Material created and accumulated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Includes one account of a dream.

Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz, age 2 years and 5 months. Orpheus is seen seated in a high back chair, dressed in a long gown and jacket.

Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera with left arm resting on a [tree stump?] prop and left ankle crossed over the right.

Material created and accumulated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz and family. Includes ephemera from Orpheus and his wife Carrie Schantz (nee Flagler).

A studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz by Loubell Studios. Orpheus is wearing a bowler hat and top coat.

Material created and accumulated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz and his family, including his wife Carrie Schantz. Includes material relating to the Great Smoky Mountains, correspondence, clippings, greeting cards, poetry, material relating to Orpheus' lecture and tour guide work, and other ephemera. Also includes 5 drawings, 1 painting, 20 photographs, 1 map, 1 luggage tag.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking at camera and dressed in a suit and tie.

One upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen in partial profile.

Material created and accumulated by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Includes one small memorandum book.

Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera and wearing a Cedar Falls Drum Corps uniform and cap.

Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera, possibly given by Orpheus to his sister Sophie Emma Schantz.

Poems by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.

One upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Orpheus is wearing a tuxedo with a bow tie and his beard has begun to grey.

Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking at camera.

Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera in partial profile.

Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera.

Four letters received by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.

Date and Place from: April 24, 1944 Big Prairie, Alta. To Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 From Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958.

Date and Place from: April 26, 1915 Alta. To Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 From Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958.

Date and Place from: Dec. 5, 1916 Didsbury, Alta. To Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 From Bricker, L.D.

Date and Place from: [18-?] s.l. To Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 From Unknown.

Photograph of Orpheus Moyer Schantz's home at 4215 West 24th St., Cicero, Illinois. An unidentified individual is visible lying in a hammock on the front porch.

Hand coloured photograph of Orpheus Moyer Schantz's home at 4215 West 24th St., Cicero, Illinois. Carrie Flagler Schantz and Ruth Schantz are shown on the porch while Worth Schantz plays on the lawn.

Photograph of the home of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and family at Morton Park. Two unidentified children, possibly Ruth and Worth, are visible standing on the porch. The photograph has been mounted on a board and with a decorative handwritten caption that reads "Residence of Mr. & Mrs. O.M. Schantz, Morton Park, Ills., Sept. 9, 1892."

Photograph showing the interior of an unidentified store. Identified from the recto are: Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Will Chase, Eddie Moyer, Harry Moyer, Lou Jeutoft [?].

Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Carrie Schantz (nee Flagler). Orpheus is seated in a chair, dressed in a suit, with legs crossed. Carrie stands to his left in a long dress with right hand on back of Orpheus' chair.

One informal group portrait of the Schantz/Flagler family and friends. The group is seen sitting on the front porch of Orpheus' home at Morton Park.

Back row: Arthur Schantz, Melvina Dorthula Flagler, Samuel A. Flagler.

Middle Row: Sophie Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, William Brown Flagler, Nell Johnston Flagler.

Front Row: G.H. Bowers with banjo, H. Goodwal Dickerman with Ruth Schantz and guitar, Orpheus Schantz.

Studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Cornelia "Carrie" Flagler Schantz, with their daughter Ruth Schantz. Ruth is seen standing at centre with bow in hair arms on her parents' backs.

Head and torso studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz (center back) with (left to right) Ruth, Worth Flagler and Carrie Schantz.

One full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz with an unidentified friend. The two are shown in front of a backdrop of Roman columns. Orpheus is seated looking at a photograph while his friend stands looking over his shoulder.

Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz standing between two unidentified women. The group is seen looking at the camera.

Cyanotype photograph of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Ruth Schantz. Orpheus is seated on a swing out front of their home at Morton Park with arm around Ruth who is standing at his side.

Three photographs that have been hole punched and tied together. The first shows Ruth Schantz sitting in a wheelbarrow with Carrie Flagler Schantz in front of the home at Morton Park. The second shows Ruth Schantz and Orpheus Moyer Schantz on the steps of the home at Morton Park. The third shows Ruth standing in a garden holding flowers.

36 letters received by Tobias Schantz. Correspondents include Levi Nash Moyer, his children Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz), Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Orpheus Moyer Schantz, joint letters from family, one letter from his wife Mary Schantz (nee Moyer).

A snapshot of the exterior home of Worth Flagler Schantz taken from across the street by his father Orpheus Moyer Schantz.

One informal group portrait of the Schantz/Flagler family and friends. The family is seen sitting on the front porch of Orpheus' home at Morton Park.

Back row: Arthur Schantz, Melvina Dorthula Flagler, Samuel A. Flagler.

Middle Row: Sophie Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, William Brown Flagler, Nell Johnston Flagler.

Front Row: G.H. Bowers, H. Goodwal Dickerman with Ruth Schantz, Orpheus Schantz.

One photograph of the Schantz/Flagler family. From left to right: Samuel Adee Flagler, William B. Flagler, Nell Johnston Flagler, [Carrie Flagler Schantz?], Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Melvina Dorthula Flalger, unknown. The family is shown sitting outside on a lawn.

One photograph of members of the Schantz/Moyer family. The family is shown standing together outdoors in front of a growth of trees.

Identified from verso are: Ethel Raymond Sabin, Elihu De Forest Watt, Jennie Moyer, Edmund Warren Moyer, Mary May Raymond, Thomas Cowen Kelly, Jessie Watt Moyer, Ela Bliss Moyer, Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Annie Bell Raymond, Sophie Emma Schantz, Mary Emma Moyer, Mary Raymond Moyer (Mollie), Harry Rollin Moyer, Levi Nash Moyer, Robert Raymond Moyer, Ruth Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, Charlotte Hays Moyer, Mary Elizabeth Moyer.

Photograph of Schneider Avenue taken from stone gates at Victoria Park entrance. Leafy trees, wooden electrical poles and pedestrian sidewalks line the length of the residential street.

A scribbling book belonging to Orpheus Moyer Schantz. The notebook was later passed on to Sophie Emma Schantz who added her own notes. Ephemeral material has been removed and original locations have been indicated. Note that some ephemeral material was written by Etta Schantz White.

A February bulletin of the Geographic Society of Chicago which includes an article by Orpheus Moyer Schantz on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The Geographic Society of Chicago Yearbook for 1919 to 1921. In the yearbook, Orpheus Moyer Schantz is listed as a member of the society.

Photograph of Victoria Park lake taken from Roland Street bridge, including view of Swan Island. Smoke tower from old glue factory partially visible in background skyline.

Photograph of Victoria Park lake taken near Roos Island bridge. An adult and child are visible canoeing in the background, as are others seated with their backs to the camera, on the bridge near Water Street kiosk.

Photograph of rear channel in Victoria Park. The area is surrounded by trees with lily pads in water and detritus on exposed sandbar. A bear cage and picnic shelter are partially visible at right.

Photograph of a scenic view of the rear island and bridge in Victoria Park surrounded by large trees. Two blurry figures are visible walking along a pathway at right.

Photograph of rear island and channel in Victoria Park, featuring a large leafy tree and a partial view of a wooden bridge. An automobile is visible in background, at left.

Photograph of trees, one with a stump seat, in Victoria Park. A wrought iron bench and lampposts are visible in the background.

Photograph of west pathway and lake in Victoria Park including view of Swan Island and, in the distance, the Roos Island bridge. Victoria School tower is faintly visible in background skyline.

Photograph of tree-lined west pathway, along lake's edge in Victoria Park. The crossed legs and feet of a seated man appear immediately at left, and a group walking toward Roos Island bridge are visible further down the path.

Photograph of west pathway and lake in Victoria Park, including view of Swan Island and, in the distance, the Roos Island bridge. A white swan is in the water, at centre, and a couple is partially visible, at left, walking along the path.

A campaign advertising card for William W. Weare for Representative to the Legislature for the 19th Senatorial District of Chicago. Orpheus Moyer Schantz and family lived in the 19th district.

Portrait of the employees of Welden Combination of Iowa Falls, Iowa. Identified on the verso are: William Welden (Proprietor & Manager), S.H. Welden (Travelling Salesman), J.L. Welden (Shipping Clerk), Robert Wright, Jr. (Manager Clothing Department), E.R. Stewart (Assistant Manager Clothing Department), Aaron McDonell (Manager Grocery Department), Clint McDonell (Delivery-man), Orpheus Moyer Schantz (Manager Dry Goods Department), Kate Griswold (Stenographer and Typewriter), O.J. Lawson (Fashionable Cutter), J.H. Flemming (Journeyman Coatmaker), George Schade (Pants Maker).