Album containing photographs of the construction of the Dominion Tire Company manufacturing plant in what was then Berlin, Ontario. Includes photographs of the construction process, the surrounding land, the interior and exterior of the building during construction, equipment used the tire manufacturing process and employees on the factory floor, etc. Although the majority of the people are unidentified the following people appear in the album: Talmon Henry Rieder (page 1), [Ed Cable?] and Irene Bain (page 3), Dr. Wood (page 6), and J.I. Franklin Anthes (page 9 and 53).

File consists of one photograph of the Kitchener market with the city hall and post office buildings visible.

Copy prints showing the intersection of King and Queen St., taken from Queen St. S. looking North. Shows sign for Berliner Journal Printing office and Ayton's grocer.

Two identical head and shoulder studio portraits of Tobias Schantz with long beard seen looking at camera.

File consists of a wedding portrait of Arthur Gauerke and Talma (May) Rieder, a photograph of their daughter Joyce Evelyn at 6 months old, and a later family portrait (with three daughters).

File consists of one head and shoulders studio portrait of William Pope Clement.

Mounted photograph of employees casually standing at the front and side of the Anthes Manufacturing Company factory. Looking at the camera, most are wearing hats, some with hands at hips or in pockets.

Full length portrait of Paul Rieder and Dorothy Scheifele on their wedding day with their wedding party. The group is seen looking at camera and dressed in formal wear. From left to right: Homer McIntosh, Bruce McCullough, Paul, Dorothy, Grace Pernfuss, June Peacock, and Walter Pernfuss.

Postcard photograph of Emma and Charles August Ahrens standing outdoors on September 21, 1917, their 35th wedding anniversary. Both are seen looking off camera in opposite directions and are dressed in wedding attire. Emma is holding a bouquet of flowers.

Photograph of an unidentified young adult standing on top of the empty Kaiser Wilhelm I plinth in Victoria Park imitating a statue with one arm outstretched and the other at placed on hip.

Contains 2 snapshots of the Braun family plot in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener Ontario. Alfred Schneider Gofton's wife was Charlotte Braun. Includes a photocopy of an obituary for Heinrich Braun in German, and translated into English.

A group portrait of approximately 36 students and their teachers in grades 7 and 8c from Suddaby School in Kitchener, Ontario. The students and teachers are posed on the front steps of the school.

Some of the students in the photograph have been identified including:

• Charles Greb (third row, first from the left)
• Mary Ham (second row, sixth from the left)
• Miss Knechtel (second row, eleventh from the left)
• Marion Eckel Gellatlyl (third row, fifth from the left)
• Ruth Mary Hatton (third row, sixth from the left)
• Ruth Bean (third row, ninth from the left)
• John Whalley (fourth row, fourth from the left)

Two copies of a full body studio portrait of (left to right) John S. Anthes, Ella Cook and Lydia Anthes. John is seen in partial profile, seated in an ornately carved arm chair. Ella and Lydia are seen standing next to John, looking at the camera with arms crossed at each other's back.

77 photographs, mostly snapshots.
p. 1, 3, 5, 7. "Dutch Company" ski photographs, including one "artistic" shot.
p. 11. Artistic shot of birch trees.
p. 12. Schneider, Norman C. : home at 76 Schneider Ave., Kitchener, Ont. : exterior.
p. 13. Skyscraper.
p. 14. Mrs. Keffer and girl with basin of Boston Terrier puppies. (1 of 2 lacking).
p. 17. "Canada at Work" (1 of 2 lacking).
p. 19. London Bridge?
p. 25. Ski jumping with spectators at Chicopee (1 of 2 lacking).
p. 27 Schneider, Norman C. : family portrait, Oct. 1935.
p. 28. Schneider family portrait : Norman & Ethel, Fred H. and Ella, Walter Siegner and Emma, four unidentified couples, taken in a living room.
p. 34. Canada at Work, 1938.
p. 35. Skiing, Huntsville?
p. 36-38. Schneider family snapshots, J.M. and Helena.
p. 39-39, 41, 43. Snapshots taken in Europe? One shows a border crossing on a path, several of a group of men and a pony.
p. 43-44. Men's fishing trip snapshots (1 of 5 lacking).
p. 46-47. Christmas at 76 Schneider Ave. Includes children with Christmas tree, Herbert, Howie and Don Daub playing with trains in the basement.
p. 48-53. Ski photographs, locations unknown. Includes posed groups, 1938, and candid shots.
p. 55. Church of the Good Shepherd.
p. 56-58. Schneider Stock Farm (2 of 11 lacking). Includes shots of children riding a pony.
p. 59-61. Wedding of unidentified couple. Includes bride and groom in sleigh outside Buena Vista, J.M. Sschneider's home at 272 Queen St. North.

Modern copy of a photograph showing Johann Christoph Schneider's farm in the Highland Rd-Lawrence Ave. area of Kitchener, ca. 1900.

1 snapshot of Lorna Gardner (daughter of John A. White Jr.) at a table with Marion Gofton and Edith MacPhail, and 1 snapshot of Lorna Gardner in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Kitchener.

Snapshots of George Alles' grave at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener Ontario.

One photograph of the J.M. Schneider addition built in 1909 with four adults in white aprons standing on the front porch and steps. From left to right: [Charles Alexander], [?], [?] and Norman.

Pages from a 1982 calendar titled "The heritage homes of Kitchener," featuring paintings of homes including the Schneider home, called "Buena Vista," at 145 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Ont.

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?)."

Studio portrait of John S. and Lydia Anthes. John is seen in profile looking off camera and Lydia is seen looking toward it.

Two copies of a studio portrait of Lydia Anthes with daughters Louisa Breithaupt, Ella Cook, Martha Rieder and Carrie Breithaupt. Louisa and Ella are seen standing, with Lydia, Martha and Carrie seated at front. Only Ella, Lydia and Carrie are looking toward the camera.

Upper body studio portrait of Emeline and Peter Rieder seen seated side by side and looking at camera.

Photograph of the exterior of the south corner and surround grounds of the Dominion Tire factory, with the smoke stack and [utility building?] included at left. Wooden outbuildings, workers, and a horse-drawn wagon are also visible.

File consists of one photograph of a composite photo of the members of the Dominion Rubber club Beavers softball team who were the twin city intermediate softball champions for 1926.

Included in the photo, along with views of Carling's Tropy and the Daily Record Trophy, are: J. Zehr; W. Steinke; K. Gies; J. Morrow; W. Nelson; O Hannenberg; H. Whitney; H. Sosnoki; A.O. Ruppel; A. Schlachter; W. Booth; P. Olinski; W. Lobsinger; M. Brigman; H. Lauber; A. Dahmer; C.H. Stumph.

Two copies of a photograph of (left to right) Art Schnarr, David Ward and Alf Stewart standing outside of a residential home. The group is seen in uniform and looking at camera.

Photographs of members of the Augustine and Kaufman families of Kitchener, Ontario and of the Ham family of Toronto, Ontario.

Two copies of a photograph of Mary Caroline and Barbara Augustine standing together, holding hands, in the back garden of 25 Margaret Avenue. Both are wearing hats and dressed for a special occasion.

Photograph of Chinese geese, chickens and other fowl in Victoria Park fowl pen that includes a small waterway and a barn-like shelter. The smoke tower from the old glue factory is faintly visible in background skyline.

Full body studio portrait of an unidentified teenager wearing an outdoor jacket and holding a pair of [knit?] mittens, seen looking off camera.

Blurry photograph of an unidentified adult seated in a rocking chair and reading a newspaper. The subject’s features are unclear. What is likely a wood-burning radiator can be seen in the forefront.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of J.I. Frank Anthes seen looking off camera. The image has been altered so that Anthes is shown in a scroll.

Photograph of the extended Anthes family outdoors during a picnic at Bridgeport on the occasion of John and Lydia Catherine Anthes' 42nd wedding anniversary. The group is seen standing and seated along the length of a bench and "Bowling Alley" sign is visible in the background at right.

Adults in back row: Cyrena Anthes, John Isaac Anthes holding an unidentified infant, Carrie Breithaupt holding an unidentified infant, John S. Anthes, Lydia Catherine Anthes, Emeline Rieder, Talmon Rieder, Peter Rieder, Ella Anthes, Martha Rieder, and Louisa Breithaupt.

Children in front row: ?, John Edward Breithaupt, ?, Frieda Breithaupt, Louise Breithaupt with possibly Esther Breithaupt, Walter Breithaupt and Fred Breithaupt (likely incorrect).

Upper body studio portrait of John S. Anthes seen in profile.

Full length studio portrait of Martha Anthes and Talmon Henry Reider in their wedding attire. Martha, dressed in a white gown, is seen seated in a wooden chair. Talmon, dressed in suit with a three-quarter length jacket, is seen standing at Martha's side with left arm at back.

Two copies of a photograph of electrical engineer Henry S. Poole seated at a desk with legs crossed.

Studio portrait of a group of women seen seated and standing.

Image of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schmidt.

Two snapshots of downtown Kitchener taken at night in winter. One of King St. shows parked cars, all of which are 1920's or early 30's models, decorated for Christmas. The other is of old Kitchener City Hall decorated with Christmas lights

Photograph of the Chicopee Ski Club taken by Norman C. Schneider. Joe Schiedel in foreground.

File consists of one photograph of employees of Dominion Tire going home from work with a few houses and the Dominion Tire factory visible in the background. File includes a typed caption, likely used as part of a display, that reads: "Going home from work (field in foreground is now parking lot)."

Group portrait of Suddaby School kindergarten class on the steps of the school taken by Denton.

Photograph of the exterior of the Ahrens family home at the corner of Benton and Courtland Streets in what is now Kitchener, Ontario. There are several trees in the yard and family members are visible on the lawn and on the porch. Two adults and four children are included in frame. Two of the children are standing with bicycles, one is standing on the porch and another is standing with a buggy with a doll inside.

Photograph of an unidentified employee, seated on a stool with back to camera, inspecting and sorting cut soles.

Photograph of a cluster of tress on Swan Island, surrounded by snow. A residential building is partially visible at left in background.

Upper body studio portrait of an unidentified woman seen in profile.

Three undated photographs of Dr. S.F. Leavine from his time in office with the City of Kitchener or in his capacity as M.P.P. for Waterloo North. Two of the photos, taken by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, show Leavine in his office and at awards ceremony in honour of George W. Quick's service to the Kitchener Fire Department. The third photo, taken by Ontario Department of Travel and Publicity, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ont., shows Leavine as part of a group in the offices of the Minister of Planning and Development of the Province of Ontario, Hon. William McAdam Nickle.

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."

File consists of one head and shoulders studio portrait of William Pope Clement.

One photograph taken by Norman C. Schneider of three skiers in the woods at Doon Pinnacle. Howard G. Schneider is at the extreme right.

File consists of six studio proofs of upper body portraits William Pope Clement. Also included is the original proof-book.

File consists of three photographs of the John S. Anthes home at 44 Weber Street in Berlin (Kitchener). Two photographs are mounted. Includes one duplicate photograph.

File consists of one photograph showing Margaret (Peggy) Chellew Adams Clement Forbes and sister Elizabeth (Betty) Clement Stewart on their lawn at 71 Heins Ave., Kitchener, Ont.

Copy print of a photograph showing Jacob Kaufman Ltd., Sunoco and Cities Service service stations.

File consists of a photograph of the John S. Anthes home at 44 Weber Street in Berlin (Kitchener).

Upper body studio portrait of Urban Snyder seen looking toward camera.

File consists of four snapshots taken on the street outside of the Rieder home at 58 Roy Street in Kitchener in the winter. A duplicate photograph is present.

File consists of one full length studio portrait of Bowlby family dog Fritzy Beau. The photo shows a white, long-haired, medium sized dog seated and looking at camera with mouth open in contented manner.

Photograph of Victoria Park with view of the tree lined lake and the bust of Kaiser Wilhelm I.

One copy print. Appeared in Centennial Souvenir, 1978, p. 21.

File consists of three photographs of the Kitchener Natatorium and its locker rooms. Talmon Henry Rieder played a role in the construction of the natatorium, which opened July 21, 1917 at at 121 King Street West in the Rieder Block.

Studio portrait of Walter Zeller seen looking off camera, dressed in suit and tie.

Two identical full length studio portraits of Miss. Jessie Thomson seen seated on a chair covered with a fur and looking at camera. Enclosed is a calling card of Miss. Thomson with the inscription "With love all & best wishes for the new year."

Copy print photograph of the exterior the Rittinger and Motz building on Queen Street South.

Two copies of a studio portrait of Helena Schneider seen looking off camera, wearing a high-collared shirt and [miniature crown?].

Photographs of skiing activities at Chicopee Ski Club taken by Norman C. Schneider. Three are of Sumac Hill, one is of Front Hill.

Photograph of unidentified person standing with back to large tree trunk and holding a snowball in front of their face.

Group portrait of Suddaby School kindergarten class on the steps of the school taken by Denton.

Photograph of two unidentified employees working with waterproofing equipment.

Copy negatives of old postcard of Berlin sugar refinery. Typed caption included in file reads: "SUGAR REFINERY BERLIN CANADA. "First in Canada." View from old pic or postcard. Longrange view."

One group portrait of the Victoria School class of 1915-1916, of which Dorothy White [front row, third from right?] was a student. The group, taught by Mrs. Suter, is seen posed in four rows, grouped by gender, on the front steps of the school.

Group portrait of (left to right) Norman C. Schneider, Honorable George Kerr, James Kerr and Stephen Pequegnat taken at the formal opening of the Chicopee ski chalet.

Photograph of an unidentified employee, seen standing with back to camera, setting out harness leather on equipment.

Copy negative of old photograph of Berlin sugar refinery.

Photography of snow covered glue factor ruins located just beyond Victoria Park.

Partial view of the exterior of Zehrs seen from across the street next to a Stanley Park Mall sign.

Two copies of a studio portrait of Helena Schneider seated, holding Emma Louise Schneider upright on lap.

Upper body portrait of an unidentified seated adult holding an infant, dressed in an white gown, upright on side of chair. Both are seen looking at camera.

237 slides of photographs taken by Dorothy White. Originally organized into subjects, they do not necessarily correspond with what is shown on the images. Subjects include: Downtown Kitchener, Kitchener City Hall (interior and exterior), Oktoberfest parade, construction on King St., Rockway Gardens, images of Waterloo region, 1959 Loblaws fire, Christmas lights downtown Kitchener, Kitchener trollybusses, Conestogo Parkway, Blair's Sheave Tower, Victoria Park, Queen Elizabeth's visit to Kitchener, Bridgeport Mills, Waterloo Pioneers Memorial Tower.

File consists of two identical portrait photographs showing Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly at the age of three. The portrait shows Blanche leaning on the back of a couch resting her head on her arms. Only her head is visible.

Full length studio portrait of Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly as a child seen seen leaning against a decorative prop wall, wearing a dress and a bonnet.

File consists of one photograph of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra performing.

File consists of three photographs showing the members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, in which William Pope Clement played the viola for twenty-five years, and was a Life Director. William can be seen in the orchestra in two of the photographs.

Two negatives showing images of the Victory Bond rally parade in Kitchener. Included are images of local people and army vehicles. Identification from enclosure.

One snapshot photograph of an unidentified woman with Dorothy White and Anna Moyer at Victoria Park, Kitchener. The women are shown standing in front of the water and the photograph is in a large paper frame with a pipe cleaner for hanging. The frame reads "With best wishes: Days of the year" in an Eastern style font. Location identified from verso.

File consists of miscellaneous snapshots, most of which were probably accumulated by Martha Rieder. Includes snapshots of Martha Rieder, her children, and grandchildren, as well as other family members and friends. Talmon Henry Rieder is present in some snapshots. Many photographs include members of the families of John C. and Carrie Breithaupt, Albert and Louisa Breithaupt, and H. Milton and Ella Anthes Cook; Alma and Eva Rieder are also present in some photographs.

Photographs were taken at Penetanguishene, Georgian Bay, on Lake Huron, Port Dalhousie and other travel destinations; at various cottages; at the Rieder home at 58 Roy Street in Kitchener; and other locations. File also includes a colour print-out of a photograph Margaret Paisley [?] and an unidentified woman.

Two identical photographs of a rolling landscape covered in snow. Tall bare trees and tree stumps appear through out.

Snapshot of skier, possibly Norman C. Schneider, after jumping off of the tree lined Chicopee ski jump as other skiers look on.

Photograph of two unidentified employees brushing and selecting leather.

Copy negative of old photograph of J. M. Donaldson standing outside of Bell Telephone Co. Central Office building in Berlin.

Snapshot of the burial of Ethel Lapsley Schneider at Woodland Cemetery in Kitchener. Identified are Betty Schneider, Nancy, Chelsea, Bryce, and Reverend Eric Allison.

File consists of one photograph showing the front elevation of the Dominion Tire factory. The factory appears to have just been finished being built and in the foreground mounds of dirt and building materials can be seen.

File consists of one full length wedding portrait of Elizabeth (Betty) Clement Stewart. Betty is shown in her gown, holding her bouquet on the front steps of her home. Portrait was taken and is signed by Charles Belair.

Two "candid camera" snapshots of Elizabeth (Betty) Clement Stewart on her wedding day being walked into the church by her father William Pope Clement.

File consists of one photograph of the front elevation Dominion Tire factory. The factory appears to have been recently built as in the foreground piles of dirt and construction materials can be seen.

Group portrait possibly of a meeting of officials of the of Alma Street United Brethren in Christ Church taken outside. Identified on the verso are Rev. S.H. Swartz (centre in front of doors), President Bangs of Huntington College Indiana (front row, 3rd from right), Rev. Stanton, Lautenschlager, Rev. Howe, and Rev. Burton.

Photograph of an unidentified employee rolling strap leather.

File consists of one studio portrait of Emma Allen Bowlby Boyd. Emma is shown laying back in a chair holding a fan.

Copy negative of old photograph Berlin gas and electric works with caption that reads: "BERLIN GAS CO.: gas and electric works, 1896."

Image of lit up store and theater signs on King Street West in downtown Kitchener at night.