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Black and white photograph of large crowds surrounding a large building made of logs.
Playhouse and Dafoe hospital of Dionne Quintuplets, Callander, Ont. Caanda.
Black and white photograph of large crowds surrounding a large building made of logs.

Playhouse and Dafoe hospital of Dionne Quintuplets, Callander, Ont. Caanda.

DateApproximately 1940
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ProvenanceGift of Lucian Bem
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberPC_ON_10246
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Callander
Province or state:Ontario
Quints' new nurse. Jacqueline Noel, of Montreal, a graduate of Verdun hospital, has been appointed head nurse to the Dionne quintuplets at Callander. (...)
Quints' new nurse. Jacqueline Noel, of Montreal, a graduate of Verdun hospital, has been appointed head nurse to the Dionne quintuplets at Callander. (...)
2/5/1936
Ready to come home - The trouping Dionnes, parents of Callander's quintuplets, are ready to return home, having completed their vaudeville tour. Mr. a(...)
Ready to come home - The trouping Dionnes, parents of Callander's quintuplets, are ready to return home, having completed their vaudeville tour. Mr. a(...)
2/26/1935
The Dionne quintuplets' nursery at Callander was a flower - decked chapel for the confirmation of the five famous sisters by Brig. C.L. Nelligan, chie(...)
The Dionne quintuplets' nursery at Callander was a flower - decked chapel for the confirmation of the five famous sisters by Brig. C.L. Nelligan, chie(...)
8/16/1943
Watchdog to Guard Quints. The Dionne quintuplets may be forbidden by Dr. Alan Roy Dafoe to play with Tony, the dog shown here with Provincial Officer (...)
Watchdog to Guard Quints. The Dionne quintuplets may be forbidden by Dr. Alan Roy Dafoe to play with Tony, the dog shown here with Provincial Officer (...)
11/23/1938
Five identical little girls with suitcases wearing matching coats and hats.
The Dionne Quintuplets at Callander, Ontario, Canada 13
Approximately 1939
Special pride of Dionne quintuplets is Joseph, youngest member of the Dionne family shown as he pauses in effort to his birthday cake. Grouped about h(...)
Special pride of Dionne quintuplets is Joseph, youngest member of the Dionne family shown as he pauses in effort to his birthday cake. Grouped about h(...)
9/9/1947
Laughter Echoes in the halls of a downtown hotel which the Dionne quintuplets have turned into a playground between appearances at the Victory Loan ra(...)
Laughter Echoes in the halls of a downtown hotel which the Dionne quintuplets have turned into a playground between appearances at the Victory Loan ra(...)
10/28/1943
The biggest story of the Thirties was the birth of the Dionne quintuplets in 1934
The biggest story of the Thirties was the birth of the Dionne quintuplets in 1934
11/8/1957
Marie Starts camera education - Fred Davis, Daily Star staff photographer whose photographs of the Dionne quintuplets are seen the world over, visits (...)
Marie Starts camera education - Fred Davis, Daily Star staff photographer whose photographs of the Dionne quintuplets are seen the world over, visits (...)
3/23/1935
After spending the first few years of their lives under a glaring spotlight, the Dionne quintuplets, who will be 14 on May 28, are now living in relat(...)
After spending the first few years of their lives under a glaring spotlight, the Dionne quintuplets, who will be 14 on May 28, are now living in relat(...)
5/22/1948
Dionne Quintuplets - 1948
Dionne Quintuplets - 1948
4/3/1948
Dionne Quintuplets - 1948
Dionne Quintuplets - 1948
4/3/1948