Dana Porter Library, first floor
University of Waterloo Library
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
519-888-4567 x42619 or x42445
It comes as no surprise that geese are found in abundance, not only in the Kitchener/Waterloo region, but also in many different forms of media. In celebrating goose week, peruse through this collection of photos and see the imprint that geese have made over the past 200 years.
The front cover of the book "Mother Goose's Melodies" created in 1800. Call Number: F18449
A page within the book illustrating a section of a nursery rhyme. Call Number: F18449
A page within the book illustrating a section of a nursery rhyme. Call Number: F18449
The front cover of the book "Mother Goose Rhymes" created in 1890. A compilation of nursery rhymes. Call Number: E1559
This porcelain figurine was in possession of the Valance Patriarche, finding itself associated with the Alice Riggs Hunt papers. Call Number: WA 15
The front cover of the book "All About Mother Goose", another compilation of nursery rhymes created later on, in 1916. Call Number: E0855
A page within the novel "All About Mother Goose". Call Number: E0855
Call Number: E0855
Page within the book "The Fairy Goose and Two Other Stories". Call Number: F2836
Photo taken for the Kitchener-Waterloo record of geese colony in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Call Number: 52-3453
Photo taken for the Kitchener-Waterloo record of geese upon heading South for the winter. Call Number: 79-937
Photo taken by Robert Dorney of geese standing at the side of the University of Waterloo pond. Call Number: GA 88