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From the historical record, it seems that the vast majority of makers of 'booze' were men. Not entirely, but certainly most of them. And of these early makers of beer and spirits few survive through photographs, paintings, drawings or prints. In this section, you'll find profiles of some of the best known brewing and distilling personalities.

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Enoch Turner, Brewer (1792 - 1866)
1960s
Parliament St. and King St., Toronto, Canada
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Credits:
Photo: courtesy of Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Museum, Toronto, Canada

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John Doel
mid 19th century
Bay St. and Adelaide St., Toronto, Canada
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Credits:
"Landmarks of Toronto", John Ross Robertson, vol 1, p. 52

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Robert Davies, (1849 - 1916)
early 20th century
Queen Street East, Toronto, Canada
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Credits:
collection: Douglas Worts, Toronto, Canada

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Helliwell Brothers - William and Joseph
about 1880
Todmorden, Upper Don Valley, Toronto, Canada
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Credits:
Photo: collection of City of Toronto Archives, Toronto

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William Gooderham, about 1870
about 1870
Gooderham and Worts Distillery, Mill St., Toronto, Canada
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Credits:
from "The Windmill and its Times" by EB Shuttleworth, Toronto: Wm G Gooderham Publisher, 1924

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James Gooderham Worts (1817 - 1882)
painted in the early 1930s
Gooderham and Worts Distillery, Mill St., Toronto, Canada
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Credits:
Painting: by Wylie Grier, Toronto, 1930, owned by Toronto General Hospital, Canada
Photo: Douglas Worts, Toronto, Canada

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Residence of William Gooderham
c. 1870s
South side of Mill St, west of Trinity Street, Toronto, Canada
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Credits:
Collection: Anna-Marie Ragsdale, Toronto, Canada
Scan of photo: Douglas Worts, Toronto, Canada

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Lindenwold, Estate of JG Worts, about 1870s
about 1870s
Mill Street (just east of Trinity Street), Toronto, Canada
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Credits:
Collection: Deborah McKinley, British Columbia, Canada
Photo of original photo: Douglas Worts, Toronto, Canada

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George Gooderham (son of William Gooderham)
1930
Gooderham and Worts Distillery, Mill St., Toronto, Canada
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Credits:
Painting: by Wylie Grier, Toronto, 1930
Collection: Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Photo: Douglas Worts, Toronto, Canada