Level

Item

Item

4340

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1924]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Front, 7th from right: Capt. Lillian Smith.

Flagbearer: Ida Strauss (married Rogers).

Name Access

Smith, Lillian

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Girl Guides

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-3-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4295

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Back row, left to right: Isadore Marcus (President, Goel Tzedec); [unknown]; Rabbi Jesse Schwartz; [unknown]; Sol Kauffman.

Front row, left to right: [unknown]; Ida Strauss; [unknown]; Capt. Lillian Smith.

Notes

Photo by Alexandra Studios.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Kauffman, Sol

Marcus, Isadore

Schwartz, Rabbi Jesse

Smith, Lillian

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Girl Guides

Portraits, Group

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-2-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

444

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1914

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

The item is a photograph of Ida Strauss, aged 1.5 years.

Name Access

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Children

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

447

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1917]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ida Strauss (Rogers) as a young girl standing in front of 137 Bellwoods Ave., Toronto

Name Access

Rogers, Ida

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Children

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Bellwoods Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

448-449

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1927

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Item is photographs of Ida Strauss in guides uniform on steps of University Avenue Synagogue, Toronto. In one photo she is holding two flags - a Union Jack and a 69th Toronto Guides flag.

Notes

Remnants of black paper backing from original placement in album (?).

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Strauss, Ida

University Avenue Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Girl Guides

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

• 

Level

Item

Item

450

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1927

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of members of the 69th Toronto Co. Girl Guides at Hamilton City Hall. Right to left: Lil Shulman (married Dr. Ross), Ann Shroeder, Molly Lerner (married Rabbi Katz), Ida Strauss, Ann Albert (Ganz), Ethel Pugen (Dacks).

Notes

Inscribed "Hamilton 1927 69th Toronto Co." on front of photograph.

Remnants of black paper backing from original placement in album (?).

Name Access

Albert, Ann

Lerner, Molly

Pugen, Ethel

Shroeder, Ann

Shulman, Lil

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Girl Guides

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

454

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ida Strauss (left) and Anna Kernerman beside a car on Lakeshore Boulevard, Toronto.

Notes

Inscription on front: "Snappy car, eh what? Lakeshore Blvd. April/28".

Name Access

Kernerman, Anna

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Automobiles

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lake Shore Boulevard (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

455

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a Girl Guide group in Bronte, Ontario. Pictured left to right are: Molly Lerner, Anna Kernerman, Ida Strauss, and Anne Schroeder.

Notes

Inscribed on front: "April 29/28".

Name Access

Kernerman, Anna

Lerner, Molly

Schroeder, Anne

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Girl Guides

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Bronte (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

456

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 8 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Jewish Girl Guides in Bronte, Ontario. From left to right are: Ida Strauss, Molly Lerner, Anne Schroeder, and Anna Kernerman.

Notes

On the front is written April 29/28.

Name Access

Kernerman, Anna

Lerner, Molly

Schroeder, Anne

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Girl Guides

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Bronte (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

457

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1937

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ida Strauss and Rose Kenwick (Kanowich) now Hersh at Camp Camperdown, July 1937.

Notes

Inscribed on front: "Camp Camperdown 1937" and on back "Camp Camperdown July 25, 1937 Ida Strauss and Rose Kenwick".

Name Access

Camp Camperdown

Kenwick, Rose

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Camps

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

451

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1927

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of members of the 69th Toronto Co. Girl Guides at Hamilton City Hall. Left to right: Ethel Pugen, Ann Albert, Lil Shulman. Top: Molly Lerner, Ann Shroeder, and Ida Strauss.

Notes

Inscription on front: "Hamilton 1927".

A 4x5 negative is available.

Name Access

Albert, Ann

Lerner, Molly

Pugen, Ethel

Shroeder, Ann

Shulman, Lil

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Girl Guides

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

459

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1940

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w , mounted on board ; 14 x 20 cm

Scope and Content

Item is an original photograph of National Council of Jewish Juniors cast of play, Madison (Midtown) Theatre, Toronto, directed by Ida Strauss. Left to right: Eve Cappe, Jenny Birken, Syd Scheen, and Olga Galitsky.

Name Access

Birken, Jenny

Cape, Eve

Galitsky, Olga

Madison Theatre

National Council of Jewish Juniors

Scheen, Syd

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Actors

Women

Theater

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

467

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of members of the Charles Benjamin Players, Seated, left to right: Mina Livingston; Helen Weinberg; Mildred Ludwig; Earl Fauman; Sylvia Page (Lennier). Standing, left to right: [unknown]; Mark Lutsky; __ Messenger; Ida Strauss; Elliot Markus; Charles Benjamin.

Name Access

Benjamin, Charles

Charles Benjamin Players

Fauman, Earl

Lennier, Sylvia

Livingston, Mina

Ludgwig, Mildred

Lutsky, Mark

Markus, Elliott

Messenger

Page, Sylvia

Strauss, Ida

Weinberg, Helen

Subjects

Actors

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

468

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of National Council of Jewish Juniors performing "Having a Wonderful Time" at Hart House Theatre, Toronto. From left to right: Sylvia Page (Lennick), ? Shapiro, Ida Strauss, and Mina Livingston.

Notes

A 4 x 5 negative is available.

Name Access

Hart House Theatre

Livingston, Mina

National Council of Jewish Juniors

Page, Sylvia

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Actors

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1

Material Format

architectural drawing

textual record

Date

1913-1959

Physical Description

57 drawings : pencil on tracing paper, blueprints and other reproductions ; 72 x 114 cm or smaller

1 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Built in 1913, Loew's Yonge Street Theatre and Winter Garden Theatre complex was the flagship of Marcus Loew's Canadian theatre chain. The theatres were designed by Thomas Lamb as a "double-decker" theatre, with the Winter Garden located seven-stories above the street-level Yonge Street Theatre. This was the only double-decker theatre built in Canada and one of less than a dozen built internationally. The design was considered economical in that it provided a greater amount of seating on a given piece of real estate while allowing the theatre operator to present the same daily show in two theatres. The shows included both vaudeville acts and silent movies.

In 1928, there was a major fire on the site and the Winter Garden Theatre was closed due to the decline in popularity of vaudeville. By 1930, the Yonge Street Theatre was solely a movie theatre, equipped for sound movies. Over the years it gradually fell into disrepair, but continued as a movie theatre until 1981. It was renamed the Elgin Theatre in 1978.

In 1981, the Elgin and Winter Garden were purchased by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, and in 1987 the foundation began a two and half year, $30 million restoration of the theatres. The theatres re-opened in Dec. 1989 exclusively for theatrical productions.

Scope and Content

Sub-series consists of seating plans, blueprints of structural details, and floor plans, sections and elevations for successive alterations (to the entrance, lobby, basement, etc.) of the theatre. The sub-series includes a copy of a city building permit dating from 1934 for renovations carried out by Loew's Theatres Engineering Division. Some of the blueprints date from the original construction of the theatre in 1913.

The sub-series is organized into 9 sub-sub-series, corresponding to project dates of 1913, 1919, 1934, 1939, 1949 (two projects), 1952, 1957 and 1959. The earliest materials, such as those from 1913 and 1919, were not created by Kaplan & Sprachman, but were no doubt used as reference materials for their work at the theatre.

Please note that the blueprints of structural details such as columns and roof reinforcing beams may apply to the theatre complex as a whole, including the Winter Garden Theatre.

Notes

Title is derived from the formal titles of the drawings.

Name Access

Lamb, Thomas

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Winter Garden Theatre (Toronto)

Subjects

Theaters

Physical Condition

Some drawings are torn & damaged.

Some are discoloured or damaged by deteriorating pressure-sensitive tape.

Places

Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) architectural plans and drawings sub-series

Columns, trusses and other support features sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1-1

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1913

Physical Description

20 drawings : blueprints ; 72 x 114 cm or smaller

Notes

Title is derived from the titles and contents of the drawings.

Drawings created by Canada Foundry Bridge Department (contract no. 6044).

Name Access

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Physical Condition

Blueprints are torn and in poor condition.

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) architectural plans and drawings sub-series

Reinforcing diagrams sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1-2

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1919-1920

Physical Description

4 drawings : blueprints and brownline prints ; 46 x 62 and 46 x 60 cm

Notes

Original drawings were created by P.H. Secord & Sons, contractors, and E.H. Darling, consulting engineer.

Name Access

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) architectural plans and drawings sub-series

Alterations to lobby and new opening to main theatre mezzanine sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1-3

Material Format

architectural drawing

textual record

Date

1934

Physical Description

7 drawings : blueprints ; 71 x 84 cm and 38 x 81 cm

11 p

Scope and Content

Sub-sub-series consists of blueprints and building permits for alterations made for a new store in the lobby area at street level on Yonge Street. The building permit contains a detailed description of the work to be done. Includes a seating plan for the theatre.

Notes

Title is derived from the project description in the building permit.

Name Access

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Physical Condition

1 drawing, of theatre seating plan, is torn and in poor condition.

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Loew's Theatre, Toronto : [floor plan of street-level entrance and lobby] sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1-4

Material Format

architectural drawing

Responsibility

Kaplan & Sprachman

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 drawing : pencil on tracing paper ; 46 x 106 cm

Notes

Title is derived from the formal titles of the drawings.

Project reference no. AU 1754.

Name Access

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Proposed alterations to store basement, 191 Yonge Street, Toronto, adjoining Loew's Theatre sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1-5

Material Format

architectural drawing

Responsibility

Kaplan & Sprachman

Date

1949

Physical Description

3 drawings : pencil on tracing paper ; 52 x 91 cm and 41 x 81 cm

Notes

Project reference no. 49-K-41.

Name Access

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Alterations to entrance of Loew's Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1-6

Material Format

architectural drawing

Responsibility

Kaplan & Sprachman

drawn by S.H.H.

Date

1949-1950

Physical Description

2 drawings : blueprints ; 59 x 130 cm

Notes

Project reference no. 49-K-79.

Name Access

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Alterations to inner lobby, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ont., for Marcus Loew's Inc. sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1-7

Material Format

architectural drawing

Responsibility

Kaplan & Sprachman

Date

1952

Physical Description

3 drawings : pencil on tracing paper ; 62 x 129 cm

Scope and Content

Drawings of details of the doorways to the theatre.

Notes

Project reference no. 52-K-36.

Name Access

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Physical Condition

Some damage to edges of the drawings.

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Second exit from second floor of Loew's Theatre, 189 Yonge Street sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1-8

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1957

Physical Description

3 drawings : pencil (1 on tracing paper) ; 59 x 89 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

1 floor plan of 1st and 2nd floors of theatre and 2 rough sketches with annotations.

Notes

Project reference no 57-K-10.

Title is taken from the formal title of one of the drawings.

Name Access

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Loew's Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto) sub-series

Alterations to Loew's Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

27

Series

1-1-9

Material Format

architectural drawing

Responsibility

Kaplan & Sprachman

Date

1959-1961

Physical Description

14 drawings : blueprints and blueline prints ; 79 x 121 and 73 x 103 cm

Scope and Content

Sub-sub-series includes orchestra, mezzanine and balcony floor plans, longitudinal sections, reflected ceiling plan and details.

Notes

Project reference no. 59-K-25.

Title is derived from the formal titles of the drawings.

Name Access

Elgin Theatre (Toronto)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions