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Portrait of two young girls with rocking horse

Item is a cream coloured cabinet card with light green border and embossed decoration at bottom, with raised text "Senior" and "MAIN ST./ EXETER." on either side. In the bottom centre, a drawing of an artist's palette with brushes contains the text "EXTRA/ FINISH". The photograph is of two young girls, probably about 1 and 2 years of age, in dark dresses with wide lace collars. The younger sits in a wooden rocker with horse cut-outs on either end.

Portrait of woman and two children

Item is a beige cabinet card with brown letterpress at bottom, "W. Crooke/ 103 PRINCES STREET/ EDINBURGH." Photograph is of a mother and two daughters. The woman sits on the left, wears a tight jacket with lace sleeves and a narrow bonnet with crushed fabric decoration at brim and large silk bow tied under her neck. The older girl on the right wears a dark fabric, probably velvet, dress with lace collar and lace trimming on short sleeves. The infant on the mother's lap wears a lace dress and bonnet. Only the infant looks toward the camera.

Crooke, William, 1849-1928

Portrait of young boy in bonnet

Item is a white cabinet card with gold embossed text at bottom edge, "F. Lupson & Co./ 27, HERTFORD ST/ COVENTRY." Photograph shows a young boy in a dress and bonnet reclining against a stone column and holding a basket in his right hand.

F. Lupson & Co.

Portrait of young boy with stick and hat

Item is a cream cabinet card with scalloped, gold-leafed edges and gold letterpress at bottom, "Goodwin/ EXTRA FINISH/ SYRACUSE, N.Y." Photograph is a full length portrait of a young boy, probably about 5 years old, wearing a lace shirt with dark cuffs and a dark ascot tie, trousers cut off at the knee, and holding a stick in one hand and a hat in another. He sits on the edge of a stone pillar with a background of abstracted leaves for a backdrop. On verso, an etching of a waterfall with the text "Goodwin./ 314 SO SALINA ST/ ART Photography./ INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS". At the top edge, handwritten in ink, "Georgia Wilson".

Pris le jour de son premier anniversaire : Prenez aujourd'hui les instantanés que vous voudrez demain

Photograph of baby sitting in a high chair, about to feed a cracker to a white dog standing with its front paws over the chair’s arm, with illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains handwritten personal note and consumer information.

The Baker Advertising Agency, Limited

Realizing America's Hope - A Comprehensive Initiative To Help American Respond To The Challenges Facing Its Youth.

File contains two videocassette tapes and three textual documents under the "Realizing America's Hope Initiative To Help America Respond To The Challenges Facing Its Youth". The first videocassette includes two titles "All Our Children with Bill Moyers (90-minute documentary) and Responding to All My Children (60-minute panel discussion). The second videocassette includes "Investing in Our Youth ( 30-minute documentary), "Making the American Dream Come True for Our Children" (30-minute documentary) and "Making the American Dream Come True for Our Children" (60-minute teleconference).

Sampson, Paddy

Snapped on his first birthday : The snapshots you'll want tomorrow - you must take today

Photograph of baby sitting in a high chair, about to feed a cracker to a white dog standing with its front paws over the chair’s arm, with illustration of Verichrome film box. Text contains handwritten personal note and consumer information.

The Baker Advertising Agency, Limited

Stereographs, Individual genre cards

30 Stereoscopic photographs by Underwood & Underwood
9 Stereoscopic photographs by Kilburn Brothers, 30 in association with James M. Davis
8 Stereoscopic photographs by Littleton View Co.
16 Stereoscopic photographs by Keystone View Co.
3 Stereoscopic photographs by H. C. White Co.
20 Stereoscopic photographs by Strohmeyer & Wyman
2 Stereoscopic photographs by James Cremer
2 Stereoscopic photographs by Webster & Albee
3 Stereoscopic photographs by Universal View Co.
3 Stereoscopic photographs by Universal Photo Art Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by The Great Western View Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Berry, Kelley & Chadwick
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Roberts & Fellows
1 Stereoscopic photograph by F. G. Weller
1 Stereoscopic photograph by J. F. Jarvis
1 Stereoscopic photograph by J. P. Woodman
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Griffith & Griffith
1 Stereoscopic photograph by A. C. Co.
10 Stereoscopic photographs by unidentified publishers

Stereographs, People

Item consists of stereographs and photographs depicting groups of people and individuals, with a focus on marriage, parenting, children and people from around the world.

31 Stereoscopic photographs by Keystone View Co.
25 Stereoscopic photographs by Strohmeyer & Wyman
9 Stereoscopic photographs by Littleton View Co.
5 Stereoscopic photographs by Universal View Co.
11 Stereoscopic photographs by International Stereoscopic View Co.
30 Stereoscopic photographs by Underwood & Underwood
4 Stereoscopic photographs by C. Bierstadt
15 Stereoscopic photographs by Kilburn Brothers, 38 in association with James M. Davis
9 Stereoscopic photographs by H. C. White Co.
4 Stereoscopic photographs by Universal Photo Art Co.; 1 in association with C. H. Graves
5 Stereoscopic photographs by Loescher & Petsch
26 Stereoscopic photographs by F. G. Weller
7 Stereoscopic photographs by Griffith & Griffith
3 Stereoscopic photographs by Millikin & Lawley
2 Stereoscopic photographs by M. Laroche
2 Stereoscopic photographs by L. G. Strand
3 Stereoscopic photographs by J. Elliot
2 Stereoscopic photographs by G. W. Thorne
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Lovejoy & Foster
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Melander
5 Stereoscopic photographs by T. W. Ingersoll
1 Stereoscopic photograph by A. Silvester
1 Stereoscopic photograph by A. L. Wiswell
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Alexis Fay
1 Stereoscopic photograph by W. Reeves
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Whiting View Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Pan American Photo Art Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by E. W. Kelley
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Estella Eves
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Joseph Ward
2 Stereoscopic photographs by Webster & Albee
1 Stereoscopic photograph by E. Thiébault
1 Stereoscopic photograph by G. F. Sproule
1 Stereoscopic photograph by J. Schrader
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Jas. Esson
1 Stereoscopic photograph by C. W. Carter
1 Stereoscopic photograph by J. F. Jarvis
2 Stereoscopic photographa by P. E. W.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by W. B. Sherk
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Union View Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by James Cremer
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Presko Binocular Company
1 Stereoscopic photograph by W. H. Warner
1 Stereoscopic photograph by London Stereoscopic Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Mills Novelty Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by M. M. Griswold
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Roberts & Fellows
3 Stereoscopic photographs by W. B. Keen, Cooke & Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by C. W. Woodward
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Ed. Tangen
1 Stereoscopic photograph by J. A. French
1 Stereoscopic photograph by American Photo Company
1 Stereoscopic photograph by I-C-U Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by Alfred S. Campbell
1 Stereoscopic photograph by W. M. Chase
1 Stereoscopic photograph by the World Wide View Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by the Standard Stereoscopic Co.
1 Stereoscopic photograph by A. C. Co
198 Stereoscopic photographs by unidentified publishers
1 series called "Real Children in Many Lands through the Stereoscope" by Underwood & Underwood

Text Accompaniments to Stereocards published by Underwood & Underwood

Volumes list all the stereocards in a series and then describe each card, including the significance of the depiction. Certain volumes are accompanied by maps and plans.
Real Children in Many Lands
Italy: Through the Stereoscope
Norway: Through the Stereoscope
Russia: Through the Stereoscope
The United States: Through the Stereoscope
Traveling in the Holy Land: Through the Stereoscope(Have 3 of this title)
Palestine: Through the Stereoscope
Jerusalem: Through the Stereoscope
Part I - A Trip to Jerusalem: Through the Stereoscope

The Child in History - readings

File contains 2 copies of the course readings for the Open College Course "The Child In History".
This book of course readings contains conference papers delivered by prominent (Ontarian) child protection and child welfare practitioners at selected annual conventions (1920s-1960s) of the OACAS (Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies) on deposit at the Ontario Archives. The presented papers facilitated discussion of professional issues arising in the child protection field, which (in turn) informed the selection of course topics for the original CJRT-Open College COCR 923 The Child in Society.

The Child in Society

This subseries contains audio cassettes and textual records related to the Open College course: The Child and Society - A history of childhood and child welfare. (course code: COCR 923)
The course was developed as a professionally required course for a new part-time degree program, Child and Youth Care, inaugurated in 1990 and housed in Ryerson's Faculty of Community Services, School of Child and Youth Care. The course was developed by historian Desmond Glynn and based on extensive research into the records of the Ministry of Community Services, annual conference papers of the Ontario Children's Aid Society, and the historical collection of MA theses held by the School of Social Work, University of Toronto.

Textual records include transcriptions of source interviews used in the finished radio-based course. Audio cassettes in this file include finished production tapes of the actual broadcasted class and source interview audio cassettes..

The Old Oaken Bucket

photo of an engraving, mounted on card with gold border. Depicts boy drinking water from a well bucket. Two dogs nearby, house in background. Verso inscription, pencil: "The old oaken bucket." Verso caption, purple ink stamp: "Photographed by G.W. Squires, 4 State Street, Rochester NY."

The rat-catcher of Hameln

Magic lantern used to project this type of circular slide was of German design, and was available c.1850. Magic lantern slides were popular in the 1890s. This design was for domestic use, and the slide was illuminated by an oil lamp,and projected a circular image. The slides, often hand coloured, were often mounted six to a small disk. This one in particular has eight hand coloured images. It tells the story of the pied piper or the rat-catcher of Hameln, a town in Germany, who comes into a small village and leads the rats away, only to return when he receives no payment, to lead the children away. The title is written on the slide in three languages, English, French (Le preneur de rats de Hameln) and German (Der rattenfanger v. Hameln)

Willi A Kiss

Item is a cabinet card portrait of baby. Brown text below photograph reads, 'Copyright Barraud 263 Oxford St London A few doors West of The Circus'. Brown text on back of card reads, 'Mr. Barraud 263, Oxford St. W (regent circus) London. Mr. Barraud bestows particular attention on enlargements, miniatures and reproductions which can be made from any photograph. All negatives registered and carefully preserved. Mr. Barraud's studios are approached by a lift constructed on the most approved patents which will be found a great advantage to sitters as no stairs have to be ascended, childrens portraits the same prices as other sitters.' Inscription in ink on back of card reads, Willi a Kiss, from Phyllis Margaret Dickson'.

Barraud Studio

[Baby in Bed]

Item consists of two photographs of a baby in a white dress sleeping in a bed. The baby is propped up on some pillows in a single bed. These appear to be the same photograph printed twice at different exposures.

[Children on a Hammock]

Item consists of a black and white photograph of a boy and young girl sitting on a hammock. The boy is wearing shorts and boots and has his mouth open, laughing. The young girl is wearing a white dress and headband. They are sitting close to one another. Behind the hammock are trees and a ball in the grass, and in the background, there is a lake. The photograph has some motion blur. There is a 0.4 cm white border around the image.

[Group portrait of six children]

Item is an unmounted group studio portrait of six children set agains a landscape background. Four children in front are seated,and two stand behind. Two seated on the same chair on the right appear to be toddlers. The two standing behind, one girl & one boy, are older than the rest. The girls wear dresses with big white lace collars, very fashionable in children's fashion from the 1870s. All four corners are angled off.

[Horse-drawn float with watermelons]

Photographic print on grey mat board. Depicts horse-drawn parade float, decorated with crest, watermelons, grasses, and children riders. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield, Mass." Verso inscription, pencil: "August #29." Image transfer from another platinum print.

Dinkler

[Infants with fan]

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.

[Little Girl in Baby Carriage]

Item consists of two black and white photographs of a little girl popping out of a baby carriage. In one photograph, the little girl is looking up, and in the other photograph she is looking out. The carriage is parked in the front or back of a house. There is ivy covering the house. There is a 0.5 cm white border surrounding the image. The back of both photographs are stamped in black ink "532C".

Shields, Lorne

[Man and Woman with Baby]

Item consists of two black and white photographs of a man and a woman with a baby. In each photograph, they hold the baby individually. They appear to be on the front porch of a brick house. The man is wearing a suit and the woman is wearing a long dark dress.

[Portrait of Emma Margaret Holmes or Ellen Jane Holmes as a small child]

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.

[Portrait of Simon]

Item is a cream coloured card with photograph of a boy seated in a studio setting. At the bottom of the card, in gold letterpress: "H. D. Wallis, Photographer, 61 SPARKS STREET OTTAWA". On verso, elaborate design in gold ink repeating the photographer's name and studio address, along with a handwritten note and negative number. A cartoon of two Chinese (?) men appear in the lower left of the design. The card design was provided by Free Press Print, Ottawa.

Wallis, James D.

[Portrait of a boy in sailor suit]

Item is a brown bi-fold card with text at the bottom edge of the front left flap in black letterpress: "Portrait by Bayer, Charlottetown, P.E.I." Inside, a photograph of a boy in a sailor-style suit holding a small toy ship in his left hand. A piece of knotted rope hangs from his shirt pocket.

Bayer, J. A. S.

[Portrait of a child sitting on chair]

Item is an unmounted studio portrait of a young girl in a dress sitting in a chair with a cap and tassle hanging off the left side. Her feet are crossed and her hands rest on her lap. Her head rests against the back of the chair. She is wearing a frilly blouse with a necktie under a coat with a skirt.

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