Item is a full length portrait of girl on iceskates wearing a butterfly costume with wings spread. Imprint on surface reads, 'White Studio 48 Broadway, New York.' Inscription in pencil on back reads, '31, 98, 11'
Item is a carte de visite portrait of a man. Black type on back reads, 'N.C. Lalonde Photographer, 18 St. Lawrence St. Montreal.' and 'In case of demand the Negative is preserved'. Inscription in pencil on back reads, 'John Doolittle White died 1870 at 89'
Item is a tintype portrait of Teddy Orr as a boy with a friend. Housed in a black embossed mat. Inscription in pencil on back reads, 'Teddy Orr & Friend, April 1912'
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.
Scene of river and bridge between two little towns. More graphic than photographic. White text on bottom of image reads 'Khmer Keene' and 'Bidetord'. Raised letters read, 'Worcester' and 'Bristol'.
Panoramic scene of village. Illegible pencil inscription below photograph. Inscription on bag that was holding photograph reads, 'Unknown American Circa 1905 $10.00'
typewritten document outlining a theory of the Mexican native's links to prophesy in the book of Mormon. Accompanies a group of unmounted prints of Oaxaca city and nearby native ruins.
unmounted POP print depicts the church/monastery Santo Domingo de Guzman in Oaxaca Mexico. Figures are visible in the foreground sitting in the shade in the square in front of the church. Verso inscription, pencil, "Cathedral."
unmounted POP print with a view of Oaxaca city square form an upper-storey window of a building. Includes central gazebo, trees, statue, benches, cathedral tower in background. There is a group of men posed in front of the statue. Verso inscription reads "Plaza Oaxaca, Cathedral tower."
unmounted POP print depicting a newly built road with an obelisk at the end, a bicyclist in middle, and streetlights and stone benches long the sides. Mountainous background. Verso inscription: "New Pasco or Drive, Oaxaca."
borderless snapshot mounted on thin card of the same size. Depicts a wooden waterwheel with three female figures standing around it. Verso inscription: "May. The Water Wheel. Mr. L and I had half and hour 's argument- because I refused to sit upon the stump marked with a cross. if I had succeeded in getting on I should have fallen off backwards because it was much steeper behind than in front. You would hardly believe what a long jaw we had over such a silly thing. Mary has on the Russian headdress."
Item is an unmounted albumen print of a paddle boat docked in lack with mountains in background. Reto caption "Ben Nevis from Corpach. 1615. G.W.W." Verso inscription, ink: "M.S.D. with […] from P.B."
Item is an unmounted albumen print depicting a large church building from across a river. Mountainous background. Recto caption: "Benedictine Monastery, Fort-Augustus. 2318. G.W.W." Recto embossed caption: "B F K Rives."
Item is an unmounted albumen print depicting battleground with large vertical stone markers and stone masonry watchtower. Forest in background. Recto caption "Culloden Moor. 2973. G.W.W."
Item is an unmounted albumen print depicting shore of lake with ruins of castle. Reto caption: "Urquhart Castle (from N). Loch Ness. 1397. J,V." Verso inscription "M.S.D. with his love from P.B."
snapshot depicting a farmer's field with trees along edges of crop area, including three very tall prominent ones. Verso inscription, pencil: "The mound to the west of the pond at Gowan Brae gate. 188."
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).
Item is a full length portrait of woman in Victorian dress. Black text below photograph reads, 'Phot E. Bondonneau 173 Palais Royal'. Black text on back of card reads, 'Cliché No. Il suffit d'indiquer ceNo poar obtenir des epreuves semblables. Emile Bondonneau Photographe Editeur. Galerie de Valois, 173 (Palais Royal.) Entree des Voitures, 1, Rue de Valois Paris.'
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 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 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'.
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man. Text below photograph reads, 'Elmer Chickering, 21 West St. Boston'. Text on back of card reads, 'The Royal Studio, Elmer Chickering Proprietor 21 West St. Boston.'
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.'
Elongated cabinet card profile portrait of woman with vignetting. Text in gold below photograph reads, '(illegible) 1025 Larkin Street Dorner Sutter 8'
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.
Text reads, 'No. 787 The Lodge of Antiquity formerly The Lodge of Social & Military Virtues. No. 227 G.C. I. This is to Certify that Brother Ed. Vivian de Lery Orr who hath signed his name in the margin hereof is a Life Member of this Lodge. (subject to assessment) Given under our hands and the Seal of the Lodge at Montreal this 21st day of April A.D. 1948 A.L. 5948 (illegible signature) W.M. (illegible signature) Secty. Initiated 21-10-25 Passed 3-2-26 Raised 3-3-26.'
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"
Notes on family history. Four pages of notes inscribed in black ink. Titled "The Hugeoueth[?] Family". Other family names mentioned include LeBlanc, Henry IV, Doolittle, Osbourne and others.
Invitation. Inscription reads, 'The Aide de Camp in waiting is commanded by Her Excellency The Countess of Minto to invite Doctor A.E Orr to a Reception on Thursday the 27th of November at 9:45 pm o'clock, An answer is requested to the A.D.C. in waiting.'
unmounted DOP with black stripe at top of print. Depicts dogs racing down trac with crowd of people in background on bleachers. Sign in background reads "Kerr[…] Cloughen Tait Bonhag at Big Eaton […] Meet here Sat June […]" Verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."
unmounted print depicting group of men (and one young girl) in open field littered with leaves and sticks. One man in pointing at something with his cane. There is a saddle on the ground. Verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."
unmoutned print depicting a young boy in jockey outfit. He stands with hands on hips, against a white wall of a barn/stable. He is covered in mud. Verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."
unmounted print depicting two men walking outdoors with crowd behind. Both have walking sticks and bowler hats, and one carries binoculars. Verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."
Cyanotype image of a church with its surrounding grounds. Looks like a swing set in background. Inscription handwritten in black ink on recto "Presbyterian Church." Paper very thin. Dated 1904 because same handwriting as 2008.001.1881.
Cyanotype image of a church and its grounds. Neighbouring houses in background. Power lines and poles are obvious in picture. Inscription handwritten in black ink on recto "Methodist Church." Paper very thin. Dated 1904 because same handwriting as 2008.001.1881.
Image shows the sightseers on the last trip of the B.C. Electric Railway Observation Car in Vancouver on Sept 17, 1950. The photographer's name is given at the bottom of the image, "Harry Bullen Photo. 177 West 5th Ave."
This yellow paper photo album, "Mercury deluxe Album Snapshots", is printed in blue, and held by a blue plastic binder. The photographs show examples of early-20th century residential architecture, and are captioned "Santos (Brasil) 1950 new suburb" and "2nd house we lived in, in Cuba."
Image is of a hillside garden in summer--treetops, smokestacks, and rooftops stretch to the horizon. The thin frame is gold-painted wood, with glass, and on the back a sticker reads "Stedman's Book Store Limited, Brantford, Picture Framing and Fine Stationary."
Blue and green cardboard mailer has a die-cut opening revealing souvenir photographs of Mount Vernon, Va. The mailer is addressed to Miss Lenore Parkinson, c/o Auditor of Disbursements Office, Bell Telephone Co., Elgin Bldg., Toronto, Ont., Canada, Room 902. The mailer is U.S. stamped, and cancelled.
Glossy print with large white borders. Car paked in front of stables. One man and two women stand looking at the car. Liscence plate reads "Victor." Lettering on front of car hood reads "Vauxhall." Recto inscription in ink, bottom left: "2 Vauxhall (A) Victor 101." Verso inscriptions include croppings marks in pencil. Top right: "55/mm-Feb"; centre: "20 picas"; bottom right: "$10," "4410," "44.5."
Glossy gsp with white borders. Man and women depicted sitting in a car white two children run towards it. The setting is a tree-lined grassy field. Recto inscription in ink, bottom left: "Vauxhall B Viva 2" Verso inscriptionsin pencil: cropping marks; top right: "55/mm-april"; centre: "20 picas"; bottom left: "'65 Vauxhall Viva deLuxe"; bottom right: "120, "37.5%," "5546," "$10."
Glossy gsp with white border. Car depicted on road next ot wooden fence. A woman is in driver's seat and another is getitng in to the passenger seat. Liscence plate reads: "Volkswagen De Luxe Coach." Recto inscription in grease pencil, bottom left: "2." Recto caption, bottom centre: "The 1961 Volkswagen features a newly designed engine putting out 40 horse power. Al four forward gears are synchronised. The Volkswagen now has an automatic shoke and windshield washers as standard equipment. Bright new colours and matching upholstery trim compliment the Volkswagen's exciting new poiwer and greater flexibililty. Reproduction allowed free of charge Volkswagen Canada Ltd." Verso label pasted in centre: Nor Baker Limited Artists :: Engravers :: Photographers 362 6411." Verso inscriptions in pencil- top right: "55/mm-Sept '65"; centre: "18 picas"; bottom right: "100 scr. 3inc half"; bottom right: "Calgary." Verso inscriptions in blue ink- top right: "36"; bottom right: "B1208."
Glossy gsp with white border. Depcits a futuristic truck/industrial vehicle in a studio setting. A man is in the driver's seat. The vehicle has the number '75' printed on the back, and the vehicle's reflection is visible in the shiny floor. REcto has red ink cripping marks on right and left sides. Recto centre left has a printed number pasted to the image surface: "4." Recto caption, bottom centre: "Bison." Recto inscription, bottom left, in blakc ink: "2." Verso inscriptions in pencil- centre: cropping lines; top right: "55/mm-July"; bottom centre: "pic D"; bottom right: "strip up," "1186," "32.7," $25."
Glossy gsp with white border. Side view of a sports car on white studio background. Recto inscription, bottom left, black ink: "2." Verso red ink stamp, top centre: "Please Credit Jaguar Cars Inc. 32 East 57th Street New York 22." Verso inscriptions in green ink- top right: "55/mm-Sept"; centre: cropping marks, 27 1/2 picas"; bottom right: "100 scr. 3inc half." Verso inscriptions in pencil- centre: "23 3/4 R"; bottom right: "$25," "B669."
Brown-toned print mounted on brown mat with embosed border and striped pattern. Depicts interior of jewelry store, display cases, tin ceiling, three male clerks. Embossed Recto caption, bottom right: "Eagle Photo Co. Fall River Mass."
Item is an albumen print mounted on a mat board with gold edges. Depicts an extended family sitting on the lawn in front of a house with white siding, porch and bay window. They include three children, one dog, three, men, four women. Verso top right in pencil: "J."
Glossy print with no border, mounted with glue on the corners to a brown mat board. Depicts newly built homes in a prairie landscape. There is empty land in the foreground, but more neighborhoods can be seen behind. Recto caption, bottom left of image area: "188," in circular logo: "E.F. Gove, 7 Thomas Block, Calgary." Bottom right, circular logo: "C A E."
Matte borderless print mounted on thin white paper, then mounted on large brown card with deckled edges. Depicts a large church on a hill with surrounding town and landscape. Verso inscription, top left, in pencil: "Siena, S. Dominico." upper right, "N 29."
Semi-gloss print with white border depicting a mountainous landscape with forest and lake. There is a path around the lake with figures on it. A parkin glot is also visible through the trees.Verso red ink stamp, bottom right: "Enlargement by Eastman Photographic Materials Ltd. Vancouver, B.C." Cardboard support (not attached to photo) reads "Just a B.C. Lake. no significance."
matte print mounted on white paper, mouned on large brown card. Depicts interior of church building perhaps cloisters on lower level as in 2008.001.612. Stained glass windows and arched ceilings are shown. Signature under bottom right corner of image seems to have been erased.
Matte print mounted on white paper and green mottled card. Exterior view of tudor revival style three storey house. The yard and surrounding trees are covered in snow.
Matte print mounted on white paper and brown card. Deckled edges. Image depicts a cottage surrounded by trees and covered in vines. Verso inscription, pencil, upper right: "Landsberg of Warthe." (Landsberg an der Warthe is German for the Polish city of Gorzów Wielkopolski)
Matte print with white border, mounted on green mottled card. Depicts a line of stores/houses along a street in what looks like Germany. No inscriptions.
Item consists of a glossy gelatin silver print mounted on tan mat board with an embossed border. It depicts a display at an agricultural fair in an exhibition hall. Four men stand around the display. It consists of a feriis wheel, flags and corn on display. It reads: "Tilbury East Farmers' Club. The County Worth While."
slide with cardboard holder. Image depicts forested landscape with cleared area in the centre of frame. Crane, pipeline and labourers visible in clearing. Recto captions printed in blue- top left: "date," right side: "made in Canada," left side: "Patented," bottom edge: "Project from this side arrow shows position." Verso captions in blue- "Mitchell Photo Supply Ltd. Dominion Sq., Montreal," bottom centre: "Processed by Etco."