Agnes Macphail with her mother and supporters

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Who is the woman leaning against the pillar?

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Creator

Hawken, W. A., Photographer

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Photographs

Description

Agnes Macphail with Henrietta Campbell McPhail, Mrs. E. Murray (back left), Mrs. Fred McTavish (back right) of Saskatchewan and an unknown woman, standing on the porch of what was the Dr. E. Murray house in Flesherton, Ontario.

Notes

Accession card details include: "Taken at the home of Dr. and Mrs. E.C. Murray, now the home of Mr. George Boyd in Flesherton"; "taken by Mr. W.A. Hawken of Flesherton at the time of Miss Macphail's re-election to the House of Commons for her fifth term"; "taken October 19, 1935(?) at a tea given in her honor"; "Miss Macphail is standing in the front and is wearing what is described as a gown of rich plum shade silk velvet"; "photograph used in newspaper article also in possession of the museum"; "another woman, unidentified is leaning on the pillar to the right; she is not used in the newspaper article, only the center part of the photograph was used".

Inscriptions

Reverse: Front left, Miss Macphail, Front Rt. her mother, Mrs. Dugald Macphail, Back left Mrs E. Murray, Back right Mrs. Fred Murray
Photograph taken at the former Dr. Murray residence, now the George Boyd home in Flesherton.
[J.] Field Museum

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