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Audrey Fridfinnson fonds

  • CMC C-60.
  • Fonds
  • 1891 - 1923.

Items consist of 3 black and white photographs of Miss Fridfinnson's family members and their acquaintances dating from 1891 to ca.1923. These include Veiga Jackson, Dorothy & Bill Van Alstine, and Valdimar (Walter) Myrdal (uncle of the donor). Also described here is a piece of lace is believed to have come from the infant's dress featured in one of the photographs.

Fridfinnson, Audrey

Leone and Ofelia Caetani fonds

  • CMC A-32; C-130 (PHO Box #2).
  • Fonds
  • [between 1960-1984] - [ca.1915], copied 1993.

Items described here consist of an album containing 103 colour images. The album was compiled to serve as a record of Ofelia's wardrobe prior to its sale following her death and was likely created between 1960 and 1984. According to notes made by Museum curator Dr. Jane Fuller at the time of the donation the model, Mrs. Shirley Paine, was chosen for her resemblance to Ofelia. Also described here are 2 original black and white prints as well as 13 copies featuring Leone and Ofelia Caetani and their daughter Sveva. The originals of these copies have been accessioned by the Vernon Museum. In addition there are 4 colour photographs and 1 colour Polaroid of Ofelia's Louis Vuitton luggage, which has also been donated to the Museum.

Caetani, Leone and Ofelia

Catherine Line fonds.

  • CMC C-123 (PHO Box #2).
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1895] – [1945], copied 1998.

Items consist of photographic images featuring Hyma Helen Newland, Caryl Patricia Johnston, and (presumably) Catherine Haimes on the occasion of their marriages. Also found here is a photograph of Georgina M. Jury, from whom the donor's grandfather, W. S. Johnston, received a family Christening Robe (also donated to the Costume Museum in 1998).

Line, Catherine

Coltart Collection

  • CMC PHO-C26.
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1860] - 1920.

The bulk of the collection, 24 photographs, consists of cartes de visites portraits of men and women, alone and in groups, and one child. All are ca.1865 - 1875. Some of the subjects appear in more than one photograph. None of the subjects of these cartes are identified. The remaining photographs are Cabinet Card, ca.1885 – 1890 and smaller studio portraits, ca.1890 - 1920. Some of the photographs have notes written on the reverse identifying the subjects but it is not known who wrote the notes. Several of the studio photographs feature women graduates and academics.

Coltart, Isabelle

Menzies Family fonds.

  • CMC C-122 (PHO Box #2).
  • Fonds
  • 1939-1969.

Items consist of two photographs. This includes a copy print of a black & white photograph taken of Helen Irving Muir and Albert A. P. Menzies on the occasion of their marriage on 21 August 1939 as well as a newspaper clipping describing the wedding. Also found here is a colour photograph of Heather Muir Menzies on the occasion of her marriage in 1969.

Menzies Family

Harry Reason fonds

  • CMC PHO-354.
  • Fonds
  • 1941.

Items consist of a black and white studio wedding portrait of a couple identified as Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reason. Items also include receipts for taxi service and flowers dating from October 1941.

Reason, Harry.

Gwen Barrick fonds

  • CMC PHO-C49
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1913]-1917

Three of the photographs in this collection are snapshots, ca.1917, featuring a little girl identified as the donor and wearing a dress and bonnet donated to the museum. One of these snapshots also shows the donor's mother, Florence Bailey, and the donor's infant brother, Owen. Also included are two identical portraits, ca.1913, of a young woman identified as the donor's mother-in-law, Mrs. Carrie Barrick, wearing her wedding gown (which has also been donated to the Dugald Costume Museum).

Barrick, Gwen

Dr. James W. and Mary Armstrong fonds

  • CMC PHO-C3
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1865]-1958, predominant 1885-1925

Most of the photographs in this collection date from ca.1885 - 1925 and, while most of the subjects are unidentified, the identified subjects include members of the Campbell and Armstrong families and their friends. Several photographs in this collection date from ca.1865 and feature members of the Campbell family of Dr. Armstrong's wife, Mary. Also included is a large class photograph identified as students of Kelvin High School and dating from 1916.

Armstrong family

Anna Bauer fonds

  • CMC C-121 (PHO Box #2).
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1870] – [ca.1872].

Items consist of 4 black and white carte de visite type photographs of young women.

Bauer, Anna

Lily and Edward Schreyer fonds.

  • CMC C-124 (PHO Box #2).
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1979]-1983.

Items consist of three colour photographs dating from 1979 and featuring the Mr. and Mrs. Schreyer on the occasion of his investiture as Governor-General. Also described here is a brochure produced by Canada's Government House in 1983.

Schreyer, Lily and Edward

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