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Album is purple embossed leather cover with metal clasps. Spine missing. White pages with gold borders around window openings. Contains 26 albumen photographs.
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Album is purple embossed leather cover with metal clasps. Spine missing. White pages with gold borders around window openings. Contains 26 albumen photographs.
Black cover embossed letters ("Photographs") and image of deer. Bound with black string. Balck pages. Photographs mounted with glue or photo corners.Notations on photograph borders in black ink. Some loose photographs. One or two loose pages.
Dates include: August 1938, Fall 1939, 1941, September 1942, July 1943, summer 1944, 1945, 1956, winter 1947, 1948.
Locations include: Magog, Lac Superior, Quebec; Riverdale Park, Toronto, Ontario; Prince Edward Island; New York; Florida; England;
Themes include: Royal Montreal Regiment in Farnham, family portraits, weddings.
Decorated cover detached from binding. Beige pages. Notations in black ink. Some loose photographs. Many pages blank. One of blank pages has "Stouffville" written, but no photos.
Sites include: Ontario Hotel, Cucamonga Vineyard, Arrowhead Hot Springs Hotel, orange and apricot orchards, Old Mission Church in San Gabriel LA, Riverdale Park in Toronto.
Locations include: Ontario, San Bernardine, Santa Monica beach, San Antonio Canyon, Riverside, San Diego,
Themes include: sceni landscapes, rural farm work, early railroads, agriculture.
Dates include: Decoration Day, 18[8/9]5, 1905, March and April 1921.
Black cover embossed with "photographs" in gold, bound with black string. Black pages. Notations in white ink. Photographs mounted using black photo corners. A few loose photographs. Many photographs missing.
Sites include: St. Mary's River, the Rockies, Kicking Horse River, Arrow Lakes, Harrison Lake, Stanley Park, Vancouver Tennis Clubhouse in Shaugnessy Heights, Rose Gardens in the Empress Hotel Grounds, Canadian National Park Wainwright, Saskatchewan wheat fields,
Locations include: Calgary, Field, Nakusp, Vancouver, the Malahat,
Themes include: portraits, scenic landscapes and waterscapes, gardening, early cars, animals, early tractors, rural farm life, wheat harvesting, houses, churches, early ferries.
Notable: President Harding in Stanley Park, 1923.
Front cover missing; back cover in tact. Bound with black string; loose. Black pages. Notations in white ink. Photographs mounted using black photo corners. A few Kodak Colour photograph. Some photographs loose.
Locations include: Mississippi River; Amarillo, Texas; Grand Canyon; Santa Monica, Pasadena, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Francisco, all California; Union Square, San Francisco; Chicago, Illinois; Stamford, Connecticut.
Sites include: El Toyar Hotel, Hermit's Rest, Cedar Mountain and Painted Desert, all in Grand Canyon; Public Library, LA; General Pershing Square and General McArthur Square, LA; Golden Gate Park; Bay Bridge; Mission Dolores; Lincoln Park; Union Station, LA; Beloeil Que; Museum of Science, Chicago; Wyoming State Museum; Historic Oregon Trail.
Themes include: portraits, tourist snapshots, scenic landscapes and views, dogs.
Red leather cover. Spine detaching from cover. Black pages.
Themes include portraits, houses and churches, farm life, early cameras, early cars, early trains, early bikes, steamboats, waterscapes.
Includes a photograph of the steamboat Argyle [formerly The Empress of India, built in 1876; rebuilt/renamed in 1899/1902 (conflict among sources); renamed Frontier in 1912]. See < maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca > search "Argyle steamboat".
Black cover with the word "photographs" embossed in gold; bound with red string. Black pages. Photographs are moutned directly to the page or inserted under cut-out windows overlaying the page. Front and back end pages are loose.
Themes include: portraits, landscapes, waterscapes waterfalls, boats and canoes, houses, carriages, railroad tracks, National Flag of Canada c. 1896.
Sites include the Canadian Bank of Commerce, W. J. Bauldry's Boat-House, Cobalt Open Call Mining Exchange, The Imperial Bank of Canada.
Northern Ontario and Quebec album
Blue geometric patterned cover, bound with blue string. Black pages.
Unbound, black pages. Notations in white ink and pencil. Mostly scenic and landscape photographs; small number of architectural photographs and environmental portraits.
Locations: Moore's Falls, Elliott Falls, Black River, Norland Dam, Toronto Bay, Montmorency Falls, Mud Turtle Lake.
Places: Toronto University, Legislative Chamber in Parliament Building, Osgood Hall Library, City Hall Main Entrance.
Themes: landscape, lakes, sailboat, architecture.
Red cover bound with red string. Black pages. Most photographs mounted using black photo corners; smaller photographs appear to be glued in. Heavily annotaed with notations and drawings in white ink - fading in places - including quote from Wilbur D. Nesbit's poem "Smile".
Individual and group portraits show family and friends in rural life settings and on various trips including skiing, mining, mountainous terrain, several lakes. Several captions include dates 1936, 1937, 1938.
Themes: family photographs, rural and farm life, family/group trips, gold mining, cars, trains, aeroplanes, cameras, skiing.
Geographic locations: Wasaga Beach, Dickey Lake, Redstone Road, Milford Bay, Porcupine Lake, Redstone River, Red Lake, McIntyre Mines, Hudson's Bay Co. post at Pine Ridge, Val Gagne.
Names include: Johnny Jones and Sandy McIntyre; Norman Bonter; Eddie, Harvey and Irene Hurst; Jack Kelman; Bob Newbegin; Marge and Jimmy Walton; Mike Costnik; Cliff Miles; Carl Merger; Jack McLaren; Lex Lanengan; Al Laver; Jean Alexander and George Humphreys; Captain Webb; E. and F. Croteau.
Item is an album containing photographs of Canada and the UK. Item has a black cloth cover bound with red string. Notations are handwritten in ink and pencil.
Canadian locations include: Lake Manitoba, Lake Champlain, St. Lawrence river, Port Stanley, Quebec. UK locations include: Manchester Ship Canal, Liverpool, New Brighton, Chester, Wallasey, Bidston.
Two photographs dated 1905.
Themes include: ships, boats, sailing, fishing, S.S. Dominion, Campania, family photographs, mountainous landscapes, trains, early motorcycle, horses as transportation.
Shields, Lorne
Item is a photograph of a man leaning on a car. Inscription on recto reads, 'Erie Beach Owl Canada, August 1918' and on verso reads 'Edwd. V. deLery Orr Cadet, R.R.J'
Item is a photograph of a lighthouse. Inscription on verso reads, 'Point prim light bay of Fuudy Entrance to Bigby Gap'.
Item is a photograph of a building. Inscription on verso reads, '540 Dorchester St. West Montreal'.
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 portrait of young woman sitting on dock. Inscription on verso reads, 'Dorothy Orr June 1916 at Chateau St Louis Lake St Louis'.
Item is a photograph of a man in uniform standing in front of sign that reads 'Canadian Legion Hostel'.
Item is a photograph of a steamship that reads: Canada Steamship Lines, Quebec.
Item is a snapshot photograph of three young men and a car. Two are standing beside the car while one is inside. Car is parked outside infront of some trees, picket fence and a shed. Back of the photograph has handwritten in black ink: 'Winston Hoyle 31 Concord Street Coaticook Que.'
Item is a snapshot photograph of chairs set up outside facing a stage where girls are lined up to perform. Inscription on verso in black ink reads, 'School pageant for charity. Trafalgar School 27th May 1916 Dorothy Orr taking part.'
Item is a snapshot photograph of a woman and three children standing in front of a doorway. Inscription on verso in pencil reads, 'Otterburn Park'.
Item is a snapshot photograph of men on skis outside. Sign behind them reads 'Six trails of Mont Tremblant'.
Item is a snapshot of small boy playing with bucket. Inscription on verso reads, 'Bradie, 1 year 5 months Brome Lake July 1928'.
Item is a photograph of a busy street with pedestrians, carriages, and men in uniform. Inscription on verso reads "Edward Albert, Prince of Wales' first visit to Canada. Taken near the art gallery, Montreal where the salute was taken, Monday Oct 1919."
Item is a cabinet card featuring a portrait of young female in graduate costume. Made by Wm Notman & Son, Montreal.
William Notman & Son
Item is a carte de visite portrait of man standing in a studio beside a chair and table. Made by Notman, Montreal.
Notman, William
Female portrait wearing gown and shawl
Item is a carte de visite portrait of woman standing in a photography studio. Made by Notman, Montreal.
Notman, William
Male sitting in chair with book
Item is a carte de visite portrait of man sitting at a table in a photography studio. Made by Notman, Montreal.
Notman, William
Item is a carte de visite portrait of man standing in a photography studio. Made by Notman, Montreal.
Notman, William
Item is a carte de visite portrait of man standing in a portrait studio. Made by Notman, Montreal.
Notman, William
Item is a cabinet card portrait of male in graduate costume. Made by Wm Notman & Son, Montreal.
William Notman & Son
Portrait of a man with a beard
Item is a carte de visite portrait of male with a beard wearing a bowtie.
Notman, William
Item is a carte de visite portrait of a young girl in a photography studio. Inscription on verso reads 'Florence Rose Orr - 6 years old - 30th July 1881. Made by Notman & Sandham, Montreal.
Notman & Sandham
Leather bound album with gold trim and the title "ALBUM" printed on spine. Metal clasp. Thick cardstock pages coloured light blue with openings for inserting cartes de visite. Sparsely populated by card photographs from Notman Studios and others in Ontario and Quebec.
Marriage announcement for Florence Lillian, daughter of Mrs. E.S. Orr, and John H. Clary, B.A., L.L.B.
Form of Thanksgiving hymnal from January 31, 1886.
Various photograph envelopes from Kodak in Montreal QC, Gurds Sports Hobbies in London ON, and Tamblyn Tel-Vision Prints in Toronto. Advertisements for Verichrome Safety film on Kodak envelopes. One envelope contains two prints of A.T. Orr, one with him and a group of friends, the other holding game after hunting.
Various letters and parts of letters between members of the Orr family.
Eastman film envelope, contains negatives and positives
Eastman Film Envelope contains two negatives and two positives, depicting a cemetary scene, Mount Royal Cemetary. Inscription in black ink on front of envelope reads, 'Mount Royal Cemetery Sept 1917, Flowers on Graves of father, mother and brothers Roe Monument.
Eastman Kodak Company
Petroleum promotion ideas from A.T. Orr
File consists of a letter addressed to Mr. G.B. Longhurst, General Sales Manager at Canadian Petrofina Ltd. from A.T. Orr. It includes three sketches of promotion ideas for petroleum products. Orr indicates the charge for each idea as $500.00.
Calling card and confirmation card
Confirmation ticket for Lillian Constance Orr from Holy Trinity Curch in Chatham, Ontario, and calling card for Mrs. Alfred E. Orr.
Notes and Envelopes (four pieces)
Empty envelopes and paper with random notes to and from A.T. and E. Orr.
Epithalamium (clipping of birthday notice contained therein)
Marriage notice for Mr. William R. Moore and Miss Luvia Learned
Letter from Outremont Golf Club to A.E. Orr
Item is a letter to A.E. Orr from John Baile, Honourary Secretary of the Outremont Golf Club, stating that he was appointed a member of the Handicap and Match Committee at the last executive meeting.
Outremont Golf Club
Montreal Light Heat & Pwer Co. advertisement and receipt
Item consists of a receipt for $4.00 from the Montreal Light Heat & Power Co., and a sketch of an advertisement.
Item consists of a notice, written in French, indicating the Seigneurie Delery will be at the King Edward Hotel the week of November 11-15, 1940 to discern intestersts of rights.
Item is a notebook filled with hand written text, including quotations and prose. Cover reads: "Common Place Book / Cookshire Oct 24th 1880 / A.E. Orr / Yours truly Yours truly"
Letter for $500 stipend from McGill Anatomical Department
Item is a typerwitten letter with blue text that reads, 'November 15th, 1910. Dr. A.E. Orr, Anatomical Department, Medical Building. Dear Dr. Orr, I have pleasure in informing you that at a meeting of the Board of Governors held yesterday, your stipend as Demonstrator in Biology and Embryology was increased to $500 for the current session. Yours very truly, W. Vaughan Secretary.'
University Admission Tickets and Envelope
McGill University admission ticket for Library and Gymnasium. Envelope addressed to Mr. Alfred E. Orr.
High school Certificate of Honour
Item is a certificate of Honour. Inscription reads, 'High School of Montreal. Certificate of Honour. This is to certify that at the June Examinations, 1906 Edward De L. Orr of 2nd year took first place in and honourable mention in Arithmetic, Dictation, French and Writing. Wellington Dixon, Rector'.
Item is a menu for complimentary dinner at the mount royal club for Francis J. Shepherd, Professor of Anatomy at McGill University, belonging to A.E. Orr. Includes menu and signatures from guests.
Mount Royal Club
License to Operate a Radio Receiving Equipment
Item is a license to Operate a Radio Receiving Equipment, licensed to Edward de Lory Orr by the Canada Department of Marine and Fisheries Radiotelegraph Branch.
Invitation to ball to meet the Prince of Wales
Invitation to Ball. Inscription reads, 'To have the honour of meeting His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales The Chairmen and Executive of the Citizens' Committee request the pleasure of the company of Misses Constance and Dorothy Orr at a Ball in the Windsor Hotel Montreal, on Thursday evening October the thirtieth nineteen hundred and nineteen at nine-thirty o'clock.'
Item is a menu for the honorary dinner for McGill Medical Graduates. It is printed serif font in blue ink and includes pencil signatures in an "Autographs" section. At the top of the list is that of A. E. Orr.
Mount Royal Hotel
Item is a copy of the Outremont Golf Club Circular. One large piece of manila paper folded in have with a serif font in red ink. Describes committee announcements.
Outremont Golf Club
Item is a corrected copy of the Outremont Golf Club Circular. One large piece of manila paper folded in have with a serif font in black ink.
Outremont Golf Club
Portrait of a balding man in a suit
Item is a portrait of a man, possibly affiliated with the Stanley Cup. It is mounted on brown card in a folding paper housing. Inscription in black ink below photograph reads, 'From Uncle Curly'. Inscription in pencil below photograph reads, 'Selby'. Embossment below photograph reads, 'Rice Montreal'.
Rice Studio
Constance Orr sitting at a table
Item is a portrait mounted on card of young woman in white side button boots and white opera length gloves and white bow in her hair. Text below photograph reads, 'Westlake Chatham, Ontario'. Inscription in black ink on back of mount reads, 'Constance L. Orr. April 19th, 1913.
Westlake
Item is a portrait mounted on card, featuring an image of a young woman in white side button boots and white opera length gloves and white bow in her hair. Text below photograph reads, 'Westlake Chatham, Ontario'. Inscription in black ink on back of photograph reads, 'Constance L. Orr. April, 19th, 1913. To Grande'.
Westlake
Item is a portrait of house mounted on card. Inscription in black ink on back of mount reads, 'Residence of J.L. Clary B.A, L.L.B Sudbury, Ont.'
Item is a portrait of boy holding a horn dressed in WWI military garb. Embossed below photograph reads, 'Thompson Bros, 170 Peel St Montreal'.
Thompson Brothers
Item is a paper cabinet card holder. Printed text on cover reads, 'Paid Book Post, Printed Matter only'. Blue stamp reads, 'Star Office, Feb 5 1895. Inscription in ink reads, 'Lady Traveller Star Office Montreal'. Text on back cover reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son Photographers to the Queen 17 Bleury Street Montreal. Branches in United States. Boston, Mass. Albany, NY. Newport, R.I. Branches in Canada, Halifax, N.S. St. John, N.B. Ottawa, Ont.
William Notman & Son
Portrait of man with blue eyes
Item is a black cabinet card featuring a portrait of man with blue eyes, light hair and a beard gazing into the camera. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son Montreal.'
William Notman & Son
Portrait of man with light hair
Item is a black coloured cabinet card with a portrait of a man with light coloured hair and a pronounced moustache. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son Montreal.'
Notman, William
Item is a black cabinet card with a portrait of a man. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son Montreal.'
Notman, William
Portrait of man with moustache
Item is a cream coloured cabinet card featuring a vignetted portrait of man. Text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son - Montreal'. Text on back of photograph reads, 'W. Notman, also at Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, & St. John, N.B.'
William Notman & Son
Item is a portrait of baby standing on a chair. The mother's arm is subtley draped in the background. Embossed beneath the photograph reads, 'Phillips Square, Montreal, Wm. Notman & Son'. Inscription in black ink on back of mount reads, 'Constance Orr'.
William Notman & Son
Item is a portrait of a woman in white dress standing beside a window. Inscription in black ink on back of photograph reads, 'To dear Ted, Wishing you a Happy Birthday, Your loving sister, Connie Orr. Dec. /17'
William Notman & Son
Portrait of woman with white dress and pearls
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman. Text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son - Montreal'. Text on back of card reads, 'W. Notman Photographer to her majesty Montreal also at Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, & St. John N.B.' Inscription in black ink reads, '(illegible name) 1886'.
William Notman & Son
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman. Inscription in blue ink on back of card reads, 'Think this is my grandmother Emily Godard, Mrs. Alfred Roe when young E.V.O.'. Gold text on back of card reads, 'W. Notman, Montreal Branches at Toronto and Halifax'
William Notman & Son
Item is a cabinet card composite portrait of approximately 88 men. Black ink circles eight of these portraits. Inscription to the left of photograph reads, 'Paris - 1895? (illegible)'. Text below photograph reads, Wm. Notman & Son - Montreal'. Text on back of card reads, 'W. Notman Montreal 1876'.
William Notman & Son
Item is a portrait of man. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son-Montreal'. Inscription in blue ink on back of card reads, 'Dr.'s at McGill'. Text on back of card reads, 'W. Notman Montreal 1876 Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, & St John, N.B.'
William Notman & Son
Item is a portrait of man. Text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son-Montreal.' Inscription in blue ink on back of card reads, 'Dr.'s at McGill'. Text on back of card reads, 'W. Notman Montreal 1876 Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, & St John, N.B.'
William Notman & Son
Portrait of man with handlebar mustache
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man with handlebar mustache. Gold text reads: "Wm. Notman & Son MONTREAL."
William Notman & Son
Item is a portrait of man. Text on back of card reads, 'W. Notman, Montreal, Branches at Toronto and Halifax'.
William Notman & Son
Portrait of woman in a ruffled collar
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman in feathered collar. Text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son, 17 Bleury Street. Photographers to the Queen, Montreal.'
William Notman & Son
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man in fur hat. Text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son, 17 Bleury Street. Photographers to the Queen, Montreal.'
William Notman & Son
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Wm Notman & Son, Montreal'.
William Notman & Son
Portrait of man with a moustache
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man with a moustache. Inscription in pencil on back of card reads, '121155'
William Notman & Son
Item is a portrait of man with long grey beard. Text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son - Montreal'. Inscription in blue ink on back of card reads, 'Drs at McGill'. Text on back of card reads 'W. Notman Montreal 1876 also at Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, & St. John, N.B.'
William Notman & Son
Item is a portrait of man. Text below photograph reads, 'Wm. Notman & Son - Montreal'. Text on back of photograph reads, 'W. Notman, also at Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, & St. John, N.B.'
William Notman & Son
Portrait of woman. Stamp below photograph reads, 'Phillips Square, Montreal Wm. Notman & Son'. Inscription in black ink on back of mount reads, 'Grand, given me in the year 1919'.
William Notman & Son
Item is a small portrait of woman mounted on a larger grey card. Stamp below photograph reads, 'Phillips Square, Montreal Wm. Notman & Son'. Inscription in blue ink on back of card reads, 'My grandmother Mrs. Roe'. Inscription in pencil reads, '146320'.
William Notman & Son
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman in Victorian dress, decorated with flowers. Brown text below photograph reads, 'Jones Photographer, 42 Fabrique St. Quebec'. Inscription in black ink on back of card reads, 'Dr. A.E. Orr 85 Union Ave'.
Portrait of woman by W.H. McIntyre
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman featuring beveled edges. Brown text below photograph reads, W.H. McIntyre, Artist, Perth, Ont.'
William H. McIntyre
Portrait of woman in hat and furs.
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman in hat and furs. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Wilkinson Bros. Cookshire, Que.'
Wilkinson Bros.
Item is a portrait of woman in fur hat. Gold text below photographs reads, 'Blanchard Sherbrooke, QUE.'
Item is a portrait of baby. Inscription in pencil on back of card reads, 'Harold-(illegible).
L.P. Therriault
Item is a card-mounted photograph of the Sir John A. Macdonald monument in Montreal, Quebec.
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman in furs. Illegible inscription in ink below photograph. Gold text on back of card reads, 'Pittaway & Jarvis, Photographers, No. 117 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ont.'
Pittaway & Jarvis
Item is a group portrait on boat. Inscription on back of mount reads, 'Taken on board (illegible) Lake Champlain Oct: 1900 from Florence L. Orr (illegible)'
Item is a portrait of woman in white dress standing in front of rocky beach. Inscription on back in pencil reads, 'Mrs. Orr 80%'. Inscription in black ink reads, 'Kitimat - Aug. 1956 (Note Snow). Green stamp reads, 'August 1 (illegible)
Item is a cabinet card portrait of young man with vignetting. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Summerhayes & Walford Montreal'
Summerhayes & Walford
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man in graduation robes. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Summerhayes & Walford Montreal'.
Summerhayes & Walford
Item is a photograph of a building and two blurry figures in foreground. Inscription in black ink on back of photograph reads, 'First visit to Canada and (illegible) of Edward Prince of Wales, 1919.', written over illegible inscription in pencil.
Item is a photograph of a car on crowded street. Inscription in black ink on back of card reads, 'The prince of Wales Leaving (illegible) Nov. 1919', written over inscription in pencil, illegible.
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man with vignetting. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Summerhayes & Walford Montreal'.
Summerhayes & Walford
Item is a portrait of woman. Text in blue ink below photograph reads, 'Kellie & Co. Portraits'. Inscription in pencil on back of card reads, 'Emily Rae'.
Kellie and Co. Portraits
Item is a portrait of woman in Victorian dress. Black text below photograph reads, 'Wilkinson Bros. Cookshire, Que.' Inscription in black ink on back of card reads, 'Alfred and Florence with love from the original'
Wilkinson Bros.
Item is a portrait of young man. Brown text on back of card reads, 'IGParks Photographer & Publisher of stereoscopic views Montreal'.