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Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Cut-out portrait of Harry Byers.
Byers, Harry J.
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Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Cut-out portrait of Harry Byers.
Byers, Harry J.
Byers, Van Gilder, Motton : the day I left Verblude, January 15, 1930.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (centre), [?] Van Gilder, and [?] Motton, standing in front of some farm machinery.
Byers, Harry J.
Sweethearts of Verblude, January 15, 1930.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Violet and Harry Byers posing outside a doorway in Russia.
Byers, Harry J.
Old man Byers : taken at Grozny Russia the day Violet almost got hit on the nose with an onion.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Double picture photograph [stereograph?] of Harry Byers.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Group snapshot of Harry (bottom row, fourth from left) and Violet Byers (bottom row, third from right) with several unidentified individuals standing outside in the snow on Christmas day.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (at left), 1 unidentified woman, and 2 unidentified men, at a dinner table with bread and wine on it.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Violet and Harry Byers (center) with an unidentified man and woman standing on a dock in a harbour with a ship behind them.
Byers, Harry J.
Harry Byers holding a chicken in front of a portrait studio backdrop.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Consists of 2 portraits of Harry Byers holding a chicken in front of a backdrop in a Russian portrait studio. One of the portraits has a letter on the verso that reads: "Dear Old Pap. I've done gone Native. I look like Hell. But I'm feeling good. If all goes well with this god dam food. I'll stick my time you can bet on that. But when we dine, then I'll get fat. April 1, 1931 - USSR."
Byers, Harry J.
Nov. 20, 1930 : Nikolsk, U.S.S.R.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers (at right) with an unidentified man, standing at the altar in a church in Russia. Taken in the city of Nikolsk (Ussuriysk)
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a city street in Grozny, with 4 unidentified individuals walking down it. Caption on verso reads: "Grozny. Photographer was --"
Byers, Harry J.
Grozneft main office lit up celebrating completion of Grozneft 5 year plan in 2 1/2 years.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a building in the town of Grozny lit up at night.
Byers, Harry J.
People marching down the street of Grozny.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of people marching down the street of Grozny. Caption on verso reads: "One of the trillion demonstrations of the "masses" during 1931."
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a peopled street in Grozny, Russia.
Byers, Harry J.
Jack & Roy : Dec. 25, 1929 Verblude.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of Harry Byers, Jack [?], and Roy [?] standing in a snowy landscape with an umbrella.
Byers, Harry J.
November 19, 1930 : Nikolsk far east.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of the interior of a church with a service in progress. Includes Harry Byers (second from right), two children and an unidentified men at an altar. Photo taken in Nikolsk (Ussuriysk)
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of 2 unidentified loggers sawing a log with a crosscut saw.
Byers, Harry J.
The city Nikolsk, Far East : November 14, 1930.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of a street and surrounding houses in the city of Nikolsk (Ussuriysk), taken from a balcony.
Byers, Harry J.
We are ready for scuffeling now.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Snapshot of an unidentified woman on a horse hitched to a plough, with another unidentified woman holding the plough. There is a barn and farmland in the background.
Byers, Harry J.
Group standing in front of a Russian train.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Informal group portrait of 2 men identified as Kelly and Showen, 2 other unidentified men, and 1 unidentified woman. Letter on verso reads: "This we had taken just as we were leaving for Vladivostok after spending the 4th of July here. The fellow between Kelly & Showen works in the Cater [?] office here & thats Kellys flame he's holding onto. Bud."
Byers, Harry J.
Nikolskoye, Nov. 20, 1930 : the pioneers of the far east.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Photograph of Harry Byers (at right) and an unidentified man posing in a portrait studio with a backdrop. They appear to be holding stones.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
File consists of 1 snapshot of [Harry Byers' wife Violet] lying in a hotel room bed. Caption on the verso reads: "Nikolskoye Nov. 20, 1930. Sweet Suite Patient: My girl was real sick this day, taken in our room at Hotel."
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
File consists of 1 portrait of Harry Byers and an unidentified man posing in a studio prop of an automobile. Byers is drinking something from a bottle. Caption on the verso reads: "Nikolskoye Nov. 20: 30. Holy smokes here we come 2 the 4 Horseman give us room. Now if I only had our radiator cap - I'd show you some speed. My American friend with me."
Byers, Harry J.
Clipping : "With Tractor Instructor in Russia".
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains a newspaper clipping of an article describing the experiences of a Mr. Thome, who was a tractor instructor in Russia. His experiences would be similar to those of Harry Byers. A handwritten note appears on the article that reads: "Here is a good laugh Old Mom".
Byers, Harry J.
Clipping of Harry Byers teaching in Russia.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Contains a Russian newspaper clipping of a photograph of Harry Byers standing with three other men looking at equipment.
Byers, Harry J.
Part of Harry Byers fonds.
Materials relating to the professional and personal life of Harry J. Byers. Includes biographical documents, including his passport and WW1 papers, ephemera, clippings and correspondence as well as approximately 270 photographs of Harry Byers and his family. Also included are photographs from Byers' time living in Russia, and a diary recounting the two years he was there.
Byers, Harry J.