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?)."

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."

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

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

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

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."

Copy negative of old photograph of Berlin sugar refinery.

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

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

Print photographs, with typed captions on verso, taken by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record of building demolition along Hall's Lane. File also includes April 5, 1958 newspaper clipping of published version of one of the photos [GA92-9-26_002].

Caption on verso of GA92-9-26_001 reads: "KITCHENER - Demolitions (April 3, 1958). Old home vanishes from Hall's Lane, together with three-story building used for some years by William Knell and Company. Purchased for city parking lot. (Walper Hotel in right background.)

Caption on verso of GA92-9-26_002: "KITCHENER - Demolitions. Two old buildings on Hall's lane east just off Queen street south are being demolished to make way for new Parking Authority car lot."

Caption on verso of GA92-9-26_003: "KITCHENER - Demolitions. April 5, 1958. Hall's Lane."

Print photograph taken by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record of the Zeller-Loblaw Ltd. building demolition following a fire.

Photographs of a commercial building at the corner of King and Water taken decades apart. The first, from the 1900s, is a copy of a photo of the building when occuped The Berlin Granite & Marble Works. The second, taken in 1947, should the building occupied by TNT. Surplus Ltd.

Print photograph taken by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record of the exterior of a residential building at 81 Duke Street West.

Copy negative of an old photograph of three open top cars, carrying men and women in hats, driving past the Walper Hotel as crowds of people look on from the sidewalk. Caption accompanying negative reads: "3) Parade from American Hotel, 20s."

Photographs of a commercial building and the interior of a shop taken by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record. The first, taken in the early 1900s, is of the exterior of a harness and collar business operated by J. Strebel at 23 Erb Street West. The second, taken in 1956, is of a shop interior where George Strebel is seen working on a harness.

Copy negatives from an old photograph ang Page 255 of W. V. Uttley's book "A history of Kitchener, Ontario" (1975). Taken by Sebastian Fischer, the photo is of John Roat's Commercial Hotel, at the corner of Queen and King, following a fire. One of the negatives includes a photograph of the first ambulance with nurses. Also included in the file are typed captions about the hotel and the ambulance that read:

"John Roat's Commercial Hotel after fire

site of Walper

destroyed 1892, after the fire, site bought
by Abel Walper of Zurich, Ont

sign says Livery Stable

(see Uttley History of Kit ..page 255)

2) same pic from book

3) same pic /with first ambulance
& nurses..."

Copy negatives of American Hotel building block. Two negatives are of a photograph of the exterior of A. Tyson's Grocery on Page 81 of "Berlin today Centennial number in celebration of the old boys' and girls' reunion August, 6th, 7th, 8th, 1906". The third is of a photograph of the exterior of the American Hotel on the page of an unidentified book.

Nine shots of various pages from bound editions of the Daily Record featuring advertisements from the 1930s for: Ford, Schreiter, Victor Radio, Dominion Stores, Goodric, Kabels, Lockhart Buick, TipTop Tailor, and Goudies.

Copy negatives of photographs of the interior and exterior of Dunke Grocery Store that operated in Kitchener from ca. 1800s to 1936. Caption and envelope notes accompanying negative read: "DENKEL'S STORE - interior and exterior view of Dunke Grocery Store 35 King East between Queen and Benton. May 22/1979. Copies Dunke Store. Submitted by Bill Dunke, 187 Lydia St."

Copy negative from old photograph., appeared in K-W Record Supplement, Kitchener, a Busy City, June 9, 1962, p. 61. L-R: George Seiler, a neighbour, Irvin Durst, H. Bender, Louis Sattler.

Copy negative of a photo of the interior of Paul Pequegant's Jewelry Store taken from Page 9 of an unidentified book.

Copy negatives from old photograph. Appeared in Kitchener's First 100 Years, June 22, 1954, p. 5. L-R: Unidentified customer, Louis Sattler, Ed Foerster, A. Heller, H. Bender, as well as a small boy, the future owner.

Two copy negatives of old photographs. One shows elephants walking double file down a dirt road beside [electric railway?] tracks headed by two single elephants with ladies riding on top. The negative is annotated: "Circus Parade. King St. near Water St. 1904." The other, taken from the same position, shows uniform wearing [firemen?] horseback riding a double file down a dirt road while carrying flags that read: "Fighting the Flames".

Image of Waterloo PUC and town officials at the tapping of an artesian well on Caroline St. in 1919. The group is seen standing on either side of the well, which is gushing with water. The well was capped in 1934; the accompanying news story also shows the gusher resulting from this same well being struck during construction of Waterloo Town Square in 1961.

Image of Waterloo Town Square construction site covered in snow with a Seagram Distillers building in the background. At bottom right is a pool of water seeping out of an old, capped artesian well, struck by construction workers.

Photograph of a hand painted scroll with writing in German revealed during construction work at the Bank of Nova Scotia building at King and Ontario in Kitchener. The scroll reads: "Hopfen und Malz Gott erhalts". A worker in a construction hat is visible at left.

Copy negative of clip from film of the 118th Battalion marching band traveling down a city street while playing instruments. Hanging signs for Staebler Insurance, Lockhart's Garage and Dominion Cafe are visible in the background. Caption accompanying negative reads: "6) 118th parade at King and Queen from old film turning onto King."

Image of Irven Albrecht, Wellesley, caught mid-swing ringing the bell at the Waterloo County fair in 1947.

Copy print, appears in 125th Edition, p. 32.

Print photograph of women in uniform walking down a stone road lined with barracks in what is likely Knollwood Park.

Copy negative of old mounted photograph of old Kitchener City Hall draped with bunting and crowds of on lookers around the front steps, facing a podium during a visit by HRH The Duke of Connaught, Governor General of Canada and Princess Patricia.

Copy print photograph of cadets standing at attention in a field. Typed annotation on verso reads: "Cadet corp in Waterloo park 1917".

Direct print photograph of film still of people shopping and walking around outdoors at the Kitchener market.

Copy print, outside market?

Copy print, Frederick and Duke looking toward King St. In Canada's Centennial, 27 June 1967, p. 27

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.

Print photograph of five Mennonite children walking along the top of a wooden fence in winter.

Print photograph of fire fighters out front of a smoke engulfed Windsor Hotel as bystanders look on from the street. Signs for IDA, Coca-Cola, Lynn's Restaurant, the Canadian Bowling Club, Hotel Mayfair, and the Lyric are visible in the shot.

Copy negative and smaller safety negative of old Denton photograph of large crowd of people lined up along rail station platform next to passenger train. Industrial buildings and parked cars are visible in background.

Print photograph of Main Street in New Hamburg with shadow of photographer at bottom of frame. Storefronts for Fischer's Footwear and Luggage, Peel Variety Centre, Ecker's, and Valerie's Coiffures are visible along street.

Print photograph of the exterior of the E. Vogelsagn & Co. button factory.

Copy negatives of a photograph of a horse-drawn trolley, seen from the side.

Copy negative of a photograph of an electric streetcar, No. 10, travelling west along King West, passing in front of the front of Canada Block. A conductor is visible standing at front, at top of vehicle steps.

Copy negative of a postcard of the Berlin Fire Hall with two horse drawn wagons out front. File also includes caption notes for other photos in series titled BERLIN FIREHALL.

Copy negative of Page 87 of Twentieth century number of "Busy Berlin" featuring photos of the Agnes Street School, later King Edward, and the Courtland Avenue School.

Copy negative of a print photograph of the exterior view of Old Central School, later renamed Suddaby School.

Copy negative of a photograph of the exterior of Victoria Public School.

Group portraits and snap shots of members, many in historical costumes, taken during a gala at Sutton Place in 1986 by Christine Marshall-Smith. Photos of panelists Jan Tennant, Margaret Weiers, Lydia Dotto and Vicki Gabareau are included. Oversize photograph (28 x 38 cm) is blown up, partially coloured black and white group shot of Doris Whiteside, Laddie Dennis, Roberta Corey, Corinne Nemy and Ruth Hammond in historical costumes.

Group photograph of department heads with Mr. A.W. Downe (sitting, center) holding farewell gifts.

L to R - Standing - Mesrs. T. Schwan, R. Betchley, M. Glassford, N. Ernst, T. Puloski and G. Vincent.

L to R - Sitting - Mssrs. D. Trump, A.W. Downe and G. Delby.

Photograph of the Case bond warehouse construction site.

Verso reads: taken April 1965 for record purposes. No extra prints.

File consists of forty photographs, primarily postcards, and one Christmas card, showing views of Little Long Lac, Geraldton, and surrounding areas. Shots include the gold mine, downtown Geraldton, school in Little Long Lac, Baxton's Point, the hospital, Little Long Lac bridge, Nipigon, a dog sled, the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, a bush fire, and more. Jane Urquhart was born in Little Long Lac where her parents moved in the early 1930's.

File consists of fifteen photographs with accompanying negatives of Tilman's bridge over the Nith River in Wellesley Township. The bridge and surrounding area are a location in Urquhart's novel "The Stone Carvers."

Group of six men standing in an intersection in Woodstock, Ontario, tentatively identified as either Ingersoll Ave. or Vansittart Ave. The man at the extreme right is probably R.D. Montgomery.

Six family portraits of of Dr. S.F. Leavine, his wife Desta, and their two daughers, Desta and Pauline taken on separate occasions, likely at the family resident, by Kitchener-Waterloo Record photographers.

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.

View of Waterloo from top of Central School located at King and Central (formerly Church) Streets looking south. Central School was built in 1855 with many additions and renovations over the years and demolished in 1952.

View of Waterloo looking south from the top of Central School at King and Central (formerly Church) streets. Albert Street is at top right and Silver Lake in Waterloo Park can be seen behind Albert Street. Spring Street is in the foreground. Written on verso: one storey house with two chimneys still on Albert St.

Photo shows interior of Strum Brother's Tobacco and Barber, with five men, a spittoon, a stuffed raccoon, and a moose head. John Simpson is on the far right in his firefighter uniform. As well, a print of Seagram's King's Plate winners is visible in the top right corner. John Simpson is listed as a member of the Waterloo Fire Department in the 1913 Vernon Directory, but does not appear in the 1927 directory.
Strum Brothers Tobacco and Barber shop located on King Street in Waterloo just south of the railway tracks in 1913 Vernon Directory.

Photograph taken from a newspaper print? Exterior of the distillery and flour mill built in 1857 at corner of Erb and Caroline Streets. Note the horse drawn wagon.

This photograph shows a group of Waterloo merchants/businessmen picnicking at Lexington Flats. Wooden table and benches can be seen and dishes and bottles on the table.
Left to right; (?), Albert Hergott, (?), (?), (?), (?), David Kuntz, (?), (?), (?), John Koehler, Edward F. Seagram, Daniel "Biddle" Bohlender.

Jacob Brandt standing in front of his Brandt's Ideal Shaving Parlour which is decorated with greenery, welcome signs and British and American flags possibly for the Saengerfest celebrations. Unidentified man standing to the left. Shaving parlour located at the rear of the Bank of Toronto, on north-west corner of King and Erb Streets next to the Post Office building.
Listed in 1901 and 1907 Vernon Directory, but not in 1913.

Group portrait of people gathered for an outdoors event. In the foreground are men and women sitting on makeshift benches, in the background are several individuals on a podium with a large lectern, surmounted by an arbour of branches. The whole group is in a wooded area. The photograph is annotated on the back: "Waterloo, Ont., Aug. 11/07" with a monogram, possibly CKR[itzer?]. It is possible the photograph commemorates an event connected to the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of the Village of Waterloo in 1857.

Interior of John B. Fischer's butcher shop located at King Street north. Note ceiling fan, carcasses hanging and the preparation area with two unidentified butchers. Two men in suits standing on left side. John B. Fischer served as Mayor of Waterloo in 1908 and again 1912-1913.
Butcher shop opened in 1874. 1913 and 1927 Vernon Directories list an Edgar J. Fischer, Butcher in this same location.

Photo shows interior Strum Brothers Tobacco and Barber. The stuffed raccoon, and moose head are gone, but the print of Seagram's King's Plate winners is still there.

This photograph, ca. 1900, shows a woman crossing the West side of King St. North in Waterloo. The street railway tracks are clearly visible, as are the storefronts with awnings down. The most visible sign is "J. Schondelmayer." A German flag is hanging from an upper window and store fronts appear to be decorated with greenery.

Photograph of men working on a rail line along King Street at Erb Street. The shop front of H.A. Zoellner, Druggist, is visible as well as a telephone (telegraph?) pole. Possibly construction of tracks for electric street railway between Kitchener and Waterloo.

This photograph shows an arch of greenery over King. St. at Erb. The Waterloo Hotel is visible on the right with "Canadian Bank of Commerce" sign on the side.

This photograph shows three children posed at a distance, two boys and a girl, with part of the pavilion to the right.

Photo of a postcard depicting members of the Waterloo Fire Department with horse-drawn vehicles in front of fire station. John Simpson seated on fire wagon on left.
The first automotive pumper fire truck was acquired on June 11, 1927. The fire hall was demolished in 1967.

Interior of Roesch's Grocery store with Andrew Roesch on the left and Roland Planz on the right.
Roesch's obituary states that he and his wife adopted his four nephews Harry, Roland, Charles and Clayton Plantz [sic], so this is likely his nephew (spelled Planz on the photo) with him. Building located at 21 King Street North, west side south of Dupont Street.

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

This photograph shows three children posed at a distance, two boys and a girl, with part of the Erb house (now Waterloo Potter's workshop) to the left.

This photograph shows two people, a man and a woman, in a boat on some part of Silver Lake in Waterloo Park.

This photograph shows two people, a man and a woman, in a boat on some part of Silver Lake in Waterloo Park.

Note on photograph: Ice packed in sawdust for dairy.

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.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of two unidentified women, seen looking off camera and wearing fancy hats, from the Bechler family photo album.

Cabinet card studio portrait of three unidentified children and an infant, seen looking at the camera, from the Bechler family photo album.

Studio portrait of an an infant in a gown holding a small plant sprig from the Bechler family photo album.

Full body studio portrait of unidentified children standing in front of a chair from the Bechler family photo album.

A cabinet card photograph of an unidentified man and woman indoors, seen looking at camera, from the Bechler family photo album.

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.

Head and shoulders studio portrait an unidentified woman, seen looking off camera, from the Bechler family photo album.

Head and shoulders cabinet card studio portrait of an unidentified man, seen looking off camera, from the Bechler family photo album.

Photograph of Charles August Ahrens and family in front of their first home on Courtland Ave. in what was then Berlin, Ontario.

Left to right: Charles August Ahrens, his wife Emma, children Lottie and Fred, and Martin Nagel.

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.

Studio portrait of the Ahrens sisters seen standing and seated in front of a decorative backdrop.

Back row, left to right: Carrie, Laura, Emma.

Middle row, left to right: Helena, Louise, Minnie.

Front row: Mary.

Envelope of snapshots labelled "Miss Ahrens". The photographs include: Mabel and Bill Pickard wedding (4 snapshots, Mabel and Bill Pickard, Norman Schneider, Florence Ahrens); Emma Ahrens and Walter Siegner wedding,1920 (2 snapshots); "Mac" Macdonald and Edith Ahrens wedding (1 snapshot); Ahrens cottage at Grand Bend called "Berlin" (1 snapshot); Church of the Good Shepherd interior (1 snapshot); grape farm near St. David's (2 snapshots); many unidentified friends (15 snapshots); Hebert J. Schneider (1 snapshot). The negatives are of an unidentified golfer and an unidentified family group.

Image of Ahrens family members seated and standing on the porch of a cottage with a "Berlin" sign affixed to the building siding taken at Grand Bend.

Image of (left to right) John, Mrs. and Mr. Geddes, and Telvido standing on the side of a dirt road. A vineyard is partially visible in the background.