Group portrait of the Ahrens and extended family members posed for a photo in front of the Ahrens cottage at Grand Bend with a "Berlin" sign above the porch. J.M. Schneider is seated in front row at left. Floss and Charles August Ahrens seated in front row at right. Emma (Hirschy) and Helena Ahrens are in back row at right with Emma Ahrens seated directly in front of them.

Photograph of Ahrens, Daniels and Schneider family members standing outdoors at Grand Bend. From left to right: Stella Daniels, Lottie Ahrens, Emma Schneider, Emma Ahrens, Ella Daniels, J.M. Schneider, Floss Ahrens, [Chales August Ahrens] and Norman C. Schneider.

Snapshots of Ahrens cousins and friends in the water and on the beach, in bathing costumes, likely at the Ahrens cottage at Grand Bend.

83 photographs. Photograph album, not entirely filled, with material inserted in the front.
p. 1. Kesselring's Woods.
p. 2. CKCR, May 13, 1955.
p. 3. Norman C. Schneider with Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, John Wintermeyer.
p. 4. Schneiders 1944 Girls Softball Team.
p. 5. Ladies of J.M. Schneider Ltd. staff, Aug. 31, 1944.
p. 6. Oskar Radke, Dutxh festival, Market Building, Nov. 23, 1948.
p. 8-19. Norman C. Schneider family snapshots and portraits.
p. 20. Norman and Ethel Schneider with Alberta, Edith, Walter Ahrens and an unidentified couple, Tulsa, Okla., ca. 1948.
p. 21. O.A.C. 1948: Herbert Schneider's graduating class. The photo is dated in pencil on the back as 1946.
p. 22-24. Church of the Good Shepherd, including small portrait of "Don" in uniform, dated England, Jan. 1945.
p. 25. 2 photographs of groups skiing : a) Frederick, Herbert, Howard, Babe Millar, Winston Muschette; b) Herbert, Frederick, Don Daub, Dr. Roy Hemmerich, Howard.
p. 26. Herbert and [?] in a boat in a field.
p. 27: Siegner family weddings : Katherine to Les Faichney, John to Mary Shafer.
p. 28. Rotary flag raising, Chicopee, May 24, 1939.
p. 29-31. Norman C. Schneider family snapshots. Includes cottaging at Honey Harbour, "Shorewood" interior, Freeport cottage and pool, and one snapshot labelled "Oct. 10, 1920", 4 young people with their heads in a wagon wheel, shed and old building in background.
p. 33. Norman C. Schneider's snapshots of a stormy ocean, taken from the bow of a ship (1938) and one postcard.
p. 36. Norman C. Schneider with wood carvings.
p. 38-41: Norman C. Schneider trip snapshots and postcards : Sweden, Poland, Moscow.
p. 43: Tuerk engines: one original, one modern snapshot of the "little Tuerk".
p. 44. certificate of appreciation from St. Mary's General Hospital Building Fund Campaign dated May 12, 1964.
p. 45. Snapshot of child in tub, labelled "The End".

Envelope of snapshots labelled "Miss Ahrens". The photographs include: Mabel and Bill Pickard wedding (4 snapshots, Mabel and Bill Pickard, Norman Schneider, Florence Ahrens); Emma Ahrens and Walter Siegner wedding,1920 (2 snapshots); "Mac" Macdonald and Edith Ahrens wedding (1 snapshot); Ahrens cottage at Grand Bend called "Berlin" (1 snapshot); Church of the Good Shepherd interior (1 snapshot); grape farm near St. David's (2 snapshots); many unidentified friends (15 snapshots); Hebert J. Schneider (1 snapshot). The negatives are of an unidentified golfer and an unidentified family group.

Image of Ahrens family members seated and standing on the porch of a cottage with a "Berlin" sign affixed to the building siding taken at Grand Bend.

Image of the interior of the Church of the Good Shepherd including a view of the pews, an organ player, and the altar.

Image of a sprawling vineyard seen from above.

Image of (left to right) John, Mrs. and Mr. Geddes, and Telvido standing on the side of a dirt road. A vineyard is partially visible in the background.

Aerial photograph of the country homes of F.H. Schneider and Henry Krug at Freeport, Ontario.

Image of Cyril and ["Frances"] Hayes.

Image of office staff, five men and one woman, seated at desks, turned toward camera.

Snapshot of Frederick H. Schneider with Ahrens cousins. The group is seen outdoors, seated in a row on top of a picnic table with what may be the Freeport Bridge visible in the background. Left to right: Agnes Law, Fred Schneider, Floss Ahrens, Carl Ahrens, Mabel Ahrens.

Portrait of Emma Siegner and family, likely taken at their home. Left to right: Walter Siegner, Carolyn Siegner (later Metson) , John Siegner, Emma Siegner, Kay Siegner (later Faichney).

Photograph of (left to right) Stanley Shupe, Jean Schneider and Mary Caroline standing out front of a cottage with an "Ohio" sign above the porch at Grand Bend, Ont.

Photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Peterkin, former owners of the Honey Harbour cottage. The couple is seen standing outside of the cottage on either side of an evergreen tree.

Photograph of Dr. Harry Lackner and Dr. Dick Ratz seen standing in a snow covered wooded area while skiing at Limberlost.

Photograph of Ivan W. Keffer and Roy Morrison paused on the slope while skiing at Limberlost. Snow and tree covered hills are visible in the background.

Two copies of an informal group portrait taken at Grand Bend or Southampton, with cottage visible in background.
Back row, left to right: Lotte (Ahrens) Shupe, Emma (Hirshey) Ahrens, J.M. Schneider, Charles A. Ahrens, Norman C. Schneider.
front row, left to right: Stella Daniels, Emma Schneider, Ella Daniels, Floss Ahrens.

Photograph of an unidentified young adult standing on top of the empty Kaiser Wilhelm I plinth in Victoria Park imitating a statue with one arm outstretched and the other at placed on hip.

Photograph of Kaiser Wilhelm I bust in Victoria Park with view of lake and residential homes in background.

One snapshot of the Kaiser's bust in Victoria Park, Kitchener, Ont., and two snapshots of unidentified young men posing on the plinth after the bust has been removed and thrown into the lake.

Head and torso studio portrait of Florence Ahrens seen standing next to a floral chair and looking at the camera.

Ten snapshots of the exterior of the Schneider plant on Courtland Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario likely taken by Norman C. Schneider. These are part of a series, numbered on the verso: 1-5, 7-8, 11, 13-14. They include the views of Schneider sign, bicycle and vehicle parking areas, the doorway to the general offices, and a view of the plant taken from a distance.

Two photographs of sheep outdoors at the J.M. Schneider stock farm in Waterloo on site of former Seagram stables.

Modern copy of a photograph showing Johann Christoph Schneider's farm in the Highland Rd-Lawrence Ave. area of Kitchener, ca. 1900.

Photograph of the exterior of the Ahrens family home at the corner of Benton and Courtland Streets in what is now Kitchener, Ontario. There are several trees in the yard and family members are visible on the lawn and on the porch. Two adults and four children are included in frame. Two of the children are standing with bicycles, one is standing on the porch and another is standing with a buggy with a doll inside.

Postcard photograph of an informal group portrait of a number of young people, posed indoors at a dance hall in Grand Bend, Ont. This was sent as a postcard from Norman Schneider to Emma Schneider, postmarked Aug. 10, 1914: "Dear Emma, Don't know whether you have seen this. Had a grand dance Sat. eve. and the floor was crowded. Lots of pretty girls up here so of course I am having a good time. Norm."

One informal group portrait of fifteen people, posed outdoors at Emmie Anthes' property at Freeport.

Standing (left to right): [Helena Schneider?]; unidentified woman; Walter V. Siegner, Irmengarde Hagen, Ethel Lapsley Schneider, Ohnerene Hagen, Brodie Koenig; Edith Ahrens MacDonald, Norman C. Schneider.

Seated (left to right): Emmie Anthes, Emma Schneider Siegner, Ella Daniels Schneider, Mabel Ahrens Picard, unidentified girl, unidentified man.

Informal group portrait of Ahrens and Schneider family members taken at Southampton. The group is seen seated on the beach in front of a tree-lined fence and smiling at camera.

Seated back row: unidentified adult, unidentified adult, Floss Ahrens, unidentified adult, unidentified adult, Edith McPhail, Ethel Schneider

Seated front row: Gord McPhail, Emma Anthes, unidentified adult, Lillian Daniels, unidentified adult, Herbert Schneider, Norm Schneider.

One group portrait of the Ethel and Norman C. Schneider and their families, identified by Norman, and one informal portrait of Ethel (Lapsley) Schneider taken outdoors, May 20, 1925, in her wedding dress. File also includes three snapshots, identified by Norman: "Ethel the Bride", "Bridesmaid Floss and Bride Ethel", "Marriage service in our church, corner King and Water St."

Left to right: Mother Schneider, Granda Joachimi, Norman, Ethel, Floss, J.M. Schneider, Mother Lapsley, Rev. Depuis[sic].

At rear: Mrs. Depuis.

Postcard photograph of Emma and Charles August Ahrens standing outdoors on September 21, 1917, their 35th wedding anniversary. Both are seen looking off camera in opposite directions and are dressed in wedding attire. Emma is holding a bouquet of flowers.

Photograph of Emma and Charles August Ahrens, both wearing hats and standing outdoors, in front of a leafy backdrop. Emma is looking at camera with a slight smile on her face and arms at back. Charles is standing to her left, looking off camera with right hand on a [walking stick?].

Studio portrait of the Ahrens sisters seen standing and seated in front of a decorative backdrop.

Back row, left to right: Carrie, Laura, Emma.

Middle row, left to right: Helena, Louise, Minnie.

Front row: Mary.

Snapshot of John A. White sitting under a tree, reading a book.

Photograph of unidentified group standing in street clothing with the lake behind. Emma Anthes is seated at front and person standing at right with infant is likely Ethel Schneider.

Snapshot of Norman C. and Ethel Schneider (at right) with their friends the Bergs and the Murrays. The men at centre are seen holding a string of fish.

Snapshots of Herb and Howie Schneider on skis at Chicopee with Herb's O.A.C. friends, Doug Millar and Winston Muschetta.

Photograph of trees in Victoria Park with their reflections in still water. This photograph was published in many newspapers in 1946.

Optical illusion photograph. Published in many newspapers in Canada and the United States.

Photograph of Howard and Herbert jumping into a swimming pool.

Two snapshots of trees in Victoria Park with their reflections in still water. One shows the bandshell and one the boathouse [or pavilion?].

Winter scene taken at Tally Ho [Inn?] in Huntsville.

Photograph "exhibited in The Rotarian Magazine's photo contest for 1940."

One photograph taken in Victoria Park, Kitchener, Ontario showing ice on trees, skaters behind.

Winter scene by Norman C. Schneider.

Snapshots from a birthday party for Ethel Lapsley Schneider, held at Betty and Herb Schneider's apartment in Waterloo. Includes identifications of the following people: Ethel Lapsley Schneider, Betty Schneider, Nancy McBride, Edith Schneider MacPhail, Irm Hagen, Emma Schneider Siegner, Edith Ahrens Macdonald, Grace Lasso, and Pearl Schneider.

Snapshot of Norman Schneider and Ethel Lapsley Schneider standing with Hyalie Macdonald and Edith Ahrens Macdonald at Queenston Heights on their honeymoon.

Contains two snapshots of Clara Lapsley's house, on Courtland Avenue [Kitchener], with Clara Lapsley [?] standing on the steps, and a 1937 Buick outside of the house.

One snapshot of [Clara] Lapsley's house, on Courtland Avenue [Kitchener].

Snapshot of Catherine Joachimi's gravestone, and Emma Joachimi Buck and her husband George Buck's gravestone, both in Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener.

1 snapshot of Lorna Gardner (daughter of John A. White Jr.) at a table with Marion Gofton and Edith MacPhail, and 1 snapshot of Lorna Gardner in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Kitchener.

Contains 1 snapshot of Roger Gofton's gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario.

Contains 2 snapshots of the Braun family plot in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener Ontario. Alfred Schneider Gofton's wife was Charlotte Braun. Includes a photocopy of an obituary for Heinrich Braun in German, and translated into English.

Snapshots of the Heinrich Metz Schneider family gravestone in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario.

Snapshots of George Alles' grave at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener Ontario.

Snapshots of the Albert Carl Schneider family gravestone at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener Ontario.

Identifications from verso of photograph: Herb Schneider, Steve [Staro?], Eric Schneider.

Snapshot of the burial of Ethel Lapsley Schneider at Woodland Cemetery in Kitchener. Identified are Betty Schneider, Nancy, Chelsea, Bryce, and Reverend Eric Allison.

Informal group portrait and snapshot of a cornerstone laying at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Included in the group portrait are Charles Ahrens, Catherine Joachim, and J.M. Schneider.

Colour snapshot.

Informal family group portrait at a Schneider family reunion with identifications:

Back row, left to right: Ray Shantz, Dan Schneider, Fred P. Schneider, Herb Schneider.

Middle row, left to right: Joan Shantz, Betty Lou French, Jane Schneider, Marion Woeller.

Front row, left to right: Steve Sittler, Betty Schneider, Pam Sittler, Pam Sittler's children, Jennifer Dowsett, Lynne Dowsett.

One slide tray.

One slide tray.

One slide tray of undated slides in glass and metal mounts.

One carousel of slides. The carousel is labelled Africa - Paris. The "Africa" slides are dated Dec. 1970; the "Paris" slides are dated Mar. 1971.

Photograph of Howard Schneider ice fishing lake trout at Limberlost.

Photographs of the Schneider Memorial Fountain at Rockway Gardens, Kitchener, Ont. Two are of the fountain and include Norman C. and Frederick H. Schneider; the other is of the memorial inscription.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider riding a scooter at Grand Bend. The scooter is labelled "For hire, Brenner House".

Norman C. Schneider with sons Herbert and Howard skiing at Hanover, Ont. Ski Club.

Honeymoon snapshots. Norman and Ethel were married May 20, 1925. Edith Ahrens and Hyalie MacDonald married on May 21, 1925, the day after Norman and Ethel Schneider and both couples stayed in the same hotel in Niagara Falls afterwards.

Aerial view of Shorewood Cottage.

Snapshots of children and adults boating and fishing. Includes one enlargement of a photograph of a group seated in a boat.

Left to right: Unidentified girl, Gran Lapsley, Brita Schneider[?], Herbert Schneider with dog, Howard Schneider in cap, Ethel Schneider (knitting), Unidentified girl.

One photograph of the Schneider family seated in a cottage interior with lamps lit.

Left to right: Norman C. Schneider, Ethel Schneider with Howard, Herbert Schneider, Frederick P. Schneider, Jean May Schneider.

Photograph of Victoria Park with view of the tree lined lake and the bust of Kaiser Wilhelm I.

p. 1-4. Niagara Falls, Buena Vista. Snapshots featuring Norman C. Schneider and Hyalie MacDondald, interspersed with shots of Niaga Falls and the cable car. Other shots of the two men, J. M Schneider and others are taken at Buena Vista, J.M. Schneider's home. Several feature Norman and Hyalie with pipes. Carl Ahrens(?) is also in several shots.
p. 5. Pope Hartford automobile.
p. 6. Schneider family snapshots ca. 1934: Howie sick in bed with nurse, Edith knitting, Keffer family visit, winter play.
p. 8-9. Schneider & Ahrens families at the beach, ca. 1927.
p. 10-11. Norman with a group of boys posed in front of car; Norman, Edith and friends, posed in front of a car; garden arch in winter.
p. 12 Family group on an outing, Norman and Edith with Siegners?), Shupes(?). All dressed in coats and hats, some fur collars, split rail fence.
p. 13-17. family snapshots at 76 Schneider Ave: house and garden exterior, Victoria park in winter, Herb, Howie and Brita, ca. 1934, family group with Emma Siegner.
p. 18. Schneider's(?) girl's baseball team. Women wearing "sailor" pants with two rows of buttons.
p. 19. J.M. Schneider in his office.
p. 19. Family snapshots at 176 Schneider Ave: "Europa Ping Pong, fireplace, Norman and Howie.
p. 20. "The twins, Leonard and Lorraine Pickard."
p. 21. Edith and Little Pal (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 22-23. Winter fun at Freeport, ca. 1934: family with skis, boys on toboggan, posed in front of car.
p. 23. Norman Schneider on the Duchess of Bedford, 1931.
p. 24-25. Family snapshots, 1934: children at Schneider Ave. and at Freeport.
p. 24. Schneiders Christmas boxes? Group of men in front of a store with boxes labelled "Merry Xmas".
p. 26. Herbert and Howie with false noses; Norman in deck chair with blanket and book on the Duchess of Bedford, 1931 (lacking 1 of 3).
p. 27. Norman in front of Cologne Cathedral, Nov., 1934; J.M. Schneider in his office, Dec. 22, 1934.
p. 28-29. Christmas 1934: Christmas tree, presents, Herb, Howie and Brita; Victoria Park 1934: hockey; Mary Jane Keffer, 1933; children on skis (at Freeport?), with unidentified man; J.M. Schneider and Helena with children, J.M. and sister Mary Alles (ther are negatives for these, 2 snaps of 14 lacking).p. 30-33. Keffer family visit (9 of 10 lacking). Includes one shot inside the Keffer home in Germany.
p. 34. Schneider plant, Dec. 1934: plant machinery, shipping Wiltshire sides.
p. 25. Skiing: Chicopee?
p. 36. Freeport cottage: swimming pool (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 37. All photos missing (3), one labelled Lexington Airport picture.
p. 38. Ethel at Freeport Cottage: "Poison ivy day, 1934"; Ethel and Brita, Victoria Park.
p. 39 family skiing at Chicopee, 1934.
p. 40. Family snapshots at 76 Schneider Ave: exterior at dusk; Children seated with Lapsley, Joachimi ladies.
p. 41-42. Schneider Plant: exterior; machinery; men working in office; man with truck "Sam Humphrey, 100,000 miles, 1936"; pigs, cows on ramp; steam shovel digging hole.
p. 44-45. Family snapshots: Schneider and Siegner group snapshots on outings, 1935, Herbert, Howie and Brita in new clothes?; children playing in winter: group shots including four girls in winter coats and leggings, two of boys and toboggan.
p. 46. Children fishing at Freeport, 1935; Norman in a train window, 1934 (lacking 1 of 6).
p. 47. Norman at the Keffer's home in Germany (lacking 1 of 4).
p. 48-54. Skiing at Chicopee: landscape, ski tracks, posed skiiers, skiier jumping with spectators (lacking 3 of 31).
p. 55. Schneider children: birthday party, boys collecting plants.
p. 56-57. Freeport Cottage: children fishing, playing baseball, family group with F.H. Schneider & Siegner families. Includes a shot of Mary Jane Keffer?
p. 58-59. Church of the New Jerusalem, interior and exterior (lacking 3 of 12).
p. 60: Norman, Ethel and Children: group shot at Freeport cottage; spring blooms, men at unidentified property (Sims at Chicopee?). Two of these are groups seen in a gazing ball.
p. 66. Ski Hill at Chicopee (lacking 2 of 3).
p. 62-64. Skiers: groups and individuals, both at Chicopee and elsewhere? Includes one summer shot of men digging ski slope (lacking 1 of 15).
p. 65. Ivan Keffer: winter portrait at Freeport?; Howie missing tooth.
p. 67. Construction photos: men working, shot taken high up (lacking 2 of 4).
p. 71. Horse drawing logs, trees in winter at Freeport?
p. 72-73: Norman Schneider on skis (lacking 2 of 4).
p. 74. Skiers in woods.
p. 75. Skiers in front of fireplace, including Norman Schneider (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 76. Dining room interior (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 77. Little Pal (lacking 1 of 2).
p. 78-80. Schneider stock farm: buildings, creek, boys fishing, collie dog, large tree.
p. 80-82. Spring at 76 Schneider Ave: house exterior, Victoria park entrance and pavilion, daffodils, Howie and Herb with bicycles, Brita with roller skates, group shots of children.
p. 83. Brock Monument and Queenston Heights, May 9, 1937, statue of soldiers labelled "Erie, Pa".
p. 84. Skiiers on grass.
p. 84-85. Keffer family.
p. 85. Norman Schneider with a group: "Europa, 1936".
p. 86-87. Schneider stock farm: family group, boys with pony, cows and large tree.
p. 87. Group of young women, 1936, possibly Schneider employees. They are all dressed for cool weather.
p. 87. Ceremony at Victoria School grounds: platform with speaker, scouts seated in foreground.
p. 88-93. Men's fishing trips (lacking 2 of 21).
p. 94-96. Rotary flag-raising at Chicopee.
p. 97. Norman, F.H. Schneider and Rotary: group portrait with large house in background (Sims home?).
p. 98. Rotary flag raising at Chicopee, 1935.
p. 98-100. Men's shenanigans: men playing outside in costume.

Group portrait taken outside at the Sims home in Kitchener, Ont. Occasion not specified, possibly the visit by British Air Admiral Lord Trenchard.

Back row, left to right: Major Hal Ballantyne, A.E. Martin, Lieut. Ken Sims, Lieut. Norman C. Schneider.

Front row, left to right: Major Heather, Col. H.J. Sims Q.C., Lord Trenchard, British Air Admiral, Hon. W.D. Euler M.P., Louis Lang.

Informal group portrait, taken outdoors in Ottawa. Subjects unidentified.

Formal group portrait of the Mechanical Transport Class taken outdoors in Ottawa. Subjects unidentified and posed between two trucks. Norman C. Schneider is seated in the front row, second from right.

Snapshot of women skiers at Chicopee Ski Club. Left to right: Unidentified, Dorothy Meyer, Kay Simpson, Unidentified.

Photograph of (left to right) Floss and Lottie Ahrens in bathing costumes, seated in sand. Likely taken at beach at Grand Bend.

Three copies of a studio portrait of J.M. Schneider with son Norman. Norman is seen with elbow on J.M's left shoulder with ringlets in his hair, wearing a plaid garment with a collar and bow.

Studio portrait of Ethel and Maude Lapsley seen looking slightly off camera. Both are dressed in tartan dresses and Maude is holding a book.

Studio portrait of Lizzie Schlier.

Photograph of Charles August Ahrens and family in front of their first home on Courtland Ave. in what was then Berlin, Ontario.

Left to right: Charles August Ahrens, his wife Emma, children Lottie and Fred, and Martin Nagel.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of J.M. Schneider seen looking off camera.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of J.M. Schneider seen in partial profile looking off camera.

Studio portrait of Walter Zeller seen looking off camera, dressed in suit and tie.

Four photographs and one news story about the Schneider family's Pope Hartford car. One photograph shows Norman and Fred Schneider, Alf Gofton, Walter Zeller and Carl Ahrens in the car, with Norman Schneider's note : "Our first car, a fifth hand Pope-Hartford". One shot shows Freeport Bridge in background.

One modern print of a photograph taken by Norman Schneider ca. 1910. The photograph shows the exterior of the "Ice House" with a horse-drawn ice wagon being loaded with ice by three unidentified people.

Group portrait of (left to right) Norman C. Schneider, Honorable George Kerr, James Kerr and Stephen Pequegnat taken at the formal opening of the Chicopee ski chalet.

Snapshot of a group of skiers from Kitchener-Waterloo known as "The Dutch Company" at Limberlost, Huntsville. The group (from left to right) includes Gordon Hill, Clare Duffus, Phil Breithaupt, John Halliwell, Dr. Jim Boyd, Dr. Harry Lackner, Jake Baetz

Snapshot of skier, possibly Norman C. Schneider, after jumping off of the tree lined Chicopee ski jump as other skiers look on.

Norman C. Schneider laying cornerstone of the new Federal Building for the Department of National Revenue on Frederick St. in Kitchener, Ontario on August 15, 1957.

Snapshot of Norman C. Schneider's home, Highwood, at Freeport, Ontario.