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Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of 2 unidentified individuals paddling a canoe in a lake, with land in the distance.
Byers, Harry J.
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Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of 2 unidentified individuals paddling a canoe in a lake, with land in the distance.
Byers, Harry J.
Orpha picking flowers beside a large building.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Orpha picking flowers from a bush beside a large building. Caption on verso reads: "This is Orphas [sic] picture she give [sic] Mick to send you Vi Mick said tell you that aunt Orpha was picking flowers from Mick to Vi and Jack. Mick is riting [sic] some to [?] [unintelligible from this point]."
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Sam D. Bawman (centre) with two unidentified men standing on a sidewalk in a residential neighbourhood.
Byers, Harry J.
Michigan City Annie Marge & kids.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Marge Byers (nee Landwehr) and a woman identified as Annie with children playing on a beach, at the edge of a large body of water.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a sailboat on an unidentified body of water.
Byers, Harry J.
An unidentified woman on the Marquette & Joliet rock in Illinois.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman standing on the Marquette & Joliet rock in Illinois. Caption on verso reads: "This is me on the same Rock."
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Postcard photograph of an unidentified woman and child outdoors in front of a house.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of two unidentified men standing outside near what appears to be a brick works.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of three unidentified individuals sitting on a dock.
Byers, Harry J.
Clark & Vivian at Michigan Beach.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
File consists of 1 snapshot of Clark and Vivian standing at a wall with the lake behind them.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an infant sitting in a chair. Caption on verso reads: "Age 10 months when the picture was taken & has 8 teeth."
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Materials relating to the professional and personal life of Harry J. Byers. Includes biographical documents, including his passport and WW1 papers, ephemera, clippings and correspondence as well as approximately 270 photographs of Harry Byers and his family. Also included are photographs from Byers' time living in Russia, and a diary recounting the two years he was there.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Series consists of personal papers created and accumulated by Harry Byers. Includes epehemera, clippings, certifcates, correspondence, a passport, employment and education information, and a diary detailing Byers' time working in Russia.
Byers, Harry J.
Correspondence to and from Harry Byers.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains 9 letters to Harry Byers, and 2 letters from Harry Byers. The letters to Harry Byers are from F.B. Sweeney of the Sweeney Automobile & Electrical School (2 letters, one of which mentions the death of Harry Byers' wife), Vadapalas, Zbarski (Chief Manager of Technical Supply Department) and Sergiev (Manager of Technical Department), Steponaitis, William Lewis Simms (Manager, International Harvesting Co.), H.L.L., Popoff (Manager of Foreign Bureau), and Charles E.B. Payne (American Vice Consul). The letters from Harry Byers are to Mr. Sweeney, both are resignation letters, but one is for March 25, 1927 and is an original, and the other is for July 19, 1929 and is a carbon copy.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains a photocopy of Harry Byers' diary from 1930-1931, while in Russia. The diary is titled "Mile stones a five year diary", is ring-bound, and has ca. 202 one-sided leaves, with two days per leaf. The diary includes daily entries detailing general activities, conditions in Russia, places Harry and hist wife Violet Byers stayed, meals, sickness and health, agricultural details, how the Grain Trust Russian Five Year Plan was going, details of social activities and events, notes from friends, lists of books read while in Russia, and lists of names and addresses of acquaintances. Byers mentions Violet quite often, and some entries are written by her.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains one copy of an employment agreement between Harry Byers and the Amtorg Trading Corporation for and on behalf of the Grain Trust of the U.S.S.R., employing Harry Byers as a tractor and combine work supervisor and instructor for two years.
Byers, Harry J.
Teaching : examination questions and answers.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains 2 sets of examination questions with their correct answers, one relating to mechanics and one relating to combines, and a partial teaching schedule for a 24 day course designed for tractor and combine operators, possibly used in Russia.
Byers, Harry J.
Sweeny Automotive and Electrical School.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains a Sweeney Automotive and Electrical School publication. Includes promotional articles and photographs of various activities of the school.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Series consists of photographs created and accumulated by Harry Byers. Includes five loose photographs, as well as those from a family album. The photographs show Harry Byers and his family and friends, as well as those detailing his time working in Russia.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
File consists of a photograph album containgin 266 photographs. The photographs have been removed from the album and are listed separately in the following records.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers with two unidentified men and a carousel horse.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of Harry Byers with two unidentified men, one of whom is seated on a carousel horse.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers and an unidentified man with a portrait studio backdrop.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Portrait of Harry Byers (at right) and an unidentified man posing in front of a portrait studio backdrop.
Byers, Harry J.
Nikolskoye, Nov. 20, 1930 : the pioneers of the far east.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of Harry Byers (at right) and an unidentified man posing in a portrait studio with a backdrop. They appear to be holding stones.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains an April 1931 issue of a "V.O.K.S." Bulletin, "for foreign workers and specialists working in the region of the Northern Caucasus". Includes notes made by Harry Byers regarding the content of the Bulletin.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains 1 Canadian Passport belonging to Harry John Byers and his four children. Includes a photograph of Harry Byers holding his infant, Shirley Marie Byers. The passport was valid for the United States of America, was issued on August 3, 1943, and expired on August 3, 1945.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains an original ms. copy of Harry Byers' Honorable Discharge from the Army of the United States, a ts. copy of his Honorable Discharge, and a ts. copy of Harry Byers' Enlistment Record, including his enlistment details and honorable discharge details.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
File consist of loose photographs of Harry Byers with family, friends and colleagues during his time as a mechanic in the United States and in Russia.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers and a group of unidentified people standing by a tractor.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
File consists of 1 informal group portrait of Harry Byers and 3 other unidentified individuals standing by a "Caterpillar" vehicle. Caption on the verso reads: "Hurrah for our side. Look me over. - Jack."
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers behind a studio prop, posing as a cossack.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of Harry Byers putting his head through the painted image of a cossack riding a horse.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers holding a chicken in front of a portrait studio backdrop.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Consists of 2 portraits of Harry Byers holding a chicken in front of a backdrop in a Russian portrait studio. One of the portraits has a letter on the verso that reads: "Dear Old Pap. I've done gone Native. I look like Hell. But I'm feeling good. If all goes well with this god dam food. I'll stick my time you can bet on that. But when we dine, then I'll get fat. April 1, 1931 - USSR."
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Byers family portrait.
Left to right: [Helen Bawman (nee Byers)?], unidentified man, unidentified woman, Caroline Byers (nee Graul), [Fred Byers?], unidentified woman, Andrew Byers.
Byers, Harry J.
Snapshot of Jackie Bawman and Harry Byers.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Jackie Bawman and Harry Byers.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers in a mechanics class working on an [engine?].
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of several unidentified men working in a classroom setting, on what appears to be an engine. Harry Byers third from left.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry and Violet Byers in a small airplane.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry and Violet Byers in a two-seater airplane.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers and an unidenified woman standing in a backyard.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers and an unidentified older woman, standing in a backyard with a fence behind them.
Byers, Harry J.
November 19, 1930 : Nikolsk far east.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of the interior of a church with a service in progress. Includes Harry Byers (second from right), two children and an unidentified men at an altar. Photo taken in Nikolsk (Ussuriysk)
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of 4 unidentified children and 1 unidentified woman sitting on the back of a pickup truck, with a barn in the background.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers with 3 unidentified men at a construction site, facing the camera.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (second from left) wearing a "SAS" [Sweeney Automobile School] coat with 3 unidentified men at a construction site, taken with the men facing the camera.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers outside a cabin on the deck of a ship.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers standing outside a cabin on the deck of a ship.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers and 3 unidentified men holding a New York/Hamburg life preserver.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (at right) and 3 unidentified men holding a "New York/Hamburg" life preserver, on the deck of a ship.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of Caroline Byers (nee Graul), Marge Byers (nee Landwehr), and Warren, standing in a backyard.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers standing beside an automobile with 2 unidentified men inside it.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers standing beside an automobile with 2 unidentified men inside.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of [Harry Byers] (at left), holding a fishing rod, and 2 unidentified individuals packing a truck after a fishing trip.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry and Violet Byers beside an automobile.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers with arm around Marge (nee Landwehr) Byers, standing in front of a porch, with Fred Byers and an unidentified child in the background.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers beside a stream, with a fishing pole and a small fish on the end of it.
Byers, Harry J.
Portrait of Harry Byers and an unidentified little girl.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Formal portrait of Harry Byers and an unidentified little girl [his daughter?], standing in front of a portrait studio backdrop.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers standing in the side yard of a house.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers standing in the side yard of a brick house.
Byers, Harry J.
Violet Byers standing outside of a cabin, on the deck of a ship.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Violet Byers standing outside of a cabin on the deck of a ship.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Cut-out portrait of Harry Byers.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers standing by a tree.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers wearing a suit and hat, standing beside a tree.
Byers, Harry J.
Woman in bathing suit posing with parasol.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of an unidentified man standing outside.
Byers, Harry J.
Unidentified couple standing under an arch.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified couple standing in an archway. Another woman, possibly Violet Byers, is partially obscured by the arch is visible at right.
Byers, Harry J.
Couple standing in front of car.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified man and [Violet Byers] standing in front of a car.
Byers, Harry J.
Woman standing outdoors by tree.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman standing outdoors in front of a tree.
Byers, Harry J.
Violet Byers and three unidentified individuals.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Violet Byers (at right) and 3 unidentified individuals standing in a stone archway.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a dog laying on blankets in a wooden box.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Jean Grenier (nee Byers), Caroline Byers (nee Graul) and Bob Byers seated in a garden.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers and three unidentified men.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (back row) and three unidentified men standing against a building.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of the skyline of Tiflis (Tbilisi) with the river in the foreground, and a cliff in the immediate left foreground.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of a man plowing a field using four plowhorses.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a boy with a dog. The two are on the ground and the dog is drinking from a bowl.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman standing outdoors.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman standing outdoors wearing an apron.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a large group of unidentified people (likely Russians) standing outside near tents.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Head and shoulders snapshot of an unidentified woman.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Caroline Byers (nee Graul) with an infant in a stroller.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of Alfred (centre) and Violet Roberts (at right) with an unidentified girl standing with a stroller.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a group of people seated outdoors near a home.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of 2 unidentified loggers sawing a log with a crosscut saw.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of two unidentified women standing outdoors near a barn. One woman is dressed in a man's suit and hat.
Byers, Harry J.
Unidentified child with Merry Christmas sign.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a young boy standing outdoors holding a sign that reads: "Merry Christmas."
Byers, Harry J.
Jackie Bawman and an unidentified women outdoors.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Jackie Bawman and an unidentified women standing outdoors. They are both wearing long dresses, and one woman is holding flowers.
Byers, Harry J.
Unidentified baby in highchair.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified baby seated in a high chair outdoors. Shadow of photographer visible at bottom left.
Byers, Harry J.
Unidentified people standing on rocks on shore.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of unidentified people standing on rocks on the shore.
Byers, Harry J.
Unidentified man and boy standing near a cannon.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified man with his arm around a younger boy. Both are standing outdoors in front of a cannon.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified altar server standing outdoors.
Byers, Harry J.
Two unidentified women outdoors.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of two unidentified women standing outdoors [in the winter?].
Byers, Harry J.
Fred and Marge Byers with unidentified couple.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Fred and Marge Byers (nee Landwehr) posing with an unidentified couple on the steps of what appears to be a monument or memorial.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Side profile snapshot of Violet Byers from the neck down.
Byers, Harry J.
Unidentified group outside building.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified group of people walking towards a building. The people are all seen from behind and include men, women, adults and children.
Byers, Harry J.
Don outside of a house, holding a pipe.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Don holding a pipe with a house visible in the background. Caption on verso reads: "This is Dons [sic] picture I took of him Sunday and I told him I was going to send it to Vi and Jack he said all rite [sic] he sure thinks lots of me he is afel [sic] good harted [sic] I think he is nice looking dont [sic] you."
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a city street in Grozny, with 4 unidentified individuals walking down it. Caption on verso reads: "Grozny. Photographer was --"
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of John Boyers and Don (at right) sitting on the stairs of the front porch of a house. An unidentified woman is visible behind them looking out of a screen door.
Byers, Harry J.
[Violet Byers?] woman with baby.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of [Violet Byers?] with a baby in a high chair.
Byers, Harry J.
Unidentified women with children.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman and two children sitting on a front step.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman and child on the front porch of a home numbered 2803.
Byers, Harry J.
Jackie Bawman and unidentified woman.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman and Jackie Bawman seated on a tree stump with a racket.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified man holding a small child.
Byers, Harry J.
Portrait of an unidentified man.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Portrait of an unidentified man.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers fonds : 2018 accrual.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Materials relating to the personal and professional life of Harry J. Byers. Includes photographs, coins, artefacts, correspondence, ephemera and more. Most of the items relate to Byers' time working in Russia from 1930-1931.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photographs and realia created and collected by Harry J. Byers. Includes coins and banknotes, photographs of Harry with family and friends and more. Most of the materials were created or collected during Harry's time in Russia.
Byers, Harry J.
Byers, Harry J. and group : photograph.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One snapshot of Harry J. Byers with a group of unidentified other men. Verso reads "Xmas Day [Verblude]. Harry Byers - instructor in Siberia."
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One small metal axe ornament made by Harry J. Byers.
Byers, Harry J.