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.
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.
Hard leather album with embossed design of a page turning on cover. Thick cardstock pages with openings for cabinet cards and cartes de visite. Sparsely populated, some tintypes. Mainly portraits from Quebec and United States.
albumen print mounted on dark brown shiny cabinet card. Depicts ornate flower arrangement with letters spelled out in berries ("EMMA?") It is shaped like a harp and contains one large calla lily. Recto caption: "Edy Bros. 214 Dundas St. London Ont." Verso inscription "4.00"
albumen print of painting or engraving, mounted on card. Depicts christ with bread and chalice. Verso caption: "Carlo Dolce: Christus, Brod und Wein segnend, 23."
albumen print of engraving mounted on card. Depcits medieval woman with ahlo, holding a lamb. Recto caption, bottom: "St. Agnes." other captions are too small and faint to be legible. Blue border on card.
photo of an engraving, mounted on card with gold border. Depicts boy drinking water from a well bucket. Two dogs nearby, house in background. Verso inscription, pencil: "The old oaken bucket." Verso caption, purple ink stamp: "Photographed by G.W. Squires, 4 State Street, Rochester NY."
albumen print of painting mounted on card. Depicts group of men drinking wine. Recto caption, bottom right: "J.P. Hasenclever, 1843." Verso caption: "Hasenclever: Die Wein Probe
montage of images on cabinet card, depicting winter scenes and portraits. Central image is an ice palace. Many are group/ composite photos. Recto captions: "Wm. Notman & Son. Montreal". Verso inscription in gold, "Wm. Notman Montreal, -oni soit qui mal-, Photographer to her Majesty, also at Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa & St. John. N.B. (etc.)"
reproduction of drawing on cabinet card. Depicts oversize bed with many women in it, and a row of cradles with babies at the foot. Across the top of the bed is printed "Bringham Young's Bedstead". Above border of image, "THIS SHOP TO LET." A quote at the bottom of the image reads "And the place which knew him once shall know him no more for ever./ MOMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE./ FOR HIS MONUMENT LOOK AROUND!"
Item is an albumen carte-de-visite reproduction of drawing. Depicts swimmers, one male diving underwater to kiss a girl's foot. Hand coloured. Recto caption: "Une declaration d'amour à l'anglaise."
Item is an albumen carte-de-visit copy of a drawing that two men in top hats; two girls in acrobatic costume, one getting a 'piggy back ride'. Recto caption: "CANCAN S".
Silver gelatin print that has been adhered to the centre of a matt board. Matt board is grey. Image is a portrait of a bulldog, standing on all fours on a porch outside a house, door in background. Dog is facing camera but is turned slightly sideways, looking to its right. Inscription on verso "$15/4."
Silver gelatin print that has been adhered to centre of a matt board. Matt board is grey. Image is a profile portrait of a bulldog. Looks like dog has a studded collar on. Inscription on verso "$15/4."
CDV size card with albumen image. Image is the invention of Zadoc P. Dederick. Inscription on verso "Geo. O. Bedford's Park Gallery, 166 Broad St., Newark, N.J. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by Zadoc P. Dederick, in the clerk's office of the District Court for the district of New Jersey." Dederick invented The Steam Man and patented him in March of 1868. The Steam Man was a steam powered pair of legs rigidly attached on a horizontal swivel to the front of a carriage. Hence the carriage was able to be steered. The body of the Man is the boiler and the driving cylinder is mounted on the back. Seems like this CDV was used along with the patent (#75874).
Magic lantern used to project this type of circular slide was of German design, and was available c.1850. Magic lantern slides were popular in the 1890s. This design was for domestic use, and the slide was illuminated by an oil lamp,and projected a circular image. The slides, often hand coloured, were often mounted six to a small disk. This one in particular has eight hand coloured images. It tells the story of the Apple Thief, the title is written on the slide in three languages, English, French (Le voleur de pommes) and German (Der Apfeldieb).
All following slides 2008.001.1903.1-20 will have same description. Military or government gathering, in front of a monument or statue. A huge crowd of military personnel, in France. All slides came with slide viewer 2008.001.1903. Inscription "Gedescope Brevete S.G.D.G." and verso "Georges Dreyfus, Paris."
All following slides 2008.001.1903.1-20 will have same description. Military or government gathering, in front of a monument or statue. A huge crowd of military personnel, in France. All slides came with slide viewer 2008.001.1903. Inscription "Gedescope Brevete S.G.D.G." and verso "Georges Dreyfus, Paris."
All following slides 2008.001.1903.1-20 will have same description. Military or government gathering, in front of a monument or statue. A huge crowd of military personnel, in France. All slides came with slide viewer 2008.001.1903. Inscription "Gedescope Brevete S.G.D.G." and verso "Georges Dreyfus, Paris."
All following slides 2008.001.1903.1-20 will have same description. Military or government gathering, in front of a monument or statue. A huge crowd of military personnel, in France. All slides came with slide viewer 2008.001.1903. Inscription "Gedescope Brevete S.G.D.G." and verso "Georges Dreyfus, Paris."
All following slides 2008.001.1903.1-20 will have same description. Military or government gathering, in front of a monument or statue. A huge crowd of military personnel, in France. All slides came with slide viewer 2008.001.1903. Inscription "Gedescope Brevete S.G.D.G." and verso "Georges Dreyfus, Paris."
Print is captioned "Motherhood." It depicts a woman in a white fur-trimmed robe holding an infant in a white blanket. On verso, the work is identified as a Glaxo Baby Book advertisement. The envelope is addressed, Canadian-stamped, and cancelled.
File consists of photographs of a group of people from the 1910s on a trip. Images include a group of people on board of a ship getting seasickness; two working class women crossing a stream; and two men and a woman on the other side of a fence.
Item consists of a photograph of a woman in a striped dress with various bags and packages posed next to a horse carriage on the road. There are various cars parked behind the carriage and a body of water in the distance.
Item consists of a photograph mounted on card of a backyard with views of inside of a house. Photograph shows several plants and hanging baskets in the yard as well as four busts.
Lantern slide, wood frame with glass positive B & W slide. Handwritten in ink on a sticker on the slide "6266 St. Stephen's Vienna Levy & C. Suc. de Perrier P.F. & [blank]". Another sticker has the words printed on it "Manufactured for T.H. McAllister, New York." Image is of a church, almost an ariel view.
Note that the date is a guess determined by the reigne of Emperor William I. Lantern slide, wood frame with glass B&W slide - oval shape image. Looks to be a half tone from an engraving. Inscription in gold letters on the purple frame around the image "From J.G. Langguth, Manufacturer of Magic Lanterns and slides, Chicago, Ills." and a sticker in ink "Emperor William Germany." Sticker with the letter Y on wood frame.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Framed in gold and black. Handwritten in ink on sticker on glass "Statue de Ramses." Stikcer on wood frame is crumbling off, "statue de …" cannot read because it's been ripped off. Very brittle. Image is of a man standing on a statue that is laying on its side. Like its been recently uncovered or excavated, with palm trees in background.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image is framed in black and gold. Remains of a sticker on the wood frame. Handwritten in ink on a sticker on the glass "282 St. Pierre Rome" in french. Image is of the Saint Peter's Square and Basilica with the Vatican Obelisk in the Vatican City.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten in ink on a sticker on the glass slide is "66. Corridor, Palais du Luxembourg, Paris" in french, and printed on sticker "Oelschlaeger Bros, 88, Fulton Street (New York)." Sticker on the wood frame of a Y. Image is of a corridor inside the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. The corridor is lined with busts.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten in ink on a sticker on the glass slide is "1752. Pont de Dresde..." in french, and the last word is difficult to read. Sticker on the wood frame of a Y. Image is of a the Dresden Bridge in Dresden, Germany. It goes over the Elbe river.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten in lack ink on a white sticker on the glass "View of Lugano from Hotel du Parc, Swiss" but Swiss is crossed off in pencil and "Italy" is written overtop. Sticker on wood reads "Lugano Switz" and on wood in pencil "Swiss." On slide itself "7493 Vue du Lugano, prise de l'Hotel du Parc (Suisse)." Image of statue, mountains, seaside town. Lugano in Switzerland borders Italy which may be why Swiss is scratched off and Italy is written overtop.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten in black ink on sticker on the glass "Library of Vatican, Rome, Italy." Sticker on wood handwritten in ink "Library of Vatican Rome Italy." Handwritten in pencil directly on the wood "Rome" and "17." Image is of the Vatican Library.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on wood frame with a Y. Black with gold lettering "C.T. Milligan, Magic Lantern Manuf'r No. 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa." Image of a dirt road with ruins (walls and a turret).
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on wood frame with a Y. Black with gold lettering "Statuary, Etc. 5. The Water Carrier. Excelsior Lantern Slide Woodbury Patent American Photo. Relief Printing Co. Philadelphia." Image of a statue of a boy with a water jug, in a garden. A note about the date: [after 1910] because research showed that The Excelsior company was active in the 1910s.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on glass handwritten in ink and pencil "Belvedere Palace - Vienne" in french. Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Image of palace and gardens with a statue in the pond.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "2069 Statue de Rubens et de la cathedrale a Anvers." in french. Written in pencil on wood frame "Statue of Rubens and Cathedral at Anvers." Image of a statue of a man in foreground and a cathedral and trees in the background.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "283 Interieur de Saint Pierre, Rome." in french. Image of the interior of St. Peter's Basilica, the nave.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Printed on slide "7378 Galerie des Statues, no. 1" in french. Handwritten in pencil on wood frame "Gallery of Statue, Vatican, Rome." Image of the interior of building, statues lining a room with arches and pillars - maybe part of the Vatican museum?
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Printed on slide "C.T. Milligan, Magic Lantern Manuf'r." Sticker with Y on it. Image of a white building with dome and pillars, with large lawn.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Printed on slide "C.T. Milligan, Magic Lantern Manuf'r." Image of a female statue in mourning, called "The Inconsolable" (1843 by Lorenzo Bartolini) found in the Camposanto, a cementary and cloister, in Pisa, Italy.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Printed on the slide "J. Levy & Cie Sucrs de Ferrier P.F. & Soulier - Paris." No information as to origin of image. Image of a cathedral or basilica, surounded by houses and/or buildings. View from above.
Lantern slide, glass slide in wood frame. Image area is circular as is the hole in the wood frame. Illustration is hand painted onto the glass. Only information on slide is carved into wood frame "T.H. McAllister Optician N.Y." Illustration of a bar scene, with an American flag hanging above the bar. There's men standing beside a bar, with a bartender standing behind it. Looks like the men are arguing, and one of the seated men a glass broken on his head, and there's blood. There's a dog in the foreground barking at the men.
Lantern slide, glass slide. Handpainted over B&W image. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 5. Perhaps the fifth one in a series, because the man in the slide is the same man from 2008.001.1303. Image of two men talking by a gate, at what looks to be a ranch. The one man is the dressed in a black suit, holding a briefcase or suitcase, perhaps a doctor. The second man is holding a cowboy hat, and has a beard. The image is handpainted over a B&W slide.
Glass slide, handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 9 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of a woman standing with a horse, holding its reins, in a field, there's sheep in the background with trees. The sky is blue with pink/white clouds.
Lantern slide, glass slide. Handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 29 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of a crowd of people watching one man load a bag of something, slung over his shoulder, onto a carriage. Looks like there's a steam train or engine behind him.
Lantern slide, glass slide. Handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 31 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of the same crowd of people from previous slide 2008.001.1319, but man standing near wheel is now standing with his arm around one of the woman, and another man has his hand on his shoulder.
Glass slide, handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 34 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of three men and a young boy, standing outside a house, near a watering trough and well, where a sheep is drinking, and dog is watching. There are sheep in the field behind the men, and the house.
Lantern slide, glass slide. Handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 43 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of a woman and man talking while a crowd watches, at Halloween dance.
Glass slide, handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 40 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of a three couples, one kissing in the road, one in a carriage, and one descending from a carriage. Near a mill wheel/ water wheel.
Lantern slide, glass slide. Handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 47 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of five men standing outside, four looking at the fifth one. Looks like it is the two men from the fight in previous slide 2008.001.1333
Lantern slide, glass slide. Handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 51 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of a man holding a young boy in his arms. The boy's eyes are closed and the man is looking up to the sky.
Lantern slide, glass slide. Handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 56 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of two older men talking, one has his hand on the other's arm, and one is wearing a cowboy hat.
Glass slide, handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 61 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of an outdoor barn scene, people in carriages and on horses, standing around one man who is laying on the ground, his head resting in a woman's lap.
Glass slide, handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 66 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of a group of people outside a barn, some in horse drawn carriages, others are just standing, but all are looking very happy. One man standing on bridge, with both arms raised to the sky.
Lantern slide, glass slide. Handpainted over B&W slide. No wood frame. Black frame with gold letters "Edward Van Altena 71-79W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Slide is numbered 67 in the series. Black paper around glass edges. Heavily painted. Image is of a couple embracing, man looks to be comforting the woman. Looks like there's paint on the sides of the image, like the colourist was testing his colours before painting slide.
Glass slide. No frame. Black paper covering edges. White frame around image. Handwritten in ink on verso "High St. looking W. from Knox Ho." and in print "T.J. Walls, Optician, 12 Forrest Rd, Edinr." - T.J. Walls still exists today as an optician at 35 Forrest Rd, Edinr. Image is a street scene with clock tower, and another spire in distance. The title refers to the Knox house, one of Edinburgh's oldest houses and was supposedly once the home of Protestant Reformer John Knox. Dominating the skyline are the spires of the Tron Kirk and the High Kirk of St Giles where Knox preached his famous sermons.
Book-shaped contraption resembles a mono version of a stereoviewer. It has a green leather cover with the word "MICROPHORE" in gold letterpress on the spine. A two-part metal clasp releases a lid. When opened, a spring-loaded lens is aimed at an assembly of cotton loops that could attach to small photographs.
Chromatrope devices consist of a wood frame, a metal winding mechanism, a tiny wood crank handle, and colour-patterned layers of glass that, when turned, resemble the optical effects of a kaleidoscope. Used for projection.
Blue and clear plastic case contains a self-timer, an adaptor, and instructions. The self-timer is metal, and has "MOD. ll" in red, and a red and ivory painted plate with the words "KOPIL, MADE IN JAPAN." The instructions are on blue vellum.
Orange cardboard tubes have grey labels printed with black ink: "M - Q DEVELOPER TUBES, Adapted to any make of Dry Plates, Films, Developing and Bromide Papers. PAPER, FILMS AND PLATES -- Dissolve thoroughly in Five ounces of water the contents of red end of tube. Then add and dissolve remainder."
Camera is made of wood: a two-part hinged frame supports a hinged lens assembly and hinged contact frame. The lens assembly includes a leather and felt lens cap. There is also a metal-ringed glass lens and a small metal key loose inside the camera body.
Item consists of a black and white photograph of two woman posed with two children, one woman and child are in a hammock. The image is round, likely taken with a "Kodak", Eastman Kodak's first snapshot camera.
Items consists of a post card of a 4 men and 4 women standing and sitting on a large rock. Image is circular and likely shot on an early Kodak Brownie. On the front, above the image someone has handwritten in pencil "The Rock", and below in pencil "White Rock B.C". The back of the photograph is printed with a post card format. This image was developed on Velox photographic paper, the first commercially successful photo paper.
Item consists of a black and white photograph of a man sitting on a rocking chair with a baby on his lap on a large porch. There is an uneven white border surrounding the image.
Item is a black and white photograph of a man and a woman kissing. They are standing on a pile of rocks in a rural setting. The woman is wearing a long dark dress and a dark hat. She is holding a long wooden stick like a cane. The man is wearing a suit and is holding his hat in his hand. The photograph measures 7.25 x 10.75 cm and is mounted on a piece of embossed grey card. On the back of the card in pencil is written "Mother $10-" and blue pen "Nancy & Charles Crabb-".
Item consists of a black and white photograph of three women and thee girls sitting on the steps of a porch. The young woman on the left is wearing a dark dress and appears to be holding a camera. The woman in the middle is wearing white and holding a young girl in her lap. The woman on the right is wearing a dark dress and a wide brimmed hat with ornaments, and a sash. All three of the young girls are wearing white dresses. The house appears to be in a rural area.
Item consists of a black and white photograph of two boys standing, holding a string with fish on it between them. The boy on the left is wearing a shirt and black pants with a belt, and is holding one end of the string. The boy on the right is wearing a suit and a hat, and holding the other end of the string. On the string hangs 5-6 medium sized fish. Both boys are standing in front of a house and looking at the camera. There is an uneven white border around the image and below the image is handwritten "PALS". On the back of the photograph, stamped in blue is "New Crystal Finish, Reg U.S Patent, THE OWL DRUG CO., Lewison, Idaho", and on the bottom right "13". The Owl Dug Co. was created at 1128 Market Street in San Francisco in 1892. It branched out across the United States, until the Rexall Drug Co. bought out the chain in the 1930s.
Item consists of a black and white photograph of a boy and young girl sitting on a hammock. The boy is wearing shorts and boots and has his mouth open, laughing. The young girl is wearing a white dress and headband. They are sitting close to one another. Behind the hammock are trees and a ball in the grass, and in the background, there is a lake. The photograph has some motion blur. There is a 0.4 cm white border around the image.
Item consists of two black and white photographs of a woman lifting a baby out of a wicker baby carriage. The woman and carriage are on a walkway to the front of a house. There are some flowers in the background. The carriage is posed diagonally, baby and woman are looking at each other. The photos appear to be developed and fixed improperly, as there are liquid markings and fingerprints on the prints. The two images are identical but flipped and cropped differently. One is lighter than the other. On the back of each photograph is handwritten in black pen "Baby Rer. 6 wks."
Item consists of a black and white photograph of a woman standing next to a baby carriage. The woman is wearing a hat and fur coat. The baby is in a wicker pram. Both are looking at the camera. There are two houses behind them. There is a light leak toward the bottom right of the photograph. On the back of the photograph is handwritten in pencil "Apr 1915".
Item consists of two black and white photographs of a man and a woman with a baby. In each photograph, they hold the baby individually. They appear to be on the front porch of a brick house. The man is wearing a suit and the woman is wearing a long dark dress.
Item consists of two black and white photographs of a man and a dog. The man is wearing is suit and tie and hat, and is scratching a black and white dog behind its ears. They are in front of a house, and the dog is sitting on the steps. The man is looking at the camera. It appears as though the photograph was developed or fixed incorrectly, as there are marks from developing the image. The two photographs are identical, but different exposures. There is an uneven white border around both images. On the back of each photograph is written in pencil "28" and "50¢"
Item consists of a toned black and white photograph of a man leading two women on camels. The women appear to be tourists. They are both older women in hats, gloves and glasses. They appear to be tourists, sitting atop camels that have ornamental blankets on their backs. The man leading the camels is wearing a long white robe, has a beard and a turban. They appear to be in the desert. There is a 0.5 cm white border surrounding the image. On the back of the photograph is handwritten in pen "Miss Livingstone & H."
Item consists of twelve snapshots taken with the Kodak No. 1, the first rollfilm camera under the name "Kodak". Subjects include a house in a forest, a group of women posing in front of the house, a man walking by the house, cows, and men playing cricket or baseball. The images are round on a white background with a black border and gold gilded edges. On the back of one photograph is handwritten in pen "Set 2.00" on a piece of masking tape.
Item consists of photographs from the Orange Order parade on 12 July 1924. The parade was held annually in celebration of "the victory of William III at the Battle of the Boyne" (source: "Historicist: Orangemen and The Glorious Twelfth of July." Last modified July 5, 2008. http://torontoist.com/2008/07/historicist_orangemen_and_the_glori/)
Item consists of photographs of a trip to Brechin. The photos are taken in a rural farming area with subjects that include men and women, horses, hay, firewood, a log cabin, corn stalks, and cows.
Item consists of photographs taken on Christmas day in the snow by a brick house. People photographed include "Dot [a dog], Joe & Norman, Ethel & James & Etc."
Item consists of photographs of a family taken at Atherley. Subjects include water bodies, the Samuel de Champlain monument (in present day Orillia and designed by Vernon March), a house, and a car thought to be a Ford Model A.
