A black and white photograph of the rescue of the bust of Kaiser Wilhelm I from the lake in Victoria Park, Berlin, Ontario. The image shows five men standing in a boat, three of whom are wearing bathing suits, with the bust of the Kaiser. A second boat and man can be seen behind the first boat.
A black and white photograph of the rescue of the bust of Kaiser Wilhelm I from the lake in Victoria Park, Berlin, Ontario. The image shows five men standing in a boat, three of whom are wearing bathing suits, with the bust of the Kaiser. A second boat and man can be seen behind the first boat.
The bust of the Kaiser Wilhelm I was thrown into the lake in Victoria Park Kitchener in August 1914, as an act of vandalism and as a consequence of anti-German sentiment during World War I in Berlin (later renamed Kitchener on 1 September 1916). The bust was retrieved from the lake by the men shown in the photograph. It was later stolen.
The Berlin Portrait Rooms was owned and operated by Ernest Denton. He was a photographer in Berlin/Kitchener from approximately 1912 to 1955. He operated photography studios at various locations in the city.
A black and white copy of this image, P009302, belonging to the Kitchener Public Library has not been uploaded to Our Digital World.
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