Photograph of the front exterior of 22 Margaret Avenue taken from the lawn.

A photograph of Edna Louise Augustine and Mary Ham in front of the fireplace. The photograph was taken in the living room of the house at 22 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener.

File consists of one portrait of Fred Breithaupt's family. Seen left to right are wife Frances and children Robert and Mary Ann.

File consists of material relating to activities of A.L. Breithaupt in his position as Chairman of the Berlin Light Commission. In 1909 he was called on by W.S. Dingman, Mayor of Stratford, to present information about the Berlin electric plant and street railway during a dispute over the proposed purchase of an electric plant for Stratford. Includes a letter from W.S. Dingman to A.L. Breithaupt, A.L.B.'s notes, typescript carbon notes and financial statements of the Berlin Light Commission and of the Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway, and clippings concerning the arbitration.

File consists of one notebook used as a diary by Albert L. Breithaupt from June 10 to August 29, 1896, while on a trip to England, Scotland and Germany, with family members. The first entries are written in Berlin, Ontario. Of note is the entry for June 10, 1894 that gives an account of the last Sabbath in the "old church". Albert paraphrases the speech given by his mother, Catharine, with her recollections of the Sunday School in Berlin.

File consists of a tax deed to a property on Blucher Blvd., Kitchener, purchased by A.L. Breithaupt for arrears of taxes.

File consists of a portrait of Albert Liborius Breithaupt.

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. Includes biographical information, clippings, correspondence, diaries, ephemera and photographs.

A photograph of the Augustine and Kaufman families taken on December 25, 1941 in front of 22 Margaret Ave. Kitchener, Ontario.

Back row, left to right: Albert William Augustine, Mary Eleanor Kaufman (Merritt), Edmond Kaufman, Bernard Sandwell, Robert Kaufman, Carl Kaufman, Alvin Ratz Kaufman, Milton Ratz Kaufman.

Middle Row, left to right: Mary Caroline Augustine, Edna Louise Augustine, Helen Mary Sandwell, Jean Kaufman (wife of A.R. Kaufman), Jean Kaufman (Koetsier), Emma Ratz Kaufman, Edith Kaufman (wife of M.R. Kaufman), John Ross Augustine.

Front row, left to right, seated: Mrs. Hutton, Mary Kaufman.

A snapshot of Mary Eidt Kaufman and her three sisters quilting outside 22 Margaret Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario.

Left to right: Emma Sutter, [Clara?], Mary Kaufman, Adeline Hill.

One head and shoulders studio portrait of Annie Bowman, seen looking at camera, that was found with Hervey Bowman's belongings.

Exterior view of Hervey Bowman's home located at 60 Church Street, Kitchener, Ontario by an unidentified photographer. The house is somewhat obscured by trees and an adult, possibly Hervey Bowman, is seen standing at left, behind a row of shrubs.

One head and shoulders studio portrait of Hervey Bowman, seen looking at camera and dressed in a suit and tie, that was found with his belongings.

Photograph of Ruth Schantz seated in a wooden chair holding and looking down at infant cousin Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White). An organ and baby carriage are visible in background.

Plan showing a subdivision of Berlin with 642 lots in three parcels. Includes transparent overlay stencil reflecting the locations of current Kitchener buildings and landmarks.

Survey of Berlin, some property owners identified, frontages listed.

Reference survey only (no bearings or distances), additional information in pencil, signed by the surveyor.

Photograph of the Schantz family taken in front of the Schantz home at 43 Schneider Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario. Left to right: Walter Spelman (holding Dorothy Spelman), Ruth Schantz (with Walter Bishop Spelman and Margery Ruth Spelman), Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, Sophie Schantz, Florence Schantz, Mary Moyer Schantz, Dorothy White, Worth Schantz.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Sophie Schantz seen looking at camera and wearing a top with leg of mutton sleeves.

Image of Don and Lydon Gross posed for the camera on a residential street along with two unidentified adults who are both holding dogs. A snowman with snowshoes at its base is visible behind the group at left.

Image of Harold Russell as an infant, wrapped in a blanket and wearing a hat, being held by an unidentified adult in [Victoria Park] along a shoreline. In the background trees, a foot bridge and a swan are visible.

Photograph of Dorothy Russell and her son, Harold, standing outside during the day, and holding hands. There is a street, trees, and houses in the background with some snow on the ground, and they are dressed for cool weather. Harold is smiling at the camera while Dorothy is smiling at Harold.

Photograph of Harold Russell posed with a football, smiling and gazing off camera. Fallen leaves line the sidewalk, and Harold is dressed in a striped sweater. The shadow of the photographer is seen in the foreground.

One snapshot photograph of an unidentified woman with Dorothy White and Anna Moyer at Victoria Park, Kitchener. The women are shown standing in front of the water and the photograph is in a large paper frame with a pipe cleaner for hanging. The frame reads "With best wishes: Days of the year" in an Eastern style font. Location identified from verso.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of unidentified child looking off camera in partial profile.

One three quarter length studio portrait of Theodore Moyer seen looking off camera with left hand in waistcoat pocket.

One three quarter length studio portrait of Victoria Priscilla Nash seen wearing a high-collar top with leg of mutton sleeves, and leaning with right arm against what looks to be the end of a bed.

A studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Carrie Schantz and Ruth Schantz.

Contains photographs of employees at work on various stages of the production process. Includes identification of some of the employees: Eileen Buchner, Don Kraft, Bill Ariss, Helen Wroble, Bob Kerlit, William Kopes, Art Stager, Doug Hackbart, and John Stebli.

Contains three photographs of the Kaufman factory building on King Street in Kitchener.

Contains one photograph of the interior of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited factory with a view of various types of machinery.

Contains photographs of the fourth floor construction of the Kaufman Footwear building.

One envelope of photographs taken during chimney repairs at the Kaufman Rubber Co. factory. Includes photos of Bill Latremoille, Bill Caklos and Boyd Latremoille of J. J. Salt, steeplejack contractor from Toronto, Ontario. Note on envelope: "Cost $900.00 including $125.00 for lightning rods".

File consists of one reprint of the Busy Berlin map of 1912. The map was reprinted in 1989 at 69% of the original size by the Kitchener Public Library.

File consists of one photograph of the exterior of the Kaufman Rubber Co. building taken from slightly down the street.

File consists of one photograph of the exterior of the Kaufman Rubber Co. building taken in winter. Identification from verso.

Photograph of rear channel in Victoria Park. The area is surrounded by trees with lily pads in water and detritus on exposed sandbar. A bear cage and picnic shelter are partially visible at right.

Photograph of west pathway and lake in Victoria Park including view of Swan Island and, in the distance, the Roos Island bridge. Victoria School tower is faintly visible in background skyline.

Photograph of rear island and channel in Victoria Park, featuring a large leafy tree and a partial view of a wooden bridge. An automobile is visible in background, at left.

Photograph of tree-lined west pathway, along lake's edge in Victoria Park. The crossed legs and feet of a seated man appear immediately at left, and a group walking toward Roos Island bridge are visible further down the path.

Two identical photographs of a rolling landscape covered in snow. Tall bare trees and tree stumps appear through out.

Photograph of two raccoons on the branches of a bare tree

Photograph of pile-driver with pile hanging from boom on incomplete span of rail bridge over a large body of water. Construction works are visible on a raft in the water, at the bottom of the pile, as well as on and next to the pile-driver. A sign on the machinery reads: "Industrial Brownhoist".

Photograph of pile-driver with pile hanging from boom on incomplete span of rail bridge over a large body of water. Construction works are visible on a raft in the water, at the bottom of the pile, as well as on and next to the pile-driver. A sign on the machinery reads "Industrial Brownhoist" and another on the rail car reads "Canadian Pacific Pile-Driver".

Photograph of Dorothy Russell seated on grass in Victoria Park framed by bushes and a canopy of trees. Bear cages and a wood bridge are visible in background.

Photograph of Victoria Park back channel and island with trees reflected in water. Bear cages, cannon and pavilion visible in background.

One panoramic postcard showing portions of Victoria Park, Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario including the lake and Roos Island. Unidentified male and female walkers and canoeists are visible in the photograph. The background also depicts residences, churches and industrial buildings in an area of Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario surrounding the park.

Seven pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Anna Vetter, postmarked Bridgeport, Ont. and Carstairs, Alberta. Includes stamped envelopes.

One upper body studio portrait, possibly of Faith Gribble. Photograph is in an embossed green enclosure with a purple interior and reads "With the Compliments of the Season."

Contains a newspaper clipping of a picture of the Kaufman Footwear hockey team for 1935 under the headline "Kaufman's Team Reaches Playoffs". Caption below photo reads: "Reaching the play-offs in the Kitchener Industrial Hockey League, Kaufman's team are show above. Back row - Alf Schaefer, coach; M. Kowalski, H. Schaefer, M. Wannamaker, C. Schlote, W. Plomski, E. Wannamaker, J. Frank, C. Steppler and J. Loth, manager. Front row - E. Good, A. Bernhardt and H. Current; I. Weber, mascot. - (Photo by Denton, Kitchener.)

Snapshot of A.R. Kaufman on his horse Prince.

Informal snapshot of A.R. Kaufman and an unidentified man standing in a field.

Group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited hockey team, seen in uniform.

Back row: ?, ?, ?, ?, W. Plomske, ?, ?

Front row: M. Kowalski, ?, ?, [W. Wildfong], Harold Current, ?, C. Steppler

File consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1960s, and Charles E. Greb's tenure as manager of the Winnipeg plant. Includes news releases, correspondence, footwear price lists, product tags, a memorandum to retail customers, ts. speeches by Charles E. Greb and J.D. Campbell (vice-president, marketing), and other documents.

Press clippings also relate to local history and news in Kitchener-Waterloo, the death of politician Maitland Steinkopf (also founder of Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company), and GGD advertising agency (used by Greb). Photographs are of men and women wearing Greb footwear, Hush Puppies displays, an unidentified event attended by Harry and Arthur Greb, and Charles E. Greb awarding Best in Show at the K-W Kennel Club.

File consists of press clippings and other material relating to Greb Industries and Greb Shoes during the 1960s, and Charles E. Greb's tenure as manager of the Winnipeg plant. Includes news releases, correspondence, footwear price lists, product tags, a memorandum to retail customers, ts. speeches by Charles E. Greb and J.D. Campbell (vice-president, marketing), and other documents.

Press clippings also relate to local history and news in Kitchener-Waterloo, the death of politician Maitland Steinkopf (also founder of Canada West Shoe Manufacturing Company), and GGD advertising agency (used by Greb). Photographs are of men and women wearing Greb footwear, Hush Puppies displays, an unidentified event attended by Harry and Arthur Greb, and Charles E. Greb awarding Best in Show at the K-W Kennel Club.

File consists of two transparencies and a photograph of the electric sign and clock located on the roof of the Electrohme plant at 809 Wellington Street North in Kitchener, taken at night.

File consists of seven photographs (plus duplicates) of the Murawsky Furniture Company building at 152 Shanley Street in Kitchener, which became Electrohome Plant 4 ca. 1954. Includes aerial photographs.

File consists of ten negatives of Plant 1 (283 Duke Street), Plant 2 (480 Victoria Street North), the Murawsky Furniture Company building (152 Shanley Street, became Plant 4), the Caya Buiding (130 Weber Street West), and the Pequegnat Building (Duke and Frederick Streets, location of Technical Products Division).

File consists of one photograph of Carl A. Pollock and others at the 1956 ground-breaking ceremony for the Electrohome plant at 809 Wellington Street North in Kitchener (Plant 3), two photographs of the 1962 expansion during construction, and three photographs of the plant after the expansion. File also includes an artist's sketch of the plant and a memorandum.

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.

File consists of photographs, snapshots, and negatives of buildings around Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge. Includes images of the intersection at King and Frederick Streets in Kitchener, the Dana Porter Library at the University of Waterloo, the interior of the Waterloo City Centre at 100 Regina Street South, Cambridge Place, and the Cambridge campus of Conestoga College.

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.

File consists of 23 photographs taken at the Wellington Street plant manufacturing facilities (consumer electronics, Plant 3). Includes photographs of employees at work on production lines, machinery, and the building exterior.

File consists of material relating to the property at 809 Wellington Street in Kitchener, ON; a zone change application and the potential purchase of parts of the property by Northport Landing (Waterloo, ON); and the purchase of parts of the property by First Gulf Development Corporation (Mississauga, ON).

Includes correspondence and memoranda, ms. notes, maps and folded site plans (and some photocopies of same), photocopies of extracts of zoning by-laws, copies of forms, a draft purchase agreement, and other material. Plans depict part 2 of lot 32 and 34, reg. plan 763, reference plan 58R-3130, in the City of Kitchener.

File consists of material relating to proposals from Northport Landing (Cambridge, ON) to develop parts of the Electrohome property at 809 Wellington Street in Kitchener, ON. Includes correspondence, memoranda, ms. notes, two proposals by Northport Landing, and a preliminary site plan (folded) for part 2 of lot 32, 33, and 34, reg. plan 763, reference plan 58R-3130 in the City of Kitchener.

File consists of photographs orignally in an album created to illustrate the history of CAP Communications and CKCO-TV. Subjects of photographs include: television production equipment and facilities, television personalities on set, special events (including a visit from Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 1968, the extension of highway 401 to Kitchener ca. 1960, and the Queen's visit to Kitchener in 1959), and studio technicians at work. Some photographs include identification on verso and some include typed captions.

File consists of photographs originally in an album created to illustrate the history of CAP Communications and CKCO-TV. Subjects of photographs include: television personalities on set, stills from television programs, and technicians at work. Some photographs include identification on verso and some pages in the photo album were blank.

File consists of photographs and snapshots of CKCO-TV buildings and production facilities, television personalities and stills from programs, technicians at work, and special events. Includes snapshots of the CKCO-TV crew on location at the 1988 Olympics (Calgary, AB) and the 1978 Oktoberfest parade (Kitchener, ON), stills from the set of Big Al's Cartoon Capers and Romper Room, and the transmission tower on Baden Hill.

File consists of three photographs taken at the ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of the Electrohome plant at 809 Wellington Street, Kitchener, ON (Plant 6).

Letters, cards, and postcards written to Betty Forbes and Bill Land from Millicent Lyall Forbes, Helene, Isabelle Alexandra Burt (Aunt Diddy), and Uncle Art. File also includes letters from Ray McMurphy to Betty Forbes, an account with Smuck's China and Gift Shop in Kitchener, and a wedding program for Thomas Land and Sylvia Wink.

Image of Phoebe Watson and Jenny Pincock standing together, under a sign, at the front entrance of the Watson Art Gallery. The sign reads: "The Watson Art Gallery."

Photograph of a group of four children and one adult sitting down in the garden by the porch of a house, taken at 172 Margaret Avenue (Kitchener) in 1896.

According to annotations, people in the photograph are Lillian Breithaupt (with Louise Catherine Geil on her lap), Laurine Catherine Augustine, Rosa Melvina Breithaupt Hewetson Clark, and John Edward Breithaupt.

Photograph of the front of a three-story house, possibly the house at 172 Margaret Avenue. There are trees and plants in the background and foreground and other houses in the background.

Photograph of a group of eleven adults and twelve children standing or sitting down outside during a picnic at Bridgeport on the occasion of John Schmitt Anthes and Lydia Catherine Herlan Anthes' 42nd wedding anniversary. There is a wooden fence with a sign reading "Bowling Alley" and vegetation behind the group.

People in photograph in back row are (left to right) are: Cyrena Harriet Anthes, Frank Anthes holding an unidentified infant, Carrie Breithaupt holding an unidentified infant, John Schmitt Anthes, Lydia Catherine Anthes, Emeline Merner Rieder, Talmon Henry Rieder, Peter Rieder, Ella Elmina Cook, Martha Melvina Rieder, and Lydia Louisa Breithaupt. Children in front row are (left to right): Unidentified with the exception of Walter Hailer Breithaupt, second to right.

Studio portrait of John Schmitt Anthes seen looking off-camera.

Full body studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt standing, seen looking at camera.

Studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt, Jake Kaechele, and Otto Schmitt, seen looking at camera.

Four copies of a studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt, seen looking off-camera.

Two copies of a studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt, seen looking off-camera.

Studio portrait of four children seen looking at camera.

People in photograph are: John Edward Breithaupt second from right.

Photograph of a school group of 37 children by a building entrance, possibly Margaret Avenue School.

According to annotations, one of the persons in photograph is possibly Helena Esther Duffield.

Postcard of Central School, Berlin, Canada.

Basketball, volleyball, gym, fitness, pool, indoor track, lectures, art classes, ping pong, toddlers, social activities, cooking, exterior shots including sign.

Outdoors team portrait of a group of young men in assorted running gear including shorts, singlets and sweaters is seen [on a track?]. Of note is the variety of Y insignia on the shirts. Front row (left to right): Ed. Martin; G. Schmalz; Bill Mullins; H. Current; Ed. Hymmen; Art Bowden; P. Bowden. Back row (left to right): Art Boehmer (in suit); Nick Campbell; A. Boehmer; W. Pannicke; Al. Imrie; R. Svenson; H. Walker; Unidentified; Joe Miller; Tom Armour (in sweater and tie).

Group portrait taken indoors at the [Y?]. Front row (left to right): Del Cressman; Herb Lippert; Henry Bergen; Bill Schlegel; Dick Wellein (killed Camp Borden; Novenber 1943); Kelly Kilborn; Abe Bergen. Middle row (left to right): Frank Pernfuss; Jack Oswald; Jack Marshall; F.J.T. Maines; Lorne Hiller; Jack Lippert; Rance Saunders. Back row (left to right}: Johnny Bruton; Ross Biggs; Fred Shantz; Doug Uttley; Ken Ripley; Don Rickert; Bill Pratt.

Consists of correspondence and promotional materials.

File consists of thirteen negatives showing Doon Pioneer Village in the winter.

File consists of material relating to the Westmount development in Waterloo. Includes a prospectus (Realty Pointers: Westmount, "The Development Beautiful") prepared by Beck & Eisenbach (Berlin, ON) containing a plan of Westmount; and a photograph of a topographical landscape painting showing Berlin, Waterloo, and Westmount, prepared by Gibson Catlett, Real Estate Landscape Paintings (Calgary, AB). The plan in the prospectus contains manuscript annotations.

File consists of an indenture between the Corporation of the Town of Berlin and John S. Anthes for the grant of burial lots nos. 288 and 289 in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Studio portrait of Lydia Anthes with daughters Ella Cook, Martha Rieder, Louisa Breithaupt and Carrie Breithaupt. Ella and Martha are seen standing, with Louisa and Carrie seated on either side of Lydia. Only Lydia and Louisa are looking toward the camera.

Photograph of the exterior of a corner of the Anthes Manufacturing Company of Berlin seen from across a dirt road. Clusters of trees are visible next to the building and at right in what may be an adjoining lot.

Mounted photograph of employees casually standing at the front and side of the Anthes Manufacturing Company factory. Looking at the camera, most are wearing hats, some with hands at hips or in pockets.

Mounted photograph of employees posed for a photo outside of the Anthes Manufacturing Company factory. Seen in two rows, one standing and one kneeling, most are holding hats at their side or on a knee. An unidentified man on a horse is included in the group at right.

Photograph taken during the construction of an unidentified factory in Berlin (now Kitchener), probably the Berlin Rubber Manufacturing Company.