• Mather & McDonald (photographic studio)

Album of portraits of employees and directors of the Energite Explosives Company and exterior and interior views of the architecture and operations of Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario

1916-1917

Group consists of 82 black and white photographic prints contained in an album. Prints show portraits of employees and directors of the Energite Explosives Company, and interior and exterior views of the architecture and operations of Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, including a fold-out panorama.

Gelatin silver prints

album (closed): 25.9 x 35 x 4 cm (10 3/16 x 13 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.) comp. (for PH1997:0049:001): 23.3 x 165.2 cm (9 3/16 x 65 1/16 in.) comp. (for PH1997:0049:002): 23.3 x 105.9 cm (9 3/16 x 41 11/16 in.) comps. (approx.; portraits): 14.3 x 9.4 cm (5 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.) comps. (approx.; remaining photographs): 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)

PH1997:0049:001-082

• exterior views
• interior views

- Contemporary binding consists of brown leather covers and spine with impressed gilt lettering. The covers and pages are bound with two metal screws and the inside covers are covered with brown cloth. The album comprises 2 folded "Cirkut camera" panoramic views backed with white cloth tape and bound, then one bound white wove imprinted page providing a description of the Energite Explosives Company and its manufacturing activities, and then 80 photographs mounted on bound black construction paper pages. The 80 photographs are grouped in 6 sections, each section preceded by a black construction paper title page with impressed gilt lettering: "DIRECTORS", "GENERAL", "CAP MANUFACTURE", "LOADING OF PRIMERS", "CORDITE", and "GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS". The "DIRECTORS" title page includes an inscription imprinted in gold ink, at lower right: "MATHER & McDONALD / PHOTOGRAPHERS / HAMILTON".

stamped and imprinted - impressed, in gilt, on the cover, c.: "THE ENERGITE EXPLOSIVES COMPANY LIMITED / MONTREAL"; and l.l.: "SHELL LOADING PLANT / RENFREW, ONT." labelled, imprinted, numbered and stamped - on a green paper label affixed to the inside back cover, with white letterpress, l.l.: a patent label with "THE HEINN COMPANY / MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN" [label torn]

Renfrew; Ontario; Canada;

• architecture
• engineering
• military
• portrait
• topographic

• industrial buildings
• world war
• workers
• factory (structure)

Contains:

• PH1997:0049:001, Panorama of the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, November 1917
• PH1997:0049:002, Group portrait of the employees of the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:003, Portrait of M.J. O'Brien, Honorary President, Energite Explosives Company, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:004, Portrait of Louis A. Gosselin K.C., President, Energite Explosives Company, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:005, Portrait of J.A. O'Brien, Vice-president, Energite Explosives Company, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:006, Portrait of Lionel Kent, Managing Director, Energite Explosives Company, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:007, Portrait of Louis P. Goyette, Secretary-Treasurer, Energite Explosives Company, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:008, Portrait of Julien Brisebois, Director, Energite Explosives Company, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:009, Exterior view of office building at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:010, Interior view of director's office at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:011, Interior view of general office with workers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:012, Interior view of superintendent's office at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:013, Interior view of accountant's office at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:014, Interior view of imperial munitions board office at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:015, Interior view of chief examiner's office at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:016, Interior view of recreation room in staff quarters at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:017, Interior view of bedroom in staff quarters at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:018, Interior view of commissary store at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:019, Interior view of kitchen at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:020, Interior view of employees dining room at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:021, Interior view of staff dining room at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:022, Interior view of employees dormitories at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:023, Interior view of stores department at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:024, Interior view of firing floor in one of the boiler rooms at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:025, Interior view of emergency power unit at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:026, Interior view of carpenter shop at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:027, Interior view of machine repair shop at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:028, Exterior view of store house for complete rounds at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:029, Exterior view of cordite magazine at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:030, Exterior view of cordite magazine at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:031, Exterior view of black powder magazine at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:032, Interior view of cordite service magazine at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:033, Interior view of black powder service magazine at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:034, Interior view of workers drawing copper for cap blanks at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:035, Interior view of worker mixing detonating compound for caps at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:036, Interior view of worker loading blank caps with detonating composition at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:037, Interior view of worker pressing detonating composition in caps at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:038, Interior view of worker gauging height of composition in caps at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:039, Interior view of workers waterproofing inside of caps at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:040, Interior view of workers inspecting anvils and plugs used in primers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:041, Interior view of workers painting caps prior to setting in primers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:042, Interior view of workers setting caps in primers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:043, Interior view of workers setting caps in primers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:044, Interior view of workers inspecting caps in primers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:045, Interior view of workers inserting pea balls and plugs in primers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:046, Interior view of workers cementing paper disc over plug in primer at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:047, Interior view of worker charging primers with powder at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:048, Interior view of workers cementing paper on primer closing disc at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:049, Interior view of workers painting round edge of disc prior to crimping primer at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:050, Interior view of workers crimping primers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:051, Interior view of workers waterproofing primers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:052, Interior view of inspector testing primers at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:053, Interior view of workers stamping primers with government acceptance mark at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:054, Interior view of workers weighing cordite charges at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:055, Interior view of workers bundling cordite charges at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:056, Interior view of workers coring and cutting to length cordite charges at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:057, Interior view of workers doing the final weighing of cordite charges at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:058, View of components of a complete round at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:059, Interior view of workers opening boxes containing shells at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:060, Interior view of workers with 20,000 shells ready for assembling operations at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:061, Interior view of workers opening boxes containing fuses at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:062, Interior view of workers inspecting time fuses at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:063, Interior view of workers painting loading band on shell at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:064, Interior view of workers cleaning cartridge cases at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:065, Interior view of worker removing plug from shell prior to loading at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:066, Interior view of workers loading shrapnel shells with bursting charge at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:067, Interior view of workers in shrapnel loading room at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:068, Interior view of workers gauging powder charge in shrapnel shell at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:069, Interior view of workers cementing base of shell prior to inserting in cartridge case at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:070, Interior view of workers loading cartridge case with cordite charge at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:071, Interior view of workers crimping cartridge case on shell at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:072, Interior view of workers in the assembling room at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:073, Interior view of inspector gauging rounds at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:074, Interior view of workers inserting primers in cartridge at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:075, Interior view of workers stencilling base of cartridges and attaching safety clip at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:076, Interior view of workers attaching fuses to shells at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:077, Interior view of workers on the general assembling floor of the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:078, Interior view of workers stencilling boxes for complete rounds at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:079, Interior view of workers packing complete rounds for shipment at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:080, Interior view of workers weighing boxes containing complete rounds prior to shipping at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:081, Interior view of workers labelling boxes containing complete rounds for shipping at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917
• PH1997:0049:082, Exterior view of workers shipping boxes of complete rounds at the Energite Explosives Plant No. 3, the Shell Loading Plant, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 1916-1917