The Kanawha Hotel was located on the Nottawasaga River in the area where Pedro's, 55 Mosley Street and Pizza Pizza, 75 Mosley Street are now located. The Kanawha Hotel became the Georgian Inn and then the Georgian Manor. The Georgian Manor was destroyed by fire in 1959.
The photos contained in the Garvey collection were photographed and developed by Frank Garvey, Maple Leaf Film Service. Frank arrived in Wasaga Beach in 1929 and opened his photography business operating from two tents on the beachfront. In 2000, the collection was donated to the Archives by Judy Garvey.