Black and white photograph of large crowds surrounding a large building made of logs.

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

DateApproximately 1940

Names

Evans & Bowman (Walsingham, Ont.) (publisher)

Dionne, Annette, 1934- (subject)

Dionne, Yvonne, 1934- (subject)

Dionne, Cécile, 1934- (subject)

Dionne, Marie, 1934-1970 (subject)

Dionne, Émilie, 1934-1954 (subject)

Subject

Dionne quintuplets

GeographyCity, town, twpCallander

GeographyProvince or StateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Postcards

Language

English

ProvenanceGift of Lucian Bem

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object NumberPC_ON_10246

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Colorized photograph of a cars and people lined up around a large medical building.

Dafoe hospital and play house of Dionne Quintuplets, Callander, Ontario, Canada

Approximatley 1938

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

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

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

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

Black and photograph of a log building with a fence around it. The entrance to the fence is gua…

Dafoe Hospital for the Dionne Quintuplets, Callandar, Canada

Approximatley 1938

Black and photograph of a log building with a fence around it.

Dafoe Hospital for the Dionne Quintuplets, Callandar, Canada

Approximatley 1937

Five identical little girls with suitcases wearing matching coats and hats.

The Dionne Quintuplets at Callander, Ontario, Canada 13

Approximately 1939

Colorized photograph of large, three story building.

Home of Dionne Quintuplets, Callander, Ontario

Approximately 1954

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

Dionne Quintuplets - 1948

Dionne Quintuplets - 1948

4/3/1948

Competing in the Navy League's national essay contest on the subject Our Navy and Seaborne Trade in Our Daily Life, the Dionne quintuplets ponder over(...)

Competing in the Navy League's national essay contest on the subject Our Navy and Seaborne Trade in Our Daily Life, the Dionne quintuplets ponder over(...)

12/15/1948