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 Black and white picture of a large log building surrounded by a chain link fence.
Dafoe Hospital, Callander, Ont. Canada
 Black and white picture of a large log building surrounded by a chain link fence.

Dafoe Hospital, Callander, Ont. Canada

DateApproximately 1939
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Format
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 9 cm x 14 cm (3 9/16 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Lucian Bem
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberPC_ON_10247
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Callander
Province or state:Ontario
Black and white photograph of large crowds surrounding a large building made of logs.
Playhouse and Dafoe hospital of Dionne Quintuplets, Callander, Ont. Caanda.
Approximately 1940
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
On may 28, 1934, the world heard news of a quintuplet birth in a French-Canadian farmhouse at Callander, Ont
On may 28, 1934, the world heard news of a quintuplet birth in a French-Canadian farmhouse at Callander, Ont
8/7/1954
Dionne Quints 1 yr old born May 28 1934 bornin Callander, Ont
Dionne Quints 1 yr old born May 28 1934 bornin Callander, Ont
n.d.
Fooled Quints. Gertrude Provencher, new nurse in charge of the Dionne quints at Dafoe hospital, solved the problem that faces every new nurse in recor(...)
Fooled Quints. Gertrude Provencher, new nurse in charge of the Dionne quints at Dafoe hospital, solved the problem that faces every new nurse in recor(...)
2/17/1941
Emilie frolics on bed of callander home
Emilie frolics on bed of callander home
8/7/1954
Three years old. This picture of Emilie, left, Yvonne, Cecile, Annette and Marie, was taken at their Callander home on third birthday Their father, wh(...)
Three years old. This picture of Emilie, left, Yvonne, Cecile, Annette and Marie, was taken at their Callander home on third birthday Their father, wh(...)
8/20/1953
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
After singing at the Marian Congress in Ottawa, Canada's famous five, the Dionne quintuplets called on Premier King
After singing at the Marian Congress in Ottawa, Canada's famous five, the Dionne quintuplets called on Premier King
6/26/1947