David Barber was a photographer in Listowel, Ontario, from 1877 to 1897.
According to the 1891 census, Annie was born in 1861 and had been living in Listowel, Ontario.
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A black and white photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing of eleven members of the Berlin Fire Department. The firemen are seated and standing before a horse-drawn fire wagon in front of the fire hall. All the men are in uniform and sport impressive mustaches.
The head and shoulders of an ad…
A black and white photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing of eleven members of the Berlin Fire Department. The firemen are seated and standing before a horse-drawn fire wagon in front of the fire hall. All the men are in uniform and sport impressive mustaches.
The head and shoulders of an additional person
(the image of whom is overexposed) is seen in the second-floor window of the fire hall.
The following men have been identified in a Kitchener-Waterloo Record article of 8 April 1950:
Top row, left-to-right: Isaac Dickman, Daniel Boettger, Fred Badke, and John Karn
Second row, left-to-right: George Huck (Chief), Dennis Scharlach, Jacob Uhrig, Jacob Scharlach, and Jacob Cook
Front row, left-to-right: August Hertel and Adam Dengis.
This photo is in poor condition. It has thumb-tack holes, rippling, spotting, and is fading.
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Black and white studio portrait photograph on cardboard backing of 13 members of the Berlin Fire Department, Rescue Number (No.) 1 crew. Six men are seen standing in the backrow, five are seated on a settee (the man in the middle is wearing a badge), two are sitting on the floor in front - a sign b…
Black and white studio portrait photograph on cardboard backing of 13 members of the Berlin Fire Department, Rescue Number (No.) 1 crew. Six men are seen standing in the backrow, five are seated on a settee (the man in the middle is wearing a badge), two are sitting on the floor in front - a sign between them reads "Rescue No. 1, Berlin." Most of the men are sporting impressive mustaches. A portrait of a vintage fire engine is hung on the back wall.
The following individuals have been identified -
Back row, left to right: Isaac Dickman, Daniel Boettger, Fern Badke, John Karn, [unidentified], [unidentified]
Middle row, left to right: George Huck, Dennis Scharlach, Jacob Uhrig, Jacob Scharlach, Jacob Cook
Front, left to right: August Hertel, Adam Dengis.
See also (local identifier): P003049
This photograph is part of the Kitchener Fire Department Collection.
This photograph is in fair condition: thumb tack holes, torn corners.
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A black and white photograph of a Berlin & Waterloo Street Railway car with two uniformed conductors. A horse drawn street railway car can be seen leaving to the left.
A black and white photograph of a Berlin & Waterloo Street Railway car with two uniformed conductors. A horse drawn street railway car can be seen leaving to the left.
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Photograph removed from donated album that once belonged to Reverend John Fehrenbach. Reverend Fehrenbach was a priest in St. Agatha, Ontario between 1912-1935.
Charles Schneuker was a photographer in Berlin, Ontario between 1878-1901. He operated a studio in the American Block on King Street.
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Photograph removed from donated album that once belonged to Reverend John Fehrenbach. Reverend Fehrenbach was a priest in St. Agatha, Ontario between 1912-1935.
C.R. (Chisholm R.) Lundy was a photographer in Berlin, Ontario between 1873-1884. His studio was located on the American Block, which was at the corner of King and Queen streets.
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A black and white outdoor photograph on a mat of the Charles Ahrens family standing outside of their home on the corner of Benton & Courtland Streets in Berlin, Ontario.
Unidentified adult members of the family are standing in the yard with four younger children, three boys and one girl. Two of th…
A black and white outdoor photograph on a mat of the Charles Ahrens family standing outside of their home on the corner of Benton & Courtland Streets in Berlin, Ontario.
Unidentified adult members of the family are standing in the yard with four younger children, three boys and one girl. Two of the boys are holding bicycles and the youngest boy is standing on the verandah. The girl is holding a stroller with a doll in it.
Charles Andrew Ahrens was born on 11 July 1827 in Germany. He married Henriette Charlotte Roth, who was born 30 June 1831. Twelve children were born to the couple.
Charles was first a bookeeper for L. Breithaupt in 1857. He later worked for Beardmores in Toronto for 5 years.
The family moved to Port Elgin, where Ahrens operated a general store, in partnership with Mr. Kinzie. They family remained in Port Elgin for 3-4 years.
The family moved back to Berlin, where Ahrens became bookkeeper for the Hepburn Shoe Factory. Charles Ahrens, opened a shoe store and later a factory, in 1879, located across from the Walper Hotel on Queen Street South. He was also the clerk and treasurer for the town of Berlin and in 1886 he was a Town Councillor. In the early 1900's, the shoe factory was a thriving business, which was later taken over by his son, Charles Jr.
Charles Andrew Ahrens died on 18 August 1903 in Berlin, Ontario. Henriette died on 27 March 1896 in Berlin.
This photograph is in good condition with some fading.
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A printed advertisement for photographer, Charles Schneuker, of Berlin, Ontario. The card shows a set of two stamp photographs (4 identical likenesses of per set) of Schneuker, one in a oval frame and the other a studio portrait view.
A printed advertisement for photographer, Charles Schneuker, of Berlin, Ontario. The card shows a set of two stamp photographs (4 identical likenesses of per set) of Schneuker, one in a oval frame and the other a studio portrait view.
Charles Schneuker was born in Berlin, Ontario on 4 May 1857, the son of Conrad Schneuker and Barbara Abel. He operated a photographic studio from 1873 to 1896 and then again from 1899 to 1901 in Berlin, Ontario. He married Emily Louisa Beaumont on 20 September 1886 in Berlin, Ontario. Charles died in Woodstock, Ontario on 29 July 1918. His 29 July 1918 obituary in the Woodstock Daily Sentinel noted that he was 61 years of age at the time of his death and had been a commercial photographer for the Canada Furniture Company. The cause of death was noted as heart failure. Schneuker was survived by his widow, 4 daughters: Louise of Grimsby; Lotta and Esther of Toronto; and Alice at home; and one son, Charles, who was employed by the Grand Trunk Railway Company.
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