The Purdue Boys, 1889
Description
- Mystery Question
- Can you identify the other 3 boys?[Please answer by clicking on the Comments tab]
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Photo of the "Purdue boys" featuring (front row - from left to right): Jim, Art, Bob and George.
The boys in the back have not been identified, but according to the census there were 7 or 8 sons in this large family. The youngest child in this photo (Art) was identified thanks to the 1891 census.
Jim (front row, far left) worked for the Grand Trunk Railway. Note that he is wearing a railway watch. - Notes
- Condition: Copy - paper is good but original must have faded.
- Date of Original
- 1889
- Date Of Event
- 1889
- Dimensions
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Width: 12.7 cm
Height: 17.7 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 11.4cm
Image Height: 16.4cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 2122ph
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum archives
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- Brian Massey, 1993
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "The Purdue Boys." St. Marys Museum, 2122ph.
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction.
High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
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