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Niagara Falls.

Film of the Niagara Falls and surrounding grounds taken from various vantage points. Includes Ethel Schneider walking next to a flower garden; views of plants and trees in bloom; a rainbow over the water; and the Ontario flag on the back of a boat.

Film canister includes handwritten notes about film that read: "Ethel Schneider. Garden, Flowers, Tulip Tree, Chestnut, Falls. American, Horseshoe Falls, Maid of Mist, (Lots of water!) Ontario Flag".

Schneider family

French River fishing.

Film includes the commercial movie Big Fish (a Castle film produced by Eugene W. Castle and edited by Don Hancock) [0:10-03:47] and footage of a Schneider family fishing trip to Lake Nipissing with Herbert, Frederick and Howard Schneider, Hyalie MacDonald and others [03:48-07:30]. Includes shots of Herbert and Howard proudly showing their catches to the camera, views of the lake and sandy beach, the group cleaning fish along a rocky shoreline, and the cabin where they stayed.

Canister includes handwritten notes about film that read: "Herb Fred on top of cabin of boat in Lake Nipissing, Hyalie MacDonald, [illegible], Howie, [illegible] lunch + cleaning fish + cabin in woods, sandy beach".

Schneider family

City Hall : old City Hall, copy.

Copy negative of a photo of a painting by Reuben Jukes of Kitchener done in 1924 of the 1869 city hall, which was being torn down in Fall 1924.

The painting now hangs in Kitchener City Hall at 200 King Street West.

Belair, Charles

Misc. Ontario.

File consists of seven snapshots of various sites in Ontario. Some photographs are identified on the verso.

Dorney, Robert

Correspondence.

File consists of an unaddressed letter written by Ella Anthes Cook, an unsigned letter received by Ella, and a letter and postcard received by Ella from H. Milton Cook. Postcard contains a photograph of Cook with two other men in front of a pavilion, Woodside [farm?], Waterloo.

Rieder and Anthes family

Unidentified individual.

Upper body studio portrait of an unidentified individual seen looking at camera, dressed in a white lace top and with a ribbon in hair.

Ratz Family

Zeller, Walter.

Studio portrait of Walter Zeller seen looking off camera, dressed in suit and tie.

Schneider, Norman Christoph

Gofton, Alfred.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Alfred Gofton seen looking at the camera, dressed in a suit and tie.

Schneider family

Lapsley, Ethel and Maud.

Studio portrait of Ethel and Maude Lapsley seen looking slightly off camera. Both are dressed in tartan dresses and Maude is holding a book.

Schneider family

Ahrens, Florence.

Head and torso studio portrait of Florence Ahrens seen standing next to a floral chair and looking at the camera.

Schneider family

Seagram's distillery.

Photograph taken from a newspaper print? Exterior of the distillery and flour mill built in 1857 at corner of Erb and Caroline Streets. Note the horse drawn wagon.

Company of Neighbours

Kelly, Blanche Mildred Clement, Emma Kaufman and Evelyn Breithaupt.

File consists of one studio portrait of, left to right, Emma Kaufman, Blanche Mildred Clement Kelly, and Evelyn Breithaupt taken when they were attending Ontario Ladies College. The group is posed identically, seen wearing similar hats and black ribbons tied around the necks of their high-collared blouses.

Clement Bowlby Family

Loose postcards.

File consists of 212 loose postcards, including black and white and sepia-toned photographs, black and white and sepia-toned rotogravures, photochroms, and other colour prints. Postcards contain views of numerous European cities and landforms (including Binz, Potsdam, Oberammergau, Berlin, Wittenberg, Lucerne, the Rhine, and the Alps), as well as views along the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia and Alberta (photographed by Byron Harmon) and the Columbia River Highway in Oregon (photographed by Cross & Dimmitt), and views of Banff, the Rocky Mountains, Stratford (Ontario), and other places and scenes. Some duplicates are present. Six postcards contain a stamp (four German, one Canadian, and one Czechoslovakian). Two postcards were sent through the mail; one from Keffer to his wife, and one from Max [last name illegible] to Keffer (in German). Six of the postcards were published by Valentine & Sons.

Keffer, Ivan Wilbur

Lake view with boat.

Postcard featuring a photograph of a group of two adults and one child by or on a boat in a lake. There are buildings and vegetation in the background, possibly Felsheim (also known as Woods Bay), John Christian Breithaupt's summer home in Georgian Bay.

People in photograph are: possibly John Christian Breithaupt at right.

Breithaupt Hewetson Clark family

Centennial Album press clipping.

A press clipping featuring a picture of a group of people on the front porch of the Paradise Beach Hotel in Port Elgin, Ontario. Included in the photograph are Betty and Peg Forbes' grandmothers, Effie Buck and Anne Forbes.

Forbes, Betty

Schantz, Orpheus Moyer and family.

Studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Cornelia "Carrie" Flagler Schantz, with their daughter Ruth Schantz. Ruth is seen standing at centre with bow in hair arms on her parents' backs.

Schantz Russell Family

Rieder, Martha family.

File consists of miscellaneous snapshots, most of which were probably accumulated by Martha Rieder. Includes snapshots of Martha Rieder, her children, and grandchildren, as well as other family members and friends. Talmon Henry Rieder is present in some snapshots. Many photographs include members of the families of John C. and Carrie Breithaupt, Albert and Louisa Breithaupt, and H. Milton and Ella Anthes Cook; Alma and Eva Rieder are also present in some photographs.

Photographs were taken at Penetanguishene, Georgian Bay, on Lake Huron, Port Dalhousie and other travel destinations; at various cottages; at the Rieder home at 58 Roy Street in Kitchener; and other locations. File also includes a colour print-out of a photograph Margaret Paisley [?] and an unidentified woman.

Rieder and Anthes family

The old council house and greenhouse at Fort Albany.

Four images of the old council house at Fort Albany, Ontario, with four unidentified individuals standing at the door in two of the images. One image is the same as the one in the books, and the others are variations. Includes one image of a greenhouse at the Fort Albany Mission with an unidentified female standing in front of it.

Rempel, John I.

House for sale : Forest Hill.

File consists of a photograph and handwritten description of a house for sale in the Forest Hill area of Kitchener.

Dixon, Ross

House for sale : Kitchener.

File consists of a photograph and a handwritten description of a house for sale on Ahren Street in Kitchener.

Dixon, Ross

House for sale : Lynnbrook Place.

File consists of a photograph of a house for sale on Lynnbrook Place in Lakeshore Village, Waterloo. Verso of the backing for the photograph contains a description of another house for sale in Rothsay, Ontario.

Dixon, Ross

House for sale : Margaret Ave.

File consists of a photograph of a house for sale on Margaret Avenue [in Waterloo?]. Verso of backing for photograph contains a description of another house for sale in the downtown area of Kitchener.

Dixon, Ross

Townhouses for sale : near University.

File consists of a photograph of a townhouse complex for sale in the University district in Waterloo. Verso of the backing for the photograph contains a description of a house for sale on Erb Street in Waterloo.

Dixon, Ross

Duplex for sale : Victoria Park.

File consists of a photograph of a duplex for sale in the Victoria Park area of Kitchener. Verso of the backing for the photograph contains a description of a house for sale in the Parkdale division of Waterloo.

Dixon, Ross

Wagner family.

Studio portrait of the Louis Henry Wagner family. From left to right at Sarah Moyer Wagner, Ida Wagner, Florence Wagner, Louis Jacob Gordon Wagner, Carl Henry Wagner, and Louis Henry Wagner.

Wagner Hailer family

Plans.

File consists of four plans. Includes two plans by N.J. Goebel entitled "City of Berlin," and two copies of a plan entitled "Canada Furniture Manufacturer's Limited, Berlin, Ont., Simpson Factory and Gaukel Street Properties."

Rieder and Anthes family

Interior of home.

Image of a corner in the interior of a home. Included in the shot are plant in front of a window, a rocking chair, artwork, and family photos.

Group portrait in front of home.

Image of three people, one seated and two standing, posed for the camera in the yard of a board and batten home. A large tree is visible in the background at right and buggy is partially visible parked behind a wood fence.

Picnic in the woods.

Image of a group of people having a picnic in the woods. Most of the group is seen looking toward the camera from seated or standing positions with one adult visible at left gripping and hanging from a tree branch.

Person with horse.

Image of an a person holding standing and looking at a horse outside in a grassy enclosure. Trees and possibly an orchard are visible in the background.

Family Papers.

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

Barber shop exterior.

Jacob Brandt standing in front of his Brandt's Ideal Shaving Parlour which is decorated with greenery, welcome signs and British and American flags possibly for the Saengerfest celebrations. Unidentified man standing to the left. Shaving parlour located at the rear of the Bank of Toronto, on north-west corner of King and Erb Streets next to the Post Office building.
Listed in 1901 and 1907 Vernon Directory, but not in 1913.

Company of Neighbours

Waterloo Meat Market, King St.: shop interior.

Interior of John B. Fischer's butcher shop located at King Street north. Note ceiling fan, carcasses hanging and the preparation area with two unidentified butchers. Two men in suits standing on left side. John B. Fischer served as Mayor of Waterloo in 1908 and again 1912-1913.
Butcher shop opened in 1874. 1913 and 1927 Vernon Directories list an Edgar J. Fischer, Butcher in this same location.

Company of Neighbours

Tobacco shop: interior.

Photo shows interior Strum Brothers Tobacco and Barber. The stuffed raccoon, and moose head are gone, but the print of Seagram's King's Plate winners is still there.

Company of Neighbours

Roesch's Grocery Store, King and Dupont, Waterloo: l-r, Rolly Plantz, Andy Roesch.

Interior of Roesch's Grocery store with Andrew Roesch on the left and Roland Planz on the right.
Roesch's obituary states that he and his wife adopted his four nephews Harry, Roland, Charles and Clayton Plantz [sic], so this is likely his nephew (spelled Planz on the photo) with him. Building located at 21 King Street North, west side south of Dupont Street.

Company of Neighbours

Shortt, Adam and Elizabeth

File consists of exterior and interior photographs of homes occupied by Adam and Elizabeth Shortt: Copswoth in Kingston, Ont. and 5 Marlborough Ave. in Ottawa, Ont.

Shortt, Elizabeth Smith

Clement, Florence Grace.

File consists of one snapshot of Florence Grace Clement taken outside. She is shown standing in front of a body of water, possibly Georgian Bay [?].

Clement Bowlby Family

Clement, Florence Grace.

File consists of photographs from Florence Grace Clement's album book. Photographs include those of Florence's 95th birthday as well as other events, friends, and family.

Clement Bowlby Family

Houses.

Photographs of houses, including the Martin residence at 41 Allen Street East, Waterloo [?]; the home of Wilson and Dorothy Martin at 155 Dunrae Avenue in Mount-Royal, Quebec; the home of R.T. Wilson in Dundas, Ontario; the Kabel's 'restful home'; and other unidentified houses.

Martin, John Gartshore

House for sale : East Ward.

File consists of a photograph and handwritten description of a house for sale in the East Ward area of Kitchener.

Dixon, Ross

Commercial, stores, etc. : Belmont Boulevard.

File consists of material relating to tenants or potential tenants in a building on Belmont Boulevard. Includes blank offer to lease and purchase forms, business cards, handwritten notes (with calculations), newspaper clippings, an architectural drawing, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

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