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[193-?]-1938 (Creation)
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Physical description
147 photographs : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm or smaller
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Loose album pages containing photographs of the Forbes family and their friends including Betty Forbes, Peg Forbes, Evelyn Alice Foster Ferguson (nee Buck), Millicent Lyall Forbes, George Houlding, Marie Swan, Ruth Beynon, Caroline Spencer, Marion Hanneford, George Alexander Forbes, and many others. Several of the photographs feature scenes taken outside in Brantford and Hespeler, Ontario, King’s farm, family pets, and camping activities particularly at Camp Wapomeo in Algonquin Provincial Park. Also includes a postcard photograph of Taylor Statten, founder of Camp Ahmek in Algonquin Provincial Park.
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Physical condition
The loose album pages were likely bound together at some point as part of an album.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Janet Land in 2019.
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English
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A note written by the donor indicated part of this album is held at the Bishop Strachan School Archives in Toronto, Ontario.
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General note
In the postcard photograph, Taylor Statten appears in redface. This image reflects racist stereotypes that are no longer used or appropriate today.
Signatures note
Information such as names, dates, and places were recorded in captions handwritten underneath the photographs. Additional contextual information was recorded by the donor on notes placed on specific album pages.
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- Forbes, Peg (Subject)
- Forbes, Millicent Lyall (Subject)
- Forbes, George Alexander (Subject)
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Described by SGL December 2020.
Revised by NM in January 2021.
Language of description
English