Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2011.083.002.001 |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Title |
Tillie Schneider |
Description |
Black and white photographic postcard. Group of three young women, a boy, and an older woman posed outside. The two women on the right have their arms around one another. The one woman is wearing an ankle length striped dress; the other is Tillie Schneider and she is dressed in a man's suit. The boy is in the centre and wearing short pants and a suit jacket. The young woman to the left is not looking at the camera and is wearing a smock or an apron. The older woman is wearing a dark long sleeved blouse and ankle length skirt. There is a brick factory building with a smokestack in the background. Several trees and garden plots are also in the background. There is a flower and portion of a railing in the foreground. On the reverse of the postcard is printed "Post Card/Correspondence/Made in Canada/Address/Place Stamp Here". The correspondence and address sections are blank. There is no postage stamp. |
Date |
1910 |
Date |
1916 |
History |
George Henry Schneider (1896-1979) and Ottilia (Tillie) Schneider (1900-1966) were the youngest children of Anthony Schneider (1856-1937) and Magdalena Haller (1861-?) of Kitchener, ON. George enlisted with the 118th Battalion on March 21, 1916. The postcards sent home to his family indicate that George received several promotions and became a part of the 10th Battalion. He survived the war and returned home to Kitchener, ON. George married Eleanora Fischer (1900-1986) on December 29, 1921. On their marriage certificate, George is listed as a carpenter and Eleanora is listed as a rubber worker. Together they had six children - Barbara, Mary, Rita, David, Elizabeth, and Eileen. Tillie Schneider married Henry John Haus (1900-1974) from Louisville, Kentucky on April 20, 1920. On their marriage certificate Henry is listed as a tire finisher, and presumably worked at Dominion Tire. They lived in Waterloo Township. |
People |
Haus, Ottilia Schneider |