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The First Saengerfest in Berlin, 1876.

Copy negative of old photograph printed in a book showing a decorated building with a large crowd of people at front. The caption under the reads: "The First Saengerfest in Berlin, 1876. Photograph kindly lent by Mr. Aug. Schmiedel." Typed caption included in file reads: "SAENGERFEST HALL 1876. photo from old book. located where present-day Woodside athletic field area is... large group of people."

Santa Claus at Kitchener, Xmas.

Copy negative of a mounted Denton photograph of Santa Claus visiting Kitchener in a horse drawn sleigh in 1921. Caption accompanying negative reads: "2) Santa at Kitchener 1921 (on Frederick?)."

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King and Queen St., Berlin, Ont., decorated for Ancient Order of Foresters convention ca. 1900.

Copy print, showing the intersection of King and Queen St., looking east. Two decorated arches cross over the street; tracks run up the centre, two groups of men stand in front of the first arch. Left to right: W.R. Travers (manager, Merchants Bank); Fred Boehmer (bank manager); [A.B. Miller?]; unidentified, unidentified , [Major Heath?]; H.L. Janzen; Conrad Bitzer; L.J. Breithaupt. The latter three are former mayors.

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Unknown home with outbuildings.

File consists of one photograph of Levi Carroll (seated at left) with is family outside of Waterloo's former log schoolhouse. Original Berlin High School building partially visible in background.

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Erb Street in 1853.

File consists of one photograph of a sketch of what is now Erb Street in 1853. The Seagram distillery building can be seen.

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Poplar tree in front of grist mill.

File consists of one photograph of a large poplar tree in front of the Snider grist Mill formerly on the west side of King Street south, Waterloo. The tree grew from a branch used as a whip by a pioneer on the 1806 trek from Pennsylvania to Waterloo. The grist mill was built in 1816 and demolished in 1927

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King St., Waterloo: Snider's Mill, ca. 1920.

Copy print, oversize. The mill was built by Abraham Erb and was demolished in 1927. Appeared in K-W Record Canada's Centennial ed., June 27, 1967, p. 49. Note from JB: "Beside CNR spur line where it crosses King St. at Pier 1 Imports [35 King S.]"

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The Breithaupt Leather Co., April 1930.

Panorama group portrait of Breithaupt Leather Company employees standing in a row, on muddy terrain, outside of the tannery building and office entrance. Most are in caps and several are wearing rubber boots and ankle-length aprons. A building with a bell tower is visible in the background.

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Paving King St., 1910.

Copy print showing King St. looking west from Queen, with workmen, horses, trolley tracks in foreground. At the right centre is the Theatorium Movie House. Appeared in Kitchener's First 100 Years, June 22, 1954, p. 39, also in Centennial Souvenir, Feb. 8, 1978, p. 6.

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Waterloo County Council.

Copy prints from an old photograph, one including numbered identifications. John Motz is No. 18.

Includes identifications:

Front Row: Ward Bowlby; Hon. Oliver Mowat, 3rd Premier of Ontario; Ferdinand Walters; [unidentified]; [unidentified]; John King, father of W.L.M. King.

Next row: [unidentified]; [unidentified]; I.D. Bowman; Dan Hibner; Senator Springer; [unidentified]; [unidentified]

3rd row: [unidentified]; John Brown;

4th row: H.L. Janzen; Lawyer Weir, later Magistrate; Frank Pattinson, Preston; Fred Ackerknecht

Top left: John Cook, Jailer

Top right: Petter Itter, House of Refuge manager.

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Berlin Council With Mayor Aaron Bricker.

Copy negative of Page 28 "Berlin today Centennial number in celebration of the old boys' and girls' reunion August, 6th, 7th, 8th, 1906" of the 1906 Berlin city council. Caption under photo reads: "Berlin Council 1906. / W. V. Uttley; C.C. Harn; Mayor Aaron Bricker; J.M. Schneider; Dr. Gross, Jr. / A. W. Feick; V. F. Weber; H. Aletter, Clerk & Treasurer; L. McBrine; C. B. Dunke."

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