Item is an albumen carte-de-visit copy of a drawing that two men in top hats; two girls in acrobatic costume, one getting a 'piggy back ride'. Recto caption: "CANCAN S".

Item is an albumen carte-de-visite reproduction of drawing. Depicts swimmers, one male diving underwater to kiss a girl's foot. Hand coloured. Recto caption: "Une declaration d'amour à l'anglaise."

Item is a folding album with a black lacquered wood cover, including painted and ivory inlay decoration. White accordion folded pages. Tissue interleaving. 24 albumen photographs are mounted with glue. Images are hand coloured.

Photographs include scenic views and landscapes, architecture of buildings, portraits - mostly of women engaged in cotton-spinning or other activities.

Item is an albumen print of engraving, hand coloured, mounted on card. Depicts four children playing on a wooden gate in a wooded setting. Verso inscription, ink: "Happy as a Thing."

Item is an albumen stereograph. Images depict a group of men surrounding two log cabins in the forest. Many trees have been cut down. Recto caption, left: "James M. Davis, New York, St. Louis, Liverpool, Toronto, Sydney"; right:"Copyright 1898 by B.W. Kilburn"; bottom: "12730. A Mining Camp in the Klondyke." Verso caption, centre: "Photographed and Published by B.W. Kilburn, = Littleton, N.H."

Item is an albumen stereograph. Image depicts a large machine on a platform in an exhibition hall. The machine is marked "GEO. H. CORLISS, PROVIDENCE R.I." Recto captions bottom: "496- Corliss Engine, Mach. Hall"; left:"International Exhibition, 1876"; right: "Centennial Photographic Co., Philad'a". Verso has a crest and caption "Centennial Photographic International Exhibition. Wm. Notman president, W. Irving Adams vice pres, Edward L. Wilson supt & treasurer, J. A. Fraser art superintendent, 1776, 1876, Philadelphia." Verso pencil inscription "M.A.M."; "not included"; "606."

Item is an albumen print mounted on white mat board. Depicts exterior of four storey white stone building in the style of the early Chicago school. Horses and carriages are on the street in front. Top of building reads "McInnes & Co."

Item is a borderless albumen print mounted on cabinet card. Depicts a storefront with wooden sidewalk in front and man standing in the doorway. Painted on exterior of second floor: "J.Y.S. Kirk Groceries and Provisions." Sign in front windows read: "This property For Sale [...] the stock [...] without reserve. Great bargains. J.Y.S. Kirk." Verso inscriptions in pencil: "6/30, 150, Kim"

Item is an unmounted albumen print depicting a villa complex in mountain landscape. Guests are visible outside on the grounds, amidst hedges and orchards. Recto bottom caption: "B569 Sierra Madre Villa, Taber Photo, San Fransisco."

Item consists of an albumen print with no border, mounted on thick paper of the same size. Depicts the Sir Walter Scott monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, and surrounding park landscape.

Item is an unmounted albumen print depicting shore of lake with ruins of castle. Reto caption: "Urquhart Castle (from N). Loch Ness. 1397. J,V." Verso inscription "M.S.D. with his love from P.B."

Item is an unmounted albumen print depicting a large church building from across a river. Mountainous background. Recto caption: "Benedictine Monastery, Fort-Augustus. 2318. G.W.W." Recto embossed caption: "B F K Rives."

Item is an unmounted albumen print depicting interior of large church, facing altar. Gothic arches and modified Corinthian columns.

Item is an unmounted albumen print of a paddle boat docked in lack with mountains in background. Reto caption "Ben Nevis from Corpach. 1615. G.W.W." Verso inscription, ink: "M.S.D. with […] from P.B."

Item is an unmounted albumen print of governor's palace at edge of Oaxaca plaza. Numerous figures stand outside. Verso inscription: "Gov. Build, & Governor's Palace: Oaxaca."

Item is a mounted albumen photograph of sailboats at anchor. Text in gold beneath photograph reads, 'The Seasons Greetings'. Inscription in pencil on the back of the mount reads, '$8.00'

Item is a mounted albumen photograph of large building.

Item is a mounted albumen photograph of a castle and its reflection in the water. Inscription in pencil on back of mount reads, '5-'

Item is a mounted albumen photographs depicting a city street and street cars. Gold text below photograph reads, 'With the Compliments of the Season'. Inscription in pencil on back of mount reads, 'Top of Collins St. E.' and '6.00'

Mounted image of two men on horseback in a vast field.

Album is brown with embossed leather cover, brown fabric binding. White pages with window openings and gold borders. Contains 22 albumen photographs.

Red leather cover; cover embossed in gold with "Photographs of Scottish Scenery / Edinburgh" with gold border. Detached binding. Features scenes of Edinburgh.

Published by Andrew Duthie, photographc publisher in Glasgow. Views photographed by A. Burns with letterpress text by R. M. Ballanytne. Letterpress is contained in a thin, black border. Photographs are glued onto pages. Some photographs are loose and others are peeling away from pages. One page is entirely torn out and loose.

Views include: Sir Walter Scott's Monument; Edinburgh from the Castle; Edinburgh from Calton Hill; The Old Town from Prince's Street; Prince's Street, Scott Monument; Leith from Calton Hill; Holyrood Palace, and Arthur Seat; John Knox's House, High Street; The West Bow, High Street; The Castle and Grassmarket; The High School; National Galler, Free Church College; Donaldson's Hospital.

Item is a photographic reproduction of a painting by Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, titled 'Marie-Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, reine de France et ses enfants'. It is mounted to a cream coloured card featuring a blue decorative border with the letters 'ND' in the corners. Words on bottom of print read, 'Musee de Versailles - Marie-Antoinette et ses Enfants, par M - Vigée Le Brun'. Inscribed in pencil on verso, 'A Happy New Year - '.

Portrait of man. Faint inscription on back reads, 'Alfred E. Orr.'

montage of images on cabinet card, depicting winter scenes and portraits. Central image is an ice palace. Many are group/ composite photos. Recto captions: "Wm. Notman & Son. Montreal". Verso inscription in gold, "Wm. Notman Montreal, -oni soit qui mal-, Photographer to her Majesty, also at Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa & St. John. N.B. (etc.)"

Item consists of a colour postcard depicting a 1924 portrait of Lenin by Nikolay Andreyevich Andreyev.

Brown card with thin gold border and a photograph of a drawing of two infants playing with an oversized paper fan with floral motif. At the bottom left of the image, an artist's signature reading "f. Dvorak 1887". At the bottom right of the image, an overturned bottle with decorative stopper.

albumen prints, reproduction of painting on cabinet card. Depicts church in landscape. Recto captions: "Griefswald, Verlag von Kruger; Skonoranek, Griefswald Langfuhr Str. 25, An sicht des cist. Klosters Eldenar. J 1350." Verso inscription "100 #3".

albumen print of painting mounted on cabinet card. Depicts town harbour. Recto captions: "Griefswald, Verlag von Kruger; S Komoranek, Griefswald Langefuhr Str 25. Griefswald Un Fahr 1552". Verso inscription "100 #3".

albumen print of a painting, mounted on cabinet card with gold border and lettering. Depicts an old woman with hat, cape, basket, broom. Recto caption, bottom: "J.C. Walker and Co. 147 Yonge Street Toronto, Ont." Verso inscription, "Mother Shipley."

albumen prints with white border, glossy surface. Mounted on grey cabinet card. Depicts construction of the Mormon tabernacle arched roof. Two men stand in the foreground of the scene. Caption verso: "Bureau of information and church literature. Souvenir views, albums, photos, etc. always on hand... Full line of church works. for information on Utah, its people, or the docturines of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, address Bureau of Information and Church Literature Office, 214 Templeton Bldg. Salt Lake City."

Mounted image of stock exchange. Paper slip that was against photograph was inscribed in pencil with the words, '$40, Stock Exchange, London, Eng. (?) c. 1880 LK-'

Mounted image of city square. Text in red below image reads, 'Palais du Champ de Mars'. Stamp on back of mount reads, 'Au Jardin des Tuileries 204 Rue de Rivoli Bte Guerard, Estampes, Gravures, Photographies, Encadrements Papeterie, Stereoscopes, loupes, jumelles, Albums, Vues stereosc'. Inscription in pencil reads, 'Pal - $A - May 97 Pritchards'

Item is a cabinet card portrait of man in bowler hat. Type below photograph reads, '141 St. Peter Street-, between st. james-' Inscription below photograph reads, 'Martin'.

Images are of a gathering on a farm, with one group portrait and four snapshots of children. There is an illegible word inked on the envelope.

Series consists of gelatin silver prints, albumen prints, acetate negatives, and various colour photographic processes produced by amateur photographers, usually in an informal, outdoor setting.

Image of a forest scene. Photograph is bright green color. Inscribed in black ink on bottom of photograph, 'Port Elgin, ONT' Pencil inscription on back of photograph reads, '9-1932 Glass Between'

Series predominately consists of photographic reproductions of drawings or paintings, often on a cabinet card or carte de visite bases--these objects were mass produced for the commercial market using photography, but the original images were not photographic. Also included in this series are published photographic materials in the form of advertisements, books, and stereocards.

Series consists of photographs and negatives that belonged to Mr. A.T. Orr and his family. Series also contains several business cards of Mr. Orr's, some of his personal correspondence, newspaper clippings pertaining to birth and wedding announcements, a hymnal, and a lock of Florence E. Orr's hair. Design plans for the Montreal Light Heat & Power Co. are also found in the series.

Series consists of photographs of landscapes, usually featuring factories, mills, bridges or other industrial and man-made objects, and images of agriculture. There area few small sub-sets of images in this series related to sports, which show horses and jockeys, cars and grandstands at racing events.

Series consists of sets of lantern slides, often of historical monuments or landscapes. One set of painted slides appears to recount a story, with images of people outdoors on a farm, in a carriage, dancing and fighting. Another set of non-photographic painted slides depicts children working and playing. The slides in this series were mass produced for the commercial market.

Series consists of camera models, from individually hand-crafted to mass-produced, and camera equipment, including filters, light meters, and timers, and darkroom equipment, including enlargers, chemicals, and printing papers. Several non-photographic optical devices are also found in this series, including two toys, a mono print viewer, and a stereo film viewer.