Three photographs that have been hole punched and tied together. The first shows Ruth Schantz sitting in a wheelbarrow with Carrie Flagler Schantz in front of the home at Morton Park. The second shows Ruth Schantz and Orpheus Moyer Schantz on the steps of the home at Morton Park. The third shows Ruth standing in a garden holding flowers.

Upper body studio portrait of Ruth Schantz, age three, seen dressed in a lace trimmed top and looking off camera.

Upper body studio portrait of Alfred Stocker seen looking off camera.

Photograph of Sophie Schantz standing with her kindergarten class and two other adults, likely teachers, in Chicago. The teachers are all white but the children are racially diverse including Black, Brown and white students. Several of the children have shaved heads.

Full length studio portrait of Worth Schantz shown sitting on a chair and wearing a long white gown.

Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking at camera.

Upper body studio portrait of Ruth Schantz, seen from the left side with a ribbon in her hair.

Full body studio portrait of Ruth (age 12) and Worth (age 2) Schantz seen looking off camera. Ruth is seated with Worth standing at her side, his left arm resting on her lap.

Upper body studio portrait of Portus B. Weare seen looking off camera.

Full length studio portrait of Ruth Schantz, age 15 months, seen standing on a wicker chair in a long black dress and looking off camera.

Full length studio portrait of Ruth Schantz, age 15 months, seen standing on a wicker chair in a long black dress and looking off camera.

Hand coloured head and shoulders studio portrait of Etta Schantz seen looking off camera.

Full length studio portrait of Ruth Schantz at two years of age seen standing in a long white gown and holding a bough of flowers.

Photograph of Carrie Flagler Schantz (at left) standing outdoors with daughter Ruth Schantz and sister-in-law Nell Johnston Flagler. The three are shown standing on the lawn of the Schantz home at Morton Park.

Three quarter length studio portrait of Ruth Schantz seen seated, with arm resting on chair arm, and looking at camera. The bottom of the image has been intentionally faded out.

Photograph of a steam locomotive at the Harlem Avenue station in Berwyn (now Chicago) Illinois.

Two snapshots of the Schantz's Cole 8 car, one with Worth Flagler Schantz driving.

Snapshot of (left to right) Dorothy, Margery Ruth and Walter Bishop Spelmen as children standing on the running boards of a Cole 8 car.

Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera, possibly given by Orpheus to his sister Sophie Emma Schantz.

Two identical upper body studio portraits of Carrie Flagler Schantz see looking off camera and wearing a lace adorned top.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Levi Nash Moyer seen looking off camera.

Photograph of the exterior of Orpheus Moyer Schantz's family home in Morton Park, Chicago. Carrie Schantz is visible seated on front steps and standing to her right, on the lawn, are Ruth Schantz and Worth Flagler Schantz. Also included in the shot are a newly planted tree and a wood plank sidewalk.

Snapshot of Joan Elizabeth Schantz as a child seated outside in a garden in front of a stone wall and shrubbery.

Photograph of members of the Schantz family and friends seen seated together in a residential home.

Back row: Etta Schantz, [Kathryn Ellis]
Middle row: H. Goodwal Dickerman, Charlotte Hayes Moyer, Harry Rollin Moyer, Orpheus Moyer
Front row: Carrie Flagler Schantz, Ruth Schantz, Mary Emma Moyer.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Ruth Schantz seen in profile with a ribbon in hair.

Full length studio portrait of Worth Schantz, ages seven months, shown sitting on a chair and wearing a long white gown.

Studio portrait of a seated Ruth Schantz, age ten years and six months, holding Worth Schantz, age seven months, who is propped on the arm's chair.

One informal group portrait of the Schantz/Flagler family and friends. The group is seen sitting on the front porch of Orpheus' home at Morton Park.

Back row: Arthur Schantz, Melvina Dorthula Flagler, Samuel A. Flagler.

Middle Row: Sophie Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, William Brown Flagler, Nell Johnston Flagler.

Front Row: G.H. Bowers with banjo, H. Goodwal Dickerman with Ruth Schantz and guitar, Orpheus Schantz.

Head and torso studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz (center back) with (left to right) Ruth, Worth Flagler and Carrie Schantz.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz) seen looking off camera.

Upper body studio portrait of Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Moyer, seen looking off camera in a partially beaded, high-collared top.

A studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz by Loubell Studios. Orpheus is wearing a bowler hat and top coat.

Photograph of the home of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and family at Morton Park. Two unidentified children, possibly Ruth and Worth, are visible standing on the porch. The photograph has been mounted on a board and with a decorative handwritten caption that reads "Residence of Mr. & Mrs. O.M. Schantz, Morton Park, Ills., Sept. 9, 1892."

Cyanotype photograph of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Ruth Schantz. Orpheus is seated on a swing out front of their home at Morton Park with arm around Ruth who is standing at his side.

Two identical three quarter length portraits of Jennie Moyer. Jennie is seen seated at a piano with left arm on the keys and a handkerchief in right hand with a ribbon in her hair.

One three quarter length portrait of Jennie Moyer. Jennie is seen seated at a piano with left arm on the keys and a handkerchief in right hand with a ribbon in her hair. Also includes the original slip cover for the photograph.

One full body studio group portrait of Jessie Watt Moyer with children Barbara Helen and Dorothy Louise. Barbara is seated in Jessie's lap and Dorothy is standing next to them.

One full body studio portrait of Dorothy Louise Moyer, age 10 1/2 months. Dorothy is shown sitting on a chair looking at the camera and dressed in a white gown.

One upper body studio portrait of Ela Bliss Moyer seen looking off camera in partial profile.

One upper body studio portrait of Jeremiah Eby. Identification from album.

One upper body studio portrait of Edmund Warren Moyer seen in profile.

Upper body studio portrait of Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Moyer, seen looking off camera in a partially beaded, high-collared top.

Six pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her cousin Worth, Chicago, Ill. One is an elaborate pop-up valentine dated 1915; one an undated New Year's card and one a wedding announcement.

16 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her uncle Orpheus Schantz, Chicago, Ill. Includes stamped envelopes.

A promotional notebook published in 1912 by the Alaska Feather & Down Co., Montreal, used by Dorothy Russell to record movies, plays and concerts she attended in Kitchener, Ont., Toronto, Sarnia, Chatham and Chicago, 1921-1928. Included are the names of actors and actresses, the theatre and the date.

One print showing the enlarged premises of the Marshall & Field Company building in Chicago. Orpheus worked for Marshall & Field.

A collection of musical notation to be sung by students from Sunday Schools across Chicago as part of the Chicago Sunday School Field Day.

Five identical decal prints from the Wild Flower Preservation Society: Illinois Chapter. The decals say "Enjoy-Do Not Destroy" around the edge and the middle shows a drawing of pink blossoms. The Wild Flower Preservation Society was a branch of the Illinois Audubon Society of which Orpheus Schantz was a board member.

Five hand lettered visiting cards of Jennie Moyer, Edmund Warren Moyer, Austin Schantz, and Orpheus Moyer Schantz and F.J. Ottmax. The cards of Edmund and Jennie list them as living at 3823 Langley Ave., Chicago. The card of Orpheus and F.J. Ottmax is inscribed "A Happy New Year 1889."

Two business cards of Orpheus Moyer Schantz from when he was employed by Carson, Pirie & Company (now Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company). One card is professionally printed and shows the company's office, the other has been hand lettered on a small piece of painted canvas. In 1890 the company became Carson, Pirie & Scott, and in 1904 they moved to the landmark Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building. Now called Carson's, the company continues to be an important Chicago business.

Ten business cards collected by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Businesses include: McLean Armature Works, Chicago ; C.S. Allen family pharmacist, Chicago (business card opens to reveal price list) ; Hathaway, Soule & Harrington, Chicago (advertisement for new fall and winter men's shoes) ; The Butterick Publishing Co. Ltd., Chicago ; Alex M. Rivenburg, D.D.S., Chicago ; Chinese and Japanese Store, Chicago ; The Northern Trust Company Bank, Chicago (with timecard from Chicago to Wilmette on verso) ; J.H. Kelley, agent for O.R. Gilbert & Co., Taxidermy and Furs, Council Bluffs, Iowa ; Blair Union Christian Endeavour Society, annotated by Carrie Belle Blaschke (unfolds to show listing of lectures for the season) ; C.F. Steckleberg, Music Teacher and Soloist, Council Bluff, Iowa. Of interest to note is that C.F. Steckleberg was head of the violin department at University of Nebraska School of Music.

Three photographs of the home of Orpheus Moyer Schantz presented on a board along with decorative detailing.