- SCA209-GA188-7-142
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- 1935
Part of Marcel Pequegnat fonds.
File consists of a photograph of the exterior of the Lancaster Street pump house.
Pequegnat, Marcel
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Part of Marcel Pequegnat fonds.
File consists of a photograph of the exterior of the Lancaster Street pump house.
Pequegnat, Marcel
Kitchener Water Commission : miscellaneous.
Part of Marcel Pequegnat fonds.
File consists of miscellaneous photographs relating to the Kitchener Water Commission. Includes two photographs of the water commissioners and their wives at a dinner (1960), a photograph of flooding in Bridgeport after Hurricane Hazel (1954), two photographs of Kitchener City Hall taken from the rear (1933), a photograph of [water main construction?] on Queen Street outside of J. E. Wiegand & Co (1937), and a retouched photograph of the Shoemaker Avenue pump house (1935).
Pequegnat, Marcel
Glasgow Street conduit construction, 1943.
Part of Marcel Pequegnat fonds.
File consists of photographs of the laying of conduits on Glasgow Street in Kitchener (Waterloo?).
Pequegnat, Marcel
Part of Marcel Pequegnat fonds.
File consists of a plan of the Berlin water works at Shoemaker Avenue, showing the proposed outlet of the dam; and a plat of the land of the Berlin Water Works Company. Plat shows land owned by Alexander Shoemaker, Jane Ann Shoemaker, James Potter, Berlin Water Works Company, and Moffett, Hodgkins, & Clarke.
Pequegnat, Marcel
Part of Marcel Pequegnat fonds.
File consists of photographs of the test wells at Bridgeport (now northeast part of Kitchener).
Pequegnat, Marcel
Part of Marcel Pequegnat fonds.
File consists of two photographs and a postcard of the Edward Street (now Duke Street) water tower in Kitchener.
Pequegnat, Marcel
Part of Marcel Pequegnat fonds.
File consists of a mounted photograph of the water tower on Edward Street (now Duke Street) in Berlin (now Kitchener).
Pequegnat, Marcel
Kaufman Footwear : distribution center.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 13 snapshots with negatives of the Kaufman Footwear Limited distribution center on Glasgow street.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : employees at work in office and factory facilities.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains negatives depicting unidentified people at work in the Kaufman factory, in offices and in the cutting room. Also includes one photograph of an unidentified male working in possibly the pattern room? Includes several lasts in the background of the photograph.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : warehouse in Hamilton.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains fourteen photographs of the interior and exterior of the Kaufman Footwear Limited Hamilton warehouse at 605 Rennie Street, including racks of rubber boots and other production areas.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains twenty negatives and eleven photographs of the rubber boot making process, machinery and facilities.
Kaufman Footwear
Facilities : Plant 5 : Greb building on Mansion Street.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of two photographs of the Greb Shoe Company building on Mansion and Chestnut Streets in Kitchener, purchased by Electrohome in [1956?]. One of the photographs has been retouched by hand to show anticipated changes to the building.
Electrohome
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of seven photographs and ephemera. Includes two mounted photographs taken on the streets of Berlin (Kitchener), including a shot of the Berlin market, town hall, and post office, a photograph of Alex Welker in his LeRoy car, a group portrait of students at Lady Belle [school?], a photograph of the interior of one of Electrohome's plants, and other photographs. File also includes a Christmas card from Elizabeth Pollock to John Koegler, and a page removed from a printed souvenir album containing a picture of C.E. Hoffman's button and suspender factory on Queen Street in Kitchener.
Page is annotated: "Pollock Mfg. Co. - 1908-1909 / upper floor - now SW corner Queen & Charles". File probably belonged to John Koegler.
Electrohome
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the official opening of Electrohome's Winnipeg branch. Includes copies of memoranda and a photograph of Carl A. Pollock speaking at the opening. File also includes an annotated photostat copy of a speech, probably written and presented by Carl A. Pollock, entitled "Trade associations in Canada".
Electrohome
Kiwanis Music Festival, Jennifer Voll
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
University of Guelph, Architectural Students Display
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
University of Waterloo, Dr. Geoff Elton
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Baton Twirling, Miss Central Canada Majorette Contest
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Part of Isabel Ecclestone Mackay fonds.
File consists of one three quarter length studio portrait of Isabel Eccleston Mackay. Isabel is seated wearing a lace dress and holding a magazine.
Mackay, Isabel Ecclestone
Unidentified: group portrait in Waterloo Park?: Waterloo, Aug. 11, 1907.
Part of Company of Neighbours fonds.
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.
Company of Neighbours
Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.
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.
Rieder and Anthes family
Schneider, J.M. : first home on Courtland Ave., Kitchener, Ont.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Colour photocopy of an original photograph of J.M. and Helena Schneider's first home on Courtland Ave. The image is annotated with information about occupants and information about three homes built by ? Ahrens also on Courtland Ave.
Schneider family
Schneider, J.M. : cottage at Southampton.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Photographs relating to the Schneider cottage at Southampton, Ont. One is of the cottage "Hurona" ca. 1930. Two are snapshots of paintings and one is a view of Southampton's main street.
Schneider family
Schneider, J.M. : home on Queen St. S., Kitchener, Ont. : Buena Vista.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Modern print, copy of a photograph of "Buena Vista", J.M. Schneider's home on Queen St. S. in Kitchener, Ont.
Schneider family
Schneider, J.M. : home on Queen St. S., Kitchener, Ont. : Buena Vista.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Clippings relating to and snapshots of "Buena Vista", J.M. Schneider's home on Queen St. S. in Kitchener, Ont.
Schneider family
Schneider, J.M. : second home on Benton St., Kitchener, Ont.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Three snapshots of J.M. and Helena Schneider's second home on Benton St. Kitchener, Ont. taken in 1993. Includes a colour photocopy of an original photograph of the house.
Schneider family
Part of Schneider family collection.
Ten snapshots of Norman C. Schneider's homes at Freeport, Ont. Six are of the summer home ca. 1938-1940 and include one snapshot of Emmie Anthes beside a 1937 Humber. Four are of the home built later on the same site, ca. 1960.
Schneider family
Schneider, Frederick H. : home at 38 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Ont.
Part of Schneider family collection.
Colour snapshot.
Schneider family
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photographs and snapshots of Electrohome plants, warehouses, offices, and subsidiaries, including exterior, aerial, and interior shots. Some photographs contain identification on verso. File also includes a photograph of the Physics Building at the University of Waterloo during construction.
Electrohome
Electrohome dealers and branches.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a photograph of an Electrohome dealer in New York, the store front of the Hydro Shop (Waterloo, ON?), and the Vancouver branch of Electrohome.
Electrohome
Georgian Bay : Augustine family group posed on dock of J.C. Breithaupt cottage.
A snapshot featuring members of the Augustine, Ham, Kaufman families standing on a dock at John C. Breithaupt's cottage in Georgian Bay, Ontario.
Back row, left to right: Ruth Mary Hagmeier, Mrs. T.H. Reiger, Elspeth (Mrs. J.E.) Breithaupt, Emma R. Kaufman, Edna (Mrs. A.W.) Augustine, Albert Jacob Augustine.
Front row, left to right: Mary Ham, John Ross Augustine.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Class photograph : grades 7 and 8c, Suddaby School, Kitchener, Ontario.
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:
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior, 1907.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the exterior of the Kaufman Rubber Co. building with a frame house in the foreground.
Kaufman Footwear
Four pieces of personal correspondence one written to Emma Kaufman, and three written by Emma Kaufman. These three letters are written to friends in Japan and are dated Dec. 4, 5 and 7 respectively, and describe her efforts to gather material to send back with a Japanese friend on the Dec. 14th sailing of a ship from Los Angeles to Japan.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : 1966 : 85th birthday.
Material relating to a "pre-birthday party" held for Emma Kaufman at Covenant College in Toronto, Ontario. Contains an invitation, guest-book sheets, regrets list, snapshots, photographs, and party ephemera.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : 1966 : 85th birthday.
Letters solicited for presentation at a"pre-birthday party" held on May 18, 1966 at Covenant College in Toronto, Ontario. Contains 57 letters, telegrams and notes written between May 10, 1966 and May 18, 1966 to Emma Kaufman. One letter has a photograph pasted-on of a party held in Emma Kaufman's home in Tokyo, Japan on March 19, 1937.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : 1966 : 85th birthday.
Letters solicited for a presentation at a "pre-birthday party" held on May 18, 1966 at Covenant College in Toronto, Ontario. Contains 18 letters and notes written between April 27, 1966 and May 9 ,1966 to Emma Kaufman.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Material related to the lives and activities of members of the Augustine and Kaufman families of Kitchener, Ontario and of the Ham family of Toronto, Ontario, in particular of the parents, aunt and grandparents of Mary Ham.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Augustine, Mary Caroline : church ephemera.
Ephemera related to Mary Ham (nee Augustine) from the Zion Evangelical Church in Kitchener, Onario. Includes a cradle roll certificate, and promotion certificates.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Augustine, Mary Caroline : educational ephemera.
Ephemera from Margaret Avenue Senior Public School in Kitchener, Ontario. Includes four report cards for Mary Ham (nee Augustine).
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : guest book, 84 Rosehill Ave., Toronto, Oct. 1949-April 1962.
A guest book from Emma Kaufman's home at 84 Rosehill Ave, Toronto, Ontario from 1949 to 1962. The book itself is produced by the Women's Bible School Presbyterian Mission, Self-Help deptartment and contains "Temple Hill cut-outs," and intricate stencils which are pasted to each page.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Kaufman, Emma : guest book, 84 Rosehill Ave., Toronto, May 29, 1962-Dec. 13, 1970.
A guest book from Emma Kaufman's home at 84 Rosehill Ave, Toronto, Ontario from 1962 to 1970. The book itself contains intricate stencils, some backed with fabric, which are pasted to each page.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Emma Kaufmam : friends, associates and events.
Snapshots, one taken in Toronto, Ontario and the rest in Japan, of Emma Kaufman's friends, associates and events.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
A photograph of George VI, King of Great Britain and Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain on the platform at the train station in Kitchener, Ontario signing a book. The photograph is by Charles Belair, Binning Studio. Mary Caroline Augustine and Jane Baetz are identified as Brownies in this photo.
Augustine, Ham, Kaufman family
Berlin Collegiate and Technical School.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the Berlin Collegiate and Technical School.
Warwick Bro's & Rutter Limited
Central School, Berlin, Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of Central School, Berlin, Canada.
S.H. Knox & Co
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of Central School, Galt, Ontario.
Johnston, Mary
Courtland Avenue School, Berlin, Ontario.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of Courtland Avenue School, Berlin, Ontario.
Valentine & Sons
First school house in Waterloo, Waterloo Park.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the first school house in Waterloo, now located in Waterloo Park.
Johnston, Mary
Historic stone bridge in Jackson Park, Galt, Ont.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of historic stone bridge in Jackson Park, Galt, Ont.
Johnston, Mary
King Edward School Kitchener, Ont., Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the King Edward School, Kitchener, Ont., Canada.
Valentine & Sons
Margaret Avenue School, Berlin, Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of Margaret Avenue School, Berlin, Canada.
Valentine & Sons
On Grand River, near Kitchener, On., Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the Grand River, near Kitchener.
Sackett & Wilhelms Corp.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the Speed River, Guelph, Ontario.
Warwick Bro's & Rutter Limited
Presbyterian Church, Berlin, Ont., Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of Presbyterian Church, Berlin, Ont., Canada.
Valentine & Sons
Scene in Waterloo Park, Waterloo, Canada.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of scene in Waterloo Park, Waterloo, Canada.
Stedman Bros. Ltd.
The old Tassie High School, Galt, Ontario.
Part of Mary Johnston fonds.
Postcard of the old Tassie High School, Galt, Ontario.
Johnston, Mary
Guelph, Drama Festival, Stanton
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Refuse Pile
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Kitchener Bank of Montreal Demo
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Kitchener Market, Waterloo Region Open House
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
William Lyon Mackenzie King collection.
Collection consists of material relating to William Lyon Mackenzie King from the estates of his brother Dougall Macdougall “Max” King and of his nephew (Dougall’s son) Arthur Macdougall King. Its major component is correspondence from Mackenzie King to Arthur King and also to Arthur’s wife Kathleen, over a period of twenty-seven years from 1923 to 1950.The first letter is dated 1923, a scant three years after the death of Max King, when Arthur and his twin brother Lyon were 10 years old and the last in the series is dated July 5, 1950. The collection also contains documents and ephemera relating to King’s death, funeral and will, received by Arthur King as a participant in those events; also present are issues of major Ontario newspapers that covered Mackenzie King's death and funeral as events unfolded day-by-day. A small selection of photographs, some formal and some snapshots, are also present. A selection of books retained by the family, among them works written and presented by John King and Dougall Macdougall King, also works owned by Mackenzie King as a boy, present a tangible reminder of the intellectual legacy of the King family.
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of three photographs, a transparency, and three copies of a postcard all picturing the CFRN broadcasting studio in Edmonton, AB. Transparency has been mounted in cardboard and paper.
Electrohome
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Group photographs of the Chicopee Tennis Club, probably at annual club events. John Alexander Martin is present in most of the photographs. Three of the photographs are incorporated in two Christmas cards. One photograph was taken at a 1928 Rotary Club picnic at Chicopee.
Martin, John Gartshore
Martin, Jamie : grave and memorial stone.
Photographs relating to Jamie Martin's grave and memorial stone. Includes snapshots of the grave and cemetery at Beny-sur-mer near Caen, France, including some with John Alexander and Jessie Martin; a snapshot of a memorial stone for Jamie at the Grove Cemetery in Dundas, Ontario; and a photograph of cenotaph in Waterloo, Ontario.
Martin, John Gartshore
Four photographs of John Alexander Martin. Three of the photographs are of John and others in a car at the base of a tree in Vancouver, BC. One photograph (linen-backed) is of John and another man holding up a railway inspection car.
Martin, John Gartshore
Silver eight reales from Spain (minted in Mexico) with a countermark bust of King George III in an oval in the centre of the head of Charles IV on the obverse. The reverse shows the Spanish coat of arms. These coins were issued by the British mint in response to a massive shortage of coinage and were valued at four shillings and ninepence.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Newcastle (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward I and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
118th Parade at King and Queen from old film, turning onto King.
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
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."
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Circus Parade, King Near Benton.
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Copy negatives of elephants walking down city streets. The first is of an old photograph of elephants walking down a city street captioned: "Circus Day in Berlin". Caption accompanying negative reads: "1) Circus Day in Berlin nr p/o at Benton." The second is of elephants walking down a city street, taken from behind, while passing the Market Hotel accompanied by a caption that reads: "5) circus parade king near benton 1904". File also includes caption notes for the next 6 files in series titled PARADES.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Santa Claus at Kitchener, Xmas.
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
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?)."
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Circus Parade, King. St. near Water.
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
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".
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Berlin Public Library, ca. 1907?
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Copy negative of unknown book page featuring the Berlin Carnegie Public Library.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Berlin Public Library, Berlin, Ont., Canada, ca. 1905.
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Copy negatives of old postcard and photograph of the Berlin Carnegie Public Library.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Fire Hall with Firemen and Horse-drawn Vehicles.
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Reference print of old photograph of a fire brigade outside of a two door fire hall with horse-drawn wagons.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Fire Hall, Berlin, Canada, ca. 1910?
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Copy negative of a postcard of the Berlin Fire Hall with tower.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Fire Hall with Tower, One Door, Horse-drawn Fire Engine, ca. 1900?
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Copy negative of old cabinet photograph by C.R. Lundy (Berlin, Ontario) of fire brigade next to horse-drawn wagons outside of fire hall.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Sugar Refinery, Berlin, Canada, ca. 1902?
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Copy negative of old photograph of Berlin sugar refinery.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
John Roat's Commercial Hotel After Fire, Site of the Walper Hotel, ca. 1892.
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
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..."
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Copy negative of two old photographs, one a posed group portrait in front of the Fire Hall, the other an informal group portrait taken in the country.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Post Office, ca. 1890's, Also View From King. St. E., Looking West.
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Copy negatives of photographs of the exterior of the Benton Street post office from different angles on pages in Souvenir of Berlin, Ontario : photo-gravures [E1283]. The first is captioned "Post Office" and the second "King Street, Looking West."
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Kitchener Post Office, June 1, 1962.
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds.
Photograph of a car driving by the post office formerly located on Benton Street in downtown Kitchener.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
National Federation of Bureaus of Occupations for Trained Women Workers pamphlet
Pamphlet from The National Federation of Bureaus of Occupations for Trained Women Workers, Organized April, 1917. Gives information on joining the organization as well as on types of careers for women.
Soapine advertisement illustrated by Charlotte Perkins Gilman showing a woman hanging laundry out from a wash basket. The laundry on the line spells out "Soapine." Verso reads "Soapine the great dirt killer, will remove dirt of all descriptions! Without injury to hands or fabric. Kendall Mfg. Co. established 1827 Providence, R.I."
James Pyle's Perline Washing Compound advertisement
Advertisement featuring illustration of young girl holding a dust pan, broom and bucket with a box of James Pyle's Pearline Washing Compound in it titled "My Busy Day." Verso reads "James Pyle's Pearline washing compound the great invention for saving toil & expense without injury to the texture, color, or hands. New York. Front of every package of Pearline should look exactly like this cut, or it is an imitation. Don't use an imitation of anything, much less an imitation of Pyle's Pearline. Peddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell you the stuff they offer is "Pearline," "same as Pearline," "or as good as Pearline." IT'S FALSE; Pearline is the Original Washing Compount - has no rival - no equal - never peddled - gives no prizes - but stands on the foundation on which it was reared – MERIT."
Litchfield Steam Laundry letterhead
Correspondence from Litchfield Steam Laundry of Litchfield, Illinois. The letterhead shows women at work in the laundry engaged in tasks such as using washing drums, pressing, and folding clothes. The letter reads "...from 40 to 69 lbs. Also, the water is clear now to what is was one month ago. It is also a compound which if you would let stand one month no settling would be acceptable. But hoping you have a machine which can master it. [illegible] yours truly, Hugh Snell"
B. T. Babbitt's 99 Soap advertisement
Advertisement for B.T. Babbitt's 99 soap showing a mother washing an infant with the soap while her daughter does laundry with it and her son blows soap bubbles in the kitchen. The advertisement reads "For the laundry or bath try B.T. Babbitt's 99 soap."
Advertisement showing three women of different generations at a water pump with a washing bucket washing clothes and holding up a box of Ivorine. In the background are two men standing looking into the distance carrying farm implements. Verso reads "Ivorine the wonderful cleanser the best and purest article for all washing purposes that it is possible to produce; also, unequaled as a disinfectant. Use it, and clothes, money, and life will last longer. We use the same care in the selection of materials and the preparation of Ivorine, which, for almost half a century has given Williams' "Genuine Yankee" shaving soaps their wide popularity. A handsome silver plate tea-sponn is given with each one-pound package of Ivorine, and, with each two-pound package, either a substantial silver plated table spoon, knife, fork, butter knife, or sugar shell as the purchaser may prefer. By this way of advertising Ivorine and inducing the housekeeper to give it a trial, we are giving to them, directly, what others spend in newspapers and other expensive advertising from which the purchaser gets no benefit. As this plated-ware is made for us by the Williams Bros. M'f'g Co., of this town, under our direct supervision, we can guarantee each article to be of good quality and to wear well. Ask your grocer for Ivorine. The J.B. Williams Co., Established 1840, Glastonbury, Conn."
Conqueror wringer advertisement
Conqueror wringer advertisement showing three women and one young girl ironing clothes titled "Ironing Day." The young girl is seated at a stool holding up a dress in front of a Conqueror wringer. Verso reads "The Conqueror excels all other wrings in having 1. A forged steel spring, tapered and tempered, and the temper not "drawn" by galvanizing. 2. The extension crank, which gives double power, without loss of speed. 3. Composition metal bearings, which neither rot, rust or wear out. 4. Patent solid white rubber rolls, fastened immovably to the shaft. 5. Malleable iron swivel clamps, which fit either round or stationary tubs. Foote & Gaskill dealers in hardware, agricultural implements, also stoves, hollow ware, house furnishing goods, &c. wringers repaired. Hamilton, New York."
Conqueror wringer advertisement
Conqueror wringer advertisement showing three women and two children on washing day titled "Washing Day." The women are washing, wringing, and hanging out clothes to try while the children are playing with a boat and a doll near the wash bucket. Verso reads "The Conqueror excels all other wrings in having 1. A forged steel spring, tapered and tempered, and the temper not "drawn" by galvanizing. 2. The extension crank, which gives double power, without loss of speed. 3. Composition metal bearings, which neither rot, rust or wear out. 4. Patent solid white rubber rolls, fastened immovably to the shaft. 5. Malleable iron swivel clamps, which fit either round or stationary tubs. Foote & Gaskill dealers in hardware, agricultural implements, also stoves, hollow ware, house furnishing goods, &c. wringers repaired. Hamilton, New York." Includes illustrated depiction of the wringer.
Soapona trade card advertisement featuring an elephant looking on while two women hang laundry on a line. Verso reads "Saves times, expense and labor. Makes hard water soft. Does not injure the hands or clothes. Makes linen perfectly white. Is a great disinfectant. Each package contains a set of handsome picture cards. Manufactured only by R.W. Bell & Co. 77 to 89 Washington St., and 8 to 20 Beaver St., Buffalo, N.Y."
Advertisement trade card for Armour's Mince Meat and Canned Meats showing an older woman teaching a group of younger women how to cook. Verso reads "It is admitted by every prudent housekeeper, that our Condensed Mince Meat is equal in every respect to the old-fashioned home-made article. Our well known connection with the beef industry, enables us, to put a Mince Meat on the market second to none. We use only the best and purest ingredients, and it is the universal verdict that our product retains its sweetness longer and goes farther than any other brand. Packaged in 12 oz. (net) cardboard cartons. Enough for two large pies. 2 packages for 25 cents. At all first-class grocery stores. Armour and Company, Chicago."
Domestic Sewing Machine Co. advertisement
Advertisement trade card showing a group of children playing including a young girl preparing sausages for the other children. Caption reads: "compliments of the Domestic Sewing Machine Co." Stamp on verso reads "H.C. Palmer dealer in sewing machines, 7 West Street, Danbury, Conn."
Mt. Penn Stove Works advertisement
Advertisement trade card for Mt. Penn Stove Works featuring decorative floral illustration surrounding a woman cooking on a range with a caption reading "a complete kitchen always contains a pretty cook and a Penn Esther range." A large line of sizes and a great variety of styles. For sale by G.W. Rinesmith & Sons 114 North Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA. Made by Mt. Penn Stove Works, Reading, Pa."
Advertisement trade card for Soapine by Kendall Manufacturing Company of Providence Rhode Island and illustrated by Charlotte Perkins Gilman showing a woman from behind dusting figurines that spell out Soapine on a mantel piece. Verso reads "Cleanliness in the house, laundry, kitchen and workshop is best secured by the use of Soapine. All wise people continue to use it after one trial. Kendall Mfg. Co. Established 1827. Providence, R.I."
David's Prize Soap advertisement trade card showing an older woman standing at a washing bucket with a bar of David's Soap while two young women play the piano in another room. It reads "All got by using David's Prize Soap besides the excellent washing it does" as well as a caption under the women at the piano which reads "The prize pianoforte." Verso outlines details regarding incentives to try David's Prize products where users can exchange product wrappers for tickets that can be put toward a list of presents.
French Laundry and Soapine advertisement
French Laundry and Soapine advertisement trade card illustrated by Charlotte Perkins Gilman showing a young woman standing in a frame holding a washing board and a box of soap. The frame is held up on either side by two young men standing on upside down washing buckets that read Soapine. "Verso reads ""French Laundry is the best soap ever made for all purposes. It is the oldest popular soap, having outlived all its rivals. It has won its way into public favor solely on its merits, and thousands of families who are now using it would not be without it. One trial with convince you. Soapine is the best article known for the laundry and general household use. Use no soap, sal soda, borax, washing crystals or other preparations with it. For washing dishes, glassware, silverware, milk cans, dairy utensils, windows, marble, paint or oil cloth, and house cleaning, use Soapine. Kendall Mfg. Co. Established 1827 Providence, R.I."""