Black and white photographic reprint by Ernest Denton of a photograph, dated April 1896, showing Ahrens Street in Berlin, Ontario.
The street is muddy. Several houses are visible in upper half of the photo.
Black and white photographic reprint by Ernest Denton of a photograph, dated April 1896, showing Ahrens Street in Berlin, Ontario.
The street is muddy. Several houses are visible in upper half of the photo.
Ernest Denton was a photographer in Berlin/Kitchener from approximately 1912 to 1955.
This photo is in good condition: there is a relatively small white blotch at the left of the picture; some streaking.
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Photograph, which is mounted on a soiled mat, has been cut with uneven edges and is in poor condition.
It is believed that the barn is English style and the home is an English cottage with a hip-roof. The photograph may have been taken in Oxford County.
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Black and white group photograph of the 1896 Berlin Fire Brigade. The photograph is mounted on a mat. The phrase "Berlin Fire Brigade" appears in a ribbon drawn on the photograph, which is arched over the image of the firefighters. Above the word "Fire" in the top ribbon, flames can be seen. Two f…
Black and white group photograph of the 1896 Berlin Fire Brigade. The photograph is mounted on a mat. The phrase "Berlin Fire Brigade" appears in a ribbon drawn on the photograph, which is arched over the image of the firefighters. Above the word "Fire" in the top ribbon, flames can be seen. Two fire hoses, extending from the small upper left and right corner images, point toward the flames. An image of the Berlin fire station appears in the upper left hand corner, while an image of a fire wagon appears in the upper right hand corner. The year "1896" is written below the group of firefighters, who are numbered. A ribbon, which contains the names of the firefighters in the image, can be seen below the image of the firemen.
The firefighters have been identified as follows, by number: 1. Jacob E. Cook, 2. Aug. Hertel, 3, Joseph Wuest, 4. George Arndt, 5. Fred Langfield, 6. Aug. Schmiedel, 7. Daniel Boettger 8. Gustave May, 9. John Hebel (Haebel), 10. John Kidder, 11. John C. Karn, 12. Jacob Uhrig, 13. Louis Timm (Chief), 14. ?, 15. John Zinnkann and 16. Jacob B. Scharlach.
The names and numbers in the ribbon are very faint.
The left upper and right lower corners of the photograph are broken.
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Black and white photograph of the Berlin Gas Company's gas and electric works located on Gaukel Street, Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario in 1896. A man is seen walking at the left of the photo. A large smoke stack is visible on the right.
Black and white photograph of the Berlin Gas Company's gas and electric works located on Gaukel Street, Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario in 1896. A man is seen walking at the left of the photo. A large smoke stack is visible on the right.
Copy 2 of this image, a black and white reproduction, has not been digitized or uploaded and is located in PB3.
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Berlin High School was renamed Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School (aka Kitchener Collegiate Institute (KCI)). The building is located at 787 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario.
This photograph is in excellent condition.
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Black and white studio photograph of the Berlin Model School class of July - December 1899. The following individuals are identified in the photograph: (seated left to right): W.D. Euler, Dell Fowler, Alice Cowan, Mabel Dunham and Professor Theo Zoellner, (standing left to right behind seated row)…
Black and white studio photograph of the Berlin Model School class of July - December 1899. The following individuals are identified in the photograph: (seated left to right): W.D. Euler, Dell Fowler, Alice Cowan, Mabel Dunham and Professor Theo Zoellner, (standing left to right behind seated row): Mabel Williamson, Gertrude Bilger, Evelyn Lackner, Annie Bowman, and Arthur Foster, (standing left to right, back row): Milton Bergey, Andrew Faber and Will Nash.
In 1877, the Central School of Berlin was selected by the provincial Minister of Education, on the recommendation of the County Inspector, for one of the Model Schools for the training of third class teachers. Jeremiah Suddaby was appointed the first principal. The last session of the Model School at Berlin's Central School was held in the fall of 1907. In 1910, Central School was renamed Suddaby School, in honour of Principal Jeremiah Suddaby who passed away in May of that year.
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A black and white studio portrait of the Berlin Sweepers baseball team. The image is mounted on a piece of white cardboard, with the names of the players and team officials written below the image. The players are numbered by hand to match the identifications.
The image is in fair condition -some …
A black and white studio portrait of the Berlin Sweepers baseball team. The image is mounted on a piece of white cardboard, with the names of the players and team officials written below the image. The players are numbered by hand to match the identifications.
The image is in fair condition -some fading, spotting and thumb tack holes on the mat. The upper corners of the mat are damaged.
Wendell B. Sherk operated a photography studio in Waterloo, Ontario, from 1891 to 1906.
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Back row, left to right: Edward Smyth, Unidentified, August R. Lang.
Second row, left to right: James Lockie, Unidentified, Simon Snyder
Front row, left to right: William Hendry, Adolph Mueller, George Randall, W.R. Travers, John Fennell
Identification of names based on a list of the first members of the Hospital Trust in W.V. Uttley's "History of Kitchener."
Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital corner stone laid in 1894. Adolph Mueller died in 1898.
Condition: poor, scratches, bottom left hand corner missing, some fading.
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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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A black and white print of an image of a Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway car on King Street, Berlin, Ontario. In the foreground, the rail car has four men standing or near the entry to the car. A man wearing a hat can be seen looking out the end window of the car, with his arm over the sill. Se…
A black and white print of an image of a Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway car on King Street, Berlin, Ontario. In the foreground, the rail car has four men standing or near the entry to the car. A man wearing a hat can be seen looking out the end window of the car, with his arm over the sill. Several other men are inside the car, including a man standing at the rear entrance to the car. The name "Canadian Block" can be seen on the building behind the streetcar.
The image is a copy of the photograph which appeared in the "Berlin to-day: official souvenir of the best town in Canada" (cover title "Berlin Today, 1806-1906") published by the Berlin News Record in 1906. The image was captioned "One of the Company's Fine Cars".
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