Note: Also includes 1 drawing, 2 watercolours, and 2 paintings
Scope and content: This series contains photographs of Charles G. D. Roberts, his daughter Edith and several of his friends or acquaintances. It also includes 1 photo of Bliss Carman taken just prior to his death and shots of St. Anne's Church, Fredericton (interior), Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredericton and Low Eaves, Ottawa.
The series also contains 2 paintings by Goodridge Roberts, 1 pastel by J. M., and 2 watercolours, 1 each by Ewdeming? and an unknown artist.
Title based on content of the series
File arrangement of the photographs is chronological
52 other photographs originally formed part of this collection. They are located in Roberts family photograph collection
Files:
BOX NO. 1
1. St. Anne's Church, Fredericton, New Brunswick : view from back of church showing, nave, chancel and altar. - [pre 1891], Fredericton, N.B. : George T. Taylor. - 1 photograph : sepia tone, mounted on cardboard; 32.5 x 27.5 cm. - title appears on verso of photograph OVERSIZE
2. Bliss Carman standing on gravel road holding walking stick : subject wearing pants and jacket, scarf knotted at neck. - 1929. - 1 photograph : b&w; 19 x 13.7 cm. - inscription on bottom of photograph in Charles G. D. Roberts's hand "Bliss Carman one of his last snaps, To M. J. Montgomery from Charles G. D. Roberts"
3. Charles G. D. Roberts and his cat : Charles G. D. seated in rocking chair on roof of Ernescliffe Apartments, Toronto holding cat on his lap. - [ca. 1934]. - 1 photograph : b&w; 15.2 x 10.1, mounted on cardboard; 20.4 x 12.6 cm
4. Charles G. D. Roberts and Cecil Charles Jones, president of the University of New Brunswick : subjects standing outside building. Jones holding book in his right hand. - [193-?]. - 1 photograph : b&w; 16.5 x 19.5 cm
5. Charles G. D. Roberts and 3 women : Roberts seated on chair with 3 younger women nearby. One woman, possibly Joan Montgomery, smoking a cigarette and holding a cat. Wooden buildings in background. - [193-?]. - 1 photograph : sepia tone; 14.7 x 10.7 cm. - creases at bottom left corner
6. Low Eaves, Ottawa, Ontario : side-angle view of two-storey home of Lloyd Roberts located on Ottawa River near Ottawa. Shrubbery and trees surrounding house. - [193-?]. - 1 photograph : sepia tone; 6.7 x 9.5 cm. - subject identified on verso of photograph. - photo found in The Vagrant of Time by Charles G. D. Roberts, a book in the author's personal collection
7. Bert Stevenson : subject standing in front of dwelling holding baseball bat. - April 1941. - 1 photograph : sepia tone; 14.7 x 9 cm. - subject identified on verso of photograph. - note on back "Not a good photograph but he has grown since you saw him. He is just 13". - photo found in Poems by Charles G. D. Roberts, a book in the author's personal collection
8. Charles G. D. Roberts : head and shoulders view of subject holding a cigarette in left hand, Winnipeg, Manitoba. - 23 August 1941. - 1 photograph : b&w; 18 x 11.5 cm. - inscription in Charles G. D. Roberts's hand "To J. M., from C. G. D. R. taken in Winnipeg Station, August 23/41"
9. Edith Roberts with 2 dogs : subject crouched on roadway in front of Marjorie's place, 161 Hartley Street, Brockville, Ontario. Dog "Judy" at front with a stray half-hidden behind. - September 1943. - 1 photograph : sepia tone; 7.6 x 12.1 cm. - subjects identified on verso of photograph. - photo found in The Vagrant of Time by Charles G. D. Roberts, a book in the author's personal collection
10. Edith Roberts with MacDuff the cat : subject standing in backyard of Marjorie's house, 161 Hartley Street, Brockville, Ontario, holding a cat. Marjorie's house and a small bridge to her boat-house cottage in background. - September 1943. - 1 photograph : sepia tone; 12.2 x 7.6 cm. - subjects identified on verso of photograph. - photo found in The Vagrant of Time by Charles G. D. Roberts, a book in the author's personal collection
11. Edith Roberts with MacDuff the cat : subject crouched in Marjorie's garden at 161 Hartley Street, Brockville, Ontario holding a cat. Shrubbery in background. - September 1943. - 1 photograph : sepia tone; 12.1 x 7.6 cm. - subjects identified on verso of photograph. - photo found in The Vagrant of Time by Charles G. D. Roberts, a book in the author's personal collection
12. Rural scene : view of valley with houses, barns and other wooden buildings. - [19-?]. - 1 photograph : sepia tone; 9.2 x 14.8 cm. - photo found in The Vagrant of Time by Charles G. D. Roberts, a book in the author's personal collection
13. Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredericton, N. B. : view of cemetery with Saint John River in distance. - [19-?]. - 1 photograph : b&w; 18.5 x 24 cm in mat 26 x 31 cm. - inscription on front in Charles G. D. Roberts's hand "That green hill where sleeps the dust of my beloved dead" OVERSIZE
14. Bliss Carman plaque : commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Bliss Carman. - [19-?], Fredericton, N.B. / Marjory Rogers Donaldson. - 1 photograph : col.; 13 x 8.8 cm. - bronze bas-relief head from plaster on bronze rectangle, unveiled at University of New Brunswick Encaenia 1979
15. Sailboat on lake with snow-capped mountain in background : trees and buildings lining shoreline. - [19-?] : J. M. [Joan Montgomery?/Joyce Marshall?]. - 1 drawing : pastel; 15.2 x 10.3 cm. - found in The Vagrant of Time by Charles G. D. Roberts, a book in the author's personal collection
16. Clieham Castle, Sir William Colebrooke's old house : pond with lilies and waterbird in front of three-storey mansion. - [19-?]. - 1 watercolour; 22.5 x 13.7 cm. - title on verso of watercolour
17. Farmhouse at Wakefield. - [1932] : Goodridge Roberts. - 1 painting : brush and black ink wash; 46.5 x 58 cm. - shown at the Ontario Society of Artists exhibit in 1932, purchased there by Charles G. D. Roberts OVERSIZE
18. Untitled painting (piledriver on the Tantramar) : showing small wooden piledriver on a raft. - [between 1920 and early 1930s] : Goodridge Roberts. - 1 painting : gouache; 19.5 x 24.5 cm OVERSIZE
19. Bull mouse in swamp : moose standing in water with trees in background. - [19-?] : Ewdeming?. - 1 watercolour; 22.3 x 28 cm
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