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Metadata
Accession # |
A2013.121.1 |
Title |
Fred Dahms fonds; SERIES 1: Mapleton Township photographs, 1975, ca. 2001-2008. |
Date |
1975, circa 2001-2008 |
Description |
The Fred Dahms fonds consists of slides taken by Dr. Fred Dahms between 1959-2011, for the most part in the late 1970s and between 2000-2005. They include streetscapes, landscapes, buildings and interiors, agriculture, people, and events throughout Wellington County. Some of the images were taken during family outings or while visiting friends and villages in Wellington County, and several feature the photographer's wife, porcelaine artist Ruth Dahms (nee Keilhau). They were married 20 December 1958. At time of donation (2013), Dr. Fred Dahms is Professor Emeritus, founding member (1966) and former Chair of the Department of Geography, University of Guelph. His specialties are urban geography, planning, and the evolution of small rural settlements. Dr. Dahms notes that he refers to the latter as " 'resort, retirement, amenity communities' rather than 'dying villages' as they had been labeled by some who had done little real research on their evolution." He has written many academic papers and chapters of books concerning small towns in Canada. His books include The Heart of the Country [Deneau Pub., 1988], Beautiful Ontario Towns [Lorimer Pub., 2001], Picturesque Ontario Towns [Lorimer Pub., 2003], and Wellington County [Boston Mills Press, 2008]. Dr. Dahms took many of the slides in this fonds to illustrate his academic and popular publications. [ Note: each series is catalogued as a separate record ]. SERIES 1: Mapleton Township photographs, 1975; ca. 2001-2008. Subseries 1: DRAYTON, ca. 2005. - ph 39552 - ph 39554: Drayton Festival Theatre building at 33 Wellington Road 11 south at corner of Spring Street, ca. 2005; written on slides, "Drayton Theatre"; written on box in which slides were stored by photographer, "Morriston / Crieff / Aberfoyle / Dorking / Drayton / Mt. Forest / WR 19 / Mt. F". - ph 39555: Drayton Festival Theatre building, ca. 2005; on slide, "Drayton Th."; from binder titled "Well Cty". - ph 39556: Drayton United Church, ca. 2005; on slide, "Drayton United / Spot"; from box labelled, "WR 11 / Fall Rural / Drayton / Ex. Pk. / Palmerston / Aberfoyle / WR 12 Fall". - ph 39557 - ph 39558: Brick house with enclosed porch at 16 Edward Street, at corner of Spring Street, in Drayton, called Wendwood Bed and Breakfast, ca. March 2005; written on ph 39557, "Wendwood / B&B / Drayton"; from binder labeled, "Well / Old -> 03/05 / AIR / Agric / Rural / Mennonites / Artistic / Winter / Physical / Rockwood / Everton / Eden Mills / Hillsubrg / Rockwood / Guelph Elora / Fergus". - ph 39559 - ph 39561: Bill's Country Meats butcher shop, 11 Main Street in Drayton, intererior and exterior with barbeque, July 2005; on slides, "Bill's Country Meats Drayton"; from box labeled, "Drayton / Elora / Elk / Blue Haven / July 05 / WR 20". - ph 41043: Trailor homes, parked cars, and old silo, July 1977; on slide, "Drayton"; from loose sheett, "Well Hist". Subseries 2: ALMA, 1975. - ph 41044: Alma Feed Mill with Purina Chows sign, May 1975; also visible are trucks and equipment, a dump truck, and a gas pump; on slide, "Alma"; from loose, unlabeled sheet. Subseries 3: RURAL MAPLETON, ca. 2001-2005. - ph 39562 - ph 39565: Heavy machinery laying tile drains in a field in Peel Township, 05 March 2005; on slides, "Tiling / Peel"; from box labeled, "Peel Twp. / Rockwood / WR 16 / 05/05/05". - ph 39566: Harvesting grain, ca. 2005; barn with silo in background; on slide, "Drayton 7"; from box, "WR 11 / Fall Rural / Drayton / Ex. Pk. / Palmerston / Aberfoyle / WR 12 / Fall". - ph 39567: Rothsay rendering plant, a division of Maple Leaf Foods, at 8406 Wellington County Road 7 at Rothsay, 2001 or 2002; on slide, "Rothsay / Rendering"; from box, "05/02 Minto rural / scenic / 05/01/2 / Eramosa / scenic". - ph 39568: Detail of school or church in Alma, with bell tower, ca. 2005; on slide, "Alma spot"; from binder, "New / Old / extra / Well". - ph 39569: General Store and house at an intersection in Dorking, ca. 2004; on slide "Dorking / Gen Store"; from box, "Morriston / Crieff / Aberfoyle / Dorking / Drayton / Mt. Forest / WR 19 / Mt. F". - ph 39570: St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Macton, ca. 2004; on slide, "St Josephs RC / Macton 1878"; from binder, "Well. Cty". - ph 39571: Pastoral scene with fields, creek or river, and barns in distance, May 2005; on slide, "Conestogo / Peel"; from box, "Peel Twp. / Rockwood / WR 16 / 05/05/05". - ph 39572: Horse and carriage within fenced portion near road by creek or river, May 2005; on slide, "Conestogo / Mennonite / Peel"; from box, "Peel Twp. / Rockwood / WR 16 / 05/05/05". - ph 39573 - ph 39574: Aerial views of Conestogo Lake and surroundings, July 2008; on slides, "Conestogo Lake"; from box, "04/7/8 / 6 / Jones Line / Air / Elora / Fergus / WR6". |
Creator \ Maker |
Dahms, Fred |
Item Name |
Slide DVD |
Person \ Organization |
Alma Feed and Chopping Mill Bill's County Meats Butcher Dahms, Fred Drayton Festival Theatre Drayton United Church Gas Station General Store Maple Leaf Foods Purina Chows Rothsay Concentrates Rothsay rendering plant St. Agnes School St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Wendwood Bed and Breakfast |
Place |
Alma Conestoga River Conestogo Lake Dorking Drayton Edward Street Macton Main Street Mapleton Twp. Maryborough Twp. Peel Twp. Rothsay Spring Street Wellington County Road 11 Wellington County Road 7 |
Subject |
Aerial View Agriculture Architecture Commercial Geography Interiors Landscape Mennonites Religion Streetscape Theatre |
Photo, Map # |
ph 39552 ph 39553 ph 39554 ph 39555 ph 39556 ph 39557 ph 39558 ph 39559 ph 39560 ph 39561 ph 39562 ph 39563 ph 39564 ph 39565 ph 39566 ph 39567 ph 39568 ph 39569 ph 39570 ph 39571 ph 39572 ph 39573 ph 39574 ph 41043 ph 41044 |
Year Range from |
1975 |
Year Range to |
2008 |
Accession # |
A2013.121.1 |
Containers |
STACKS AVC15 |