File contains auction catalogs from various companies featuring photographs, photo-books and photographic technology.

Items contains 88 digital images of the Phototeria taken at the Baldwin, Ontario farm owned by Jim McCowan (a distant cousin of the inventor, David A. McCowan), where the booth was stored until 2015.

Items contains 13 digital images of the Phototeria with Bruce McCowan and students during a visit to the W.A. Porter Collegiate Institute.

Item consists of 25 photographs of Peter McCowan, son of the Phototeria inventor David A. McCowan, with various accessories from the booth. These include a portrait of Peter McCowan taken in the Phototeria, a lens, an instruction plate, and a crate that was used to store unexposed photographic discs used in the booth.

Item is a short synopsis of an interview that George Dunbar conducted with Peter McCowan, son of Phototeria creator David A. McCowan, in preparation for a 2006 article on the photobooth.

Collection consists of an automatic photobooth, and material related to its original function. Designed by David McCowan and patented on May 21, 1929. The collection includes vintage articles and advertisements, photographs of the booth and members of the McCowan family, the booth itself, along with related accessories.

File contains digital reproductions of vintage and current articles featuring the Phototeria.

Item consists of two photographs of a baby in a white dress sleeping in a bed. The baby is propped up on some pillows in a single bed. These appear to be the same photograph printed twice at different exposures.

Item consists of two black and white photographs of a girl standing in a garden. The girl is wearing a light coloured shirt, skirt, cape and hat. In one photograph, she is wearing the hat, and in the other she is holding it. She is standing in the grass and looking at the camera. A 1 cm white border surrounds the images. On the back of each photograph is handwritten "July 7 / 31".

Item consists of 23 photographs of family portraits by a house and by the water.

Item consists of 6 photographs of the McKane family, identified as Norman, Ethel, Dorothy and Fred Osborne, posed with a car, thought to be a Ford Model A Tudor Sedan.

Item consists of photographs of a young girl and man around a neighbourhood and inside a house. Two photos are in front of a tall fence, one is a photo of the young girl with a woman and the other is the young girl surrounded by a group of people.

Sub-series consists of photographs of the McKane family and their friends at various events and locations.

Item consists of photographs taken on a trip to Milwaukee. Subjects include stilt houses, water bodies, parks, and family portraits.

Item consists of 15 photographs of a man and woman at and around Niagara Falls.

Item consists of photographs of three women and a man around Port Dalhousie.

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 at Brechin. Subjects include family portraits and photographs with various farm animals including birds, horses, cats, and goats.

Item consists of eight photographs taken at Unionville of a young boy and a young girl. The children are accompanied by adults in two of the photos. In one of them both children are carried by adults with another woman standing by. In the other the young girl is standing in front of a man.

Item consists of photographs of a family at Atherley. Subjects include bodies of water, houses, bridges, and trees.

Item consists of two photographs at Atherley. One is of the McKane family in front of a brick house. The other photograph is of the brick house from a distance with flowers with long stalks in front.

Item consists of photographs from the wedding of "JE McKane".

Item consists of photographs taken at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. McClure in 1925. Subjects include various group photos, a large boat, a Ford Model A, horse carriages, a large drum with the Prince of Wales on it, canoes, and dog carriages.

Item consists of members of the McKane family posing with a 1920s push lawn mower in front of a brick house.

Item consists of photographs of a young girl and two adults at Withrow Park with a large rabbit toy.

Item consists of photographs taken of Mr. and Mrs. JE McKane at a wedding.

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.

Item consists of photographs of the Fulton and McKane families, the dog dot, and a wedding cake.

Item consists of miscellaneous photographs of a family posing by trees, water bodies, fields, fences, and a house. The photographs were most likely taken with an Ansco Camera.

Series consists of gelatin silver prints, albumen prints, acetate negatives, and various colour photographic processes produced by amateur photographers, usually in an informal, outdoor setting.

This fonds contains, one photographic print, and one periodical containing a review of a Bergerson exhibition.

Fonds consists of published materials authored or co-authored by Tremblay.

Item consists of two black and white photographs of a little girl popping out of a baby carriage. In one photograph, the little girl is looking up, and in the other photograph she is looking out. The carriage is parked in the front or back of a house. There is ivy covering the house. There is a 0.5 cm white border surrounding the image. The back of both photographs are stamped in black ink "532C".

Item consists of a toned black and white photograph of a group of men and women on a sailboat. Five women dressed in long skirts and three men in turtlenecks or ties stand and sit on one end of the boat, posing for the photographer. In the foreground, a boy is turned away from the camera, looking at the group. He is wearing a hat and has his sleeves rolled up. The boat seems to tilt sharply to the left. On the back of the photograph is handwritten in pen "Une Voyage Commence" which is French, and translates to "a trip / journey begins".

Item consists of two black and white photographs of a baby in a wicker pram. The baby is bundled in white blankets and pillows and is wearing a hat and hood. The pram is indoors next to a large window. There are houseplants and a fern by the pram.

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 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.

Item consists of a black and white photograph of two woman posed with four children sitting in the sand. The image is round, likely taken with a "Kodak", Eastman Kodak's first snapshot camera.

Item consists of a snapshot of a woman reclining in a hammock.

Item consists of a snapshot of a toddler in a coy push car.

Item consists of a snapshot of a a man and woman kissing. They are standing by a wooden fence, both holding straw hats.

Item consists of 4 snapshots of a woman sitting in a living room, and images of the living room furniture and decoration, including wallpaper, photographs and hearth.

Item consists of a toned black and white photograph of two teenage girls pretending to fight one another. One of the young women is wearing a plaid dress and has a fist raised as though she is going to punch the other. The other woman is wearing a long skirt and a white shirt, and is leaning in toward the first woman. Both are looking toward the camera as though this were a staged act for the photographer. They are standing in front of a house with a large tree. They appear to be in a rural setting. The photograph is surrounded by a 0.5 cm white border. The back of the photograph has a handwritten number in pencil "2174".

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 man and a woman walking a dog. The man is wearing a white shirt tucked into his pants, and the woman is wearing a dark coloured sweater and skirt, a necklace and white high-heeled shoes. They are standing in the grass in the front yard of a house. There is an awning, a porch, and flowers behind them. They are both looking at the dog, which is on a leash held by the man. The dog is small and black and shaggy. There is a 0.5 cm white border that surrounds the image. On the back of the photograph is handwritten in pen "Harry & Dodie Summer 1937."

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 black and white photograph of a woman posing with a dog. The woman is wearing a white dress, stripped stockings, a headband and boots. She is putting her face next to the dog's, who has its tongue out. They are sitting on the front porch of a house. There appears to be a slight light leak coming from the left side of the frame. There is a small white border around the image. On the back of the photograph is handwritten in pencil "633" and in pen "Ted & Buster"

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 is an audio recording of American photographer Hiro speaking about his work at Ryerson University as part of the Kodak Chair Lecture Series at Ryerson University on November 14, 1986.

Series contains audio recordings of 6 lectures by photographers and filmmakers that took place as part of the Kodak Chair Lecture series at Ryerson University in the 1996-1997 academic year. The Deepa Mehta lecture was recorded in both audio and video formats, the Diana Thorneycroft lecture was recorded in audio only, and the Robin Collyer, Timothy Druckrey, and Perry Hoberman lectures were recorded in video only. The lecture schedule was as follows:

Diana Thorneycroft (American photographer), January 23, 1997
Deepa, Mehta (Canadian filmmaker), February 6, 1997
Robin Collyer (Canadian photographer and sculptor), February 20, 1997
Timothy Druckrey (American writer and curator), March 13, 1997
Perry Hoberman (American installation artist), March 27, 1997

Series contains audio recordings of 6 lectures by photographers and filmmakers that took place as part of the Kodak Chair Lecture series at Ryerson University in the 1997-1998 academic year. Lectures were recorded in both audio and video formats, with the exception of the Vincent LaVoie lecture, which is only available in audio. The lecture schedule was as follows:

Jochen Gerz (German conceptual artist), December 12, 1997
Julian Cox (American curator) on Julia Margaret Cameron (UK photographer), January 30, 1998
Vincent LaVoie (French Canadian historian), February 5, 1998
Laurie Simmons (American photographer and filmmaker), March 6, 1998
Ed Burtynsky (Canadian landscape photographer), March 20, 1998
Jeffrey Shaw (Australian media artist), April 3, 1998

Series contains audio recordings of 8 lectures by photographers and filmmakers that took place as part of the Kodak Chair Lecture series at Ryerson University in the 1998-1999 academic year. Lectures were recorded in both audio and video formats, with the exceptoin of the David Plowden, scheduled for January 29, 1999, whic was cancelled and no audio or video is available. The lecture schedule was as follows:
Adam Fuss October 23, 1998
William Ewing October 23, 1998
Carolee Schneeman November 13, 1998
Larry Fink November 20, 1998
Sophie Ristelhueber January 21, 1999
David Plowden January 29, 1999 (cancelled)
Donigan, Cumming March 5, 1999
Thomas Roma May 5, 1999

Series contains audio recordings of lectures by photographers and filmmakers that took place as part of the Kodak Chair Lecture series at Ryerson University in the 2000-2001 academic year. Lectures were recorded in both audio and video formats. A lecture by Jeremy Podeswa, scheduled for February 16, 2001, was cancelled and is not included in the recordings. The lecture schedule was as follows:

Martin Parr (UK photographer), October 13, 2000
Daniel & Geo Fuchs (German photographers), October 27, 2000
Ernie Gehr (American filmmaker), November 11, 2000
Abelardo Morell (American photographer), November 17, 2000
Stan Douglas (Canadian photographer & installation artist), January 18, 2001
Robbert Flick (American photographer), February 9, 2001
Steven Mann (Canadian computational photographer), March 16, 2001

Series contains audio recordings of 7 lectures by photographers and filmmakers that took place as part of the Kodak Chair Lecture series at Ryerson University in the 2000-2001 academic year. Lectures were recorded in both audio and video formats. The lecture schedule was as follows:

Nicolas Baier (French Canadian multidisciplinary artist), October 19, 2001
Tom Hunter (UK photographer), November 2, 2001
Rineke Dijkstra (Dutch photographer), February 8, 2002
Roni Horn (American visual artist), February 15, 2002
(Lorna Simpson (American photographer), February 22, 2002
Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller (Canadian multi-media and installation artists), March 15, 2002
Joan Fontcuberta (Spanish conceptual artist), March 22, 2002

Series contains audio recordings of 4 lectures by photographers and filmmakers that took place as part of the Kodak Chair Lecture series at Ryerson University in the 2005-2006 academic year. Lectures were recorded in video format. The lecture schedule was as follows:

Mariko Mori (Japanese photographer), October 7, 2005 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/488.aspx
Fiona Tan (Australian-Dutch film and video installation artist), January 27, 2006 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/490.aspx
Chris Buck (Canadian portrait photographer), March 10, 2006 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/491.aspx
Steve Schapiro (American documentary photographer), April 7, 2006 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/48/Watch/492.aspx

Series contains audio recordings of 7 lectures by photographers and filmmakers that took place as part of the Kodak Chair Lecture series at Ryerson University in the 2003-2004 academic year. Lectures were recorded in video format and the schedule was as follows:

Sultan, Larry (American photographer), October 24, 2003 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/500.aspx
David Cronenberg (Canadian filmmaker), November 7, 2003 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/501.aspx
Jemima Stehli (UK photographer), November 14, 2003 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/502.aspx
Max Dean (Canadian installation artist), January 30, 2004 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/503.aspx
Lauren Greenfield (American documentary photographer and filmmaker), March 5, 2004 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/505.aspx
Andres Serrano (American photographer), March 12, 2004 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/506.aspx
Shirin Neshat (Iranian filmmaker), March 19, 2004 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/507.aspx

Series contains audio recordings of 5 lectures by photographers and filmmakers that took place as part of the Kodak Chair Lecture series at Ryerson University in the 2006-2007 academic year. Lectures were recorded in video format. The lecture schedule was as follows:

Jeremy Podeswa (Canadian film and television director), January 26, 2007 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/482.aspx
Joanna Berzowska & SX Labs (Concordia University), February 23, 2007 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/483.aspx
Jamel Shabazz (African-American photographer), March 29, 2007 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/484.aspx
Alain Fleischer (French filmmaker), April 27, 2007 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/485.aspx
Roger Ballen (American-South African photographer), May 11, 2007 Stream online: https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/6/Watch/486.aspx

Item consists of photographs of two men and a woman at "Scarboro Heights". On the side of one negative is written "6th June 1925".

The techniques of the masters videoconference series poster for Annie Leibovitz's lecture "Two Decades".

Images are of a gathering on a farm, with one group portrait and four snapshots of children. There is an illegible word inked on the envelope.

Item is a cabinet card of a professor with a long beard. Imprint below photograph reads 'Kellie and Co. Portraits', illegible inscription on surface of photograph. Inscription on verso reads, 'From Prof. Duchariue to his pupil Florence L. Roe Dec 26th 1893. 900 Dorchester St Montreal'.

Item is a cabinet card portrait of man in bowler hat. Type below photograph reads, '141 St. Peter Street-, between st. james-' Inscription below photograph reads, 'Martin'.

Portrait of man. Faint inscription on back reads, 'Alfred E. Orr.'

Item is a paperweight with a circular albumen print sealed on the top. The photograph depicts the Howe Monument, sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hebert and erected at Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1904.

Item is a cabinet card of a man and woman on a sled. Text below photograph reads, 'Summerhayes & Walford, Montreal'. Text on verso of card reads, 'Summerhayes & Walford Photographers, Montreal'. Illegible inscription on verso.

Item is a cabinet card photograph of a character from Wagner's opera Lohengrin. Mostly illegible script written on photograph, except, '1894'. Text below photograph reads, 'Lohengrin, Bayreuther Buhrenfest - Spiel'. Text on verso reads, 'W. Hoffert, Hof Photograph. Breslau, Hamburg, Leipzig, Berlin, Magdeburg, Dresden, Hannover. Photographische Kartenfabrik v. Paul Suss, Dresden.

Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman. Gold imprint below photograph reads, 'Elmer Chickering 21 West St. Boston'. Black text on back of card reads, 'The royal studio, Massachusetts charitable mechanic association founded 1795 inc. 1806. Awarded at the seventeenth exhibition 1890, highest award, Elmer Chickering Proprietor 21 West St. Boston, Duplicates can be had at any time', inscription in pencil on back reads, '86503'

Item is a cabinet card portrait of baby. Brown text below photograph reads, 'Copyright Barraud 263 Oxford St London A few doors West of The Circus'. Brown text on back of card reads, 'Mr. Barraud 263, Oxford St. W (regent circus) London. Mr. Barraud bestows particular attention on enlargements, miniatures and reproductions which can be made from any photograph. All negatives registered and carefully preserved. Mr. Barraud's studios are approached by a lift constructed on the most approved patents which will be found a great advantage to sitters as no stairs have to be ascended, childrens portraits the same prices as other sitters.' Inscription in ink on back of card reads, Willi a Kiss, from Phyllis Margaret Dickson'.

Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman sitting and wearing Victorian dress. Black text on back of card reads, 'Bradley & Rulofson San Francisco, United States, The World, Vienna 1873, Gold Medals, 429 Montgomery Street San Francisco. Cal'

Item is a cabinet card portrait of man with vignetting. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Summerhayes & Walford Montreal'.

Item is a portrait of young woman. Black text on back of card reads, 'Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco, United States, The World, Vienna 1873 Gold Medals, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Cal.' Inscription in pencil reads, 'Anna G.'

Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman. Text below photograph reads, 'Rockwood, 17 Union Square (West) N.Y.' Text on back of card reads, 'Rockwood Photographer 17 Union Square (west) N.Y.'

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.'

Item is a portrait of young woman. Inscription in blue ink on surface of photograph reads, 'Florence Elizabeth Roe'. Inscription in black ink on back of card reads, 'Florence E. Roe'.

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'.

Item is a cabinet card portrait of male in graduate costume. Made by Wm Notman & Son, Montreal.

Item is a carte-de-visite style portrait of a man with a moustache. Black type beneath photograph reads, 'Summerhayes & Walford, Montreal'. Black type on back of card reads, 'Summerhayes & Walford, Photographers, No. 1 Bleury Street, Montreal'

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'.

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.

Item is a carte de visite portrait of male with a beard wearing a bowtie.

Item is a carte de visite portrait of man sitting at a table in a photography studio. Made by Notman, Montreal.

Item is a portrait of man with a beard. Red ink stamp on back reads, 'JJL, J.L. Jones. Army Photographer, 10 Fabrique St. Quebec'

Item is a portrait of boy. Blue type beneath photograph reads, J.T. Lambly, Photo'r., T.R., P. Q.

Commerical photographs: one still life of a tea set, one advertising a fisher price camera for children - the image is of three children (two boys and a girl) and a note with the photograph reads "Put a camera in the hands of children and sharpen your own view of the world. The Fisher-Price camera was designed for younsters in the five-to-eight-year-old group". Four are head shots of a young man wth a mohawk. Two are of Grey Line red double decker buses with Kodak advertising on the side of the buses. Two are studio shots of Kodak cameras with boxes of Kodak film. One is of men in the middle of a soccer game, this photograph includes a note that reads "Participants in the 1986 Kodak 'Run for the Money' color reporduction contest will be working from this colorful sports action photo in their attempts to accurately reproduce the image for the ninth annual Kodak 'Run for the Money." Other images are still lifes of coloured umbrellas, chalk, and casino lights taken at night. As well as two commercial 'beauty' shots of two women.