Head and torso studio portrait of unidentified adult seated in arm chair.

Full body studio portrait of unidentified adult standing with right hand on top of a book placed on table at side.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of unidentified bearded adult seen looking off camera.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Dan Rieder seen looking off camera.

Head and torso studio portrait of Peter Rieder seated and looking at camera.

File consists of nine portraits (cartes-de-visites) of members of the Rieder family, seven men and two women, possibly the parents, aunts and uncles of Peter Rieder. Some portraits are identified on verso: Christian Rieder, Sam Rieder, Dan Rieder, and Peter Rieder (d. 1858).

File consists of a photograph of an orchard taken from Frank's [J.I. Frank Anthes?] upper verandah. Photograph possibly taken by Martha Rieder.

Studio portrait of Louisa Anthes with unidentified friend looking at the camera, dressed in fancy hats and cool weather, collared jackets.

Studio portrait of unidentified adult looking at camera, wearing a fancy had and fleece lined, collared jacket.

Portrait of Martha Anthes and Emma Kaufman looking at the camera, dressed in fancy hats and cool weather jackets.

Portrait of Louisa Anthes and an unidentified friend smiling and looking off camera. Both are wearing fancy hats and high-collared tops with leg of mutton sleeves.

Studio portrait of Zella Dexter McDonald, seen wearing a hat with a large bow on top.

Portrait of Ella Anthes and [Evelyn Breithaupt] smiling at camera dressed in fancy hats and cool weather jackets.

Unidentified adult looking at camera,d wearing a fancy hat and fur collar.

Studio portrait of unidentified person seen reading a [chapbook?] about faith.

Studio portrait Louisa Anthes and unidentified friend seated, side by side and looking off camera. Both are wearing high-collared tops with slight leg of mutton sleeves.

Portrait of unidentified child in jacket and tie, with hair parted at side.

Studio portrait of Dexter McDonald dressed in a school uniform with a workbook on his lap. He is seen seated in a chair, with ankles crossed, looking at the camera.

Studio portrait of Charles Campbell McDonald.

Studio portrait of Zella Dexter McDonald. Seen standing, she is wearing a hat, gloves and has a fur scarf around her shoulders.

Studio portrait of Dexter McDonald as a young child seated on a toy horse.

Studio portrait of (left to right) Dexter, Charles and Zella McDonald.

Studio portrait of (left to right) Zella, Dexter and Charles McDonald.

Photograph of Zella Dexter McDonald posed for the camera with left hand at back of head, on the edge of a bed. She is seen in what may be Romani inspired dress and is wearing multiple bracelets and necklaces.

File consists of one photograph showing a Kiwanis picnic group at Puslinch Lake August 19, 1929. The photograph features families, as well as clowns.

File consists of a plan of the Westmount neighbourhood in the City of Berlin and the Town of Waterloo. Also included is a letter from T.H. Rieder of the Westmount Improvement Co. Ltd., to H. Milton Cook regarding the plan and noting that the red check marks are lots that have been sold.

File consists of a colour photocopy of three pages from a program by the Kitchener Manufacturers' Association held as a farewell to T.H. Rieder upon his move to Montreal in 1919. Includes the menu and song lyrics written for the occasion.

File consists of seven undated letters received by John.S. and Lydia Anthes from Martha Rieder; some letters are addressed to "mother and Ella." Also included is a letter from Margaret Rieder Paisley.

File consists eleven of items of correspondence addressed to Margaret Rieder. Includes primarily Christmas cards, with one birthday card. Correspondents include: Anthes, Carolina; Clarke, Evelyn; Edkins, Phyllis; Morley, Margaret Louise and Anna Elizabeth; Parry, Magaret; Rieder, Emeline Merner; Rieder, Margareth Anthes.

File consists of three studio portraits of Margaret Rieder Paisley as a baby, toddler, and youth. One duplicate is present.

File consists of photographs, taken at night, of the University of Toronto.

File consists of a photograph (postcard, blank) of a view of Berlin, taken from a high vantage point, showing several factories and smoke towers.

File consists of material, most of which was probably accumulated by Martha Rieder, relating to Margaret Rieder Paisley. Includes birthday and greeting cards, letters from Martha, school report cards, a high school diploma, a letter from the Y.M.C.A. regarding a gift from Martha's estate, and other material.

Accrual consists of materials created and accumulated by members of the Rieder and Anthes families. Includes correspondence, bonds, one photograph, ribbons, lace, a handkerchief and a war work guide.

File consists of one wedding portrait each of H. Milton Cook and Ella Anthes Cook.

File consists of two photographs of Ella Anthes Cook and travelling companions on horseback in the Gap of Dunloe, Ireland.

File consists of three photographs of a group of mainly young people, taken at a home at Burlington beach (also labelled as Hamilton beach). Included in the group are Martha Rieder and Ella Anthes Cook.

File consists of a photograph of Norman Franklin Anthes (son of J.I. Frank Anthes). Norman died in 1915 at age 5.

Fonds consists of material collected by members of the Rieder and Anthes families. Material is mainly related to Ella Anthes' travels in Europe, the Rieder family tree, and Talmon Henry Rieder's career and plans for the Westmount area in Berlin/Waterloo. Includes souvenir guide books, postcards, and other ephemera; family trees; a letter and a plan regarding the Westmount suburb; and other material.

File consists of photographs (possibly progress photographs) of the construction of additions to the the Dominion Tire Company manufacturing plant in Kitchener. File also includes some photographs of the Elmira Rubber factory.

Series consists of photographs created and accumulated by the Rieder and Anthes families. Includes ones photograph of a Kiwanis club picnic at Puslinch Lake.

File consists of four ribbons collected by the Rieder Anthes family. Two are campaign ribbons showing support for Sir Oliver Mowat, premier of Ontario. One is a mourning ribbon for Queen Victoria and one is a ribbon of support for Canadian troops in the Second Boer War. The Boer War ribbon has been stamped "J.I. Frank Anthes Nov. 5 1900."

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by J.I. Frank Anthes. Includes ribbons collected by J.I. Frank.

File consists of one guide published by St John Ambulance during the first world war. The guide gives instructions on how to make various garments and supplies to send overseas to troops. A knitting pattern has been hand written on the back of the guide.

File consists Waterloo Trust bond statements issued to Martha Anthes Rieder.

File consists of one poster for an evening recital by Mr. Fred J. Gilbert at the Concordia Hall, Tuesday May 17, 1904 at 8:15 pm. A newspaper clipping taped to the back of the poster talks about Berlin Choral Society concert of 1906.

File consists of one piece of lace work, identified as having been created by Caroline Herlan, Marth Rieder's grandmother.

File consists of one white handkerchief with pink borders. The handkerchief is inscribed "From Grandpa 1891."

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by Martha Rieder. Includes financial records, ephemera, and textile materials.

Series consists of correspondence received by Margaret Rieder. Includes primarily Christmas cards, and one birthday card. Correspondents include: Anthes, Carolina; Clarke, Evelyn; Edkins, Phyllis; Morley, Margaret Louise and Anna Elizabeth; Parry, Magaret; Rieder, Emeline Merner; Rieder, Margareth Anthes.

File consists of a photograph of the plan of seating for the the Zion Evangelical Church in Berlin, built in the 1890s on a property purchased by John S. Anthes and Jacob Kaufman.

File consists of mounted photographs relating to Martha Rieder's involvement at her church. Includes a group portrait of the first officers of the Junior Young People's Alliance (including Rev. J.G. Litt, and Martha as secretary), a snapshot of Martha's Sunday School class at the Grand River, snapshots of picnics of the Junior Young People's Alliance, and snapshots of Martha with her sisters and friends dressed in costume for church play, "In want of a servant."

File consists of one portrait each of the mother and father of Elizabeth Merner (nee Young), and a modern reproduction of each portrait (three copies each). Names are not given.

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.

File consists of three copies of a modern reproduction of a studio portrait of an unidentified woman, probably a relative of Peter or Emeline (Merner) Rieder.

File consists of snapshots probably taken by Martha Rieder on a trip she took to Niagara on September 1, 1898 from Toronto on the S.S. Chippewa with her uncle and aunt [Anthes?], Irene [cousin?] and Ella Anthes Cook. Includes snapshots of Niagara Falls, Brock's monument, some of the party having a picnic, and other scenes from the trip.

File consists of snapshots taken inside the Ontario legislative building at Queen's Park in Toronto, probably by Martha Rieder.

File consists of six snapshots of Martha Rieder with friends playing in the snow and and sitting on a wooden structure labelled on verso as "toboggan slide, Westmount Boulevard." Snapshots probably taken by Martha; some belonged to Ella Anthes Cook. Duplicates are present.

File consists of three mounted photographic reproductions, possibly acquired as a souvenir by Ella Cook during her trip to Europe. Titles are: Ploughing in Nivernais (by Bonheur), Early Morning (by Bernier), and Le Pecheur (by E. Minet).

File consists of snapshots of the grandchildren of Martha Rieder, many of which were taken at Christmas and a birthday party.

File consists of four photographs taken during the construction of the Rieder house at 610 Belmont Avenue in the City of Westmount, Montreal.

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 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 a group portrait of the [Waterloo?] county council. Included in the photograph (and identified on verso) are John S. Anthes and George Debus.

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.

File consists of an album probably compiled by Paul Rieder. Includes snapshots of friends and family members and snapshots taken on trips to the US and around Ontario. Album also includes ts. notes "Tour of Western States," describing a trip to the US. Some photographs include date/captions. Some photographs appear to be missing.

File consists of an album possibly compiled by Paul Rieder [?]. Includes snapshots and group photographs of family and friends and snapshots taken on trips. Includes photographs taken in Timmins, Larder Lake, Temagami, Sauble Beach, and at the Grand River. Some photographs include Martha Rieder and her children and possibly grandchildren. Some photographs appear to be missing.

Series consists of photographs, most of which were accumulated by Martha Rieder, with some accumulated by Talmon Henry Rieder and some probably by Margaret Paisley and Paul Rieder. Photographs relate predominantly to multiple generations of the Anthes and Rieder families and include formal and informal family portraits, snapshots of family and friends, and snapshots taken while visiting cottages in the Penetanguishene area.

Other subjects include: Martha and her friends at Ontario Ladies College, business associates of Talmon, the Dominion Tire Company, the Anthes Manufacturing Company, Zion Evangelical Church events and groups, the Kitchener Natatorium, and other subjects. Many photographs from the period 1895-1906 were taken and possibly developed by Martha Rieder.

Series contains eight portraits (plus two duplicates) by Notman & Son, Montreal, all of which are in very good condition; and many portraits by James Esson of Preston. Includes loose photographs, photograph albums, and negatives.

File consists of an indenture concerning parts of Lots 3 and 4 on the north side of Weber Street and parts of Lots 3 and 4 on the south side of Ahrens Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. Includes ms. annotations. File also includes a corrected description of the deed of land prepared by Marcel Pequegnat.

File consists of a mortgage concerning part of Lot 3 on the South side of Ahrens Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. Contains ms. annotations.

File consists of an agreement for sale of land concerning parts of Lots 2 and 3 on the North side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. Contains ms. annotations.

File consists of two ms. diagrams of the lots south of Ahrens Street and north of Weber street in Kitchener, and an empty envelope labelled "Deeds, J.S. & L.C. Anthes."

File consists of a certificate of ownership granted to John S. Anthes for Parcel 497 in the register for the District of Parry Sound, South section, namely Roberts Island. File also includes two notices regarding a patent from the Crown for the land, one to J.C. Breithaupt from the Department of Crown Lands Ontario, Patents Branch; and one to John S. Anthes from the Office of Local Master of Titles for the District of Parry Sound.

File consists of two ms. descriptions of land prepared by Herbert J. Bowman (Ontario Land Survey). One describes Lots 2 and 3 on the south side of Ahrens street in David Weber's survey of the Town of Berlin, and is marked "sold to G. Schlee." One describes Lots 1 and 2 south of Ahrens Street in the same survey, and is marked "to J.I. Frank Anthes."

File consists of a deed of land concerning Lot 13 in Block 92 in the Town of Moberly.

File consists of a mortgage concerning Lot 3 on the north side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin, and Lots 183, 184, and 185 south of the Grand Trunk Railway and north of King Street in Milton Cushing Schofield's survey in the town of Berlin. Contains ms. annotations.

File consists of a deed of land concerning Lot 3, North side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. Contains ms. annotations.

File consists of a mortgage concerning Lot 3, North side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. File also includes a letter from Hachborn to Anthes and a receipt.

File consists of an indenture concerning Lots 2 on the south side of Weber Street and Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the south side of Ahrens Street of David Weber's survey in Berlin. Contains ms. annotations. File also includes an ms. diagram of the lots containing information about thier size and owners.

File consists of an indenture concerning Lot 3, North side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. Includes ms. annotations.

File consists of a mortgage concerning Lot 3, North side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. Includes ms. annotations.

File consists of an indenture concerning Lot 3, North side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin. Includes ms. annotations.

File consists of an invoice/account balance and a receipt for payment made on the mortgage to Frederick Snyder by Jacob Hess, and an unsigned invoice for preparing a land registry abstract.

File consists of an indenture concerning Lot 3 on the north side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in Berlin.

File consists of an indenture concerning Lot 3 on the north side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in Berlin.

File consists of an indenture concerning Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the south side of Ahrens Street and Lot 2 on the north side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the Town of Berlin.

File consists of a mortgage concerning Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the west side of Ahrens Street and Lot 2 on the north side of Weber Street of David Weber's survey in the Town of Berlin. Contains ms. annotations. File also includes three receipts for payments made on the mortgage.

File consists of a promissary note by Jacob Hess to the Waterloo County Mutual Fire Insurance Company and an invoice from the company to Hess.

File consists of an ms. copy of the lots as described in two deeds held by Jacob Hess, signed by M.C. Schofield. The description consists of two parts: Henry Schmitt and wife to Jacob Hess (1858) and David Weber and wife to Jacob Hess (1865).

File consists of an abstract from the Registry Office in Berlin of all records pertaining to Lot 2 on the north side of Weber Street and Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the south side of Ahrens Street of David Weber's survey of the Town of Berlin. The first entry in 1798 shows R. Beasley, J. Wilson, and J.B. Rosseau as the grantor and D.W. Smith, W. Claus, and A. Stewart as the grantee; the last entry in 1865 shows David Weber as the grantor and Jacob Hess as the grantee.

Other names appearing on the abstract are: Joseph Brant, Dan Erb and Jacob Erb, Benjamin Eby, and Frederick Gaukel.

File consists of an indenture concerning Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the west side of Ahrens Street in the Town of Berlin according to a combined plan made for Abraham C. Weber, Christian Eby, and David Weber.

File consists of a memorial of an indetnure of bargain and sale, by way of mortgage, concerning Lot 13 on the south side of Erb's Road in the Township of Wilmot.

Series consists of documents relating to land transactions. Most materials document the ownership history of the property consisting of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and in particuar Lot 3, on the south (or west) side of Ahrens Street and the north side of Weber Street in David Weber's survey in the town of Berlin (now Kitchener); this property contained the Anthes home at 44 Weber Street and the Rieder home at 58 Roy Street.

Also present are documents relating to other land in Berlin as well as land in the Township of Wilmot, the Town of Moberly, and the District of Parry Sound. Series includes mortgages, deeds and certificates of ownership, abstracts from the Registry Office (Berlin), invoices, etc.

Series consists of material accumulated by Peter Rieder relating to taxes paid in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Includes correspondence, tax notices, and tax receipts.

File consists of a brochure sent to J.I. Frank Anthes from Wood, Gundy & Company on exchanging securities.

Series consists of material accumulated by J.I. Frank Anthes relating to securities investing. Includes correspondence, flyers, and brochures.

File consists of a piece of birch bark with inscriptions on both sides.

Recto: "Our party left Penetang July 23, 1900 on Str "Maud" - went to Moon River, 12-mile Channel, Black Rock Lake. Visted several Lumber Camps etc. Spent night at Pittsburg House in Georgena Island. Had a most delightful trip - weather fine and fishing good. Got this bark at Squaw Point Lumber Camp, Perry Sound District. Returned Tues. evening, July 24, 1900."

Verso: "Mr. J.C. Breithaupt + Mrs. J.C.B., Mr. A.L. B., Miss M.E.B., Edward B. Rev. S.L. Umbach, Miss Madge Gibson, Ella E. Anthes."

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Ella Anthes Cook. Includes autograph albums, a scrapbook, ephemera, and correspondence.

File consists of an accounting journal kept by John S. Anthes from 1901 to 1914. File also includes two receipts and two memoranda regarding bonds sold by Martha Rieder to Ella Anthes Cook, Louisa Breithaupt, and Carrie Breithaupt.