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Portraits

#2724

Date: c.1890
Source: Isabel Macmillan Latta, donor
Photographer: Thompson & Bovill, photographers, New Westminster, B.C.

Information: The Ewan Sisters. Left to right: Isabella Ewan, Alexandria (Lexy) Ewen, and Adelaide Ewen. Adelaide was born in 1877, Isabella was born in 1879, and Lexy in 1887. The donor of the photo - Isabel Macmillan Latta was the daughter of Isabella Ewen (later Macmillan).
The Ewen sisters were the daughters of Alexander Ewen and his wife Mary Rogers Ewen. Alex Ewen was born in 1832. He was a prominent figure in Queensborough due to establishing his cannery on Lion Island. He also possessed 640 acres of choice agricultural land near his cannery.

See R920.071 R463B Ref.Off. "Biographical Dictionary of Well-Known British Columbians" by J.B. Kerr pp. 162 -164, and R971.133 p967 "Queensborough" by Hellen Pullem, pp.50 - 51.
The donor of the photo noted that Ewen's old cannery was at the site of the C.P.R. station on Columbia Street. As the city expanded there were objections to the smell of the salmon cannery. Ewen moved his operations to Lion Island. In exchange for building a road to his cannery (Ewen Avenue) he was given substantial land holdings in Queensborough. Alexandria was the Maid-of-Honour for Aldyen Irene Hendry when she was May Queen in 1901. Aldyen later married Eric Hamber. She was a friend of Alexandria.

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Groups

#2929

Date: [N.D.] c. 1895
Source: Lucy Chambers, donor
Photographer: _________

Information: Family portrait. At left is Olga Schilen Lindseth who married George Washington Gray. She was born in Denver. Her father, Mr. Schilen, was a Tabor Mine manager who was killed in a mine disaster. Olga's mother later married Arthur Lindseth. They came to B.C., to Aldergrove and Port Guichon. Olga was schooled at Aldergrove. She had a sister, Esther, and a brother, Arthur or Charly. Her husband George was for many years a steam-roller driver in New Westminster. The St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Victoria has a stained glass window dedicated to Olga and George by their daughter Lillian. The family's church in New Westminster was St. Andrew's Presbyterian. Politically, the Grays were staunch Liberals - their house at 431-4th Street saw many Liberal functions, summer lawn parties, etc.

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Portraits

#2729

Date: c.1897
Source: Isabel Macmillan Latta, donor
Photographer: Edy Bros., London, Ontario

Information: The three Rogers sisters. Left to right: Jane (nee Rogers) Howay. She married William Howay and was the mother of Jedge F.W. Howay (historian). Mary (nee Rogers) Ewen. When she was 32 she married Alexander Ewen. She died in 1924. Sarah (nee Rogers) Bryers. She lived in Ontario. The donor of the photograph, Isabel Macmillan Latta, was the daughter of Isabella Ewen. Isabella was one of Mary Rogers Ewen's three daughters.

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Portraits

#807

Date: 1898
Source: Elsie Kirk
Photographer: P.L. Okamura

Information: H.T. Kirk, wife Mary Jane ("Jennie") and d. Elsie, 1898/9.

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East Indians

#2110

Date: c.1925
Source: Edna Anderson, donor
Photographer: _________

Information: The original of this print is owned by Mrs. Jarnal Basran. She has supplied us with the following information: Left to right: Mr. Santokh Gill, Bishen Rama (Mrs. Basran's older brother), Mr. Rama (Mrs. Basran's father) with Mulket Rama on his lap.

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