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Lorne Shields Historical Photograph Collection
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man in the shade

unmounted DOP of man in formal dress, white hat, cane, holding his gloves in outdoor setting. Verso inscription "Mr. I N George (?)" Verso partial ink stamp "[…]graph was made[…] and is not […] d permanent […] e & Booth […] Toronto"

car race

borderless unmounted print depicts crowd in grandstand watching a car race. Verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."

two men with walking sticks

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."

man holding silver plate

unmounted DOP depicting a man with jacket and bowler hat holding an engraved silver plate. He stands in front of a white fence, crowd of people, and grandstand. Recto printed label "Phillips Ward-Price Ltd. No. 185." verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."

honorary president at racetrack

unmounted DOP depicting a waist-up shot of two men in from of crowd in grandstand. One wears fedora, the other wears captain's hat and ribbon reading "E.A.A. field day 1910. Hon. President." Verso ink stamp: "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."

dog race

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."

[man pulling plow]

vignetted gsp mounted on brown mat board with decorative border. Depicting a flat field landscape, where large group of men watches a man harnessed to a plow and another sitting on the plow. Recto ink inscription, bottom right: "Keller." Verso inscription in pencil: "J. Cramner."

Developer tubes

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."

Ansco Company

1966 Pontiac Parisienne Sport Coupe (car sub-series)

glossy gelatin silver prints with white border. Car depicted in black studio setting with man and woman standing behind it. Recto bottom left corner in pencil: "2." Verso inscriptions and cropping lines in pencil. Verso top right: "55/mm-Nov. '65." Verso centre: "26 picas." Verso bottom right: "100 scr. zinc half."; "98"; "49.5%"; "9771"; '$12." Verso bottom righ tin blue ink: "4- GM- Pontiac Parisienne Sport Coupe- '66"

[Automobile advertisement shot "M 10-98"] (car sub-series)

Glossy gsp with white border. Depcits a car in front of a building, parked diagonally on a paved surface. The liscence plate reads "M 10-98." Verso has cropping lines in pencil and blue ink. Verso inscriptions in blue ink- top right: "55/mm-April"; centre: '27 1/2 picas"; bottom right: "100 Scr. 3inc halftone." Verso inscriptions, pencil- centre: "49.3"; bottom right: "$10." Black ink stamp, verso bottom right: "0637."

Ford Anglia Estate Car (car sub-series)

Glossy gelatin silver prints, white border. Depicts a hatchback car parked on the street in front of a house. Recto has two Crop lines in pencil, "2" in black ink in bottom left. Verso has crop marks in pencil. Verso inscriptions in pencil- top left: "Anglia Estate Car"; top centre: "38 1/4 R"; centre: "20 1/2 picas"; bottom right: "$10-" Verso inscriptions in blue ink, bottom right: "B669." Purple ink stamp, verso centre: "Herb Nott & Co. Ltd. 263 Davenport Rd., Toronto 5, Canada WA. 5-3177 Re-Order No. 61-1810-1"

Rover 3 Litre (car sub-series)

Glossy gsp with white border. Dpicts an automobile from the front, parked in front of a large stone building. A woman stands behind the car. The liscence plate reads "SSJ540." A plaque above the front grate reads "Rover 3 Litre." Recto bottom left in black ink is written "2." Verso has cropping lines in pencil. Verso inscriptions in blue ink- top left: "B1420"; bottom centre: "June '61 Rover 3 Litre." Verso inscriptions in pencil- top right: "55/mm-July '61"; centre: "20 picas, 38 1/4 R"; bottom centre: "100 scr. 3inc half"; bottom right: "6010-74-1," "$10"

1962 Oldsmobile F-85 (car sub-series)

glossy gsp with large white border. Depicts a car seen from the sie, a man and woman standing behind it, and a patio table and umbrella to the right. Recto inscription in black ink, bottom left: "2." Verso has cropping lines in pencil. Verso inscriptions in pencil- top right: "55/mm-Nov '61"; centre: "28 1/2 picas"; bottom left: "57%, '62 Olds F-85"; bottom right: "$10". Verso in blue ink, bottom right: "B245"

[car on display at 11th Tokyo Motor Show] (car sub-series)

Glossy gsp, white border. Depicts a car on display in an exhibition hall. A sign on the wall in the background reads "11th Tokyo Motor Show." A sign on the ground in front of the car has some Japanese characters and "Rotary Piston Engine Test Car (800"/2 cylinder)". Recto bottom left in pen: "2." Verso inscriptions in pencil- cropping lines; top right: "55/mm-Jan'65"; centre: "27 1/2 picas"; bottom centre: "110 scr. 3inc half"; bottom right: "$20," "4101," "52."

1961 Volkwagen (car sub-series)

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."

Runabout and grocery cart (car sub-series)

Glossy gelatin silver prints with white border. Shows small three-wheeled concept vehicle in studio. Woman and child are opening trunk and wheeling up a cart of groceries. Recto caption, bottom centre: "Runabout." Recto inscription, bottom left in grease pencil: "2." Verso inscriptions in pencil- bottom left: "GM," bottom right: "$30." Note: this image was published in Automobiles of the Future by Irwin Stambler, Putnam's, 1966.

1966 Bentley T Series (car sub-series)

Glossy gsp, white border. Car seen from side depicted in a fields with treed background. The car has a "B" hood ornament. Recto inscription, black grease pencil, bottom left: "2." Verso top right has pasted-on label with typed instructions: "Bentley 'T' Series Not For Publication until October 6, 1965. See Release Herewith." Verso inscriptions in pencil- top right: "55/mm-Nov.'65"; centre: cropping lines, "24 picas"; bottom right: "110," "42.8%," "9771," "100 scr. 3inc half," "$20." Verso inscriptions in blue ink- bottom centre: "10," "for 1966- Bentley 'T' Series."

1965 Ford Bronco (car sub-series)

Glossy gsp with white border. Depicts an open-top off-road behicle with folded down windsheild. Plain background. Liscence plate reads "WL 7448 1." Recto inscription, bottom left, black grease pencil: "2." Verso inscriptions in pencil- top right: "55/mm-Oct'65"; centre: cropping marks, "20picas"; bottom centre: "Ford '65- 'Bronco'"; bottom right: "353," "9679," "$25."

[Jewelry store interior]

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."

[auto parts store, interior] (car sub-series)

print with white border, mounted on black mat board. Depicts the interior of an auto parts store/ repair shop. A man and woman stand behind the counter, and a child sits on a chair. 2 automobiles are visible in the background. Signs above the counter read: "Not Responsible for Theft or Fire," "Keep Smiling," "Not REsponsible for Work Left Over 10 Days," "Credit is Out," "If You Don't See What You Want, Ask For It," "No Tools Loaned."

RR Construction in Alberta, D.F. McArthur

Borderless print mounted on black mat board. Depicts several teams of horses pulling various wagons and construction machinery through a flat, dry, landscape. Recto caption in white, bottom left of image area: "RR Construction in Alberta, D.F. McArthur," bottom right: "8570." Verso has two halftone images (horses pulling a load of lumber through the snow, close-up portrait of a man) and printed caption: "Lumbering in Canada/ Blair's Photographs of G.T.P. Ry. Construction, Lumbering, Farming and Other Scenes Illustrating Real Life in Canada. Address, Edwin C. Blair, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Negative Number.........." Note: similar image from Blair's Photographs in the collection of the City of Edmonton Archives, ref. # EA-10-2088.

[Chicago album page]

Thick card album page with cloth guiard attached. One gsp on each side of page. Recto depcits statue and surrounding park landscape. Recto inscriptions in black ink: "Lincoln Monument Lincoln Park Chicago." Verso depicts cattle, barn, and fences. Verso inscriptions in blakc ink: "#47 Steers in stock yards, Chicago. Only 10 minutes more to live." Each side has decorative borders in black ink.

[drugstore interior]

matte gsp with white border, mounted on black mat board. Depicts the interior of a store, including counters, display cases, magazine rack, and three clerks. Product names include Redbook, Modern Priscilla, Ainslee's, S.S. White Toothpaste, Hershey's, Mysto. no inscriptions.

Coronation Day at the Home of Mr and Mrs Smith, June 22nd 1911 Toronto Canada

Glossy print with white border mounted on thick card of the same size, and black paper of a larger size. Depicts a group of people outside a house surrounded by flags. A picture of the royal family hangs behind them. Recto caption, bottom right of image area: "Coronation Day at the Home of Mr and Mrs Smith June 22nd 1911 Toronto Canada."

[new houses, Calgary Alberta]

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."

Siena, S. Domenico

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."

Rom. Kreuzgang S. Paolo fuori le mura [Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls]

Matte borderless print mounted on slightly larger white paper, then mounted on brown card with deckled edges. Depicts a coutyard and collonnade of a large basilica. Verso inscription, pencil, top centre: "Rom. Kreuzgang S. Paolo fuori le mura." The basilica was constructed around 395 and has been restored many times since the 4th century, and it has been declared a national monument by the Italian government.

[church interior] (sub-series 2)

Matte print with white border, mounted on blue striped card. Depicts the interior of a church/cathedral, including altar with cross and candles, paintings, stained glass, relief sculpture, organ pipes, statuary, and ornaments hanging from the domed ceiling.

[laundry machinery] (sub-series 2)

matte gsp with white border, mounted on motteld green card. Depicts a woman, facing away from camera, reaching into what could be a clothes washing maching (vertical cylinder shape). Beside her is another machine, a horizontal cylinder, that may be a dryer. clothes hang on racks in the background. no inscriptions.

[church relief sculpture]

Matte print with white border, mounted on brown card. Depicts a relief sculpture on the interior wall of a church. Sculpture includes various figures kneeling and standing, crests, text pantels in latin, columns and architectural elements. At the top of the frame, arches from the ceiling can be seen. At the bottom, top of door frame and seats are visible.

[Portrait of men in car at Stanley Park]

Item is a matte borderless print mounted on brown mat with darker brown border. Depicts six men in open-top car on a forest road. There is a large tree trunk directly behind the car. Recto embossed caption, bottom right: "Stanley Park photographers, Vancouver B.C."

Stanley Park Photographers

[B.C. Lake]

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."

[church cloisters interior]

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.

Landsberg of Warthe

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)

Siena Strassenzug

Matte print mounted on white paper, then on brown card with deckled edges. Depicts a narrow street with arches over it. Figures in sihouette and in sunlight are visible walking down the street. Verso inscription, pencil, upper left: "N 34, Siena, Strassenzug." (strassenzug meaning street of houses)

Florence, Ponte Vecchio

Matte print mounted on white paper, mounted on brown card with deckled edges. Depicts a river with bridge over it. The bridge has shops and buildings all the way across. Verso inscription, top left, in pencil: "N25. Florenz. Ponte Vechhio[sic]."

[Wienhausen, church interior]

matte gsp mounted on white paper, mounted on yellow-brown mottled card. Depicts the interior of a church with intricate murals and decorations. There is an arched door visible in the middle and a staircase leading up on the right. Verso inscription, top centre, pencil, reads: "Wienhausen, Aufgary Normenchar" (?)

[passenger ship]

semi-gloss print with white border, printed on textured paper. Depicts a passenger ship with one smokestack, three visible life boats, and three flag poles. It has a dark hull with a light stripe. It is flying four flags, one of which is the union jack. Verso sticker label, bottom right: Wilson Wonsey 324 Jefferson Marine City, Michigan." Came in a green envelope marked "Britannia," along with one other print.

Tilbury East Farmers' Club

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."

Hosptial corps on the hike

unmounted snapshot with white border. Depicts a makeshift tent with several men sitting under it, and a cone of leaning stretchers with a red cross flag atop it. Large shadow in upper right corner of image. Recto inscription, bottom edge, black ink: "Hosp. Corp. on the hike."

[city wall gate]

Unmounted print with borders on top and bottom. Depicts a street in an old city, the focal point being a gate/arch in a battlement or city wall. Several figures are seen walking through it, some are blurred by motion. No inscriptions

[christmas card with countryside photo]

borderless print mounted on offwhite greeting card with brown inner paper. Fastened with fabric ribbon. Front cover of card includes photograph of rural hilly landscape as seen from hilltop, and caption bottom centre: "Best Wishes." Inside right hand of car includes flower icon, and caption centre top: "To wish you every happiness this chrismastide and througout the coming year." Inscription, centre bottom, black ink: "From All, to Jennie, When upon this desk you write, you must study with all your might, and if you wuse it faithful and true, I'm sure it will be useful for you."

Austin Healey Sprite MKIII (car sub-series)

Print with white border, shows car in studio. Recto caption: "Austin Healey Sprite MKIII, 1098 c.c. engine, 616 h.p. (gross) at 5, 750 r.p.m. New deluxe cockpit. New suspension. Copyright free. Austin press office, Longbridge, Birmingham, Priory 2101. neg. no. 120038." Recto inscriptions include cropping instructions, "55/mm June."

[Hillman 1600] (car sub-series)

border on print. Image depicts convertible on road in front of stone structure. Car marked "Hillman 1600." liscence plate reads "179-949 Ontario 1961." Verso inscriptions include cropping markings, "Hillman 1600 Deluxe." Verso caption, red ink stamp, "Ron Viskers, ARPS photography 168 Davenport Road WA 2-1227 Toronto 5, Ont, ref. no. ___"

For miscellaneous scraps

Blue cover embossed with gold lettering "For Miscellaneous Scraps" and gold and black decorative embossing. Gold embossing on spine reads "Scraps". Some handwritten notations in black ink. Mix of blue and white pages.

Includes newspaper clippings, photographic reproductions cut-out from publications, photographs, engravure reproductions from newspapers or journals. One or two loose items.
Elements are glued onto pages. Majority of pages are blank.

Themes include landscapes, animals, painting or art reproductions,
Sites discussed include Residence of Napoleon, Asylum for the Insane Toronto, Asylum for the Insane London, Asylum for Idiots Orillia.

Wales album

Green cover album - binding coming loose, very brittle. Beige pages with gold trim. Handwritten notations in black ink (poem written on pages dated July 1886 (excerpt from Arthur Hugh Clough's "O Stream Descending") and plant specimen dated June 30th 1886 from Cornwall). Photographs are glued in; some images appear to be ink drawings. One handpainted image onto a page, covered by protective tissue paper.

Locations and sites include: Rhyl Pier, Conway Castle, Llandudno Bay, Carnarvon Castle, Beaumaris Castle, The Menai Straits; all Wales. Clifton Downs and Clifton Suspension Bridge, Cornwall, Falmouth and Flushing, in England.

Themes include: landscapes and scenic vistas, rural farm life, castles, group and family portraits, places throughout England and Wales.

Family album

Reddish-brown leather cover with gold embossing that reads Photographs. Notations in black ink. Black construction paper-like pages. Many of the last pages are left blank. Some photographs are missing or have been removed. Many images significantly faded. Cover and pages are warped - almost as if they were wet and dried.

Notation on inside end page reads "Miss M. E. Thompson / August [?]th 1901 / Baby's Photos".

Photographs depict primarily family and mothers with children. Some also show plays being put on in a yard by the family, farms, and archery. They are all family snapshots taken mostly around the home.
Themes include: archery, dogs, cows, drama, family and children's portraits.

England album

Textured, decorative print album bound by red braid string. Black pages with photos glued in and with photo corners. White labels with handwritten notations in blue ink. Includes newspaper clippings and handpainted photogrpahs.
Photographs are family snapshots taken in the 1930s, mostly all labeled, taken around different locations in England and Canada. It briefly describes a family's move from England to Toronto.

Albert Kahn Inc., Architects and Engineers

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