Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

9 June 1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 15 x 14 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of officers in the mobile signals unit stationed in Normandy, France during the Second World War. Pictured are (descriptions in parenthesis were written by Bill Stern on the back of the original photograph):

Front row, left to right: Dori Landry (the padre of the outfit); Joe Maddigan (farm boy from Saskatchewan -- brother-in-law of Joe [Linachio] -- remember Joe?); Bill Stern (some guy you wouldn't know); Murray Smail (nursing a bottle of beer -- as usual).

Second row, left to right: Barney Gordon (eating a Compo biscuit -- bread to us in those days); "Jack" Sinclair (our Scottish representative -- has since left this world -- his place was taken by a Canadian lad -- did I tell you that we are now 100% Canadian -- all 23 of us); "Red" Macdonald (our problem child. Red can put away more liquor than any ten men I've ever known); "Taffy" Meredith (our wireless [mub?] from Wales -- has also since left this world to make way for a Canadian); [Dines Pinard?].

Third row, left to right: Ed Ross; "Chuck" [Parker]; Junior Loman; Sgt. Larry White; [Red Alter]; Cpl. Art Adamson.

Fourth row, left to right: Cpl. Ronnie Wilfred; [?] Simpkins; Paul Reinhardt (from B.C.); Jimmy Barton (from around Manchester way -- also left); and "Johnny Be Careful" (our politician from the wilds of Quebec, Shawinigan Falls to be exact).

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

France

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

22

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1945

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and Maxie Lieberman in London, England. They are both in uniform and are standing in the street.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

England

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers in London, England. The man on the far right is Sammy Kwinter who died in the war in 1944.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

England

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of uniformed army and airforce servicemen in London, England, during the Second World War. They are standing in front of a brick house. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Corporal Mike Atkins, [unidentified], [unidentified], L.A.C. Meyer Atkins.

Front row, left to right: David Solomon, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified].

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of David Solomon, taken during the Second World War. He is in his army uniform, leaning against a chain-link fence.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of David Solomon and Corporal Mike Atkins in uniform, during the Second World War. They are standing in front of a stone building. David Solomon is on the left.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Corporal Mike Atkins, David Solomon and a third unidentified soldier, taken during the Second World War. They are all in uniform and are standing in a fenced garden. Pictured are:

Left to right: Mike Atkins, [unidentified], David Solomon.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of David Solomon, during the Second World War. He is in uniform and is standing on a street.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Max Stern dressed in his army uniform, holding two children, Sheldon Glass and an unknown girl. They are standing in the street in front of Mandel's Creamery. Max Stern was stationed in Toronto.

Subjects

Children

Military uniforms

Soldiers--Canada

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.

Accession Number

1980-2-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1945

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and [Maxie Lieberman?], taken in London, England, during the Second World War. Both men are wearing their military uniforms.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

England

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1257

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1915 or 1916]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Benstein, Isadore

Frankel, Roy

Geldzaeler, Ben

Jacobs, Arthur

Lyons, Sigmund

Subjects

Military uniforms

World War, 1914-1918

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.

Accession Number

1977-4-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

45

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1939 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ralph Constam was the son of Annie Goldstick and Jake Constam. The parents were married in 1910 in Toronto. Ralph was born on 19 September 1912. He served overseas during the Second World War and married Annaca "Ann" Spero in Holland in 1945. They had a second wedding in Toronto in May 1946. Ann and Ralph had two children, Jacqui and Simon.

Scope and Content

Photograph of Ralph Constam and Manny, who was likely a cousin or a friend.

Subjects

Military uniforms

Portraits

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

1978-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1942]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Helen Fineberg (née Simon) and Sam Fineberg (in uniform), walking down a Toronto street.

Name Access

Simon, Helen

Fineberg, Sam

Fineberg, Helen

Subjects

Military uniforms

Streets

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

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

61

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Leonard Mehr wearing a military uniform in front of the Mehr family home on Burnside Dr. in Toronto. He is standing with his niece Carole Warren and nephew Fred Dunkelman. Several people are standing behind him on the porch.

Name Access

Dunkelman

Mehr, Leonard

Subjects

Military uniforms

Portraits, Group

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

Burnside Drive (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

62

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Leonard Mehr standing in uniform with his mother Bessie Mehr. They are in front of the Mehr family duplex on Bernside Dr. in Toronto.

Name Access

Mehr, Leonard

Mehr, Bessie

Burnside Dr.

Subjects

Military uniforms

Mothers and sons

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

Burnside Drive (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions