Item is a white card with gold border and in gold letterpress at bottom, "Wilber" and decorative initials "W" and "C" intertwined, followed by "CHARDON/ OHIO". Photograph shows a woman in black high-collar dress. Photograph is a cabinet card set inside card page from cabinet card album.
Item is a black, shiny card with embossed border and embossed text at bottom right, "Lucas/ MARION, IND." Portrait of a baby in (christening gown?) seated in wicker chair. On verso, in pencil, "EB & A Line(?)" and at top right, "3.00".
Item is a thick grey card with photograph flush with the edges. Shows a woman in high-collar dress with a floral decoration down front. At bottom right, handwritten in white, "Freeland"
Item is a beige coloured card with photograph of a young man and two women, the women wear puff-ball sleeves and the youngest wears a belt around her waist in the popular fashion for the time. At the bottom right, in gold letterpress, "G.F. Castleden/ Old Photo. Stand/ MOOSOMIN, N.W.T." On the verso, in pencil, initials have been added over the approximate place of the sitters. The girl on the left has the initials, "E.A.C", the man, "S.J.C." and the woman on the right, "M.E.C."
Item is a grey card with both an embossed border and a thin white border around a rectangular photograph of a man (seated) in a suit and a woman in a ruffled white dress. At bottom right of card, embossed in gold, "S. Askin/ TEESWATER,/ ONT."
Item consists of a beige card with dark beige border with shell motif at edges, and a second border around photograph in center. At bottom right, embossed in dark beige, "HERBERT J. UNWIN/ STETTLER, ATLA." Image shows an older man and woman against a dark studio backdrop. On verso, handwritten in pencil at the top, "Mrs. Ralph E. Johnson./ [illegible]/ '15".
Item consists of a green card featuring a full body photograph of a young woman leaning against a bannister, wearing a white dress in the "S" curve style, and a large plumed hat. At bottom, embossed in a diamond, star and ribbon design, "DAME/ [illegible]/ TORONTO."
Photograph of two girls in light coloured blouses with wide collars. The girl on the left has her hair pulled back with a large ribbon. The photograph is mounted flush with a postcard backing. On verso, the text "POST CARD" is followed by a line delineating space for "CORREPSONDENCE" on the right and "ADDRESS ONLY" on the left. At the far right, printed sideways, "Hall & Siggers, Keighley".
Item is a pink cabinet card with photograph of three children in studio with fur covered chair and fur rug on the floor. The boy on the right wears a corduroy suit and leans against a table with his hand on an album. The girl in the centre has her arms crossed. The boy on the left is seated on the fur with portraits placed next to him and at his feet. At the bottom of the card, in black letterpress, "W. W. Bennett, - Photographer./ THESSALON, ALGOMA." On verso, handwritten in ink, "Rosa Ashton & Cecil".
Item is a beige cabinet card with gold scalloped edges and brown letterpress at bottom edge, "A. W. Phipps, NEW CASTLE, PA." Photograph is a portrait of a man in suit with high collar. On verso, a design with flowers, brushes, and the text "INSTANTAENOUS/ PORTRAITS/ OF CHILDREN/ A SUCCESSFUL/ SPECIALITY./ ARTISTIC/ PHOTOGRAPHY/ A. W. Phipps,/ 6 1/2 Washington Street,/ NEW CASTLE, PA./ DUPLICATES CAN BE/ PROCURED/ AT ANY TIME." Handwritten in blue ink at the top edge, "Dr. Jim or ? John Wallace/ Louise Miller's Grandfather".
Item is a beige card with photograph of two children, a girl seated on a wicker chair and a boy standing next to her. The edge of a painted scene is visible on the right, with column and vines. On verso, a sticker affixed upside down reads "FENNER & CO.,/ Photographers,/ No. 146 Yonge Street,/ TORONTO."
Item consists of a beige card with light grey embossed text at lower right, "Biles Art Shop/ 113 E. WASHINGTON ST./ NEW CASTLE, PA." Photograph is a portrait of an infant seated on a dark fabric with very little background visible. The infant wears a white dress with necklace, and is shaking his/her right hand so that it is blurred in the image.
Item is a square cream card with thin brown line framing a square photograph of a woman with a large feathered hat. A lithgraphed drawing of flowers in red and green frames the photograph on the diagonal. Beneath the image, in brown letterpress, "CARTE DE VISITE" and at the lower right of the card, "CARRIERE & CIE./ 159 RUE SAINT LAURENT/ MONTREAL."
Item consists of a light grey card with photograph of two women and a man, one seated and two standing, on a fallen tree that has had wooden railings attached to it to make it serve as a bridge. Handwritten in pencil on the back of the card, "$10.00/ Dr. William Zeal/ and Mrs. Crawford."
Item consists of a white card with scalloped edges and silver embossed text along the right side, "Dunham/ PORTRAITS/ BELMOND,/ IOWA." The word 'portraits' is encircled by a graphic showing an artist's brushes and palettes. Photograph shows two young men seated in a parlour (painted backdrop). The man on the left leans over the chair of the man seated on the right who holds a card photograph in his hand of a woman. On verso, handwritten in ink "Patsy Burke" and "3".
Item is a black cabinet card with gold border and gold letterpress at bottom edge, "Wynne S. Smith, Painesville, Ohio." Photograph is a blurred portrait of a man with mismatched trousers and jacket and holding a walking stick. He is seated on steps.
Item is an unmounted tintype featuring an image of two men posed in studio, with their fists up in imitation of a fight. They face each other, man on right has a pipe in his mouth. He is wearing a long coat, tall hat with a coloured flower in it.Man on left has a pink spot near his mouth. Studio backdrop is of a mountain, plants, water. Sticker on the back of tintype says "$4.00."
Item is an unmounted studio portrait of two men. One on right is wearing a top hat (tilted to left side), with a black suit and striped pants. He has a big handlebar moustach, cigar in his mouth, open book in his lap and his legs are crossed. The man on the left has a cigar in his mouth, and is wearing a hat, with black suite. His legs are crossed and both hands rest on his lap, with his left arm resting on a table. Both their cheeks are tinted pink.
Item is an unmounted studio group portrait of five men, three seated and two standing. Two of those seated have legs crossed, the other is seated on an armrest. Man standing behind seated man on armrest, has his hand on his shoulder. Two of the faces are blurry from movement during exposure. One man on left and centre man (both seated) have handkerchief in breast pocket. All are wearing suits, with jakets and vest, bowties, hats and chain watches. Top left corner is angled off.
Item is an unmounted portrait of a man standing against a studio backdrop of a castle in the mountains with a lake and flowers in foreground. He right arm is held behind his back, the left one hangs at his side. His feet are apart, and he wears dark slippers with dark leotards. His shirt hangs down to mid-thigh, and is fringed around the bottom and at the sleeves. It has a pattern of leaves on it. He is blond, and his cheeks are tinted pink. He stands still with the aid of a body stand. Top and bottom left corners angled off.
Item is an unmounted studio portrait of a woman sitting with her elbows on the armrest, and her hands up to her face. Her hair is in keeping with the fashion after 1876, of close crop curls on forehead. She wears a bracelet with a charm on each wrist, and a ring on her finger. The studio backdrop is of an interior, and there is a fur carpet underneath the chair.
Item is an unmounted studio portrait of two men sitting on the same wood bench, facing the camera. They look stiff and posed. Their arms rest on the armrest and on their laps. They both wear suit and tie, with only the top button done on the jacket. Their cheeks are tinted pink. The top and bottom left corners are angled off.Man on left with blond hair looks like the man in 2008.001.1833 - not sure if same person.
Item has a cream card-frame with green details of ivy around square opening. Edges of card mount are rounded out, like bubbles. Tintype is a portrait of a man standing on a sidewalk outdoors. He wears a suit jacket, vest and tie with high white collar and fedora hat. There are people in the background, walking on the sidewalk, and what looks like a car parked beside him. You cannot make out any details in his face. He wears something on his lapel, maybe a handkerchief in his breast pocket. Image dated in the 1930s due to the popularity of the fedora in this decade.
Item is an unmounted portrait of a man standing outside, one hand on his hip. He's wearing a white one piece undergarment, and shorts on top. He has a mustache. Maybe he is a performer. Left top and bottom corners angled off.
Item is a tintype, loose from mount. Cream card-frame with gold details and oval opening. Handwritten on back of card-frame "Probably the father of Uncle John Lonctot." Tintype is portrait of a man with beard and mustache. Hair is standing up on left side, like he has just removed a hat. He stares a camera. He wears a suit jacket and vest, no tie. White shirt underneath. Cheeks are tinted pink. All four corners are angled off.
Item is an unmounted portrait of a man and woman, sitting side by side, woman's arm through the man's. She is holding a book on her lap. He has a hand inside his vest and one on his knee. Both are looking directly at camera. Both their cheeks are tinted pink. Brooche, rings and tie clips are painted in gold. Background is of a window and bookshelves.
Item is a daguerreotype framed in cover glass and brass preserver, but no case. Image is of a man and woman. Woman wears a white bonnet with bow tied under her chin. Man wears a suit with double breasted vest and bow tie. He has a can between his legs.
Item is a brown hinged with tape case with daguerreotype inside, held in with a brass mat, cover glass and brass preserver. Inside cover is a soft red velvet cushion with detail of a butterfly. Red cloth frames image side too. Image is of a young girl, staring at camera, in a polka dot dress with white lace collar. Her hair is in two braids. One arms rest across her stomach. Her cheeks are tinted pink.
Item is a loose daguerreotype in a frame with cover glass and brass matt, no case. Image is of a man and woman seated. Man wears a suit with vest and white shirt with black bowtie. The woman wears a dark dress with white bonnet and bow tied under her chin.
Item is a 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. Inscription on verso "$15/4."
Item is a small silver gelatin portrait print. Yellow and brown in colour, image is of a young girl with long brown hair, tied up on the side with a barrette. Background is a studio setting with a pillar or column. Inscription on recto "Florence" handwritten in black ink, across bottom of image. Inscription on verso "Tel. Main .3877 A. E. Otis Photographer Open Sundays & Holidays 457-59 Fulton St., B'klyn" in red ink stamp.
Item is a carte de visite photograph of women dressed as witches stirring a cauldron from Shakespeare's MacBeth. Photographer's stamp on verso reads: "Wm. REEVIE / PHOTOGRAPHER, / BALLATER."
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.
albumen print of engraving mounted on card. Depicts woman and two haloed children in pastoral landscape. Verso caption, blue: "156 Madonna im Grunen v. Raphael."
Item is a cabinet card photograph of a young woman with blue collar overpainted, affixed to yellow cardstock. On verso, in black letterpress, centred: "L. ROBIRA,/ Late with Theo. LILIENTHAL./ Photographer,/ 245 ROYAL STREET,/ NEW ORLEANS./ Duplicates may be had at any time." In purple pen, handwritten above: "L. Carey/ April 25, 1886". And at top left corner, handwritten in pencil, "400".
Item is a grey coloured cabinet card with silver embossing. Photograph of two young men in front of a studio backdrop showing a classical arch and palm fronds, affixed to a grey card. Man on left is seated, wearing a suit and bow tie. Man on right wears a sailor style suit, and appears again in 2005.001.102. Embossed on bottom edge of card, in silver, "The Royal Photo Co./ 12 Shacklewell Lane/ Kingsland, N.E." On verso, at top left in pencil, "3-". Kingsland N.E. was the name of a village that has now been adopted by the Dalston Junction in the Borough of Hackney, London, U.K.
Item is a cream coloured cabinet card with darker beige backing and gold edging. Vignetted image of three children, two girls with long wavy hair and plaid bouses and a boy in button-up coat and tie. On verso, in pencil "Screened/ $10.00"
Item consists of a portrait of a band of women musicians with loose-fitting coats with braided buttons and oversize top hats. The drum at the centre of the picture has the words "OAKWOOD/ SYNKFUNNY/ ORCHESTRY" written on it.
Item consists of a photograph mounted on light grey card with dark grey borders. Image shows a group of ment standingon the steps to a light brick building. Each man has a number written on his chest (handwritten on negative) and the words "PHOTO BY/ BERT'S/ JAN 8-17." appears also handwritten to the right of the group. At the top edge of the photo, probably also added to the negative, "GRAHAM'S SCIENTIFIC BREEDING SCHOOL K.C.MO." Handwritten in pencil on verso, "$10.00".
Item consists of a photograph mounted on light grey card with diamond patterned texture. Image shows two rows of boys (and one older man in the first row) seated outdoors in front of a brick wall on the ground. A black dog is at the centre of the first row, and the boy on the right end of the first row holds a smaller dog in his lap.
Item is a studio headshot with white border, depciting man in suit jacket and tie. Recto ink stamp "Don Cornell." Verso ink stamp "This portrait through courtesy of A. Gilbert Studios, Toronto."
Item is a studio headshot of man with dark curly hair in shit jacket and tie. Recto ink stamp: "Eddie Fisher." Verso ink stamp "This portrait through courtesy of A. Gilbert Studios, Toronto."
Item is a studio headshot with white border. Depicts a man in suit jacket and tie with slicked-back hair. Recto ink stamp: "Art Lund." Verso ink stamp "This portrait through courtesy of A. Gilbert Studios, Toronto."
Item is a studio headshot of man with pinstripe suit and checked tie. Verso ink stamps "Oscar Peterson," "This portrait through courtesy of A. Gilbert Studios, Toronto."
Item is a studio headshot of an unidentified singer or entertainer wearing checked jacket. Verso ink stamp: "This portrait through courtesy of A. Gilbert Studios, Toronto."
unmounted print depcting horse, cart and driver. The cart is a two-wheeled sulky used for harness racing. A large building is visible in the background. Verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."
Item is a snapshot photograph of a woman standing outside in the winter holding a rabbit. Inscription on verso reads, 'A rabbit, some trees and me. I'm the one with the German officer's coat.'
Item is a snapshot photograph of two boys standing in front of a doorway with a large wreath. Inscription on verso reads, 'Teddy & Alfred Christmas 1941'
Item is a photograph of a young woman and three young men sitting on a diving board at a pool. Inscription on verso reads, 'Pete, Bob, Myself, Audrey'.
Item is a cabinet card portrait of a young man sitting on a railing holding a walking stick. Text in black ink below photograph reads, '289 West Madison Street'. Inscription in black ink on back of card reads, 'John S. Orr, died 1887'
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'.
Item is a portrait of Mrs. Emily Godard Roe (as identified from additional photographs) holding photograph of violinist mounted on a large piece of card.
Item is a portrait of woman standing and wearing a white cape. It is mounted on a large card backing. Inscription in blue ink on back of card reads, 'Mrs. Emily Godard Roe wife of Late Alfred Roe'
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'
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.'
Item is a raised oval portrait on card of woman in a formal dress. Inscription in black ink on surface of photograph reads, 'To Constance From Dorothy'. Inscription on back of mount reads, 'Dorothy Orr'.
Item is a photograph album with a purple cover and gold and black embossed letters and design. Fabric bindings, white pages with gilded edges. Window openings surrounded by gold floral design. Silver clasp. Includes 14 albumen and gelatin silver photographs and photomechanical reproductions.
Black textured soft cover. Black pages with photographs hand cut and mounted with glue. Many of the last pages are blank. Photographs are amateur family snapshots taken at various locations including houses and a log cabin. There are landscapes and pictures of the family and children participating in various activities, including fishing, canoeing, horseback riding, and other cottage types of activities. There are also images taken in a photobooth, and photos of the family dog.
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 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.
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.)"
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."
Item is a colour photograph of a man and woman smiling in front of a landscape. Inscription on verso in ink reads, 'This is a kodacolor print made by Eastman Kodak Company T.M. Regis. U.S. Pat. Off. Week Ending Sept. 3, 1955.' The man has been identified as Alfred Thorburn Orr from other photographs in the collection.
Item is a photograph of three women sitting on rocks in front of a lighthouse. Inscription on verso reads, 'Point Prim Light house Rigby N.S. July 7th 1921, Miss Ada Coughlin, Miss Constance Orr, Miss Dorothy Orr'.
Item is a photograph of two women and a man sitting on rocks by a lake. Inscription on verso reads, 'Dr A. E. Orr, Constance Orr, Dorothy Orr, Point - Prim Light Aug 14th 1921'.