North America
10091 Archival description results for North America
File consists of one slide showing grave markers in Newfoundland, Canada.
Urquhart, TonySilver penny from Newcastle (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward I and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar WilliamImage of the Newbridge, Ontario post office and store. People standing on the steps of the store, and horse and buggies are parked out front. The post office has a Bell Telephone sign hanging out front and visible items for sale include boots, a coat, a wash basin and rugs.
File consist of the April 15, 1865 edition of the New York Herald. This edition reports on the assassination of Lincoln.
File consists of two maps of New York City.
Breithaupt, Albert LiboriusFile consists of photographs of the new United States Rubber plant being constructed in Opelika, Alabama.
Dominion Rubber CompanyPrint photograph of Main Street in New Hamburg with shadow of photographer at bottom of frame. Storefronts for Fischer's Footwear and Luggage, Peel Variety Centre, Ecker's, and Valerie's Coiffures are visible along street.
Kitchener-Waterloo RecordImage of Josephine Wanklin looking on as two helpers handle a large hydrangea bush.
Kitchener-Waterloo RecordImage of Josephine Wanklin looking on as two helpers handle a large hydrangea bush.
Kitchener-Waterloo RecordA photogrpah of the exterior of the New Hamburg grandstand.
Belair, CharlesNo negative.
Kitchener-Waterloo RecordUniversity Ave. overpass.
Letter from Jacob Anthes to his parents, Martin and Catharine regarding the birth of daughter Martha Magdalena, indicating that she and his wife, Magdalena Stricker, are doing well. He also notes that the church construction is progressing quickly and that the apples arrived.
Rieder and Anthes familyFile includes:
- News Clippings 1968-1974;
- interview with Dorothy Dearborn, marked printout, photograph with identifications on verso, 1987;
- Vera Ayling typescript recollections "Early Days ofthe C.W.P.C in New Brunswick", 1987;
- photocopied correspondence ca. 1965-1966 from Glen Hancock, sent to Kay Rex in 1987;
- correspondence and clippings re Marshall Saunders, 1993.
Verso of Dearborn photo reads: "L. to R. Corinne Noonan, Vera Ayling, Sharon Saveed Pond, Esther Crandall, Dorothy Dearborn, Mary Savard, Sharon's mother, since deceased."
Women's Press Club of TorontoLetter from Jacob Anthes to his parents, Martin and Catharine. Anthes shares that the family is in good health and that he his back to preaching and visiting people. He makes note of the "self-destructive" efforts of a Baptist preacher and comments about the number of preachers that have passed through Port Elgin. He shares that the quarter-year assembly was a success making note of the contributions of Brother Umbach and Brother Büsh, and warns his parents that he won't be able to visit over the summer due to plans to spend several weeks preaching in the north part of Mission. The remainder of the letter consists of questions about the wheat crop and Jacob, along with additional updates about his work and that of Brother Eby. He concludes with well wishes to family and friends, and shares that Martha Magdalena "is really growing, is chubby and cheerful and has now started to slide about"
Rieder and Anthes familyTwo copies of Nesika, a journal published by the United Native Nations (formerly the B.C. Association of Non Status Indians) in March/April 1976 and May 1976 respectively. Both issues contain articles about the life and career of Andrew (Andy Paull) using information derived from an unpublished 400 page doctoral thesis written by E Palmer Patterson. The issues published in March/April 1976 also contains a feature article about Northwest Territories land claims. The periodicals were originally housed in a package titled, Tongass Tlingit: Tongass at Ft. Simpson.
Patterson, E PalmerUpper body studio portrait of H. Nellein, chief accountant, seen looking off camera.
Dominion Rubber CompanyA book of prayers and catechism for the use of the Montagnais Indians by Jean Baptiste de La Brosse, a Jesuit missionary. This is one of the few books ever to be printed in the Montagnais dialect.
File consists of five negatives showing images of University of Waterloo, Mennonite women, Castle Kilbride and a park.
Rex, KayImage of a seated Mrs. Langton Ball holding up a shirt to the chest of a man wearing a hat and smiling down at her.
Kitchener-Waterloo RecordPhotograph of six people by a wooden bridge. Photograph shows two adults in a two-horse cart entering the bridge and one adult with three children closer to the edge of the water, taken in Penetanguishene on the way to Tiny Beach (Ontario).
Breithaupt Hewetson Clark familyPhotograph of six people by a wooden bridge. Photograph shows one adult in a two-horse cart entering the bridge and two adults with three children closer to the edge of the water, taken in Penetanguishene on the way to Tiny Beach (Ontario).
Breithaupt Hewetson Clark familyGroup portrait taken at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Association Conference at Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France held November 11-16, 1957. Left to right: Roland English, George E. Nixon, Robert McGregor, John C. Pallett, Norman C. Schneider.
Schneider, Norman ChristophTwo copies of the same issue of Past & Present (December 1982), a periodical published by the University of Waterloo. This issue of Past & Present contains an article titled, “Native Peoples’ history : extracts from a speech,” written by E Palmer Patterson. The periodical was originally housed in a package titled, Tongass Tlingit: Tongass at Ft. Simpson.
Patterson, E PalmerFree quarterly publication containing reports, opinions, poetry, and essays from incarcerated members of the Native Brotherhood of Indians and Métis of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
File consists of a group portrait showing attendees of the National House Builders Annual Meeting, June 16, 1948.
Porter, Dana HarrisPamphlet from The National Federation of Bureaus of Occupations for Trained Women Workers, Organized April, 1917. Gives information on joining the organization as well as on types of careers for women.
A copy of Past & Present (February 1983), a periodical published by the University of Waterloo. The periodical was originally housed in a package titled, Tongass Tlingit: Tongass at Ft. Simpson.
Patterson, E PalmerHead and shoulders studio portrait of W.W. Nash seen looking at camera.
Rieder and Anthes familyOne three quarter length studio portrait of Victoria Priscilla Nash seen wearing a high-collar top with leg of mutton sleeves, and leaning with right arm against what looks to be the end of a bed.
Schantz Russell FamilyFull body studio portrait of Russel Nash as an infant seen seated, dressed in white gown with a lace collar, and smiling at something off camera.
Schantz Russell FamilyHead and shoulders studio portrait of Henry Nash. Photograph has been altered to show Henry in a scroll and the edges of the card are bevelled.
Schantz Russell FamilyHead and torso studio portrait of Agnes Nash seen in partial profile looking off camera. Nash is wearing a top with lace edging around the collar and a cross on a choker necklace.
Schantz Russell FamilyImage of Waterloo Town Square construction site covered in snow with a Seagram Distillers building in the background. At bottom right is a pool of water seeping out of an old, capped artesian well, struck by construction workers.
Kitchener-Waterloo RecordOne upper body studio portrait of Amos Musselman seen looking off camera. File also includes one small red paper flower that was included in the album with the photograph.
Schantz Russell FamilyAccrual consists of material documenting aspects of the administration and activities of the Muskoka Lakes Association and some of its committees, mainly during the period from 1978 to 2003. During this time, the primary political and environmental concerns of the association included land use and resort development, taxation, water quality, and relationships with municipal and provincial governments.
Accrual contains records created and accumulated by chairs of political, environmental, and land use committees and by several presidents, as well as records relating to office administration and other committees and activities of the association.
Includes correspondence and memoranda; reports; presentations; committee minutes and agendas; newspaper clippings; publications; handwritten and typed notes; notices and decisions of provincial judicial boards; official plans, by-laws and other municipal documents; maps and architectural drawings; ephemera; and other material.
Muskoka Lakes AssociationRecords documenting most aspects of the activities of the Muskoka Lakes Association from 1894 to the 1990s, with some gaps in coverage. Materials present include correspondence, committee minutes and annual reports, financial records, legal records, publications, ephemera, audiovisual material, and artifacts.
Muskoka Lakes AssociationFile consists of a photograph of four people in canoes in Muskoka.
Dixon, RossA contact sheet featuring 8 photographs of displays in the Museum and Archive of Games created as part of the University of Waterloo’s 25th anniversary celebrations. The contact sheet also includes 4 images of the Hagey Hall courtyard and the Modern Languages building.
Three quarter length portrait of Emily Murphy seen standing in partial profile and looking off camera. A medal is visible pinned to her chest.
Murphy, Emily FergusonThree quarter length portrait of Emily Murphy seen standing with left arm resting on the back of a wooden armchair and looking at camera with a slight smile on face.
Murphy, Emily FergusonTwo head and shoulders portraits (one original, on copy) of Emily Murphy looking at camera with a flower and two medals pinned to chest.
Murphy, Emily FergusonPhotograph of Emily Murphy seated at a desk, surrounded by books, while in court. Murphy is seen looking toward camera and to her left is clerk P. [Moray?] looking down and taking notes.
Murphy, Emily FergusonContains three photographs of two different Kaufman murals in the progress of being painted.
Kaufman FootwearOne 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.
File consists of architectural drawings of the proposed municipal building for the city of Kitchener. Plans are unsigned but are probably by W.H.E. Schmalz. Sheet one shows the ground floor plan, elevation of comfort station, comfort station floor plan, mezzanine floor plan. Sheet two shows the basement floor plan and the comfort station basement floor plan.
Schmalz, W.H.E.One image of the mud brick church at Shanty Bay.
Rempel, John IvanAdvertisement trade card for Mt. Penn Stove Works featuring decorative floral illustration surrounding a woman cooking on a range with a caption reading "a complete kitchen always contains a pretty cook and a Penn Esther range." A large line of sizes and a great variety of styles. For sale by G.W. Rinesmith & Sons 114 North Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA. Made by Mt. Penn Stove Works, Reading, Pa."
One informal posed group portrait of L.O. Breithaupt and family with William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1947, taken outdoors. Front row left: The Honorable L.O. Breithaupt (Lieutenant Governor).
Front or middle: The Right Honorable MacKenzie King (Prime Minister).
Includes three unidentified women and two unidentified men.
Copy negative of old photograph of J. M. Donaldson standing outside of Bell Telephone Co. Central Office building in Berlin.
Postcard featuring a photograph of two adults sitting down on a tree branch, taken in Berlin (today Kitchener), Ontario.
People in photograph are: H. Milton Cook.
Breithaupt Hewetson Clark family