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Series consists of photographs originally contained in a photograph album created to demonstrate the activities of the Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited. It includes photographs of the general offices and production departments.

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A portion of the general offices with the sales and accounting departments in the foreground.

SCA173-GA148-19.1-616
File
[192-]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Photograph of the general office area with employees, men and women, at their desks.

Kaufman Footwear

A section of the milling department, showing mixers, soling and upper machinery.

SCA173-GA148-19.1-618
File
[192-]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains one photograph of the milling department. The caption states that "a number of the engraved steel rolls used in imprinting the varied corrugations on the soling are shown on the left".

Kaufman Footwear

The shoemaking department, showing a section where light rubbers are lasted.

SCA173-GA148-19.1-620
File
[192-]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains one photograph of the shoemaking department.

Kaufman Footwear

Fishing trip, June 1920.

SCA173-GA148-19.2-632
File
1920

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains one informal portrait of a fishing trip group. Includes identification on the back of the photograph of Buller Pequenat, I.K. Weber and A.R. Kaufman.

Kaufman Footwear

Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : group portrait.

SCA173-GA148-19.3-636
File
[196-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Group portrait of nine unidentified men in suits.

Kaufman Footwear

Milestone Night, 1995.

SCA173-GA148-19.3-642
File
1995

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains slides of employees for Milestone Night. Includes some slides of employees names who received awards for loyal service: Stanislav Kristovic, Fred Bridgman, and William Struth.

Kaufman Footwear

Retirement event.

SCA173-GA148-19.3-643
File
[199-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains two photographs of a retirement party for an unidentified male. Includes an informal group portrait of three unidentified males and four unidentified females.

Kaufman Footwear

Unidentified individuals receiving vaccinations.

SCA173-GA148-19.3-647
File
[1996?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains snapshots of various unidentified individuals receiving vaccinations of some kind, possibly flu shots?

Kaufman Footwear

Photographs : Employees : Social and Sports

SCA173-GA148-19.4
Series
1921-1994

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Series consists of group portraits of Kaufaman Baseball and hockey teams from the 1920's to the 1990's, as well as candid shots of sports and social events such as picnics.

Kaufman Footwear

Baseball, 1920's : Kaufman Rubber Co. baseball team.

SCA173-GA148-19.4-649
File
[192-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains formal group photograph of the Kaufman Rubber Co. baseball team.

Kaufman Footwear

Baseball, 1940's : Kaufman Rubber Co. girls' softball team : 1944 semi-finalists.

SCA173-GA148-19.4-652
File
1944

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co. girls' softball team, 1944 semi-finalists.

Back row, left to right: N. Dychuck (second base), R. Frizell (spare), G. Voll (centre field), T. Schnarr (pitcher), B. Godglick (catcher), R. Glushkoff (spare).

Front row, left to right: G. Robertson (short stop), J. Maier (third base), R. Malenchuck (right field), M. Hug (first base), M. Scheffel (pitcher), R. Schaefer (manager).

Kaufman Footwear

Baseball, 1990's : the great "48" slo pitch tournament, the Rotary Club of Kitchener Grand River.

SCA173-GA148-19.4-655
File
1994

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains a snapshot of three unidentifed people posing with the Kaufman sign at the Rotary Club slo pitch tournament.

Kaufman Footwear

Hockey, 1900's : playing hockey outside of the Kaufman Rubber Co. factory building.

SCA173-GA148-19.4-656
File
[190-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains one modern print copy negative and one photograph of nine men playing hockey. A.R. Kaufman is identified on the back of the photograph as second from the left.

Kaufman Footwear

Hockey, 1930's : Kaufman Rubber Co. Industrial 'Y' Hockey Champions, 1934-1935.

SCA173-GA148-19.4-658
File
1934-1935

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Three copies of a group portraits of the Kaufman hockey team, seen in uniform.

Back row, left to right: A. Shaefer, M. Kowalski, H. Schaefer, M. Wannamaker, C. Schlote, W. Plomski, E. Wannamaker, J. Frank, C. Steppler, J. Loth.

Middle row, left to right: E. Good, A. Bernhardt, H. Current.

Front row, left to right: I. Weber.

Kaufman Footwear

Hockey, 1930's : Kaufman Rubber Co. Industrial "Y" Senior Champions, 1936-1937.

SCA173-GA148-19.4-660
File
1936-1937

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

One formal group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co. hockey club.

Back row, left to right: C. Guenthen (right defence), C. Schlote (left wing), W. Plomske (right wing), J. Hummel (right defence), M. Kowalski (right wing), E. Rockel (left wing).

Front row, left to right: E. Wildfong (goal), J. Vrooman (centre), J. Loth (manager & coach), C. Schmidt (left defence), H. Voll (goal).

Kaufman Footwear

Parades : Kaufman Rubber Co.: Dominion Day parade float.

SCA173-GA148-19.4-666
File
1918

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains one modern print copy negative of an old photograph of the Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited parade float for July 1, 1918. Identification included.

Back row, left to right: Ernie Dunbrook, Leo Cody, George Hainsworth (goaltender for the Montreal Canadians), Bernie Zuber, Ernie Ziegler, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified.

Middle row, left to right: unidentified, I.K. Weber.

Front row, left to right: unidentified, Oliver Schlegel [?], unidentified.

Kaufman Footwear

Varsity Grads : one of greatest teams of all.

SCA173-GA148-19.4-670
File
1948

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains two modern print copy negatives and one photograph of a newspaper article about the Varsity Grads, Canada's Olympic team from 1928. Caption includes the identification of the players.
Left to right: Charlie Delahey, Rogers Plaxton, Frank Fisher, Ross Taylor, Hugh Plaxton, John (Red) Porter, Dr. Joe Sullivan, Dr. Lou Hudson, Bert Plaxton, and Stuffy Mueller. Also mentioned, but not in the photograph, are Dave Trottier, Frank Sullivan and Grant Gordon.
It is unknown what connection this photograph has to Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited.

Kaufman Footwear

Kaufman Footwear : employees at work in office and factory facilities.

SCA173-GA148-19.5-671
File
[198-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains negatives depicting unidentified people at work in the Kaufman factory, in offices and in the cutting room. Also includes one photograph of an unidentified male working in possibly the pattern room? Includes several lasts in the background of the photograph.

Kaufman Footwear

Murals.

SCA173-GA148-19.6-680
File
[199-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains three photographs of two different Kaufman murals in the progress of being painted.

Kaufman Footwear

Photographs : Facilities

SCA173-GA148-19.7
Series
1907-1997

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Series consists of photographs of the Kaufman Footwear plant on King St. in Kitchener, Ontario as well as other plants and facilities owned by Kaufman. Includes exterior and interior views.

Kaufman Footwear

Kaufman Footwear : distribution center.

SCA173-GA148-19.7-681
File
[199-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains 13 snapshots with negatives of the Kaufman Footwear Limited distribution center on Glasgow street.

Kaufman Footwear

Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior, 1937.

SCA173-GA148-19.7-688
File
1937

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains six photographs of the Kaufman building, two of which are identified on verso as decorated for Coronation, May 12, 1937.

Kaufman Footwear

Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : interior, 1980's.

SCA173-GA148-19.7-694
File
[198-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains one photograph of the interior of a Kaufman Footwear factory.

Kaufman Footwear

Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : machinery : R.M.S. 450 ton rubber fender press, installed 1979.

SCA173-GA148-19.7-700
File
1979

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains a photograph of a rubber fender press installed for Kaufman footwear.

Kaufman Footwear

Kaufman Footwear : warehouse in Hamilton.

SCA173-GA148-19.7-704
File
[199-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains fourteen photographs of the interior and exterior of the Kaufman Footwear Limited Hamilton warehouse at 605 Rennie Street, including racks of rubber boots and other production areas.

Kaufman Footwear

Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : negatives of pictures sent to Marathon.

SCA173-GA148-19.8-710
File
[195-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains five negatives of photographs of factory machinery and processes. Negatives are identified on the envelope as photographs of the process of double slushing, the final set, the lining set, and the flocking unit.

Kaufman Footwear

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