Warren was 6 months old : Harry and Warren.
- SCA185-GA160-2-14-20
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- [1925?]
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of Harry Byers holding a 6 month old infant named Warren [Byers].
Byers, Harry J.
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Warren was 6 months old : Harry and Warren.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of Harry Byers holding a 6 month old infant named Warren [Byers].
Byers, Harry J.
Latvian 2 santini bronze coin.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One Latvian 2 santini bronze coin.
Latvia
French 1 franc aluminum-bronze coin.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One French 1 franc aluminum-bronze coin.
France
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.
SAS Kansas City : plate 1157, January 3, 1928.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Group portrait of Harry Byers (front row, centre) with and what appears to be his Kansas Sweeney Tractor Machine Company class. There is a banner above the class that says "SAS Kansas City" [Sweeney Automobile School], and Harry Byers is holding a sign that says "Plate 1157 Jan. 3, 1928."
Byers, Harry J.
Group portrait of Harry Byers and 15 unidentified individuals in a snowy landscape.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Group portrait of Harry (bottom row, fifth from right) and Violet Byers (bottom row, fourth from right) and 15 unidentified individuals posing in a snowy landscape.
Byers, Harry J.
Kuang Hsin Syndicate of Heilungkiang [Heilongjiang] 20 cent bank note.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One 20 cent banknote from the Kuang Hsin Syndicate of Heilongjiang, dated 1929.
China
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.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers and Thelma Boyers, posing in a garden.
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 Reverend Huegli holding books with a car, house, road, and tree visible behind him. Caption on verso reads: "Rev. Huegli. Taken at Logan church July 1929."
Byers, Harry J.
Correspondence : Byers, Harry J. to Boyers, John
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One item of correspondence from Harry J. Byers to John Boyers (his father in law) dated October 29, 1929. In the letter Harry mentions that he and Violet have recently married and their plans to head to Russia for work.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One United States passport for Harry J. Byers and his wife Violet Byers. In the passport Harry is described as being 6 feet tall, having light brown hair and blue eyes, and a tattoo on his right arm. The passport also includes a photograph of Harry and Violet and visa stamps from countries they visited including Russia, Poland, Germany and the United States.
United States of America
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry (at left) and Violet Byers (second from left) with 5 other unidentified individuals strolling across the deck of a ship, arm in arm.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One menu from the Cunard Line for a dinner held November 18, 1929. In attendance were Harry and Violet Byers as well as Mr and Mrs E. Poulson, Mr R. Robertson, Mr D. Lister and Mr J.M. Carlyle.
Cunard Line
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Group snapshot of Harry (bottom row, fourth from left) and Violet Byers (bottom row, third from right) with several unidentified individuals standing outside in the snow on Christmas day.
Byers, Harry J.
Jack & Roy : Dec. 25, 1929 Verblude.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers, Jack [?], and Roy [?] standing in a snowy landscape with an umbrella.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains tickets and other notices.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers with an unidentified man, dressed in working clothes.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (at right) with an unidentified man, dressed in working clothes.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers leaning on an SAS [Sweeney Automobile School] airplane.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers and an unidentified woman at a harbour.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry and Violet Byerslooking out to sea at a harbour, with a ship in the background.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (at left), 1 unidentified woman, and 2 unidentified men, at a dinner table with bread and wine on it.
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 sitting outdoors on a staircase.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers sitting on a set of outdoor stairs.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers sitting outdoors on a staircase.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers sitting on a set of outdoor stairs.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Bob Byers in a garden.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Jean Grenier (nee Byers) in a garden.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a large group of men, sitting on beds around a stove in a wood building.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a young girl sitting in a chair on a sidewalk in a residential neighbourhood holding a doll.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an aerial view of farmland, possibly in Russia. Outbuildings, people and large farm machinery visible.
Byers, Harry J.
Alfred Roberts in sailor suit.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Alfred Roberts of a small boy standing on a lawn wearing a sailor suit.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Diary maintained by Harry J. Byers during his time in Russia from 1930-1931. 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 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. Some entries are written by Harry's wife Violet and a few include words in Russian.
Postcard : danses oukrayennes.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One postcard with the painting "evening party" by Ilya Repin. Verso is blank.
Postcard : Potsdam Schloss Sanssouci.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One postcard, produced by Aufnahme Staatliche Bildstelle, showing a photograph of the Sanssouci palace in Potsdam. Verso is blank.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One printing plate used in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record of St. Basil's Cathedral.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Clipping of Harry Byers teaching in Russia.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains a Russian newspaper clipping of a photograph of Harry Byers standing with three other men looking at equipment.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers and an unidentified infant.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers holding an unidentified infant.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers standing in a garden.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers standing in a garden, with a tree, shrubbery, and a lamp post behind him.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers sitting outdoors on a staircase.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers sitting on a set of outdoor stairs.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers with 3 unidentified men at a construction site, side view.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (second from left), wearing an "SAS" [Sweeney Automobile School] coat, with 3 unidentified men at a construction site, taken from the side.
Byers, Harry J.
Violet Byers outside a cabin on the deck of a ship.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Violet Byers outside a cabin on the deck of a ship.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers looking over the rail on the deck of a ship.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers looking over the rail on the deck of a ship.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers and an unidentified man standing at a harbour.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (at right) and an unidentified man standing at a harbour, with ships in the background.
Byers, Harry J.
Byers family and carriage snapshot.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot showing members of the Byers family standing next to Fred and Marge Byers (nee Landwehr) seated in a horse drawn carriage.
From left to right: Andrew Byers, Caroline Byers (nee Graul), unidentifed [sister?], unidentified child, Fred Byers, Marge Byers.
Byers, Harry J.
Old man Byers : taken at Grozny Russia the day Violet almost got hit on the nose with an onion.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Double picture photograph [stereograph?] of Harry Byers.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a construction site, with a railway track running through it.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a busy square with large buildings, and a fortification on a hill in the background. Shows the city of Tiflis (Tbilisi).
Byers, Harry J.
Two unidentified children in front of a car.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of two unidentified children standing and sitting on the running board of a car.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified child crying while sitting on a horse in what appears to be a residential neighbourhood.
Byers, Harry J.
Unidentified woman on horseback.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman sitting on a horse surrounded by four small children. The woman is possibly in a residential setting.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Mickey holding a baby outdoors.
Byers, Harry J.
Unidentified couple standing in front of a house.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified couple in formal wear standing in front of a house.
Byers, Harry J.
Grozneft main office lit up celebrating completion of Grozneft 5 year plan in 2 1/2 years.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a building in the town of Grozny lit up at night.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One clipping from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record advertising a talk to be given by Harry J. Byers on his time in Russia.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One die cut valentine card of a woman holding a suitcase reading "ay ban gude girrul wit lotsa it, yu betcha."
Byers, Harry J. and Violet : photograph.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One snapshot of Harry J. Byers and Violet used for their passport. Verso reads "This is our pass port picture, I was sore at the bird who snapped this. Funny looking out fit. Vi looks funnier than me. Don't tell her I told you. PS Look at my chin. 1930"
Harry Byers and 4 unidentified men making a toast on the deck of a ship.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of Harry Byers (at left) and 4 unidentified men making a toast [possibly with beer] on the deck of a ship. A "New York/Hamburg" life preserver is visible behind them.
Byers, Harry J.
Sweethearts of Verblude, January 15, 1930.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Violet and Harry Byers posing outside a doorway in Russia.
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.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a street in Tiflis (Tbilisi).
Byers, Harry J.
We are ready for scuffeling now.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman on a horse hitched to a plough, with another unidentified woman holding the plough. There is a barn and farmland in the background.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of interpreter Emma Ruban standing outside of an unidentified building.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Alfred and Violet Roberts standing on a lawn.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of farmland with farm machinery in the foreground and buildings in the background.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of two unidentified men standing in the doorway of a home. One man is offering a glass of an unidentified liquid to the other. Both are wearing aprons.
Byers, Harry J.
Postcard : cooperation holiday in the country.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One postcard of a cooperation holiday in the country. Image shows a painting of coloured print of a celebration with people gathered outside with signs and what appears to be a picture of Lenin. Verso is blank.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Snapshot of Jean Grenier (nee Byers), Caroline Byers (nee Graul) and Bob Byers seated in a garden.
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.
Snapshot of 2 unidentified loggers sawing a log with a crosscut saw.
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.
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.
Portrait of an unidentified man.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Portrait of an unidentified man.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One postcard reading "Alte Schanke OLD INN Weinhandlung inh. Erich Haupt. Berlin W8. Unted den Linden 16. Telefon Zentrum 2736." Image shows the interior of a pub. Verso is blank
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One small metal axe ornament made by Harry J. Byers.
Byers, Harry J.
Byers, Van Gilder, Motton : the day I left Verblude, January 15, 1930.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (centre), [?] Van Gilder, and [?] Motton, standing in front of some farm machinery.
Byers, Harry J.
Thelma, Agnes and Viv lying on the grass in a park, with a building in the background.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of 3 women, identified as Thelma, Agnes and Viv, lying on the grass in a park, with a building in the background. Letter on verso reads: "To Sis from Thelma me and Agnes Viv taken Sunday Mar. 31 1930. Aint we cute. Ha."
Byers, Harry J.
Group of people in the Court of the Little Theatre.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Informal group portrait of 7 unidentified individuals sitting by a fountain in a court. Caption on verso reads: "Note your big sis taken in the Court of the Little Theatre first of its kind in America and in the Old French Quarters a beautiful court, April 19 - 1930."
Byers, Harry J.
Clark, Vivian and Dad, April 14 1930.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of John Boyers and Clark, standing in front of a large brick building, with Vivian standing in the background, under one of the building's balconies.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One postcard with the painting "rivals" by Nikolay Kasatkin. Verso reads "Dear Mother, May 13, this picture is so real I just had to send it. It looks just exactly like the village we lived in the far east & the women are just almost real. I'm feeling better mother, will be moving again in about 2 weeks. Violie will write in a few days. We send love. H &V" The letter is addressed to Mrs. Albert Scherbarth, West Monkton, Ontario, Canada.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Violet and Harry Byers (center) with an unidentified man and woman standing on a dock in a harbour with a ship behind them.
Byers, Harry J.
The city Nikolsk, Far East : November 14, 1930.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a street and surrounding houses in the city of Nikolsk (Ussuriysk), taken from a balcony.
Byers, Harry J.
Byers, Harry J. and Violet : photograph.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
One snapshot of Harry and Violet Byers. Violet is in bed while Harry leans over her. Verso reads "Nov. 19, 1930 Nikolsk, Far East. Harry and Vi Byers."
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.
File consists of 1 snapshot of [Harry Byers' wife Violet] lying in a hotel room bed. Caption on the verso reads: "Nikolskoye Nov. 20, 1930. Sweet Suite Patient: My girl was real sick this day, taken in our room at Hotel."
Byers, Harry J.