Item is a brown coloured card with overmat and photograph of a woman in a velvet dress seated on a bench in front of a window with a drawn blind. She wears a hat with sheer veil.

Item is a hinged union case (plastic case) with scroll design. Die Engraver is Frederick C. Key, Casemaker is S. Peck and Company who began manufacturing in 1852, as per example in Union Cases: A Collector's Guide to the art of America's First Plastics by Clifford and Michele Krainik p. 173. Inside cover has a brown velvet cushion. Image side has brass matt, cover glass and brass preserver over tintype. Image is of a little boy, right hand on armrest. Cheeks tinted pink.

Item is a hinged union case (plastic case) with design of "Night with Her Children, Sleep and Death" based on an engraving of Bertel Thorvaldsen's popular bas-relief. "The angel is a messenger holding dominion over Sleep and Death," p. 149 of same book mentioned in 2008.001.1870. Casemaker is S. Peck and Company which began manufacturing after 1852. Chosen case reflects sentiments of a newspaper clipping found inside case that reads :

"Died . Holmes - In Adeleide, on the 15th of February, 1878, of diptheria, Emma Margaret, aged 4 years, and Ellen Jane, on the 20th February, 1878, aged 10 years and 4 months, daughters of Mr. O.C. Holmes, of Adelaide. The grief-striken parents have the sympathy of their neighbors in their great bereavement."

Image is a tintype of a baby in long white gown, pink cheeks, being held by unidentified person, most likely the mother. Inside cover has a red velvet cushion which falls out when case is opened, to reveal hidden beneath it a piece of floral cloth as well as the newspaper clipping. Image is held in place with a cover glass, brass matt and brass preserver. Date for tintype based on daughters ages from newspaper clipping.

Item is a silver gelatin print that has been adhered to centre of a matt board. Matt board is grey. Image is a profile portrait of a bulldog. Inscription on verso "$15/4."

Silver gelatin print that has been adhered to the centre of a matt board. Matt board is grey. Image is a portrait of a bulldog, standing on all fours on a porch outside a house, door in background. Dog is facing camera but is turned slightly sideways, looking to its right. Inscription on verso "$15/4."

Silver gelatin print that has been adhered to centre of a matt board. Matt board is grey. Image is a profile portrait of a bulldog. Looks like dog has a studded collar on. Inscription on verso "$15/4."

Silver gelatin print that has been adhered to the centre of a matt board. Matt board is grey. Image is a portrait of a bulldog, standing on all fours on a step of a porch outside a house, door in background. Dog is facing camera but is turned slightly sideways, looking to its right. Inscription on verso "$15/4."

Item is a small silver gelatin portrait print. Yellow and brown in colour, image is of a young girl with long brown hair, tied up on the side with a barrette. Background is a studio setting with a pillar or column. Inscription on recto "Florence" handwritten in black ink, across bottom of image. Inscription on verso "Tel. Main .3877 A. E. Otis Photographer Open Sundays & Holidays 457-59 Fulton St., B'klyn" in red ink stamp.

Item is a snapshot cyanotype image featuring a portrait of three men, two are standing and one is sitting, inside a library of a house or an office space. All three are turned to the camera, all are wearing suit jackets,vests and ties. The two men standing have beards.

Item consists of a black mat with five oval openings and a portrait in each. All five portraits are of the same young boy, in different hats, but same suit. The last image is one of him, with no hat. He wears a cowboy hat, a military cap or fez hat, a top hat and a boater hat. The black matt has flower details around each opening. On verso, sticker with "$3.50 sw."

Item consists of a black matt with five oval openings and a portrait in each. All five portraits are of the same woman, in different poses. In two of the portraits there is a parasol behind the woman, in one she is holding a top hat, in two others she is looking away from the camera. The black matt has flower details around each opening. On verso, sticker with "$3.50 sw." Same design as 2008.001.1891.

Item is a piece of photographic jewelry, a pendant with makeshift loop at top for chain. Very detailed gold plated metal pendant with glass image in centre. Image is adhered beneath a rectangular piece of glass, brown colour. Image is a portrait of a man standing, in a top hat and suit and bow tie. The glass is adhered to the centre of the piece.

Item is a grey folded card card with embossed flower and vine motif. Inset light brown overmat on photograph of a young girl seated on the edge of a table.

Item is a thick grey card with photograph flush with the edges. Shows a woman in high-collar dress with a floral decoration down front. At bottom right, handwritten in white, "Freeland"

Item is a beige coloured card with photograph of a young man and two women, the women wear puff-ball sleeves and the youngest wears a belt around her waist in the popular fashion for the time. At the bottom right, in gold letterpress, "G.F. Castleden/ Old Photo. Stand/ MOOSOMIN, N.W.T." On the verso, in pencil, initials have been added over the approximate place of the sitters. The girl on the left has the initials, "E.A.C", the man, "S.J.C." and the woman on the right, "M.E.C."

Item is a photograph of three women in a field looking at a plant at the bottom of a tree. J. W. Lindt's photographer's stamp is on the verso.

Item is a carte de visite photograph of women dressed as witches stirring a cauldron from Shakespeare's MacBeth. Photographer's stamp on verso reads: "Wm. REEVIE / PHOTOGRAPHER, / BALLATER."

Item is a cabinet card portrait of a group of 23 boys wearing uniforms, standing in 3 rows around an older gentleman in a bowler hat. Behind them is a brick wall and two wooden panels. Mounted on cream coloured card.

Item is a grey folded card card with embossed art nouveau style decorative flower at the top left and text at the bottom centre, "Portrait by Bayer, Charlottetown, P.E.I." Inside, full body photograph of a young girl with a severe bobbed haircut a flowing, ruffled dress. Photograph on white artist's paper.

Item is a grey card with photograph of a young man in a high collared shirt and suit with waistcoat and tie. At the bottom right of the card, embossed with faint gold inking remaining, "Parks Bros./ TORONTO."

Item consists of a brown album with gold embossing and darker brown detailing. Item has part of a metal clasp on right of cover. Pages are white with gold embossing and sleeves with cutouts to insert the photographs into. Spine is torn and in very poor condition.
Photographs are all carte de visite size, and there are 5 tintypes in paper mats spread throughout the album. Some are hand-coloured. They are all portraits, some are labeled in pencil or black ink on the back of or below the photograph with the subject's name and sometimes a date. The photographs were taken accross Canada in Charlottetown, Montreal, Halifax, Pictou, Ottawa, and others as well as Boston, Washington D.C., New York and Auckland New Zealand. Some of the studios that made the photographs in this album are the Notman Studio, Brady's National Portrait Galleries, James Inglis, and J.W. Black. Photographers include C.S. Lewis and Tanton.

Loose materials include: photographs, tintypes in individual envelopes.

Item is a black card with oval photograph of a young man in suit with ascot tie. At the bottom right, in silver letterpress, "G Gill/ 352 YONGE ST./ TORONTO."

Four images on either side of cardboard mount. Two photomechanical images of mountain views in Canada. One photomechanical image of seals on rocks and one albumen portrait of an unidentified captain. Inscription in blue ink reads, 'Canada'. Inscription in pencil reads, 'SITA $100' and 'Notman'

Item is a black card with rectangular photograph surrounded by plain, embossed border and the text at the bottom right, "E & R. Trull/ NEW LISKEARD,/ ONT." Photograph shows a young girl standing on an ornate wicker chair with the young boy standing on the ground next to her.

Mounted image of four men, three in aprons and one holding a basket.

Mounted image of group of people in an office.

Item is a grey card with both an embossed border and a thin white border around a rectangular photograph of a man (seated) in a suit and a woman in a ruffled white dress. At bottom right of card, embossed in gold, "S. Askin/ TEESWATER,/ ONT."

Mounted image of two men at a desk.

Mounted image of young man in a butcher shop.

Mounted image of a woman sitting on a tree that is leaning over a small body of water.

Item is a brown bi-fold card with rose and vine decoration embossed at top left. Inside, full body photograph of a young boy in white shirt with large lapels and short trousers held up by suspenders. Embossed in brown at bottom right, "Lynde/ West Toronto".

Item consists of a black card with rectangular photograph surrounded by plain, embossed border and text in silver at the bottom right, "Lord Photo. Co/ 386 1/2 YONGE ST./ TORONTO. CANADA." Photograph shows a man in double-breasted suit jacket, seated in an upholstered chair, wearing a hat that reads "DECKMAN". He holds a curled piece of paper in his right hand.

Item consists of a black card with oval photograph surrounded by an embossed floral border. At the bottom right embossed in silver, "C.A. Lee/ LISTOWEL,/ Canada." The photograph is a portrait of a young man in suit and tie.

Item consists of a beige card with dark beige border with shell motif at edges, and a second border around photograph in center. At bottom right, embossed in dark beige, "HERBERT J. UNWIN/ STETTLER, ATLA." Image shows an older man and woman against a dark studio backdrop. On verso, handwritten in pencil at the top, "Mrs. Ralph E. Johnson./ [illegible]/ '15".

Item consists of a grey folded card card with embossed oval decoration on front at centre. Inside, a piece of glassine tissue covers a photograph of a child standing up on a bench and holding the side for support, mounted in a cream coloured card. On back of cream card, in pencil, "Reginald Bruce Johnson/ age 1 year".

Item consists of a cream card with light blue embossed oval at centre with photograph of a woman in black dress with pleats down the front and a small, high white lace collar inset. At bottom, embossed design of a young woman in bonnet with flowers and scroll banner. To right of image, also embossed, "FLAGG & PLUMMER/ LEWISTON, MAINE." Card is glued onto a darker piece of cardboard. On verso, handwritten in pencil upside down, "Maria".

Item consists of a grey folded card card with dark grey border and embossed floral decorations at top and bottom right corners, and an oval decoration with flower at upper left. Inside, photograph of a man and woman both dressed in dark colours and seated against a studio backdrop showing foliage. At bottom centre, embossed in black, "La Roche/ SEDRO VALLEY, WN."

Item consists of a beige card and overmat with darker beige border, with photograph of a group of women on the steps to a building. They all wear white or light coloured low-waisted dresses and bobbed hair, except for two women in a darker colour in the back row and one gentleman standing on a bannister at the far left. At the top of the image, a British flag is visible.

Item consists of a copy of photograph in 2008.001.209.14, but cropped in a little tighter. A group of women on the steps to a building. They all wear white or light coloured low-waisted dresses and bobbed hair, except for two women in a darker colour in the back row and one gentleman standing on a bannister at the far left. At the top of the image, a British flag is visible.

Item consists of a textured, cream card with embossed oval design with photograph inset. At bottom right, embossed in blue, "Queen Studio/ STETTLER/ ALTA." Photograph shows a young man in resting his hand against his cheek, seated in front of a painted studio backdrop of trees.

Item is a portrait photograph on a post card backing, with the back delineated for text and address: "POST CARD/ CORRESPONDENCE" and "ADDRESS ONLY". Along left side, printed sideways, "Post Cards made from any Photo by STANTON PHOTO NOVELTY CO./ Springfield, Ohio". Photograph fills entire front of card, with image printed in oval shape. Very dark suit and background make the white tie and the sitter's face stand out.

Item consists of a black card with embossed oval decoration and a photograph inset of a young man with high collar, tartan tie and flower in the lapel of his jacket. At bottom right, embossed, "Johonson Bros./ INDIAN HEAD". And on verso, handwritten in pencil, "with Love to Florence".

Item consists of a grey marbled bi-fold card, opens top to bottom, with embossed geometric design at centre for bottom flap to insert and close the card. There is another slit at the base of the upper flap. Inside, photograph (textured) of a young man and woman. The woman wears a short, finger-waved bob with a low-waisted white dress and pearls. She holds a bouquet of flowers and the man wears a boutonniere on his lapel, with a short patterned tie, striped shirt and dark suit. Probably a bride and groom.

snapshot with white border depicts an older man stainding next to a wooden cabinet. The cabinet has various pieces of radio equipment on top, including an amplifying horn.

DOP unmounted print of man standing on grass of dog racing track. Holds pad of paper in hand. Verso inscription: "A.B. Dade."

unmounted print depicting group of men (and one young girl) in open field littered with leaves and sticks. One man in pointing at something with his cane. There is a saddle on the ground. Verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."

unmoutned print depicting a young boy in jockey outfit. He stands with hands on hips, against a white wall of a barn/stable. He is covered in mud. Verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."

unmounted print depcting horse, cart and driver. The cart is a two-wheeled sulky used for harness racing. A large building is visible in the background. Verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."

unmounted DOP of man in formal dress, white hat, cane, holding his gloves in outdoor setting. Verso inscription "Mr. I N George (?)" Verso partial ink stamp "[…]graph was made[…] and is not […] d permanent […] e & Booth […] Toronto"

unmounted DOP depicting man in profile smoking cigar in outdoor setting. Verso inscription "Chas M Hays."

unmounted DOP depicting a man with jacket and bowler hat holding an engraved silver plate. He stands in front of a white fence, crowd of people, and grandstand. Recto printed label "Phillips Ward-Price Ltd. No. 185." verso ink stamp "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."

unmounted DOP depicting four men, one with bowler hat, others with fedoras, standing on grass racetrack. Ole holds flag, one holds pad of paper. Verso inscription, "W.A. Dade the starter and his assitants." Verso ink stamp: "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."

unmounted DOP depicting a waist-up shot of two men in from of crowd in grandstand. One wears fedora, the other wears captain's hat and ribbon reading "E.A.A. field day 1910. Hon. President." Verso ink stamp: "This photograph was made by Pringle & Booth, 181 George St. Toronto, duplicates can be had at any time."

unmounted DOP depicts group of men in jackets and hats standing outside near a striped awning/tent.

Item consists of a brown coloured cabinet with a cream coloured verso. Adhered to the recto is an image of a man, woman, and two young girls sitting in a cardboard prop of a late nineteenth-century automobile. An older woman leans against the hood of the vehicle. All are wearing hats. The backdrop to this studio setting features a landscape. Recto reads: "W. Lees / PHOTOGRAPHER (left) / 23 BATH ST. / PORTOBELLO. (right)" and the verso has "7.00" inscribed with graphite.

Item consists of a grey card with oval photograph of a man with checkered cap and light-coloured wool overcoat. At bottom right, in silver letterpress, "E. R. Turner/ Ch(?)town P.E.I." followed by a decorative finial. On verso, handwritten in pen, "John S. Morris."

Item consists of a grey card with oval photograph of a young girl in sailor-style dress, her hair in a tight braid down her back and gazing at a flower she holds in her hand. Embossed at the bottom right, "Brush". On verso, handwritten in ink, "Celia Elizabeth Haskell/ Eleven years old./ 1899".

Item consists of a black card with embossed oval decoration and a photograph inset of a young man and woman, probably brother and sister. The photograph is situated horizontally on the card. The man wears a suit and tie, the woman high collared blouse and scarf with cameo pin, and a small cap with bow on her head. At bottom left, embossed in gold, "Smith/ Galt, Ont,."

Item consists of a green card featuring a full body photograph of a young woman leaning against a bannister, wearing a white dress in the "S" curve style, and a large plumed hat. At bottom, embossed in a diamond, star and ribbon design, "DAME/ [illegible]/ TORONTO."

Item os a light grey cabinet card with embossed oval decoration and photograph of a woman inset, wearing a white, high collared blouse and a large feathered hat. At bottom right of card, embossed, "Merritt/ Kincardine".

Item consists of a beige card with photograph pasted on slightly smaller than the area designed for it. The photograph shows a group of 5 children, 2 girls and 3 boys. The girl at the left wears dark, high collared dress with bishop sleeves and ringlets in her short hair. The older girl in the centre wears a more dated sleeve style, fitted as in the 1880s, with a loose bodice and lace neckline and sleeve caps. The boys wear fitted sack coats buttoned at the top button only. The youngest in the picture wears what is probably a Fauntleroy suit, consisting of a velvet jacket, wide lace collar and ruffle down the front of his shirt. On verso, handwritten in ink, "Mrs Hyram Shelton".

Item consists of a black card with photograph of a old man and woman seated outdoors, with a barn or other wooden structure in the background. They are seated in rocking chairs, a shawl draped over the back of the woman's chair. The man wears a plain sack suit with only the top botton fastened and the woman wears a light dress with small pattern and puffed sleeves and a wide bow at the collar. She holds a book in her hands.

Item consists of a beige card with black letterpress at bottom right, "W.S. Durrer,/ Formosa." Photograph shows a man in sack coat and waistcoat with tie, holding a boy in a sailor style suit at his side. In the centre, a young girl in a dress with two layers of ruffles at the neck is seated, while a boy in fitted suit jacket and ascot stands behind her. The wife and youngest girl are seated a the right. The woman wears a dress with a fitted sleeve with ball shaped puff which dates the style to 1897. The girl wears a dress in sailor style with a square lapel.

Item consists of a grey card with text embossed in black at bottom, "W.L. MURRAY,/ PHOTOGRAPHER./ RAVINE BANK,/ WAPELLA, SASK." Photograph is a full length portrait of a old man and woman. The man is seated ina chair, wearing a fitted suit and waistcoat. The woman wears a dress with bishop sleeves, and plain front and flounce at bottom with embroidery down the front of the vest. They are outdoors, next to the wall and window of a house. On verso, handwritten in pencil, "sister/ Mary Jane and John".

Item consists of a gold edged card with a light pink base, and text in gold letterpress at the bottom edge, "A.I. Witter, Pecatonica, Ill." A long, narrow photograph gives a full length portrait of a man in a 3 piece suit all done in the same white flecked wool fabric. The coat is a little overlarge, probably a late 1860s style, and is buttoned at the top button only. He wears a striped ascot, and leans against a chair in front of a painted studio backdrop depicting a window and mantel. On the verso, a long text handwritten in pencil that indicates the sender (probably the man pictured in the card) could not come for New Year's as he had other obligations with a family called the Bowlys(?). He signs his initials "A.H." At the top left, in a different hand, "805/ 12.-".

Item consists of a cream cabinet card with bronze embossed border and text at bottom, "Blanks & Co./ CLAY ST./ VICKSBURGH, MISS." At the centre of the text, a design with the letters "B" "&" "C" intertwined. Photograph of a young boy seated on a stone bench in white belted dress with wide collar and a straw hat at his side. On verso, artist's stamp with decoration of a paint palette, eye with sun's rays, and camera. Text reads "Blanks & Co./ PORTRAITS/ VICKSBURGH,/ MISS./ Clay Street." At top edge, handwritten in black ink, "To Lutie(?), from/ Thos. M. Wade(?) Jr./ age 2 years/ 3 months".

Item consists of a cream card with yellow embossed oval. Photograph inset of two women, vignetted. The woman on the right looks towards the camera and the one on the left looks towards the right. Both wear high-collared lace blouses in the Edwardian fashion. At bottom right, embossed, "Solean(?)/ SO. SIDE/ KIRKSVILLE, MO."

Item is a small brown folded card card with embossed coat of arms design on front. Inside, glassine tissue covers a white matted vignetted photograph of a young woman in plaid dress with lace collar. Embossed at lower right on inside card, "F.D. Lee/ LINDSAY, ONT."

Item is a photograph of four young women mounted on a postcard backing. The image is a full-length portrait, wiht three women in white blouses and dark, plain wrap-style skirts (the one at the far right has buttons decorating the seam) and the youngest in a sailor style dress. On verso, in black ink, "POST CARD/ BRITISH MADE" and a line dividing two sections for "Correspondence" and "Address". At the far left, printed sideways, "Kestin Photographer Skipton".

Item is a photograph of two seated women in white blouses and plain, dark skirts. The one on the right has a wrap skirt with buttons at the seam near the waistband and holds a book loosely in her right hand. A young man stands between them, wearing a suit and tie of a dark colour. On verso, printed in black ink, "POST CARD/ CORRESPONDENCE/ ADDRESS ONLY".

Item is a small snapshot portrait of boy outside with beveled edges.

Item is a photograph of girl on stairs, surrounded by other children.

Item is a photograph of a young man standing in front of house wearing hat.

Item is a photograph of a boy posed sitting, wearing a uniform.

Item is a photograph of a young man standing outside. Inscription on verso reads, 'Oct '45'.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a man sitting indoors holding a newspaper.

Item is a snapshot photograph with beveled edges of three people standing outside a public building in the sun.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a woman standing outside in the winter holding a rabbit. Inscription on verso reads, 'A rabbit, some trees and me. I'm the one with the German officer's coat.'

Item is a snapshot photograph of a man in uniform standing outside.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a man in a uniform standing in front of an upside down boat on a street.

Item consists of a snapshot photograph of a woman standing outside. Inscription on verso in black ink reads, 'After a picnic at home last year'.

Man, four pictures on photobooth strip.

Item is a photograph of a man posed smiling sitting behind podium that reads 'DO 108 C. Robbins'.

Item is a portrait of Man in uniform.

Item is a professional portrait of Alfred Thorburn Orr. Inscriptions on verso read, 'I certify this to be a true photograph of: Alfred Thorburn Orr Jun. 22 1966. Hodgkiss Studios 3 Adelaide St. E. Toronto, Ont. EM 6-5342'.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a man leaning on signpost that reads, 'Canadian Legion Hostel'.

Item is a snapshot photograph of two boys standing in front of a doorway with a large wreath. Inscription on verso reads, 'Teddy & Alfred Christmas 1941'

Item is a snapshot photograph of a woman standing outside in front of a chair. Inscription on verso in black ink reads, 'caught in the middle of saying something'.

Item is a colour photograph of a man and woman smiling in front of a landscape. Inscription on verso in ink reads, 'This is a kodacolor print made by Eastman Kodak Company T.M. Regis. U.S. Pat. Off. Week Ending Sept. 3, 1955.' The man has been identified as Alfred Thorburn Orr from other photographs in the collection.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a girl sitting on stairs, surrounded by other children.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a woman in a sun hat standing on rocks by the water.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a man and woman standing in front of lake.

Item is a snapshot photograph of a large group of sailors drinking beer at a party.

Item is a photograph of a man in uniform standing outside.

Item is a photograph of two girls sitting on a bench outside. Inscription on verso reads, 'Audrey S. & Mary J.'

Item is a photograph of five men and one boy in uniform standing in group.

Item is a photograph of a woman sitting on an adirondack chair outside in the winter.

Item is a photograph of a woman with boy and dog sitting outside.

Item is a photograph of a young man in long coat and hat standing outside.

Item is a photograph of a man in uniform standing in front of sign that reads 'Canadian Legion Hostel'.