Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Nathan and Reva are standing in the foreground, with Gussie clearly visible behind and between them. A fourth figure is obstructed from view, but could possibly be their other daughter Florence. The snapshot is taken outside of a residential building in Toronto, possibly the family home.

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph is of seven members of the Kamarner family. They are outside, in fornt of a tree, perhaps in a residential backyard. The grandmother is seated on a chair and the boys are seated in front. Everybody else is standing

First row from left: [unknown], Jack.

Second row: Bessie Kamarner Robins, Chava Kamarner, [unknown].

Back row: Anne Kamarner Grainer (?), [unknown].

The two unidentified women might be Florence and Gussie Kamarner. The unidentified boy might be their brother Abe. They are the children of Nutta Kamarner.

Notes

Reference to an "identification copy" on the original accession list, currently missing?

Physical Condition

Photo is torn and discoloured in the upper left hand corner.

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 5 cm ; on matte ; 16 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

This is a posed photograph of Rebecca Kamarner seated in an ornate high-backed chair.

Notes

Photographer's inscription on matte reads Thompson [?--possibly "Bros".], 177½ Yonge St. Toronto.

Physical Condition

The photograph that is pasted on the matte is not squarely trimmed and the matte has become scuffed.

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

There appears to be a woman in the driver's seat, likely Rebecca Kamarner.

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

The Ontario license plate on the automobile reads 1922. Of the two people in the automobile, the one in the passenger seat might be Harry Kamarner, but the men's faces are obscured by the reflection on windshield. The automobile is parked on a brick road, on what appears to be a residential street.

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1927

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph is of an [unknown?] female, possibly a relative, and Jack Kamarner in Toronto.

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1927]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This is a family snapshot, taken outdoors in bright sunlight. Residential buildings and tree foliage can be seen in the background. Pictured are, left to right: Florence Roth (née Kamarner), Harry Graner, [unknown?], Jack Kamarner, [unknown?], and the shoulder of another unknown person (cut off by frame).

Notes

Print is somewhat faded.

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1928]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

The business pictured is Merchants Clothing Co., 131 Queen St. West. Prices for the artciles of clothing are clearly visble on the signs behind the figure of Jack. A variety of hats are on display in the front window.

Name Access

Kamarner, Jack

Merchants Clothing Co.

Subjects

Storefronts

Physical Condition

There is some blurring of the image and discoloration on this print, especially towards the lower right corner.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1928]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Snapshot of, left to right: Saul Lean (family friend?) and Jack Kamarner. The two companions are lathered for shaving and posing with their razors. Both men are wearing tank tops and trousers with high socks. The sign in the background, attached to what appears to be a kind of rustic camp cabin, reads "Pine" and is slightly obscured by Saul Lean's head in the foreground.

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions