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Municipal council of the town of Berlin.
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1909 (Photography)
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1 photograph : b&w, sepia toned ; 33 x 41 cm on mount 48 x 56 cm
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One photograph mounted on cardboard of the Municipal Council of the town of Berlin, dated 1909. The black and white photograph shows 15 adults dressed in suits and posed seated or standing in front of an ornately painted backdrop.
- Back row, from left to right is Edwin Whyte Clement, F. W. Sheppard, Joseph Roman Winterhalt, and Frederich “Frederick” Bornhold.
- Middle row from left to right is Charles Boehmer Dunke, William Daum Euler, William Robert Wilkinson, Alexander Hugh Millar, H. Martin, and John R. Schilling.
- Front row from left to right is reeve David Gross Jr. (George “David" Gross), third deputy reeve Henry Anthony Dietrich, Mayor Charles Casper Hahn who served from 1909 to 1910, second deputy reeve John F. McKay, and first deputy reeve Nicholas Asmussen.
Among the subjects are three individuals who would later serve as mayor of Berlin or Kitchener following its 1916 name change: William Daum Euler (1914-1917), David Gross Jr. (1917-1919), and Nicholas Asmussen (1925 -1926). William Daum Euler was also elected to the House of Commons of Canada (1917) and Nicholas Asmussen to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1919-1926). Both represented Waterloo North, Ontario in their Federal political office.
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Some damage to the mount in the form of holes and tears along the side, and water damage spots on bottom of mount.
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Donated in 2008.
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Public domain.
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Several members of this photograph were featured in Berlin Celebration of Cityhood 1912:
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Charles C. Hahn, listed among previous Mayors of Berlin
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Members of the Council City of Berlin 1912 included: Jos. Winterhalt, C.B. Dunke, J.R. Schilling, E.W. Clement. W.D. Euler Reeve, D. Gross Jr., N. Asmussen, and H.A. Dietrich.
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Edwin Whyte Clement, a lawyer at Clement and Clement, Barristers, Solicitors, etc.
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Joseph Roman Winterhalt, a cigar manufacturer.
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Alexander Hugh Millar [sic], a city clerk.
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David Gross Jr., the co-proprietor of the Gross Garage & Electrical Co.
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John F. McKay, Chairman of the Board of Health.
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Typed, recto of mount, top centre: Municipal Council of the Town of Berlin, 1909
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Typed, recto of mount, bottom centre: E. W. Clement F. W. Sheppard J. Winterhalt F. Bornhold / C. B. Dunke W. D. Euler W. R. Wilkinson A. H. Millar Clerk H. Martin J. R. Schilling / D Gross Jr. Reeve H. A. Dietrich 3rd Dep[uty] Reeve C. C. Hahn Mayor J. F. McKay 2nd Dep[uty] Reeve N. Asmussen 1st Dep[uty] Reeve
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Described by TH 2022.
Reviewed by CGD in July 2022.
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Berlin Celebration of Cityhood 1912 in the University of Waterloo Library Catalogue. Call number: H3126
Senator William Daum Euler, MP Waterloo Region Generations
Mayor Nicholas "Nick" Asmussen Waterloo Region Generations