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Photograph of Emma Kaufman (at right) smiling and shaking hands with Margaret Heilig, Executive Direction of the Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association next to fusuma painted with a water-themed Japanese landscape donated by Kaufman.
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A photograph of Emma Kaufman holding her niece Mary Ham outside.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma and Taka Kato : staff celebration of Emma Kaufman's twenty five years in Japan.
Photograph of Emma Kaufman and Taka Kato seated in front of a Christmas tree during staff celebrations of Emma Kaufman's twenty five years in Japan. A large bonsai tree and a framed portrait of Mary Kaufman are visible in frame.
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Kaufman, Emma and [Taka Kato] at Y.W.C.A. Recreation House.
Photograph of Emma Kaufman and [Taka Kato] seated at a large fireplace, waiting for an iron kettle to boil, at the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) Recreation House.
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Kaufman, Emma and Tsune Shirai.
Photograph of Tsune Shirai and Emma R. Kaufman standing on a sidewalk along Rosehill Avenue in Toronto and smiling at the camera. Trees and residential homes are visible in background.
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Photograph of Emma Kaufman standing at front door of building, holding open storm door and looking at camera from top of steps.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Photograph of Emma Kaufman standing on a dock at the edge of a lake surrounded by trees.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Head and shoulders portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. In the photograph, Emma is wearing a brooch from the Young Women’s Christian Association in Japan in recognition of 30 years of service.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Full body portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman standing with a bouquet of flowers and seen in partial profile looking off camera.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A head and shoulders portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. Also includes a small poster advertisement from the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre presenting, Nihon Buyo No Yube: An Evening of Japanese Dancing. On the reverse side of poster is Emma R. Kaufman's handwriting and a note written by Mary C. Ham, 19 November, 2001: "The 88th birthday is the important one in Japan, unlike the 80th or 90th in the West."
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A portrait of Emma Ratz Kaufman. In the photograph, Emma is wearing a brooch from the Young Women
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A photograph of Emma Kaufman receiving the International Co-operation Year medal from His Eminence, Cardinal Leger at the University of Montreal on March 7, 1965. Also includes a photo mat and brief typed overview of Emma Kaufman's work in Japan.
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A photograph of Emma Kaufman receiving the International Co-operation Year medal from His Eminence, Cardinal Leger at the University of Montreal on March 7, 1965. Also includes a photo mat and brief typed overview of Emma Kaufman's work in Japan.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma with two unidentified people.
Photo of Emma Kaufman conversing with and seated between two unidentified Japanese.
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Kaufman, Emma with unidentified group.
Photograph of Emma Kaufman and a group of unidentified Japanese women smiling while looking at am open photograph album.
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A portrait of Jacob Kaufman.
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Kaufman, Jacob and Mary Kaufman.
Studio portrait of Jacob Kaufman and Mary Eidt Kaufman possibly taken to record their marriage in 1877. Jacob is seen standing next to a seated Mary, his hand on the back of her chair.
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Kaufman, Jacob and Mary Kaufman in Japan.
Postcard photograph showing Mary and Jacob Kaufman seated in two rickshaws operated by local drivers.
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Portrait of Mary Eidt Kaufman seen seated in an armchair and looking at camera.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Snapshot of Mary Kaufman seated on a chair in the middle of a yard, hands in lap and looking at camera.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Head and torso studio portrait of Mary Eidt Kaufman seen looking at camera, seated and wearing a fur stole around shoulders.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Mary : 75th birthday party.
A portrait of the Kaufman family during Mary Eidt Kaufman
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Mary : 75th birthday party.
A portrait of the Kaufman family during Mary Eidt Kaufman
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Kaufman, Mary : biographical : YWCA of Kitchener-Waterloo.
Material relating to the opening and naming of "Mary's Place", the K-W Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) residence named in Mary Kaufman's honour in 1990. Includes 2 snapshots, correspondence, photocopies of 1937 news clippings about the opening of the "new wing" and photocopies of clippings from 1970, the 100th anniversary of the Y.W.C.A. of Canada.
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Kaufman, Mary and daughters Emma Ratz and Edna Louise.
Studio portrait of Mary Eidt Kaufman and her daughters (left to right) Emma Ratz Kaufman and Edna Louise Augustine.
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Kaufman, Mary and her three sisters, quilting outside at 22 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Ontario.
A snapshot of Mary Eidt Kaufman and her three sisters quilting outside 22 Margaret Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario.
Left to right: Emma Sutter, [Clara?], Mary Kaufman, Adeline Hill.
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Photograph of Emma Kaufman seated in an armchair accepting something from a toddler as guests on the couch beside them sit smiling. From left to right: Mrs. Minura holding a dog, Constance Chappell, Mrs. Saiki, Dr. Winnifred Thomas, unidentified toddler, and Emma Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
MacDonald, Caroline and Hirooka Asako.
Photograph postcard of Caroline MacDonald in Japanese dress, seen standing with Hirooka Asako at the 1912 YWCA Summer Conference.
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Mary Kaufman and daughters and Louise Breithaupt : Middle East tour.
A snapshot of four women standing in front of a stone wall in an unidentified Middle Eastern country.
Left to right: Louise Breithaupt, Edna Augustine, Emma R. Kaufman, and Mary Kaufman.
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Photographs of members of the Augustine and Kaufman families of Kitchener, Ontario and of the Ham family of Toronto, Ontario.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Three group portraits featuring members of the Augustine, Kaufman, Breithaupt, and Greb families.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Material relating to the Henry Ratz family. Consists of photocopies of genealogical information, photocopies of photographs and photocopies of clippings. Contains one snapshot of the "Ratz homestead, Elmira?" and a letter from Herb Ratz to Mary Ham, Jan. 11, 1992.
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A modern print of a Ratz family portrait taken around 1900. Mary Kaufman is in the back row, second from the right.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Ratz family portrait : possibly first reunion 1909.
A modern print of a Ratz family portrait taken around 1909. Edna Louise Augustine, Emma Ratz Kaufman, Mary Eidt Kaufman and Jacob Kaufman are present in the photograph.
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Ratz family reunion 1914 : souvenir.
A small mirror with a photograph of Henry Ratz and his wife on the verso.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A photograph of George VI, King of Great Britain and Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain on the platform at the train station in Kitchener, Ontario signing a book. The photograph is by Charles Belair, Binning Studio. Mary Caroline Augustine and Jane Baetz are identified as Brownies in this photo.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
One photograph featuring the interior of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) and two photographs of stage events.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Tokyo Y.W.C.A. : group portrait of staff and Tokyo Board.
A group portrait of staff of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) and Tokyo Board at a luncheon held on January 14, 1930. Inscription on the verso of the photograph likely written by Emma Kaufman.
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Tokyo Y.W.C.A. : meeting of presidents and general secretaries.
Two snapshots of a group of individuals taken during a meeting of the presidents and general secretaries of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in May 1940.
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Tokyo Y.W.C.A. : membership banquet.
A photograph of the Tokyo Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) membership banquet held on February 11, 1931. Inscription on verso likely written by Emma Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Two photographs of camp activities at Nojiri Camp. Both photographs have inscriptions on the verso likely written by Emma Kaufman.
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A portrait of an unidentified infant. The portrait was mounted in a handmade frame.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A photograph of a child in front of the house at 22 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener standing in the snow.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A portrait of an unidentified Japanese couple.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Full body portrait of an unidentified woman, possibly Mary Eidt Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family