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      Photographs and documents may be reproduced for research purposes only. Special permission must be obtained for use in publications, websites or for commercial purposes. All photographs and documents used from the Haldimand County Museums records on the Our Ontario website must acknowledge the source in writing on the reproductions as …

      This Italianate style home was built by Louis Breithaupt in 1870. The house, also known as Waldeck, remained within the Breithaupt family until it was demolished in 1965. Louis Breithaupt established the first tannery in Berlin, Ontario in 1857. He also served as the mayor of Berlin between 1879-1880.

      The A. & C. Boehmer Box Company factory was located at 14 Short Street (now Duke Street), Kitchener, according to 1931 Vernon's City of Kitchener Directory.

      Weber Hardware was located at 32 1/2 Queen Street South, Kitchener, Ont., according to the 1924-5 city directory.

      The H. Krug Furniture Company was located at 111-113 Ahrens Street West, Kitchener, Ontario. Portions of photograph are faded out by bright sunlight. Please see P007079, P007082, P007083, and P007084 for other H. Krug Furniture Company photographs.

      The H. Krug Furniture Company was located at 111-113 Ahrens Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, according to the 1928-1929 Vernon's City of Kitchener directory. The negative of this image is in the Waterloo Historical Society collection. Please see P007079, P007081, P007082, and P007084 for H. Krug Furniture Company photographs.

      The house in the background is the birthplace of William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950). King was Canada's Prime Minister for 22 years, holding office 1921-1926, 1926-1930, and 1935-1948.

      George Lippert started the Lippert Furniture Company (originally known as Lippert & Company) in 1900. The building was located at 222-228 Louisa Street, Berlin (now Kitchener). A large addition was completed in 1903. The company made chairs, hat racks and parlour furniture. Another family business was run by George’s son, …

      Colour postcard of King Street East in Berlin, Ontario. Image shows Heller Brothers Watchmakers, located at 37 King Street East, and S.O. Schmidt Merchant Tailors, located at 39 King East.

      The statue was sculpted by Cavaliere Raffaele Zaccaquini of Rome, Italy. It finished its overseas journey from Rome by train and arrived in Berlin on 20 October 1910. The base was constructed by Braun's Marble Works of Berlin by late 1909 and consisted of 36 slabs of Stanstead granite from …

      The photographer was Herman Lippert (1886-1963), of Kitchener, Ontario. There are two postcards depicting this same image in the Waterloo Historical Society photograph collection (local identifiers P000375_c2 and P000375_c3) which have not been uploaded to OurOntario.ca.

      Eugene Levy and John Candy make an appearance at the 1984 Oktoberfest celebrations in Kitchener-Waterloo. Photo appeared in the Progress '85 business profile published by Exchange Magazine and the Waterloo Chronicle.

      An exterior shot of M.H. Koenig appliance and farm implement dealership in Ayton, Ontario. IHC catalogue number: 688A

      Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.

      Exterior of hospital, now known as Grand River Hospital. The Berlin and Waterloo Hospital, established in 1895, is the building in the centre of the photo. There was an addition made to the left of the building in 1913. The building on the left was a nurses' residence and teaching …

      Richard Roschman was born in 1848 in Germany and immigrated to Canada in 1870. The Roschman and Brother Button Company started in 1878 as Roschman and Bowman, by Richard Roschman and Daniel Bowman. In 1884 Richard's brother Rudolph became part owner and company name changed to Roschman and Brother. The …

      Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.

      Photograph appeared in the 1931 edition of The Grumbler, the Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School yearbook.

      Photograph is a copy of original. Photograph is part of the Walter Nowak collection.

      Ex. Private Voelker was born 8 May 1896 in Berlin (later Kitchener), Ontario. He served with the 1st Battalion Canadian Infantry. Voelker was wounded at Passchendaele, Belgium on 6 November 1917 and later died of his wounds on 3 December 1920. The photographer, H.A. Huber, was a photographer in Kitchener, …