Photo from Annual Picnic, 1946

Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Ltd. Annual Picnic,
August 31st, 1946; 84.17.2.

Due to the long period of time it took to take a panoramic photograph of this size, the people on one end were able to appear twice by outrunning the camera.

     
Photo from Annual Picnic, 1975   Photo of Glasses

Annual Employee Picnic,
circa 1975; 96.X1.45.

 

Glasses,
Waterloo, Ontario; circa 1983; glass; 96.7.9.1-2.

Numerous prizes were awarded at the employee annual picnics.  Eileen Oehm won these glasses in a draw at a picnic held in Waterloo Park.

     
Photo of Bowling League   Photo of Bowling Team

Bowling League Champions,
circa 1950; 96.X1.48.

 

Bottling Line Bowling Team,
circa 1950; 96.X1.47.

Front (l-r) Roger Crane, Sparky "Harold" Voisin.
Back (l-r) Ray Douglas, Dan Thiel, Allie Dietrich.

Team member Harold Voisin fondly remembers his bowling days: "Let's say on a Wednesday morning … when it was bowling day, and word got around, 'Who are you bowling tonight?  Ah, just the bottling room.'  Now I'm not boasting, but we had a … good team.  Some nights we dropped seven."

     
Photo of Slo-Pitch Team   Photo of Seagram's 83 Tee-Shirt

Seagram's 83 Slo-Pitch Team,
circa 1975; 96.X1.49.

Front (l-r) Gerry Russel, Dave Slater, Pat Hanley.
Back (l-r) Tom Power, Peter Didio, Dave Miller, Norm Green, Frank Kossuth.

 

Tee-Shirt,
Waterloo, Ontario; circa 1974; cotton.

Brand name tee-shirts were often given or sold to employees.  "Seagram's '83" tee-shirts were used as "uniforms" by the plant's slow pitch team.

     
Photo of Annual Golf Tournament   Photo of Golf Tournament Trophy

Annual Golf Tournament,
circa 1962; 96.X1.51.

 

Trophy,
Waterloo, Ontario; circa 1967-1977; wood, metal; 95.1.1.

An annual golf tournament was held at the former Kelly's Golf Club in Bridgeport for distillery employees.  This trophy was awarded to the player with the lowest net score.

     
Photo of Beard Growing Contest    

Centennial Year Beard Growing Contest,
circa 1957; 96.X1.46.