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Photo Record
Images
Additional Images [23]
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2021.050.001 |
Object Name |
Album, Photograph |
Title |
Atkinson family photograph album |
Date |
[between 1914 and 1922] |
Description |
Family photograph album (4 pages) created by Mildred Atkinson. Photos mainly feature Fred Atkinson (Mildred's father) and Arran Township events. A2021.050.001-001: Image featuring Fred Atkinson posing with two horses (Ruby and Dora). A2021.050.001-002: Image featuring two men posing with lumber on the ground. Caption below image reads: "Fred Atkinson left / Bill Underwood right / hewing timber for a new barn 1916". A2021.050.001-003: Image featuring a woman posing with two horses in front of an open field. Caption reads: "Edna Atkinson holding matched team after Fred passed away". A2021.050.001-004: Image featuring two children posing in the frame of a barn. Three men at work are partially visible in the background. Caption reads: "Barn raising of hewn timbers shown in top picture with Dorothy Patterson & Mildred Atkinson in picture". A2021.050.001-005: Image featuring four men in heavy coats and caps (posing outside). Caption reads [left to right]: "1. Fred Atkinson / 2. Jas King / 3. Harvey Kearns / 4. Albert Kearns". A2021.050.001-006: Image featuring one man and three women in a dark coloured automobile. A brick house is partially visible in the background. Caption reads: "One of the 1st cars in Arran twp. / "FORD" Front seat my Dad['s] / Fred Atkinson / his sister Lavina / Back seat Edna Atkinson / Leola Atkinson 1918". Additional caption at the bottom right corner of album page 1: "Pictures 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. were taken [at] lot 11 Con. 6 Arran twp". A2021.050.001-007: Image featuring a group of 14 people (adults and children) in formal wear posing outside on the grass. Caption reads: "A picnic at Arran Lake, 1921. Back row - my Dad Fred Atkinson, Uncle Albert Kearns, Uncle Bob Patterson, Grandma Kearns, Aunt Mae Patterson, Mother, Grandpa / Front Row L-R Charles Kearns, along side of Leona King, behind Leona, Mildred, Dorothy, Bill Crawford, Harvey Patterson, Ted Patterson". A2021.050.001-008: Image featuring one man and three women posing in a photo studio. Caption reads: "Grandma Kearns / Aunt Lenora / Mother & Dad". A2021.050.001-009: Image featuring 16 people (adults and children) posing outside. Caption reads: "A picnic at Arran Lake (1918) before Uncle Harvey set sail for over seas to join the troops during 1914-18 1st War, Uncle Harvey didn't see action, Armistice was signed that 11 Nov 1918 - Back Row Grandma Kearns, Bob Hall, Uncle Harvey, Uncle Albert, Leola, Grandpa's cap showing, Aunt Ollie holding Leona King / my Dad, Mother, Aunt Mary Kearns holding Charles, Uncle Jim King / Front Harvey, Dorothy & me". A2021.050.001-010: Image featuring nine people (women and children) posing on a porch. Caption reads: "At Grandma Kearns / L-R Leola Atkinson, Aunt Ollie King, Aunt Mae Patterson with Ted on lap, Mother, Grandma, by post, front L-R Dorothy Patterson standing, Mildred Atkinson next, with Harvey Patterson sitting & holding hat over a hole in pants". A2021.050.001-011: Image featuring four women and one child wearing winter coats and hats, posing outside. Caption reads: "L-R Aunt Lenora Murray, Mother, Aunt Ollive King, Leola Atkinson, Mildred in front [head turned looking at Uncle Harvey Kearns in window] 1914 or 15 / in front of old house con. 6 Arran twp". A2021.050.001-012: Image featuring a woman dressed in formal wear sitting on the ground near a tombstone off to the right hand side of the image. The tombstone reads "Fred Atkinson / Died July 14, 1921 / Aged 44 years". Caption reads: "Mother at Dad's grave which was 1st grave in #2 section Tara Cemetery 1921 July 15". A2021.050.001-013: Image featuring a farm house. Two women and a young girl can be seen sitting on the front porch. Caption reads: "New house Con 6 Arran twp / cement blocks were made in Byer's pit started by Voice & Geo Cobb finished by Charlie Thomas, with new barn in back ground / on verandah L-R - Mother, me, Aunt Lenora pulled her skirt up pretending to be young girl. 1916 or 17". A2021.050.001-014: Image featuring three young children posing outside. Caption reads: "Harvey Patterson / Dorothy Patterson / Mildred Atkinson / corner of 10 sideroad & 10 line Arran twp". A2021.050.001-015: Image featuring two women embracing, posing outside. Caption reads: "Leola Atkinson / Cora Vance in front of our old house / 1917 Con. 6 Arran". A2021.050.001-016: Image featuring a woman in a wet bathing suit on a beach. Caption reads: "Sister Leola at Port Elgin Beach, 1918". A2021.050.001-017: Image featuring four women and three children dressed in formal wear posing outside. Caption reads: "up at Bruce Mines / a Friend #1 [far left] / L-R / Mother [#2] a neighbour [#3] Aunt Bessie Bryans [#4] In Front L-R, Mildred Atkinson, Willie Bryans & Ross Bryans". A2021.050.001-018: Image featuring a woman in a white dress holding a small child, posing outside. Caption reads: "Mae "Underwood" Reager of Elmira and Norma Crawford at Leola's". A2021.050.001-019: Image featuring four women and one child posing outside. Caption reads: "L-R - Aunt Lenora Murray, Mother, Aunt Ollie King, Leola Atkinson, Winter of 1914 or 15 at old house con. 6 Arran twp. Mildred Atkinson in front". A2021.050.001-020: Image featuring 11 men in work clothing posing outside. Caption reads: "Threshing gang at Wilbert Lamberts Con. 6 Arran twp. / L-R back row [?] Barber, Fred Atkinson, Joe Byers, Bill Mitchell, Geo Langstaff, Wes Vance, Matt Byers, Front Row L-R, Geo Allis owned thresher, Bob Byers Sr., Aylmer Palmer, Archie McDermid". A2021.050.001-021: Image featuring a man and two women posing in front of an automobile which is parked near a board and batten house. Caption reads: "Grandpa Kearns, Edna Atkinson, Grandma Kearns, our Ford coupe". A2021.050.001-022: Image featuring a young child in the foreground running towards the camera, dressed in winter clothing. There is snow on the ground and a building is visible in the background. Two people are standing by the building's entrance and a horse drawn sleigh or carriage is parked by the building. Caption reads: "Mother's store at Arkwright S.W. corner of Con. 6 & 15 sideroad, Mother bought it 1922-27 & is standing in door in white = Milton Wark coming towards camera". A2021.050.001-023: Image featuring four children embracing and posing outside. Caption reads: "Arran Lake [L-R] #1 Mildred, #2 Harvey Patterson & Dot #3, #4 Leona King, around 1919 or 20". A2021.050.001-024: Image featuring two women dressed in dark clothing and a girl dressed in white clothing, posing outside. A barn is visible in the background. Caption reads: "Mother, Leola, Mildred at Grandpas place the 16 July 1921 the day after Dad's funeral, Leola had Kenneth on the 5 of July /21 / my Dad took red measles from me was sick just 4 days". A2021.050.001-025: Image featuring a young child holding a white dog by the leash, posing outside (snow appears to be on the ground). Caption reads: "Mildred & her dog at Old house Con. 6 Arran twp 1914-15". |
Physical Description |
25 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm or smaller |
Medium |
Cardstock/Photographic Paper |
Provenance |
This photo album containing 4 pages was created by Mildred Atkinson. It mainly features her parents, Fred & Edna Atkinson and their family members and friends, living in Arran Township. |
Restrictions on Use |
Copyright is expired. |
Places |
Arkwright Arran Lake Arran Township Port Elgin Tara |
People |
Allis, George Atkinson, Edna Atkinson, Fred Atkinson, Leola Atkinson, Mildred Bryans, Bessie Bryans, Ross Bryans, William (Willie) Byers, Joseph Byers, Matthew Byers, Robert Crawford, Bill Crawford, Cora (Vance) Crawford, Norma Hall, Robert Kearns, Albert Kearns, Charles Kearns, Elizabeth (Simpson) Kearns, Harvey Kearns, Mary (Cann) King, James King, Leona King, Ollive (Ollie) (Kearns) Langstaff, George McDermid, Archie Mitchell, Bill Murray, Lenora (Kearns) Palmer, Aylmer Patterson, Bob Patterson, Dorothy Patterson, Harvey Patterson, Mae Patterson, Ted Reger, Mae (Underwood) Underwood, Bill Vance, Wes Wark, Milton |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Agriculture Automobiles Barn raising Beaches Business Cemeteries First World War Picnics Timbering |