The fonds consists of glass negative photographs relating to the professional life of John Austin Wheeler. They feature portraits of some of the prominent families of Knowlton, Sweetsburg and Cowansville, along with images of buildings and sceneries of the Brome and Missisquoi regions. Two additional donations were added to the fonds in 2021 and 2023, the last one consisting of mostly personal and family portraits and impressive views of Knowlton.
Wheeler, John AustinGlass negative of a family sitting on stairs in front of a house. There is a pet in the background. Possibly the Foster family.
Glass negative of two children, one sitting on a chair and one standing.
Glass negative portrait of a group of young men and women.
Glass negative of two elegantly dressed men. A younger man is standing on a fur rug, and an older man is sitting on a chair.
Glass negative of four women standing and three men sitting. The man on the left is holding a book, and the man on the far right is holding a sheet of paper.
Glass negative of a family portrait of men with neatly combed hair and women with tied up hair. The woman sitting in the center, who appears to be the mother, is wearing spectacles.
Glass negative family portrait. The seated elderly man is leaning on a cane.
Glass negative of a portrait of four young girls and their parents.
Glass negative of a portrait of three women, one of which is holding a book, and a man, with a window as well as a patterned drape in the background.
Glass negative portrait of four children and their parents.
Glass negative portrait of a family of six: three of them standing and three sitting. The man standing in the center has a nicely groomed mustache.
Glass negative of a woman sitting with her arm resting on a book covered table. The woman is wearing glasses.
Glass negative of a standing woman holding flowers in one hand, and leaning her other hand on a table.
Glass negative of a seated woman and a standing woman.
Glass negative portrait of a young girl standing and holding a hand fan, and a young boy sitting on a chair.
Glass negative of a girl wearing a headband in her hair and holding a photograph. She is standing in front of a chair with a photograph on it.
Glass negative of a young girl with a hat on her head, and standing on a chair.
Glass negative portrait of a group of children sitting and standing.
Glass negative portrait of a woman standing beside a seated man.
Glass negative portrait of a family, in which the seated woman is holding a book, and the seated girl is holding a basket.
Glass negative portrait of a family of three.
Glass negative portrait of a man with a book, a woman, and a girl.
Glass negative portrait of a young boy in a striped suit.
Glass negative portrait of an older man, identified in 2024 as O. Isman Coons.