1917-1919 Bessie’s Album (the gallery)

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1907

1913

1917

Halbrite

July

Ghost Hat!

QuAppelle

Rainton

Road Gang

Trossachs

Teenagers never change! Notice the risky showing off on the bridge. Did you notice grandma taking a picture of the picture taker?

Whoa — that guy is really showing off now!

Weyburn

I was born here in 1949!

Whitewood

Fall

BC Scenic

Note From Chris: As near as I can tell, Grandma did not visit Vancouver at this time. It appears that these were stock images of the day.

1918

Carlyle

Farming

Halbrite

January 1

People

Pets

Piano

Bessie’s youngest daughter, Shirley (Butters) Aston, indicates that Leon was an “Old Flame” of Bessie. This information gives a moment of pause to all of us descendants to realize how a blip in the affairs of the heart can change all of our destinies.

Regina

Spring

Weyburn

I was born here in 1949!

1920

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