One photograph of the Ahrens family home at the corner of Benton St. and Courtland Ave. while under construction. Two unidentified people are standing next to the house with piles of wood and debris visible in the foreground.
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.
File consists of one photograph showing the exterior of Daphne Berkinshaw's home. Two unidentified adults are visible in photo, one standing on a wrap around porch and the other seated on steps leading to the porch.
File consists of two identical head and shoulders studio portraits of Martha Esther Murphy Bowlby seen looking at camera. Bowlby is wearing earnings and is dressed in a lace collared top with a brooch at centre of neck.
Full body studio portrait of Emma Allen Bowlby Boyd seen in profile. Boyd is standing, looking down, and holding a book in her right hand. She is wearing a lace and embroidery adorned dress.
File consists of a mounted photograph of 12 men (probably including the water commissioners) standing around an artesian well and drilling rig at Shoemaker's Lake.
Two 19th century photographs, unidentified. One is a portrait of a young man taken by W. Theaker, Markdale and the other is of a farmhouse and barn with people, taken by W.H. Love, Markdale.
This untitled drawing/plan shows part of the city of Kitchener (then Berlin), several lots bounded by Yonge and Railroad Streets. Includes lot numbers, extensive pencil annotations.
Head and shoulders studio portrait of unidentified woman seen looking off camera in partial profile and dressed in a high-collar top with leg of mutton sleeves.
File consists of snapshots of the cottage of John C. Breithaupt at Woods Bay, and snapshots of people in a canoe. A duplicate photograph is present. Photographs may have been taken by Martha Rieder.
One group portrait of Ahrens Shoe Co. staff taken outside at the factory on Queen St. S., Berlin, Ont. Includes 28 people, men and women, some holding shoes. There are also shoes displayed in front of the group. The three men in the centre of the front row are identified as Henry Ahrens, Mr. Bornhold, and Charles Ahrens. The boy on the end is identified as Fred Ahrens.
One photograph of Christian K. Schantz, wife Mary (Hutchinson) Schantz, five of their children and two dogs in front of their homestead south of Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
Card photograph possibly of the exterior of the Schantz house in Port Elgin, Ontario. Shows a wood frame house with a porch and a wooden fence. Standing out front are one adult and five children, one of whom is holding a bicycle.
Upper body studio portrait of two unidentified children wearing matching polka dot outfits and seen looking off camera. They are posed with heads together, one with arm around the shoulders of the other.
File consists of one full body studio portrait of Emma Allen Bowlby Boyd. Emma is shown standing in a jungle setting wearing an elaborately decorated dress, holding her hat and umbrella.
File consists of three identical upper body studio portraits of Emma Allen Bowlby Boyd. The portraits have been taken from a larger photograph of Emma, her sisters, and her mother.
File consists of one three quarter length studio portrait of Ethel M. Wilkis. Verso reads "with much love from Ethel M. Wilkis." Photographer: Bogart Studio, Toronto.
Exterior of gun and locksmith shop of Louis Hedderich located on King Street north. Horse-drawn wagon in front with man in driver's seat. Louis Hedderich in 1889 Directory, not in 1899 Directory
Full body cabinet card studio portrait of an unidentified man, seen looking at camera with right arm propped on back of chair, from the Bechler family photo album.
Photograph album with photographs of the Breithaupt family in Penetanguishene (Ontario) taken in August 1900. Includes family photographs and photographs of some members in logging settings and travelling.
Exterior view of Hervey Bowman's home located at 60 Church Street, Kitchener, Ontario by an unidentified photographer. The house is somewhat obscured by trees and an adult, possibly Hervey Bowman, is seen standing at left, behind a row of shrubs.
Photograph of Ruth Schantz seated in a wooden chair holding and looking down at infant cousin Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White). An organ and baby carriage are visible in background.
One studio portrait of Annie Nash Fry (wife of Samuel Fry) seen looking at camera. Annie is shown late in life wearing a bonnet which ties at her neck, and glasses. Also includes one print of the identical portrait with a poem. Item may be a funeral card. Identification from verso with birth date as 1819 and death as 1903. Identification is uncertain however, as a print with a poem about the woman identifies the woman as Nancy Fry (possibly familiar form of Anna).
Poem reads:
We meet, in thankfulness to-day, For blessings showered on our way. May all our hearts with love abound As once again we gather round The heartstone of Aunt Nancy. Vineland, August 9th, 1905.
Studio portrait of an unidentified woman seen looking off camera in partial profile, wearing wire-framed glasses and a high-collar top with large leg of mutton sleeves
File consists of three identical studio portraits (two mounted) of the sons of Janie and E.P. Clement. Left to right are: Edwin Oliver, William Pope, David Ward, and Charles Bowlby.
Copy print, taken on the other side of the building shown in GA92-9-73, showing what is possibly a weigh scale for wagons. The domed building is the town hall and the light coloured building in the background is the Kitchener Hotel.
File consists of one manuscript essay on reminiscences of Freeport, Waterloo County from 1867-1873, by M.G. Sherk [i.e. Scherck]. The reminiscences were later published in the Waterloo Historical Society annual volume.
One photograph of the lake at Victoria Park, Kitchener, Ontario. A number of canoes with unidentified male and female occupants are visible near the bridge and shore.
Photograph of the exterior of the C.H. Doerr & Co. Confectionery Works building. A man in a suit and hat is standing in the front doorway and a driver is visible standing on a horse drawn cart piled with boxes at the side of the building.
Studio portrait of evangelists Hugh Crossley and John Hunter. Crossley is seen with legs crossed, looking off camera and paper in left hand. Hunter is seated on the arm of a chair next to him with right arm propped on Crossley's shoulder, looking at camera.
Full body studio portrait of David Ward Clement shown wearing a white lace gown and sitting next to a mirror so that his face is visible looking off camera and in profile.
Full body studio portrait of David Ward Clement shown wearing a white lace gown and sitting in front of a mirror, holding up one finger, so that his face is visible looking off camera and in profile.
Upper body studio portrait, formerly owned by Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly, Lillian Southgate and Nettie Morris seen looking at camera, dressed in jackets and fancy straw hats.
Photograph of Emma and Charles August Ahrens, both wearing hats and standing outdoors, in front of a leafy backdrop. Emma is looking at camera with a slight smile on her face and arms at back. Charles is standing to her left, looking off camera with right hand on a [walking stick?].
One photograph showing J.M. Schneider and Charles Schneider standing on the outside front steps of the "first shop". A free-standing sign is visible with "J.M. Schneider" painted on it; J.M. Schneider is leaning against a large lantern on a pole.
Upper body studio portrait of Evelyn Breithaupt, Aida [Yentles?], and Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly taken when they were attending Ontario Ladies College. The group is looking at camera and wearing similar hats.
File consists of one studio portrait of, left to right, Emma Kaufman, Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly, and Evelyn Breithaupt taken when they were attending Ontario Ladies College. The group is posed identically, seen wearing similar hats and black ribbons tied around the necks of their high-collared blouses.
Studio portrait of the Louis Henry Wagner family. From left to right at Sarah Moyer Wagner, Ida Wagner, Florence Wagner, Louis Jacob Gordon Wagner, Carl Henry Wagner, and Louis Henry Wagner.
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.
File consists of mounted snapshots taken at Bayview, the cottage of Louis Jacob Breithaupt, near Penetanguishene. Includes snapshots of the cottage and people on the lawn of the cottage, people canoeing, and a boat house labelled as "the ark." File also includes a group photograph taken on the lawn outside the cottage. Some photographs probably taken by Martha Rieder.