 187 Gerrard Street East. During the last five years of his life he suffered from bronchial asthma, dying at home on 13 October 1900 at the age of 70 leaving behind his wife, Wilhelmina (Mina), two sons and three daughters. James is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery with his wife.

The file contains 5 pages from a photograph album with photographs glued to each side with comments. Some people are identified. The original order of the pages is unknown; however, they are kept in the order they were received at TMU Archives. There is also, one loose image (annotated on verso) that had been cut; it is a duplicate of a photograph from the photo album (page 4).

• Page 1 : 'Audrey + I Do up High Park'
• Page 2 : 'More "High Park"' ; 'Sunnyside Beach'
• Page 3 : Tiny portraits of Normal School friends; any identifying names have worn off probably due to friction. The middle image in the second row is Harvey.
• Page 4 & 5 : [Photos outside the Toronto Normal School] :
• Page 4 : 'Cerrin, Welsh, Bill, Betty, Cunny' ; 'Teaching Group No. 17' (Harvey with straw hat, boutonnière, and light trousers ; probably in Niagara Falls [see Pg 5]) ; 'On the Steps -TNS' ; 'Some beautiful!??! dames' / -Page 5 - 'Big, Bigger, Biggest? Art, Davey, Andy, & I' ; '"Prince" at Knox' ; 'Moi-mem at Knocks' ; 'Helen Baker poses for the 2A'
• Page 6 - 9 : [Niagara Falls] :
• Page 6 - 'T.N.S. Annual Picnic at Niagara Falls" : 'Some Hard-Boiled Pedagogues - to-be' ; '"Wiggy", Mr. Turpin [Harvey], & Kay Toben' ; 'Cunny does her stuff'
• Page 7 : 'Showing - Cec. and American Falls' ; 'Push him over and put him out of misery' [Harvey] ; 'The Village Blacksmith [Harvey] Disgracing Miss Knowin-Hip / Cunning-Ham [Cunny]' ; 'Eat 'Em Up Goils'
• Page 8 : 'Frank Ferrnot - before swimming the Catalina Channel' ; ' Doris Stevens' ; 'Nifty View from American Side' ; '"Maid of the Mist" and Clifton House'
• Page 9 : 'The Rain-Maker - at Foot of Amer. Falls' ; 'Mr. McCordick's Model Class' ; 'Try this on your bagpipes!!' ; 'Jess' Shadow & Me'
• Page 10 : 'George Carpenter Enjoys a Quiet P.M. -> in His Yot' [photo torn out] ; 'Pairin' , Cunny on the Humber' ; 'Audrey & I' ; 'Audrey & Cunny, Pretty Nice eh!'

The short biography of Harvey Curry appears to have been written by Harvey's wife, Elsie [nee van Nostrand] from her memories and likely those of Harvey. Harvey was born in July 1905 to William and Tilly Curry and, although he graduated from the Toronto Normal School, he discovered teaching was not for him. After the Holland Marsh was drained for crops (between 1925 and 1930), Harvey began acquiring and selling much needed onion bags and bushel baskets to farmers. He was rejected for the war effort in 1939/40 for health reasons and instead opened a store in Bradford called, Bradford Seed House, grew the business and also ran the local catalogue order depot for the Robert Simpson Company (later Simpson-Sears catalogue). Harvey and Elsie had one child. Harvey died in December 1990.