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File consists of one photograph showing members of the Bowlby family in front of "Liberty Hall", the family home. In the carriage are shown Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby and Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement, being pulled by mare Dolly. In front of the home are shown David Sovereign Bowlby, George Herbert Bowlby, Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Seagram Bowlby, David Shannon Bowlby, and Grace Esther Bowlby Fennell. The photograph was used in "Busy Berlin" in 1897.

File consists of one photograph of David Sovereign Bowlby with sons David Shannon (centre) and George Herbert on right.

File consists of one painted portrait of George Herbert Bowlby in his army uniform. The painting appears to be watercolour on ivorine, and the signature reads E.C. Blisley, 1917. Bowlby died in 1917 during First World War and this is possibly a commemorative portrait.

File consists of materials relating to George Herbert Bowlby and wife Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Seagram Bowlby. Includes clippings on George leaving for the First World War, the death of both George and Adine as well as on the inquest into George's death.

Full body studio portrait of George Herbert Bowlby and Blanche Alexandrine (Adine) Seagram Bowlby. Blanche is resting left elbow on George's knee. Also includes envelope that the photograph was in with pencil inscription: Herbert + Adine Bowlby.

File consists of one full body studio portrait showing George Herbert Bowlby, about age 3, with dog Tippo Saib by the "Ontario" Photograph Gallery, Berlin, Ont. George and Tippo are shown in an outdoor setting in front of a wooden fence.

File consists of one tintype group portrait of Edwin Perry Clement (seated) and extended family members (left to right) George Herbert Bowlby, Thomas Creswick Oliver and William Henry Pope Clement. Everyone in the photo is seen wearing a hat. Includes envelope tintype was originally stored in with handwritten identifications.

File consists of one full length studio portrait of Janie Elizabeth Bowlby Clement and brother George Herbert Bowlby, by C. Schneuker, Berlin, Ont. The two are seated side by side wearing sailor outfits.

Fonds consists of 28 items of correspondence predominantly written during 1893 to David Shannon Bowlby from his family in Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario while Bowlby was a student at the University of Toronto. Most of the letters are casual in nature providing updates about happenings in Berlin, including church sermons and social engagements.

The majority of the letters are authored by Bowlby's mother Martha Esther, with additional letters from friends, including Albert Liborius Breithaupt, and family, including father David Sovereign. Also in the file is one letter from Bowlby on personalized letterhead.