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OBJECT TYPE
positive/print/b&w/portrait, group/framed
DATE
1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2018.0157.001
MANUFACTURER
Denton Photo
MODEL
Waterloo County Electrical Contractors Association
LOCATION
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Paper, wood, glass and metal

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
19.0 cm
Width
63.5 cm
Height
1.8 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Energy-electric
Category
Miscellaneous
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Denton
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Kitchener

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Photo taken on June 10, 1931
Canada
Taken from acquisition proposal "Cette photo a été prise lors du pique-nique et banquet organisé le 10 juin 1931 à l’hôtel Schweitzer à Conestogo, pour l’association de la Waterloo County Electrical Contractors. Le premier électricien de la région, Harry (vrai prénom Henry) Oestreich y est présent ainsi que le premier réparateur et bobineur de moteur (motor winder), E. Percy Weissgerber. M. Peper a obtenu cette photographie de George Murray, propriétaire de la Macdonald Electric Company de Kitchener, Ontario. Cette photo nous renseigne sur les débuts d’associations en électricité alors que celle-ci, depuis la fin du 19e siècle, connait une popularité grandissante et devint graduellement une commodité plus accessible à tous les consommateurs canadiens, dans les usines comme dans les foyers. Un nouveau métier, celui d’électricien, vit le jour. Des associations furent créées au niveau national (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers en 1899), provincial (Ontario Electrical League en 1922) et local comme la Waterloo County Electrical Contractors. Une ville de ce comté. Kitchener (Berlin alors) fut la première municipalité en Ontario à recevoir en 1910 l’électricité d’une ligne à longue distance soit de Niagara Falls. Cette photographie est aussi liée à l’histoire d’Henry Oestreich, un jeune émigrant d’origine germanique au Canada, d’abord travailleur agricole selon le recensement de 1881, aussi livreur de charbon pour la firme Hogg’s. Ultimement, il vit une offre d’emploi chez Seagram à titre de préposé à la chaufferie (boiler-house attendant0. Il appliqua et eut l’emploi. Quelques années plus tard, un générateur fut installé dans la chaufferie pour l’éclairage. Henry s’y intéressa et emprunta un livre sur l’électricité au Mechanics Institute de Waterloo. Joseph Seagram de passage dans l’usine remarqua son intérêt pour l’appareil. Il lui offrit une formation pour devenir électricien au New York Electrical School. Il s’agissait d’un cours de 8 semaines toutes dépenses payées par Joseph Seagram. Il devint ainsi le premier électricien à Waterloo. Lors du recensement de 1911, Henry Oestreich était déjà électricien alors que Percy Weissgerber était apprenti électricien.".
Function
2-dimensional graphic illustration, usually produced to record event, person or place.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Print on photo reads "Waterloo County Electrical Contractors Assoc'n", Picnic and Banquet at Conestogo, Schweitzer Hotel, June 10, 1931" and "Denton/ Pano Photos/ Kitchener, Ont.". Paper taped on glass reads "Happy Harry/ Oestreich 1st elect'n/ E. Percy Weissgerber/ 1st motor winder".
Missing
Appears complete
Finish
Black and white photograph, framed in wood and topped with glass. Metal wire affixed to the back. Cardboard backing. A piece of paper with handwritten print was taped to glass.
Decoration
N/A

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