Images from Violet's Collection

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This is Oliver.
He died at the age of 3.

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Photo of Violet's family in about 1896:
Mabel, their father,
and Violet (in bottom right).
to the life of Mabel, a few photos in her memory.

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This is Aunt Maggie.
Many of the postcards were
addressed to her.

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The Alberton train station.
Violet received this photo later in life as part of a 4 page Christmas Greeting booklet.
This photo was on page 2 and the church on the right was on page 3.

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Dunk River P.E.I.
This is another unlabeled postcard that was found in Violet's collection. It serves as a reminder of the type of countryside she grew up in.

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The Presbyterian church
at Alberton. Violet received this photo later in life as part of a 4 page Christmas Greeting booklet.

Vacation To The Isle of Man (1901):

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A White Star Line ship in Montreal.
From Violet's collection of post cards.
This ship is probably similar to
the one they travelled on.

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This photo was taken on Easter Monday, 1914 at Buxton (about 50 km east of Liverpool).
from Violet's collection

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Great Wheel at Laxey, located
north of Douglas on the Isle of Man.
From Violet's collection of post cards.
Violet visited the Wheel on August
14, 1901 and climbed to the top.

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This was a 1" X 2" photograph
of Douglas taken around 1900.
from Violet's collection

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Westmoreland Street in
Fredericton, N.B.
From Violet's collection of post cards.

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Water Street in Bathurst, N.B.
[From a postcard Violet received in 1908.]
The telephone pole sized circle that you see in the distance is the postal stamp.

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This is a photograph of Violet as a student. It is part of a larger photograph of a group of students.

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Near Bathurst, N.B. A friend sent this post card to Maggie in Verna Saskatchewan, dated September 9, 1907. This dark photo was on the front. On the reverse, the writer says,
"The little tots are all ours."

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Violet's
graduation
photograph.

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This is Main Street, Semans,
Saskatchewan
From Violet's collection of post cards.

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This is probably a typical ladies group
on the prairie at that time.
This photo is from Violet's collection. It did
not have any information to help identify it.

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This is another small town in Saskatchewan: Earl Gray on a Saturday afternoon in 1907.
A postcard photo that Violet
received in the mail.

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Queen Square in St. John, N.B.
From Violet's collection of post cards.
The writing at the top says: "I hope this will be slightly more familiar to you than the West. Yours lovingly Mrs. R. G. W."

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Wedding Photo
(1906).

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This photo is of a
copy of Violet's 1955
writings which
describe her
honeymoon.

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Calgary's main street, probably at about the time Violet and John arrived. There are no cars visible in this photograph.
From Violet's collection of post cards.

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This photo of the homestead was taken around 1932, about two decades after they arrived. The part you see is the new addition which was built onto the front of the original shack.

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This photo of their tractor and barn was probably taken during the 1930's. Behind their barn is a stack of hay.

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This 1932 photo shows Art in front of their "shack" with their dog and a bunch of mellons they had grown.

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This 1924 photo shows the twins, Art and Bert, with their cousin Elizabeth behind them.

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Rosedale about 1912. (57 kb)
Glenbow Archives   NA2389-69

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This is what was left of the homestead shack in 1956. This photo is part of the aerial photograph which is on the right.

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This is the farm in 1956 as seen from above. The photograph on the left is an enlargement of the homestead shack that you see above.

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This photo was taken about 1955, when Violet was 75 years old.

Many of the above images came from an album which was found in Violet's trunk. A few of the above images were damaged. It looks like the album was kept under a bed for a time where a dog, mouse, or rat went to work on it. The top inch or so of the album was chewed away.

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