- 2008.001.449
- Item
- c. 1945
Item is a photograph of four men and one woman sitting in the grass in front of car park.
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Item is a photograph of four men and one woman sitting in the grass in front of car park.
Three women in front of a lighthouse
Item is a photograph of three women sitting on rocks in front of a lighthouse. Inscription on verso reads, 'Point Prim Light house Rigby N.S. July 7th 1921, Miss Ada Coughlin, Miss Constance Orr, Miss Dorothy Orr'.
Item is a photograph of two women and a man sitting on rocks by a lake. Inscription on verso reads, 'Dr A. E. Orr, Constance Orr, Dorothy Orr, Point - Prim Light Aug 14th 1921'.
Item is a group portrait, inscription reads 'A.E Orr E.U. Del Orr'.
Item is a photograph of a large group of people indoors in front of a Christmas tree. Inscription on verso reads, 'Kap Christmas Party, 1948'.
Item is a photograph of three women sitting in lawn chairs.
Six men holding string of fish
Item is a photograph of six men holding string of fish.
Item is a photograph of men in uniform.
Item is a photograph of three blurry figures standing behind lawn chairs.
Item is a snapshot of a group of people at a social event, two of the men are laughing.
Item is a group portrait of a minstrel show. 42 performers, including children and adults, are posed seated or standing on a stage. Six of the performers appear in blackface, wearing makeup and wigs.
Minstrel shows are a style of variety show, most popular during the late 19th and early 20th century, in which white performers use make-up and costumes to depict racist and stereotypical caricatures of Black people. The genre originated in the United States, but Canada had its own troupes and touring companies, and the format was popular with schools, community groups, and religious organizations.
A two-page hand-written eulogy was found with the photograph that begins "Ella Roberts age 85 years of Galena, Ohio died November 28, 1949..."
Shields, Lorne
[Family portrait, outdoor rural setting]
Item is a photograph of a man holding a child on his knee and a woman standing next to him, outside a house with a view of a field in the background. The photograph is very informal, with the man looking down and away from the camera. A screen door to the house on the right of the photograph reveals an adult holding the arm of a child, the hand pressing against the screen.
[Portrait of women and baby in a family group]
Item is a brown bi-fold card with an embossed design with shield and helmet on the front left flap, beneath which is the photographer's name in letterpress: "A.E. Lyon/ Photo./ Charlottetown, P.E.I." Inside, a photograph is adhered to the card showing three women in a studio, one holding a baby. All 4 are identified by a handwritten note on the inside of the right flap.
Lyon, A.E.
Aunt Mary Kindrie and Uncle Sandy
Alvin Warden, Charlie Squire [portrait]
Vernon's and Uncle [George]'s group
Vernon's and Uncle [George]'s group
Slides depict people from around the world, subjects are individuals and groups.
Item consists of a brown and gold album with the text "Floral Album" on the front cover. The pages have painted floral illustrations around the photographs and gold detailing on the edges. It contains portraits of mostly individuals and a few families or group. The images were taking by companies in Stouffville, Montreal and Toronto. Handwritten notes next to most portrait, describing the relationship of the persone photographed ("Flora Powell - cousin, Uncle Dave Wellman - Half brother of 1st family.")
Item consists of a black album with a flora design on the cover. The pages have painted floral illustrations around the photographs and gold detailing on the edges. It contains portraits of mostly individuals and a few families or group. Most photographs are by American photography companies from Iowa, Chariton and Michigan.
[Shipka and Hamilton postcards]
Item consists of a two postcards with photographs of the Rock Garden, Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton and the J.J. Breen General Store in Shipka, Ontario. The Shipka postcard has a message written.
[Portrait of two men and child]
Item consists of a cabinet card with two men holding bowler hats and a child holding a boat steering wheel. There is a waterfront backdrop. The logo for the studio J.H. Farber (Norfolk, VA) is embossed at the bottom of the card.
Item consists of a cabinet card with four women playing croquet in front of a post office building. Photograph is mounted on a light pink card. The verso is stamped with the studio logo for Morton & Raith Photographers.
Item consists of a cabinet card of a baby next to a dog sitting on a rug. The verso is stamped with the studio logo for Paris Art Co. Fine Photography (Paris, Kentucky)
Item consists of a cabinet card of three children posed in front of an outdoor backdrop. Two of the children are wearing hats, and one child has small toy horses on front of them. The verso is stamped with the studio logo for Eldridge Stanton, 341 Yonge Street, Toronto.
Item consists of a cabinet card of three children posed in front of an outdoor backdrop. Two of the children are wearing hats, and one child has small toy horses on front of them. Bottom of the card is stamped with the studio logo for World's Fair Photo View Co., 334 East Ormsby Ave., Louisville, Kentucky.