Four photographs taken at various times of Emmie Anthes, her dogs, and others at her cottage "The Birches". Included in photos are: Herbert, Brita and Howard Schneider, and Hilda and Evelyn Haist.

Unidentified photographs of the Ahrens and extended family members including a group portrait in front of the cottage "Berlin"; a view of the cottage "Ohio"; unidentified people in the water; and Norman, with Florence and Lottie Ahrens in a boat.

Photographs of Charles August Ahrens and Emma Ahrens and Norman C. Schneider wrapped blankets and in redface in front of a teepee.

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".

Group portraits of a cast in costume on stage. Norman Schneider is at the extreme right, with a banjo.

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

Photograph of C.D. Howe, Minister of Trade and Commerce, turning the first shovel of gravel at the Waterloo-Wellington Airport on June 8, 1949. Louis O. Breithaupt is second from left and Norman C. Schneider is at the extreme right.

Group portrait of men standing in front of a plane. Left to right: Unidentified, Harry Sehl, Harvey Sims, Mac Douglas, Alex Welker, Norman Schneider, Lord Trenchard, Unidentified, Lester Shelley, Unidentified, Harold Ballantyne, Ernie Barrie, Clayton Dotzert.

Group portrait of Schneider, Siegner and Shupe family members sitting in a wooded area taken during a social event.

Back row: ?, ?, Walter Siegner, Lottie Shupe, Emma Siegner, [Mary Caroline Shupe?]

Front row: [Buddy Koenig?], Howard Schneider, Kay Siegner, ?, Ethel Schneider, ?, Stanley Shupe

Postcard photograph of Norman C. Schneider (right) and Willie Beick on board the S.S. Europa en route to the Olympic Games in Berlin. Both are seen standing and looking at the camera dressed with cigars in their mouths.

Group portrait taken at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Association Conference at Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France held November 11-16, 1957. Norman C. Schneider is third from the right.

Snapshot of an unidentified man seen looking off camera and standing outdoors, dressed in a hat and wearing a hat, suit and dress coat.

Photograph of Ethel Schneider smiling at something off camera while holding a baby, possibly grandson Gregory.

Informal group portrait of the Church of the Good Shepherd Women’s Auxiliary. Ethel Schneider is seated in the front row at the extreme right. Typed note dated April 6, 1983 in file includes names from left to right:

[Back row]

• Alberta Rosenberger
• Albert Shaefer
• Grave Lasso
• Theresa Prust
• Isabelle Chivers
• Nora Graham
• Bess Klassen
• Kay Trott
• Ruth Zinkann
• Lily Schneider
• Dorothy Tuck
• Edith McPhail
• Rita Ahrens
• Margaret Schaefer
• Irmangarde Hagen

[Front row]

• Louise Aitken
• Nora Kalbfleisch
• Mary Shuh
• Emma Siegner
• Pearl Schneider
• Edith MacDonald
• Ethel Schneider

Enlarged snapshot of Herbert Schneider as an air cadet while at K.C.I. [Kitchener Collegiate Institute] and bunkhouse mates. Herbert is captured at left, alone in the second row of people from the top of photo, laughing at what's happening elsewhere in frame. Verso of photo includes ten signatures, one crossed out, many illegible.

Copies of two snapshots, both of Herbert J. Schneider in his cadet uniform with duffel bag.

Four snapshots of Ethel and Norman C. Schneider at home with Emma Siegner and Irmengarde Hagen.

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.

Winter scene of a group of unidentified men and women skiers standing on a ski slope bordered by trees.

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

Snapshots, including one of skiiers climbing a hill (Howie in the rear), one identified elsewhere as Norman. Herbert and Howie at Hanover, 1941.

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.

Photograph of an unidentified man bottle feeding a baby held in arms.

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.

Group portrait of Schneider and Siegner family members sitting on a grassy slope taken during a social event.

Back row, left to right : Howie Schneider, Emma Siegner, Walter Siegner, Marguerite Koenig, Helena Schneider, Louise Ahrens.

Front row, left to right: Kay Siegner, Herb Schneider, John Siegner, Buddy Koenig.

Group portrait of Lottie Ahrens, Marion Law, Florence Ahrens, and Agnes Law looking off camera, posed standing arm-in-arm and wearing straw [sombreros?]. Three of the four are wearing turtleneck sweaters and one is wearing a long cardigan with pockets.

Home portrait of (left to right) Howard Schneider, Norman C. Schneider with Brita on his lap, and Herbert J. Schneider, with dog [likely Pal].

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.

Portraits (two copies and one variant) of Norman C. and Ethel Schneider with the children and extended family.

Back Row, left to right: Howard G. Schneider, Brita White, Robert White, Betty Schneider, Herbert J. Schneider.

Front row, left to right: Gretchen Schneider, Mrs. Howard Schneider holding Gregory Schneider, Ethel Schneider holding Michael Schneider, Norman Schneider holding Nancy Schneider, Eric Schneider.

Side-by-side portraits of Norman C. and Ethel Schneider.

Two group portraits of Ethel Schneider with unidentified I.O.D.E. members. Also included in file is typed list of Princes of Wales Chapter membership list from 1971 with member names, addresses and phone numbers.

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.

Photograph of Ethel Schneider, holding a bouquet of roses, while being given the Red Cross award of merit by an unidentified man.

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

Snapshot of Herbert and Howard Schneider on a toboggan with two unidentified friends.

One snapshot of an unidentified group standing on a bridge in a Japanese garden. Take on a trip with Fred H., Ella and Fred P. Schneider to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

Group portrait of Rotary International [members?]. Norman C. Schneider is in the back row, third from left.

Photograph of attendees seated during Rotary International Convention reception. Taken outdoors and at night by Amerling Wien VI.

Snapshots of Ivan W. Keffer and family. Includes one snapshot of Ivan Keffer as a young man ; one of Ivan Keffer and daughter Mary Jane, April 17, 1927; one portrait of Ivan and Mary Keffer; and a photo of Mary Jane Keffer.

Norman C. Schneider with Doug and Myrtle Small, Canadian Meat Council.

Norman C. Schneider standing with a cane and pointing with a group. He's next to a seated and standing group of others, possibly the Shupes, at the crest of a hill, possibly Doon pinnacle.

Three groups of snapshots of Norman C. Schneider, family and friends posing in the LeRoy car.

Photograph of Ludi looking toward camera while holding a god named Mitzi.

Press photograph of the opening of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany taken August 1, 1936.

One snapshot of a track and field stadium full of people, most with right arms outstretched in a Nazi salute taken during the entrance of Adolf Hitler.

Four negatives and three snapshot of the Pope Hartford car and occupants.

Seven snapshots of Herbert Schneider with friends and family. Includes one labelled "Herb & Dad, Chicopee early membership" showing a group of skiiers, with identifications. Includes snapshots of "farm experience" in 1945 for university requirement, showing "meal time" and Herb with Doug Darlington in 1945.

Snapshots of Herbert and Howard Schneider playing with Don Daub and friends in the basement, two with a train set, and three dressed up in armour.

Snapshots of a birthday party. Includes children seated around a table and children posed as a group holding party favours. Herbert J. Schneider is in the back row at the extreme left holding a dog; Brita Schneider is next to him. Howard Schneider is in the front row at the extreme right.

Snapshots of Herbert, Howard and Brita Schneider with the Christmas tree, their presents, also of playing with a train in the basement.

Snapshots of Norman C. Schneider's children, Herbert, Howard and Brita at various ages and seasons.

Three snapshots of Herbert, Howard and Brita Schneider with Schneider and Lapsley grandparents – two with grandparents J.M. and Helena Schneider at Buena Vista, one with Grandmother Lapsley and Great Grandmother Joachimi. File also includes two other snapshots, one of the Schneider family in a living room (left to right: Ethel Schneider (knitting), Howard, J.M., Brita, Helena) [negatives in file 182-2 (NCS 87:01 :38)] Ethel and one of J.M. and Helena Schneider with their grandchildren [duplicate of file 33 (HJS 98:01 :35 Item #7)].

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.

Snapshot of Norman C. Schneider seated at a table during the 10th anniversary of Oktoberfest.

Snapshots taken at the Westmount Golf and Country Club on the occasion of Norman C. Schneider's 90th birthday.

Photographs taken at the offices of J.M. Schneider Inc. on the occasion of Norman C. Schneider's 70th birthday.

Snapshots of a cake in the shape of a ski hill with skier created for Norman C. Schneider's 80th birthday.

Snapshot of Norman C. Schneider with cake, seated with Betty Schneider on an unidentified occasion.

Informal family portrait of, left to right, Ethel Schneider holding Herbert[?], Grandma Joachimi, Norman C. Schneider, Mrs. Lapsley, Mr. Lapsley[?]

Informal group portrait taken outside. Left to right : seated, Herbert J. Schneider, Grandma Joachimi, standing, left to right, unidentified adult [possibly Ethel?], and Grandmother Lapsley.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider in a deck chair, possibly taking in 1936 on trip to Berlin.

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

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider riding a lawn mower.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider skiing with family members.

Left to right: Norman C. Schneider, Gretchen Schneider, Herbert J. Schneider, Betty Schneider, Nancy Schneider.

Snapshot, taken from the upper story of a building, showing a parade of horse-drawn vehicles followed by men marching. A banner across the street says "Senior Football, England vs Berlin". Date and occasion unidentified.

Snapshot showing a group of four people walking, taken from behind.

"Trip organized by Verne Asmussen".

Two snapshots taken in Vainikkala, Finland of Norman C. Schneider with an unidentified group of men.

Two snapshots and one piece of ephemera from a trip to South Africa. One snapshot is of the "famous blue train, Johannesburg to Capetown," and the other is of the South African flower, the Protea.

Group of seven men, all unidentified, possibly Rotary past presidents or Chamber of Commerce presidents. Norman Schneider is at centre.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider and his cousin Nelson Schweitzer posed in front of a giant redwood tree. Probably taken Oct. 1952.

Snapshots of Norman C. Schneider and friend Doddie Doerr with motorcycles.

Candid unidentified group portrait, taken at a picnic or other outing. Includes Norman and Emma Schneider.

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

Photograph of Norman, Howard and Herbert with a string of fish. Location is identified as Gull Rock on the back of the photograph.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider with Hylie MacDonald, holding a string of fish.

Snapshot of Norman (kneeling) with his sons.

Photograph of Norman C. Schneider with Vera Koeple and her sister in a boat, showing their catch of lake trout.

Photograph of Ethel and Norman C. Schneider at Christmas.

Snapshots of Ethel and Norman C. Schneider as hostess and host of the Schneider's Oktoberfest Party, held October 16, 1971, pasted on the invitation poster for this event.

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.

Photograph of Ethel and Norman C. Schneider having lunch with friends.

Left to right: Margaret Schafer, Alf Gofton, Ethel Schneider, Albert Schaefer, Norman Schneider, Isabelle Chivers.

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.

Snapshots and negatives of two views of a train crash near Tuerk Engine Plant witnessed by Norman C. Schneider.

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

Photographs related to Tuerk Gasoline Engine & Co. including four views of Tuerk engines; a view of the exterior front of Berlin Gasoline Engine & Thresher Co. Ltd.; and two interior views of Tuerk engine plant where Norm worked as an apprentice from 1905 to 1911.

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 of (left to right) Norman C. Schneider in uniform and holding dog, Ethel Lapsley, Carl Heimrich, Margaret [?], Emma Schneider, Basil Gilbert.

Snapshot taken outdoors, possibly during picnic, of (left to right) Emma Schneider, Margaret [?], Basil Gilbert and Norman C. Schneider. Basil and Norman are seen in uniform, holding car seats.

Snapshot of Lieut. Norman C. Schneider and Captain Harry Snyder. Both are in uniform, outdoors, with a family group.