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Gibson Motors Limited was an automotive business in Fort William.[1]

Directory listings

Year Name as listed Details Address Source
1950 FORD AND MONARCH CARS, FORD TRUCKS AND FORD TRACTORS, GIBSON MOTORS LIMITED, Dealers. 204 SOUTH SYNDICATE AVENUE, PHONES: Sales, 3-8542 and General Office, 3-7497. Ford and Monarch cars, Ford trucks and Ford tractors, 204 South Syndicate Avenue, Phones: Sales 3-8542, General Office 3-7497 p. 170[1]

Advertisement in Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1950 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 43

1950: advertisement in Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1950 (Henderson Directories Limited), pp. 43, 75, 107, 139, 170, 171 and 17 other pages.[2]

GIBSON MOTORS LIMITED,
WALLACE R. GIBSON, President.
Dealers in
FORD AND MONARCH CARS, FORD TRUCKS AND FORD TRACTORS. GENUINE FORD PARTS AND SERVICE.
GARAGE AND GASOLINE FILLING STATION.
corner COURT AND VAN NORMAN STREETS (PORT ARTHUR)
PHONES: Office, 4-2051; Sales, 5-6912; Parts and Service, 5-6528.
Fort William: 204 Syndicate Ave S,
Phones General Office, 3-7497; Sales, 3-8542 Parts and Service Department 3-7497.

People named in the ad: Wallace R. Gibson (manager).

1950: advertisement in Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1950 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 505.[3]

GIBSON, WALLACE R.,
President, Gibson Motors Limited, cor. Court & Van Norman Streets, Phone 4-2051. Res. 94 Winnipeg Avenue, Phone 5-8051.

People named in the ad: Wallace R. Gibson (president).

1966, Lakehead Teachers' College Yearbook

Printed in the yearbook as Gibson Motors (1962) Limited. Advertised in the Lakehead Teachers' College Yearbook (1966), scan page 96, with the address printed as 707 MEMORIAL AVENUE, PORT ARTHUR, CANADA. A Ford dealership located in the Intercity area offering congratulations to the graduates.[4]

Advertisement, 1966

1967, Lakehead Teachers' College Yearbook

Printed in the yearbook as Gibson Motors (1962) Limited. Advertised in the Lakehead Teachers' College Yearbook (1967), scan page 87, with the address printed as 707 Memorial Avenue, Port Arthur, Canada. A Ford dealership located in the Intercity area offering congratulations to the graduates.[5]

Advertisement, 1967

Advertisements

1953, Year Book

Advertised in the Year Book (1953), p. 12, with the address printed as Port Arthur - Fort William. Authorized Ford-Monarch dealers known as the home of Gibsonizing in the Thunder Bay District.[6]

1956, Nor'Wester

Advertised in the Nor'Wester (1956), p. 37. Ford & Monarch Cars.[7]

Advertised in the Nor'Wester (1956), p. 72, with the address printed as Thunder Bay District. Ford and Monarch automobile dealer.[8]

1957, Yearbook

Advertised in the Yearbook (1957), p. 37. Sells Ford & Monarch Cars.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1950 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 170.
  2. ↑ Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1950 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 43.
  3. ↑ Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1950 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 505.
  4. ↑ Lakehead Teachers' College Yearbook (1966), scan page 96. Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ Lakehead Teachers' College Yearbook (1967), scan page 87. Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1953), p. 12. Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Nor'Wester (1956), p. 37. Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Nor'Wester (1956), p. 72. Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Yearbook (1957), p. 37. Internet Archive.
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