File consists of studio portraits, most of which were probably accumulated by Martha Rieder and possibly Talmon Henry Rieder. Portraits are of families, children, men, and women, probably family members and friends of Martha, Talmon, and the Rieder and Anthes families. Some photographs include a date and/or caption on verso. People identified are:

• Jane Anthes,
• Jozo Takano (missionary),
• cousin Ruth,
• Helena Esther Breithaupt (Duffield),
• Willie & Arthur,
• [Rev. Burn?] family,
• May Wing family (Evelyn & Hugh),
• Margaret Parry,
• Parry family,
• Laurie L. Anthes,
• Mildred Wood Sweet,
• Aunt Emma Wilkin (Simpson),
• W.W. Nash, and
• J.E. Bilger.

File consists of studio portraits, most of which were probably accumulated by Martha Rieder and possibly Talmon Henry Rieder. Portraits are of families, children, men, and women, probably family members and friends of Martha, Talmon, and the Rieder and Anthes families. Some photographs include a date and/or caption on verso. People identified are:

• Jane Anthes,
• Jozo Takano (missionary),
• cousin Ruth,
• Helena Esther Breithaupt,
• Willie & Arthur,
• [Rev. Burn?] family,
• May Wing family (Evelyn & Hugh),
• Margaret Parry,
• Parry family,
• Laurie L. Anthes,
• Mildred Wood Sweet,
• Aunt Emma Wilkin (Simpson),
• W.W. Nash, and
• J.E. Bilger.

Several duplicates are present.

File consists of one portrait each of the mother and father of Elizabeth Merner (nee Young), and a modern reproduction of each portrait (three copies each). Names are not given.

File consists of three copies of a modern reproduction of a studio portrait of an unidentified woman, probably a relative of Peter or Emeline (Merner) Rieder.

File consists of two studio portraits of John S. and Lydia Anthes.

File consists of seven studio portraits of John S. Anthes, including some cartes-de-visite.

File consists of nine portraits (cartes-de-visites) of members of the Rieder family, seven men and two women, possibly the parents, aunts and uncles of Peter Rieder. Some portraits are identified on verso: Christian Rieder, Sam Rieder, Dan Rieder, and Peter Rieder (d. 1858).

File consists of an album probably compiled by one or more of Martha Rieder's children. Includes snapshots of Martha and Talmon Henry Rieder, their children, and their family, many of them with extended family and friends. Includes snapshots taken at Felsheim, Woods Bay, Bayview Cottage, the family home on Belmont Ave in Montreal, etc. Album also includes newspaper clippings, letters to Santa from Edward and Paul Rieder, a letter from Edward to Talmon Henry Rieder, and ephemera. Some of the photographs include dates/captions, and album contains the handwriting of several different individuals.

Three studio portraits of Louisa Breithaupt.

File consists of 14 studio portraits of Talmon Henry Rieder, including one carte-de-visite. Duplicates are present. File also includes several copies of printed reproductions of a portrait.

File consists a studio portrait of Peter and Emeline Rieder with five of their children, probably Talmon Henry (standing back centre), Elmer, Maude, Idella, and Loretta.

File consists of studio portraits of John S. and Lydia Anthes and their children. Includes: a portrait of the family, a portrait of John and Lydia with Ella Anthes Cook, and two portraits of the children (J.I. Frank Anthes, Carrie Breithaupt, Lousia Breithaupt, Martha Rieder, and Ella Anthes Cook). Duplicate portraits are present.

Photograph of the exterior of a corner of the Anthes Manufacturing Company of Berlin seen from across a dirt road. Clusters of trees are visible next to the building and at right in what may be an adjoining lot.

File consists of a photograph of the John S. Anthes home at 44 Weber Street in Berlin (Kitchener).

Photograph of a large windmill in a grassy field with a wooden fence and dirty road in foreground. Photograph is a sample produced by the Eastman Kodak Company showing the quality and size of picture made with the Bullet and Bulls-Eye cameras.

Studio portrait of J.I. Frank Anthes (at right) with an unidentified man.

File consists of photographs of Anthes Manufacturing Company of Berlin employees standing outside of the company building

File consists of two studio portraits of Peter Rieder.

File consists of a photograph of the plan of seating for the the Zion Evangelical Church in Berlin, built in the 1890s on a property purchased by John S. Anthes and Jacob Kaufman.

File consists of an album probably compiled by Dorothy (Scheifle) Rieder. Includes snapshots of Dorothy with friends and probably Scheifle family members, snapshots of Dorothy and Paul, etc. Some photographs have dates/captions. Some photographs are loose between the album pages.

Upper body studio portrait of Henry William Anthes seen looking at camera.

File consists of snapshots of the cottage of John C. Breithaupt at Woods Bay, and snapshots of people in a canoe. A duplicate photograph is present. Photographs may have been taken by Martha Rieder.

File consists of a studio portrait of J.I. Frank Anthes (second from front) with three unidentified men posing with curling equipment and a trophy.

File consists of mounted snapshots taken in Penetanguishene, probably by Martha and Ella Anthes. Includes snapshots of people on a beach, a cottage, loads of bark on a dock and a boat, people resting from travelling, hiking, etc.

File consists of a class portrait. Martha Rieder is seated in the second row from the bottom, third from right. Ella Anthes is seated second from left, at front.

File consists of mounted photographs relating to Martha Rieder's involvement at her church. Includes a group portrait of the first officers of the Junior Young People's Alliance (including Rev. J.G. Litt, and Martha as secretary), a snapshot of Martha's Sunday School class at the Grand River, snapshots of picnics of the Junior Young People's Alliance, and snapshots of Martha with her sisters and friends dressed in costume for church play, "In want of a servant."

File consists of miniature portraits of Martha, Ella, and Louisa Anthes and their friends and [cousins?], including Louise McEwen; J.E. Breithaupt; Peg [last name unknown]; Laurie, Lou and Emma Anthes and Lemar and Carrie Strawser; Zella Dexter McDonald; Alvin R. Kaufman; Emma Kaufman; and other unidentified individuals.

Three studio portraits of J.I. Frank Anthes.

Three copies of a studio portrait of (left to right) John S. Anthes, Sally [Salome] Anthes Strasser, and Henry William Anthes as older adults.

Three studio portraits of Lydia Anthes.

File consists of three studio portraits of Martha Rieder and Ella Anthes Cook by Chas. Sifton and H. A. Huber.

File consists of mounted studio portraits of friends (as well as cousins?) of Martha and Ella, predominantly from their time at the Ontario Ladies' College in Whitby. Photographs have inscriptions on verso, most addressed to Martha and some to Ella. Most of the girls and women are identified on verso. Duplicates may be present.

File consists of mounted miscellaneous snapshots accumulated by Martha Rieder, most of them also probably taken by her. Includes snapshots of Martha and her family and friends, including her daughter Margaret and nieces and nephews; Talmon Henry Rieder is also present in some photographs. Includes snapshots taken at Penetanguishene, at picnics, at a factory, part of a May 24 procession, and other subjects.

File consists of three photographs of the John S. Anthes home at 44 Weber Street in Berlin (Kitchener). Two photographs are mounted. Includes one duplicate photograph.

File consists of two different portraits of John S. and Lydia Anthes and their children and grandchildren. Verso of one photograph contains identification.

Nine mounted snapshots of the family of John S. and Lydia Anthes. Includes photographs of Martha Rieder and Ella Anthes Cook, Ella Anthes Cook and Louisa Breithaupt, J.I. Frank Anthes with Ella and Louisa, John. S. and Lydia Anthes with Louisa and Martha, and John S. Anthes. Some of the photographs were probably taken by Martha with her camera.

File consists of five snapshots of Martha Rieder with friends on a picnic on the Grand River.

File consists of two photographs of Albert Breithaupt, one posing with a rifle over a buck, and one posing with Martha Rieder and a fish he caught.

File consists of snapshots probably taken by Martha Rieder on a trip she took to Niagara on September 1, 1898 from Toronto on the S.S. Chippewa with her uncle and aunt [Anthes?], Irene [cousin?] and Ella Anthes Cook. Includes snapshots of Niagara Falls, Brock's monument, some of the party having a picnic, and other scenes from the trip.

Photograph taken on the way to Penetanguishene from Berlin, of women and children resting on a beach and in horse-drawn buggy. Carrie Breithaupt is seen standing with three children, including John Edward Breithaupt, standing at left. The adults seated in the carriage are likely (left to right) Martha and Louisa Anthes.

File consists of mounted snapshots taken at Bayview, the cottage of Louis Jacob Breithaupt, near Penetanguishene. Includes snapshots of the cottage and people on the lawn of the cottage, people canoeing, and a boat house labelled as "the ark." File also includes a group photograph taken on the lawn outside the cottage. Some photographs probably taken by Martha Rieder.

File consists of three studio portraits and a snapshot of Emma Kaufman, and one studio portrait of Emma and Alvin R. and with three unidentified people. Some portraits are mounted.

File consists of photographs, most of which were likely taken by Martha and her friends, documenting aspects of her time as a student at the Ontario Ladies' College in Whitby. Includes mostly snapshots of Martha's friends and roommates taken at the college on the grounds and in their dorm rooms. File also includes a two studio portraits.

Mostly groups of girls having fun e.g. 'pillow fight,' etc.; sweet photo of the 4 roommates (Martha, Ella, Lucy Edkins, Zella Dexter).

File consists of nine studio portraits of Ella Anthes Cook.

Snapshot of Talmon Henry Rieder.

File consists of a photograph (postcard, blank) of a view of Berlin, taken from a high vantage point, showing several factories and smoke towers.

File consists of three photographs of the children of J.I. Frank and Cyrena Anthes. Includes a snapshot of Olive Cyrena Anthes, a snapshot of Olive Cyrena and Edith Louisa Anthes, and a snapshot of Olive Cyrena, Edith Louisa and Leonard John Anthes.

Photograph taken during the construction of an unidentified factory in Berlin (now Kitchener), probably the Berlin Rubber Manufacturing Company.

File consists of six snapshots of Martha Rieder with friends playing in the snow and and sitting on a wooden structure labelled on verso as "toboggan slide, Westmount Boulevard." Snapshots probably taken by Martha; some belonged to Ella Anthes Cook. Duplicates are present.

File consists of photographs, taken at night, of the University of Toronto.

File consists of a photograph of an orchard taken from Frank's [J.I. Frank Anthes?] upper verandah. Photograph possibly taken by Martha Rieder.

File consists of nine studio portraits of Martha Rieder. A duplicate photograph is present.

File consists of four copies of a group portrait of the Zion church choir at a picnic at Lexington. Verso of one copy contains identification of each person in the photograph. Members of the choir include Talmon Henry Rieder, his sisters Maude and Idella Rieder, Louisa Breithaupt, and Albert Breithaupt.

File consists of an unaddressed letter written by Ella Anthes Cook, an unsigned letter received by Ella, and a letter and postcard received by Ella from H. Milton Cook. Postcard contains a photograph of Cook with two other men in front of a pavilion, Woodside [farm?], Waterloo.

File consists of three informal group portraits of John S. and Lydia Anthes and family, including children and grandchildren. One photograph was taken on their 42nd wedding anniversary and also includes Peter and Emeline Rieder.

File consists of photographs of unidentified houses and other buildings.

File consists of three copies of a modern reproduction of a studio portrait of Christian and Elizabeth Merner (nee Young). The couple are seen seated side by side in chairs, both looking at camera and with hands in lap.

File consists of a studio portrait of Elmer Rieder and a studio portrait of Elmer and his wife Grace.

File consists of miscellaneous snapshots, most of which were probably accumulated by Martha Rieder. Includes snapshots of Martha Rieder, her children, and grandchildren, as well as other family members and friends. Talmon Henry Rieder is present in some snapshots. Many photographs include members of the families of John C. and Carrie Breithaupt, Albert and Louisa Breithaupt, and H. Milton and Ella Anthes Cook; Alma and Eva Rieder are also present in some photographs.

Photographs were taken at Penetanguishene, Georgian Bay, on Lake Huron, Port Dalhousie and other travel destinations; at various cottages; at the Rieder home at 58 Roy Street in Kitchener; and other locations. File also includes a colour print-out of a photograph Margaret Paisley [?] and an unidentified woman.

File consists of studio portraits of Peter and Emeline Rieder. Includes one portrait of Peter and Emeline together, and one portrait of each individual mounted together. One duplicate is present.

Unidentified informal group photograph of Talmon Henry Rieder (standing centre) posing with eight other men.

File consists of snapshots taken inside the Ontario legislative building at Queen's Park in Toronto, probably by Martha Rieder.

File consists of a portrait of an unidentified group of women. Included in the group are Ella Anthes Cook and other women identified on verso by surname only: Kaufman, Bender, Bilger, Augustine, and Holman.

Standing (left to right): ?, ?, Holman, Edna Louise Augustine, ?, ?

Seated: Bilger, Bender, Ella Anthes Cook, Jean Helen Kaufman

File consists of material relating to money owed to Talmon Henry Rieder by his brother Elmer Rieder and a case between Elmer Rieder and Samuel Hessenauer heard in the Supreme Court of Alberta. Includes manuscript notes by Talmon Henry Rieder keeping accounts of money owed, a promissory note, correspondence, an assignment and a judgement roll. Also present is a snapshot of a river and adjacent land, relation to documents unknown.

File consists of three photographs of a group of mainly young people, taken at a home at Burlington beach (also labelled as Hamilton beach). Included in the group are Martha Rieder and Ella Anthes Cook.

Informal portrait of Elizabeth Merner (nee Young) seated in a wicker chair reading with glasses on.

File consists of three snapshots of the gravestones of: Daniel Rieder (1827-1868), Rebecca Siebert (wife of Rev. D. Rieder, 1861-1902), and David Rieder (d. 1864?).

Two portraits of Talmon Henry Rieder with two friends, Aaron D. Weber and [?] Marshal.

File consists of a photograph of Albert Breithaupt and Louisa Anthes and their wedding party, including William Lyon Mackenzie King as best man.

File consists of a wedding portrait of Albert Breithaupt and Louisa Anthes.

Photograph of a houseboat with a Dixie sign at top surrounded by several smaller boats and people relaxing, fishing, etc. John S. Anthes is seated at far left on the deck of the houseboat. Martha Rieder is standing next to him and Ella Anthes is seated on the deck railing, looking toward camera. John Edward Breithaupt may be the child seated on the end of the row boat with a blurry face from moving when the photo was taken.

File consists of material relating to the wedding of Lydia Louise Anthes and Albert B. Breithaupt held in Berlin (now Kitchener) in 1901. Includes a photocopy of an undated newspaper clipping about the wedding and a reproduction of a photograph of the wedding party and guests. William Lyon Mackenzie King was best man in the wedding and appears in the photograph.

File consists of a group portrait of the [Waterloo?] county council. Included in the photograph (and identified on verso) are John S. Anthes and George Debus.

File consists of portraits of Zella Dexter McDonald and family (friend of Martha Rieder and Ella Anthes Cook). Includes two informal portraits probably taken by Martha, two studio portraits of Zella's son Dexter, one studio portrait of Zella with her husband, Charles, and Dexter, one studio portrait of Charles, and one studio portrait of Zella and Ella.

Four studio portraits of the children of J.I. Frank and Cyrena Anthes.

File consists of personal material accumulated by Talmon Henry Rieder. Includes ephemera, newspaper clippings, membership cards (e.g. Kiwanis Club, Y.M.C.A., Old Colony Club, Automobile Club of Canada, Canadian Manufacturers' Association, and others), business cards, certificates, advertisements, a motor vehicle license, a typescript diet list from his doctor, ms. notes, a permit to leave Canada (including photograph), etc.

File consists of a studio portrait of J.I. Frank Anthes with an unidentified man posing with a dresser.

File consists of individual studio portraits of Idella Rieder, Alma Rieder, and [Loretta?] Rieder, sisters of Talmon Henry Rieder. One duplicate is present. One photograph by Hershman.

File consists of studio portraits of buisness associates of Talmon Henry Rieder, probably accumulated by him throughout his career. Some portraits are identified by autograph or on verso. Portraits include:

• [T.H. Todd?],
• Mr. Ashcroft,
• A.E. Massie (St.John Division Manager, Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co.),
• Pearl Y. Smiley (General Footwear Factor Manager, Merchant's Rubber Co.),
• R.E. Jamieson (General Sales Manager, Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co.),
• Ralph Dilworth,
• E.C. Kabel (Manager, Dominion Tire factory and President of Kitchener Manufacturers' Association),
• Aaron D. Weber (Vice-President and General Manager of the Canadian Consolidated Felt Co.), and
• a man from the James Robertson Co. of Montreal.

File consists of two wedding portraits of Talmon Henry Rieder and Martha Anthes.

File consists of the wedding album of Talmon Henry Rieder and Martha Anthes. Includes signatures of guests, loose newspaper clippings, photographs, a fabric sample from Martha's dress, and two congratulatory telegrams.

Studio portrait of John C. and Carrie Breithaupt and their five children seated and standing in a row. All but John, who is seen seated and in profile, are looking at the camera.

From left to right: Carl, John Edward, Walter (in white) Carrie, Frieda, John and Louise.

File consists of a studio portrait of Catherine Feick and family, seen looking at camera in two rows, standing and seated. Catherine and husband Menno Liebler are likely the couple seated at centre front.

Group studio portrait of the [Women's Mission Society?] at Zion Evangelical Church in Berlin with three of the Anthes sisters among the members. Carrie Breithaupt is stand at far right in the back row and Louisa Breithaupt (second from left) and Martha Rieder (fourth from left) are standing in the third row front front. Person at far left of back row is likely Emma Kaufman.

File consists of two copies of a studio portrait of four generations of the Rieder family: Elizabeth Merner (nee Young), Peter Rieder, Talmon Henry Rieder (standing), and Margaret Paisley.

File consists of seven studio portraits of Edward Rieder as a baby, toddler, youth, and upon graduation from university. Duplicates are present.

File consists of studio portraits of Martha Rieder and her children (Margaret, Edward, Helen, and Paul). Includes one portrait of Martha with her four children, one portrait of the four children, two portraits of Margaret and Edward, and one portrait of Helen with an unidentified boy, probably a cousin. Duplicates are present. File also includes manuscript notes by Martha regarding the distribution of one of the portraits.

File consists of two photographs of Ella Anthes Cook and travelling companions on horseback in the Gap of Dunloe, Ireland.

File consists of two studio portraits of Martha Rieder's friend Lucie Edkins with her daughter Phyllis, and one studio portrait of Phyllis.

File consists of an album possibly compiled by Paul Rieder [?]. Includes snapshots and group photographs of family and friends and snapshots taken on trips. Includes photographs taken in Timmins, Larder Lake, Temagami, Sauble Beach, and at the Grand River. Some photographs include Martha Rieder and her children and possibly grandchildren. Some photographs appear to be missing.

File consists of a postcard containing a photograph of a tree-lined river bank containing the caption "7 Arundel Que." The postcard is addressed to Leo Anthes [possibly Leonard Anthes, son of J.I. Frank and Cyrena Anthes] from Ida W.

File consists of 34 letters, telegrams, and postcards received by Talmon Henry Rieder from family members, friends and others, including 17 letters from Martha Rieder and several from his children. Also present is a postcard received by Talmon Henry Rieder from [?] containing a photograph of the destruction caused by a tornado that hit Regina, Saskatchewan, on June 30, 1912, and an empty envelope with stamp.

File consists of one wedding portrait each of H. Milton Cook and Ella Anthes Cook.

File consists of four photographs taken during the construction of the Rieder house at 610 Belmont Avenue in the City of Westmount, Montreal.

File consists of a photograph of the home of Elizabeth Merner (nee Young) on Main Street in New Hamburg, Ontario. Her family (children and grandchildren) are gathered in the front yard and on the front porch.

Group portrait of Elizabeth Merner (nee Young) with her family, including children and grandchildren, taken outdoors at her home on Main Street in New Hamburg, Ontario. Included in the photograph are Peter Rieder and Emeline Rieder (nee Merner), as well as some of their children. The people in the photograph are numbered and pasted to the bottom of the mount is a piece of paper identifying the people by number.

Back row (left to right):

• 1. Aunt Alma Flett
• 2. Chester Merner
• 3. Winnifred M. Brittin
• 4. Aunt Adele "Della" Rieder
• 5. Bert Merner
• 6. Aunt Esther Shave
• 7. Don Merner
• 8. May Gauerke

Second row from back:

• 9. Ernest Wood
• 10. Aunt Em Merner
• 11. Grandpa Peter Rieder
• 12. Marianne Merner
• 13. Aunt Margaret Merner
• 14. Aunt Effie Merner

Third row from back:

• 15. Uncle Henry Merner
• 16. Uncle Ed Merner
• 17. Grandma Emeline Rieder
• 18. Grt. Grandma Merner
• 19. Uncle Emanuel Merner
• 20. Uncle George Merner
• 21. Uncle Will Merner

Fourth row from back:

• 22. Aunt Maude [Wood?]
• 23. Aunt Sarah Zinn
• 24. Thelma Merner (Goldsword)
• 25. Aunt [Linn?] Zurbrigg
• 26. Aunt Tillie
• 27. Aunt Eva Rieder
• 28. Emily Merner

Front row:

• 29. Mildred Wood (Sweet)
• 30. Charles Wood
• 31. Clinton Zurbrigg
• 32. Martha Merner McCorkle
• 33. Miriam Merner

Album containing photographs of the construction of the Dominion Tire Company manufacturing plant in what was then Berlin, Ontario. Includes photographs of the construction process, the surrounding land, the interior and exterior of the building during construction, equipment used the tire manufacturing process and employees on the factory floor, etc. Although the majority of the people are unidentified the following people appear in the album: Talmon Henry Rieder (page 1), [Ed Cable?] and Irene Bain (page 3), Dr. Wood (page 6), and J.I. Franklin Anthes (page 9 and 53).

File consists of material relating to the Westmount development in Waterloo. Includes a prospectus (Realty Pointers: Westmount, "The Development Beautiful") prepared by Beck & Eisenbach (Berlin, ON) containing a plan of Westmount; and a photograph of a topographical landscape painting showing Berlin, Waterloo, and Westmount, prepared by Gibson Catlett, Real Estate Landscape Paintings (Calgary, AB). The plan in the prospectus contains manuscript annotations.

File consists of a photograph of Norman Franklin Anthes (son of J.I. Frank Anthes). Norman died in 1915 at age 5.

File consists of eight studio portraits of Paul Rieder as a baby, toddler, and youth. Duplicates are present.