RK Misc Photos

D. C. Scott is staring at the camera with a serious face, his chin held in his left hand. He has on light wire frame circular glasses, and a suit jacket.

Dr. Duncan Campbell Scott

Portrait of Dr. Duncan Campbell Scott

Taxi license

Knister's taxi license from Chicago.

Black and white image of a large home in with a neatly cut lawn. There are two children visible on the steps.

John Wesley Knister's house

Home of Raymond Knister's uncle John Wesley Knister in Ruscom.

A photo of a rectangular pink gravestone on a white stone slab.

Gravestone of John Wesley Knister, his wife and son

Gravestone of Raymond Knister's uncle, aunt and cousin: John Wesley Knister, Mary M. Thompson Knister, and Cecil A. Knister respectively.

Photo of the Welcome to Stoney Point highway sign with Highway 7 running beside it. There are some houses on wither side of the highway and a telephone pole behind the road sign.

Stoney Point road sign

Highway welcome sign for Stoney Point.

Photo of water's edge with a wave splashing on the right side. There's grass leading to the edge of the land, green rough looking water, and a blue sky with cloud cover.

Stoney Point water's edge

The water's edge at Stoney Point.

Marjorie Willan

Raymond's sister Marjorie Willan.

Photo of a small red brick bungalow, with a small lawn and bushes surrounding its outer walls.

Knister home in Northwood, 1980s

Photo taken in the 1980s by Jim and Lisa Gilbert of the Knister home at Northwood.

Black and white photo of a small bungalow with a triangular roof, and a porch. There's a child sitting at the top of the steps.

Knister home in Northwood, 1927

Photo of Knister home at Northwood, taken in 1927 and kept by Myrtle Knister (Raymond's wife). Raymond moved here after returning from Iowa and Chicago in order to help his father with the family farm.

Sepia tinted photo of a large house with a sprawling lawn. The house has a curving porch and a small circular spire on one side. There's a statue of a dog on the lawn, and some snow on the ground. The trees lining the lawn have no leaves.

Home of John Wesley Knister 2

Home of Uncle John Knister at RR#1 Ruscom.

Sepia tinted photo of a large house with trees lining its lawn. There's a statue of a dog on the lawn, and a concrete driveway.

Home of John Wesley Knister

Home of John Wesley Knister (Raymond Knister's uncle) at RR#1 Ruscom. The Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex indicated that "In 1901, at a cost of $4,500, he erected one of the finest brick dwellings west of London, planned by himself and his wife, and fitted with all the improvements modern ingenuity has contrived for the comfort of man."

Photo of a grassy area and what appears to be the remains of a broken down house, with a small truck on the side and a small building partially visible on the left side.

Former site of Knister home

Site of Knister home at Comber where Raymond lived in his elementary school years. The large brick house that once stood at the site has been replaced by Cloverleaf Road.