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Raymond Knister

Itinerant Workers on Cart During Hop Growing Season

Faded black and white photograph of itinerant workers during hop growing season at Hiram Walker Farms in Sandwich East Township; there are a large number of men, women and children in the photograph; in the foreground are two carts full of people in dark coats and hats; each cart is being pulled by two horses; in front of the first cart, in the bottom right corner of the photograph, is a little boy in a white jacket; in the background there are several more carts filled with people, several farm buildings and a number of people standing on a stack of filled bags; there are also some people standing in a tree in the background, centre, of the photograph

Two photos beside each other of the back of the Toronto campus of York University. The river is in the foreground, with a few trees and bushes in shades of yellow and brown, with a building visible up a small slope in the background. The two photos are almost identical but the one on the right has more saturated colors.

York University campus

Two photos of York University campus at dusk with slightly different exposures.

A dark green sign with a yellow border and yellow text stating: "Woodslee United Church Cemetery."

Woodslee United Church Cemetery sign

A photo of a rectangular light grey gravestone placed on a slab of light pink stone taken in winter.

Gravestone of Henry B Knister and Christine Anne McNaughton

Gravestone of Henry B Knister (1851-1940) and Christine Anne McNaughton (his wife) (1854-1936) at Ruscom United Church Cemetery.

Photo of a black metal sign inlaid on stone wall. Title reads: "Ruscom United Church." Text reads "Built on this spot in 1855, dedicated to the glory of God as a Methodist Church. Moved to Ruscom in 1889 where it served the community until 1985, where the remaining congregations amalgamated with Woodslee United Church. The building of brick is gone but the living sanctuary continues. Jesus is our salvation, we have become his dwelling place. 1855-1985."

Ruscom United Church sign

Ruscom United Church sign.

Side on view of a large pink rectangular marble gravestone with the name Knister on front and the names of the specific deceased carved on the side.

Gravestone of W. M. H. Knister and A. Pearl Wilcox

Gravestone of W M. H. Knister (1879-1967) and A. Pearl Wilcox (1884-1971) at Wooslee United Church Cemetery.

Photo of a flat pink gravestone inlaid in the ground surrounded by brown grass.

Gravestone of William Henry Knister

Gravestone of William Henry Knister (1879-1967) at Woodslee United Church Cemetery.

Two white gravestones with circular decorative carvings at their top back lit in a cemetery. The writing is faded and they look weathered.

Gravestones of brothers, Christian and George Knister.

Gravestones of brothers, Christian (1864-1880) and George Knister (1853-1880) at Ruscom United Church Cemetery.

Photo of 2 white stone sign inlaid on to short stone pillar in front of a fence. The larger top sign reads "Wesleyan Church 1855" and the lower smaller one reads "Rebuilt 1889."

Wesleyan Church stone cairn

Stone cairn of the Wesleyan Church , 1855, rebuilt in 1889.

The gravestone is a weathered white and there is a tree and a row of graves behind it perpendicular to this one.

Gravestone of Francis Knister

Gravestone of Francis Knister.

A medium sized white house with a grey roof stands in the background with a lawn and some trees standing in front and a river in the foreground. The photo was taken in winter, and the trees all have no leaves.

Former Knister home

Former Knister home near the Ruscom River.

A large house of red brick and a grey roof stands in the background with trees, a fence and a lawn in front. The house has a small circular tower jutting from the right side and white detailing.

Former house of John Wesley Knister

Former house of John Wesley Knister, Raymond Knister's uncle.

A photo of a red brick house with white detailing and grey roof surrounded by a yellowing lawn. The spine of the roof is covered in metal spikes. There is a tree with no leaves to the side in the foreground.

Former house of Dr. Knister, front

Front of the former house of Dr. Knister.

A red brick house with a grey roof stands to the side of a small two lane road. There are trees without their leaves lining the road side beside the house.

Former house of Dr. Knister, back

Back of the former house of Dr. Knister.

A photo of a brick church with a rectangular tower on the left side of the building, and a shorter right side, with an inverted triangular roof.

St. Andrew's United Church

St. Andrew's United Church in Comber, Ontario. Potential place of Raymond Knister's funeral wake.

Photo of grass leading up to limestone boulders on the edge of Stoney Point, at Lake St. Claire.

Lake shore with limestone boulders

Shoreline at Lake St. Clair with limestone boulders.

Photo of grass leading up to limestone boulders visible in the far distance, on the edge of Stoney Point, at Lake St. Claire.

Lake shore

Limestone boulders on the edge of Lake St. Clair.

Photo of a concrete pathway in the foreground between grass. Houses are visible on the left side of the path in the distance, behind a few trees. On the right side there is a back of a rectangular pumping station.

Pumping station and house, back

Back of fenced pumping station and house with concrete pathway in between. Formerly a grassy thoroughfare to the beach.

A photo of a fenced grey pumping station on the left, a narrow concrete pathway in between it and a garage of a house and its driveway. The foreground is a muddy path across the bottom of the photo.

Pumping station and house, front

Front of fenced pumping station and house with concrete pathway in between. Formerly a grassy thoroughfare to the beach.

A large rectangular building with two levels in black and dark grey. The lower rectangle is larger with a smaller black rectangular floor on top. There is a flag pole with a Canadian flag in front, a narrow road running horizontally and a section of dirt in the foreground.

Public works building

Public works building which now stands adjacent to the cottage Raymond Knister was renting at the time of his death.

A photo of four white and beige cottages in the distance under a large blue sky. There is a dirt road running beside them and a patch of grass on the far left side beside the road.

Cottage at Stoney Point

Cottage formerly owned by John Goatbe, Raymond Knister's uncle. This was the same cottage rented by Knister on the weekend of August 29, 1932.

Blue and white highway sign on wooden stakes. The sign reads: "Stoney Point, Pointe-Aux-Roches, Bienvenue - Welcome, Population 600."

Stoney Point road sign

Photo of Stoney Point welcome sign on Highway 77.

York University campus 2

Campus of York University at dusk.

York University campus

Campus of York University at dusk.

Raymond Knister

Faded and damaged photo of Raymond Knister standing with hands holding suspenders.

Young Raymond Knister

Collage of Raymond Knister at 14 and a bit older.

A black and white photo of Raymond Knister sitting in a suit, holding his daughter, Imogen, who is standing in front of him. He is smiling and she is squinting at the camera.

Raymond Knister with Imogen

Raymond Knister

Collage of various Raymond Knister photos.

Collage of Myrtle and Raymond Knister

Black and white photo of Raymond and Marjorie Knister as children looking directly at the camera. Raymond is standing on the left in a white shirt and black pants, and Marjorie is on the right in a white dress.

Raymond Knister and sister, Marjorie

Collage with photo of Raymond, and sister, Marjorie.

Raymond Knister

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

Morley Callaghan

Unidentified men with horse-driven thresher

Photo of two unidentified men leading a team of two horses harnessed to a wheat thresher; this image shows the wheat at right to still be whole; the horses display a unique cord and bead tackle.

Amherstburg: Park Street.: Fred Bertrand Livery

From back of photo: Roy Sawyer, (team of grey and brown horses)/ Loraine Bertrand (Mrs. Harry Kemp) holding centre team in front Fred Bertrand, proprietor (holding team at right in front row). Drifford Bertrand, son, holding team at left, in front row.

Construction of Barn on Spruceholme Farm

Black and white photograph of a partially constructed barn on the Spruceholme Farm; the farm was located south of Highway 98, between Ruscom and Woodslee; the framing of the barn looks to be near completed and concrete blocks have been laid for the main level and ramp; there are a large number of men and women standing along the top of the completed blocks, as well as men sitting and standing on the wooden frame; building supplies (wooden planks, concrete blocks) are in evidence surrounding the structure. The farm was owned by John Wallace and the barn was still standing in 1962.

Man with grain cradle

Black and white photograph of a man with a grain cradle. He is standing in a field with a grain cradle, there is a house behind him. The man is wearing dark pants and shirt with suspenders and a large, wide brimmed hat. He has a mustache and long, full beard.

Ice harvesting

Prior to the age of refrigerators and air conditioning, lake and river ice cut in the winter was used to keep food cold and create cool spaces in the summer.

Raymond and Myrtle Knister sitting on a staircase. Raymond has his hand around Myrtle and is looking down. Myrtle is sitting on a lower step and is leaning on Raymond's leg and smiling at the camera.

Raymond Knister and wife, Myrtle

Raymond Knister

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."