Image of the interior of the Church of the Good Shepherd including a view of the pews, an organ player, and the altar.

Informal group portrait and snapshot of a cornerstone laying at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Included in the group portrait are Charles Ahrens, Catherine Joachim, and J.M. Schneider.

Adults and children leaving the [Church of the New Jerusalem], presumably after a service; an external view of the church building and architecture taken from across the street and up close, including a view of a sign that reads: "Church of the New Jerusalem / Rev. John W. Spiers, M.Ed. Pastor. / 15 Water St. N. / Sunday School 9:45 AM / Services 11 A.M. / All are welcome"; a view of a different sign that reads: "Church of the Good Shepherd / New location of the / Church of Jerusalem / Now at corner of King & Water Sts. / Rev. John W. Spiers Pastor;" a brass band performing in uniform with partially built building visible in background along with a view of officials, including J.M. Schneider standing on a podium; a view of a crowd of spectators; a 1935 stone being put into place as others, including J.M. Schneider look on; remarks being given next to stone after its placement; multiple pans of seated and standing spectators in at the cornerstone placement event; and children, including those from the Schneider family, watching mortar and stones being laid on top of cornerstone.

The film then jumps forward in time to: external view of the completed church building during winter, seen from the corner of Margaret Ave. and Queen St. with vehicles parked and driving along a snow covered Margaret included in frame; people dressed for cold weather exiting the church building; a camera pan of the stained glass windows above the front entrance; external views of the church architecture; more people leaving the church, several of whom smile toward the camera, and others walking along Queen.

Canister includes handwritten notes about places and people captured on film. Individuals include, among others:

• Harry Halliwell
• J. M. Schneider
• Dick Wright

Photograph of the exterior of Church of Good Shepherd building.

Photographs of the exterior of Church of Good Shepherd building.

Snapshot of the interior of the Church of Good Shepherd building.

Clippings from the July 24, 1935 edition of the Evening Telegram relating to the laying of the cornerstone of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Kitchener, Ont. J.M. and Helena Schneider appear in one of the news photos.

Snapshot of the removal of the cornerstone box from the Church of the New Jerusalem at the corner of King and Water Streets.

Left to right, Edward Braun, builder, J.M. Schneider, Chair of the Board, Lorne Braun, Caretaker.

Photographs of Church of Good Shepherd choir and window.

One image of a church identified as "near Rockton ?" on the verso of one print, and as "near Shakespeare" on the verso of the other.

One image of the doorway of a church in Sharon, Ont.

Two images of a church at Dalhousie Mills, Ontario.

Images of the exterior of old Kitchener City Hall decorated in lights with a Seasons Greetings sign over the front entrance.

Images of children tobogganing and playing hockey; a group of children at a window holding up a sign that reads "measles"; and Mennonite group traveling down a snow lined road in a horse-drawn buggy passing by the intersection at Victoria Street North and Frederick Street.

Image of a City of Kitchener dump truck with bed extended, unloading trees into a pile.

Image of exterior of storefront with Christmas tree set up to appear as if it goes through the roof of the store.

Images of people skating at Victoria Park and of a police officer surveilling a deserted King Street.