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Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material relating to the manufacturing of splashguards. Includes memoranda, order information, and 10 photographs of splashguards, includding 2 polaroid snapshots. Identified are Bev McFarlane and Harold Lauber.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material relating to the sales and marketing of splashguards at Kaufman Footwear. Includes correspondence, memoranda, product information, advertisements, price lists, invoices, designs, and original drawings. Includes 14 photographs of splashguards and unidentifed individuals with Kaufman splashguards and products.
Kaufman Footwear
Truckfest 93 : promotional material.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material regarding Kaufman's promotion of their Splashguards at Truckfest 93. Includes product information, product availability, memoranda, pamphlets, a 1993-1994 Splashguard catalogue, and 22 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
Employees : photographs received.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 4 photographs, two of an employee recognition event, one of a truck, and one of a social event. Includes identification of one photo as belonging to Harry Johnston.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the general office area, including women employees.
Kaufman Footwear
A section of the laboratories.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of a section of the laboratories.
Kaufman Footwear
A section of the milling department, showing mixers, soling and upper machinery.
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
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the cutting department.
Kaufman Footwear
The shoemaking department, showing a section where light rubbers are lasted.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the shoemaking department.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the shoemaking department, with "a corner of the boot lasting section with boots under construction".
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the vulcanizing department "showing one of the steam vulcanizers where rubber footwear is cured under pressure".
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the inspecting room "where the making of the previous day is inspected, marked with sizes and cartoned".
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the packing department. Caption states that "in this department, after cartoning, the goods are packed into cases ready for shipment or delivery to the warehouse".
Kaufman Footwear
A.R. Kaufman riding his horse, prince.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Snapshot of A.R. Kaufman on his horse prince.
Kaufman Footwear
A.R. Kaufman, unidentified man standing in a field.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Informal snapshot of A.R. Kaufman and an unidentified man standing in a field.
Kaufman Footwear
Automobile excursion : trouble with the car.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains ten original photographs, 2 brownie souvenir post card photographs, eleven reproductions, and 15 original negatives of a trip taken by Mr. Kaufman around 1915 during which there were car troubles. The reproduction envelope says "trip to Montreal" on it. None of the individuals are identified.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two original photographs and two reproduction photographs of two different informal group portraits of eight unidentified women. Caption on envelope states that these are "pictures of a trip Mr. Kaufman and others went on when trouble with the car, Irvin was along".
Kaufman Footwear
Cottage at Lexington : garden.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one informal group snapshot of three unidentified men in the garden at the Lexington cottage.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one snapshot of farmers working in a field with work horses.
Kaufman Footwear
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
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains formal portraits of people honoured on Milestone Night. Identified are:
Back row, left to right: Don Mayburry, Waldemar Betker, Larry Tierney, John Juhasz, Gerry MacKenzie, Art Loverock, Warren Roeder, Jurgen Walther.
Front row, left to right: George Klooster, Lepa Sop, Linda Deluso, Maria Andrei, Mat Filevski, Jean Kilbasco, Dorothy Schlosser.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains thirty photographs of a retirement event for an employee with the last name Sadowsky. Includes several unidentified individuals.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains twenty-seven negatives, two formal portraits and two snapshots from a staff recognition event. Contains several unidentified individuals.
Kaufman Footwear
Unidentified individuals receiving vaccinations.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains snapshots of various unidentified individuals receiving vaccinations of some kind, possibly flu shots?
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of Pearl Uttley.
Kaufman Footwear
Baseball, 1920's : Kaufman Rubber Co. baseball team.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains formal group photograph of the Kaufman Rubber Co. baseball team.
Kaufman Footwear
Baseball, 1980's : Kaufman Footwear team celebration.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains four informal snapshots of a celebration for a baseball win for the Kaufman Footwear team. The snapshots contain several unidentified males.
Kaufman Footwear
Baseball, 1990's : the great "48" slo pitch tournament, the Rotary Club of Kitchener Grand River.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Content: contains a snapshot of two unidentified children from the Rotary Children's Centre at the Y.W.C.A holding the Kaufman corporate sign in recognition of Kaufman's support for the 10th annual great "48" slo pitch tournament for the Rotary Club of Kitchener Grand River. Includes a note from the Rotary Club to Kaufman Footwear.
Kaufman Footwear
Baseball, 1990's : the great "48" slo pitch tournament, the Rotary Club of Kitchener Grand River.
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
Picnics : Kaufman Rubber Co. company picnic.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two snapshots of people eating and drinking at a company picnic. Eight unidentified males in one snapshot, and two unidentified males in the other.
Kaufman Footwear
Picnics : Kaufman Rubber Co. company picnic, July 10, 1945.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains seven snapshots of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited company picnic. Includes snapshots of people playing games and eating. Identified on some photographs are Harold Current and Gordon Musselman.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one snapshot of several unidentified individuals at a social event.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : employees at work : production.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs of employees at work on various stages of the production process. Includes identification of some of the employees: Eileen Buchner, Don Kraft, Bill Ariss, Helen Wroble, Bob Kerlit, William Kopes, Art Stager, Doug Hackbart, and John Stebli.
Kaufman Footwear
Canadian Institute of Management and the Chamber of Commerce of Kitchener & Waterloo awards.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains seven photographs of an awards ceremony with several unidentified individuals, and one individual identified as Kimberly A. Schnarr. Includes a close up of an environmental achievement award that Kaufman Footwear won for employee involvement and product design.
Kaufman Footwear
Jobs Ontario training fund announcement.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Photographs and contact sheets of pictures taken for the announcement of the Jobs Ontario training fund for Kaufman Footwear. Includes correspondence to Phil Henly from Nancy Bennet.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co. : introduction to EDP.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one informal photograph of Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited's introduction to electronic data processing. Identification on back of photograph. Left to right: IBM representative, Bernard Currie, C.E. Schlote. Includes note on verso of photograph : "IBM DP Publication library copy".
Kaufman Footwear
Kitchener's business heritage celebration : Kaufman Footwear, 85 years of warm, dry comfort.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains eleven photographs of the events at the Kitchener business heritage celebration, where Kaufman Footwear was honoured.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains three photographs of two different Kaufman murals in the progress of being painted.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : aerial views, 1997.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains thirteen aerial photographs of the Kaufman factory on King Street in Kitchener and another warehouse.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : construction.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
One polaroid snapshot of the Kaufman Footwear factory yard, with a dump truck in the foreground working on grading the yard.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : construction and demolition.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs of the demolition of part of a building at the Kaufman Footwear factory on King Street in Kitchener, and the use of a crane to either deliver or take away a large object.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the Kaufman building decorated for what is identified on the verso of the photograph as "King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's visit to Kitchener June 6, 1939 : Groups of 5 flags also on King St. and Francis St.".
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior, 1970's.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains three photographs of the Kaufman factory building on King Street in Kitchener.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior, 1990's.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains eight black and white photographs and two colour photographs of the Kaufman Footwear Limited factory, with views of the birdhouses on the property.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior and interior, 1994.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains eight photographs of the Kaufman Footwear Limited Factory with interior and exterior views.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : interior, 1980's.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the interior of a Kaufman Footwear factory.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : warehouse on River Road, Kitchener, November, 1979.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 2 photographs of the River road warehouse front exterior and rear extension in progress.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : interior, 1980's : fourth floor construction.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs of the fourth floor construction of the Kaufman Footwear building.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : interior, 1980's : office space and showroom under renovation.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains twelve polaroid snapshots of the renovations of the office space and showroom at the Kaufman Footwear Limited factory.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : interior, 1980's : renovation.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains five polaroid photographs of the interior of a building under renovation.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : machinery : cracker mill installed March 1974.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the Kaufman Footwear cracker mill installed by Canada Machinery Corporation Ltd. with an unidentified male standing beside the machine.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : machinery : R.M.S. 450 ton rubber fender press, installed 1979.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a photograph of a rubber fender press installed for Kaufman footwear.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : machinery : R.M.S. twin 60" mill unit, installed 1979.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a photograph of a piece of Kaufman Footwear machinery.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : unidentified facility : construction of a shed.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains three polaroid photographs of a shed in the process of being built.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : warehouse interiors, vehicles.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two colour photographs and six black and white photographs of Kaufman Footwear Limited trucks and the interior of a warehouse. Identified on the back of some of the photographs are Trudy Loeppky and Don Mayburry.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains six photographs of an unidentified facility.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 206 photographs of various footwear making processes, corresponding to written standard practice numbers. Some photographs are missing, and some were never pasted into the binder.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two photographs of unidentified equipment, perhaps holding tanks.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs regarding written standard practice numbers P-2-34 to P-2-39 and M-6-4 to M-6-6. Showertog operating equipment and accessories represented in the photographs include mold carts, oven carts, a cooling fan, flame reinforcing units, a heel seat unit, oven control panel, fan mount and drive, and a frame hood.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : glove plastisol mixing process.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains seven negatives depicting the glove plastisol mixing process. Includes an unidentified male.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains eleven photographs of processes and machinery most likely taken for a written standard practice report. Includes several unidentified employees at work.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains ten photographs of equipment and machinery which are all labeled 136D.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains five photographs of an unidentified process and machinery. Includes unidentified employees.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs depicting the Showertog making process and machinery. Includes several unidentified females. Includes identification of process steps and machinery on envelope: a) large pump, b) squeeze bottle use, c) reinforcing high heel, d) turntable, head of #3, e) unit #3 drain, f) squeeze bottle use, g) large [illedgible], h) stripping Snowbelle, i) draining Snowbelle and first fill.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two photographs of what is identified on verso as "cracker mill base showing fabricated up".
Kaufman Footwear
A photographic history of the woman's Gabor model production, by Ken Holst.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the production process of women's boots and instructions for the slush moulding technique. Includes 60 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of a display booth at a trade fair.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two colour snapshots of a display booth at a trade fair?
Kaufman Footwear
Historical display : footwear.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of an historical display of Kaufman footwear through the years.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of an historical display taken for the centenary file.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear president John Loucks helps fit Floyd Laughren with budget footwear.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one posed photograph of Floyd Laughren (Provincial Finance Minister) trying on shoes with Kaufman Footwear president John Loucks kneeling beside him.
Kaufman Footwear
Plaisted Expedition photographs.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs of the Plaisted Expedition, including a portrait of Ralph Plaisted.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains four snapshots of a rabbit in a Sorel boot.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of an unidentified person wearing Sorel boots.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
One photograph of a group of six women in uniform on the steps of a building, possibly a hospital in China, with a plaque: "The Kaufman Building." Note on verso: "For Mr. Kaufman." Identifications on the verso: "One of the nurses of [Chinese characters] in P.I., the doctor who is helping us in P.I. Dr. Hau".
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Kaufman Footwear : plant in Batavia, New York.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two photographs of the Kaufman plant in Batavia New York under the name Kaufman Footwear Corporation.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains four formal portraits of A.R. Kaufman, two different poses, one of one pose and three of another.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Two copies of the same portrait, each accompanied by a letter.
Kaufman, A. R. (Alvin Ratz)
Baseball, 1920's : Twin City soft ball champions, 1921.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one posed portrait of the Twin City soft ball champions from 1921, their shirts say KR Co. Identified are:
Back row, left to right: H. Young, O. Burghardt, O. Toletski, J. Frank, C. Erdman, I. Weber.
Front row, left to right: W. Roehr, O. Hamel, E. Weber, G. Musselman, A. Levine, G. Hainsworth.
Kaufman Footwear
Head office and factory : the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of a drawing of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited factory building.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior, 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, 1950's.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the interior of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited factory with a view of various types of machinery.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : machine shop : Mike Mueller making plastic moulds.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two modern print copy negatives and one modern reproduction photograph of Mike Mueller at work in the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited factory.
Kaufman Footwear
Hockey, 1940's : ice hockey game.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one action snapshot and corresponding negative of an unidentifed ice hockey game, possibly the Kaufman team.
Kaufman Footwear
Hockey, 1900's : playing hockey outside of the Kaufman Rubber Co. factory building.
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
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : aerial views.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains aerial photographs and negatives of the Kaufman buildings on King St. as well as facilities at Glasgow Street, Wellington Street and River Road.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : distribution center.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 13 snapshots with negatives of the Kaufman Footwear Limited distribution center on Glasgow street.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : employees at work in office and factory facilities.
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
Kaufman Footwear : warehouse in Hamilton.
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
Kaufman Footwear : women at work in the factory.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains four photographs and five negatives of women working on the production line in the factory. Includes photocopy of the photographs with identification of Maria Joergenson, Kathy Horvath, and "Lisa".
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains fifty-eight negatives and fifteen photographs of a milestone event to honour employees. Includes several unidentified individuals in formal group portraits and casual group snapshots of the event.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice : new Showertog oven construction.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains three negatives of the construction of the Showertog oven. Includes two unidentified males.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : C.D. Quinn photographs.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs and negatives of processes, machinery, and equipment. Includes identification of a "thermal insulation test photo" and "extra pictures taken but not used in Showertog report". Also includes several unidentified employees at work.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : negatives of pictures sent to Marathon.
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
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains five negatives on (as stated on the envelope) flocking arrangements, air cylinder puller [?], slush lining turntable, and chromalox final set unit.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : photographer possibly C.D. Quinn.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs and negatives of machinery and processes in the Kaufman Rubber Co. factory. Includes identification of some photographs as "flexing pictures", "plasticity pictures", and "abrasion pictures". Includes unidentified employees at work.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : glove making negatives.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains nine negatives depicting the process of glove making. Includes one unidentified male.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : rubber clothing department.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains four negatives depicting the rubber clothing department with unidentified women at work.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains three negatives and nineteen photographs of the Showertog making process. Includes unidentified employees performing these tasks. Also includes captions on each photograph describing the step in the process.
Kaufman Footwear