Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

2013.008.010

Title

Portrait of Lloyd, Gladys and Velma Smith.

Date

[ca. 1909].

Description

Photo: b&w and copied from the original; studio portrait of Lloyd, Gladys, and Velma Smith, children of Bessie and Magnus Smith of Milner. Velma, the youngest, is seated on a small wicker chair on the left, Lloyd (Magnus Lloyd) is standing in the centre, and Gladys is seated in a slightly larger wicker chair on the right.

People/Subject

Kerr, Velma Elizabeth (nee Smith)

Velma Elizabeth Smith was born at Milner in 1908. She married Robert Ferguson Kerr (November 4, 1896-September 14, 1974) on August 31, 1927, and they had a daughter and a son, Jean and Les.

Smith, Magnus Lloyd

Magnus Lloyd Smith was born on July 12, 1903 to Magnus and Bessie Smith, nee Cameron. He married Helen Sadie Thorberg (November 7, 1905-May 11, 2000) on February 20, 1924. The Smiths' children were Lloyd, born in 1924, Marge, born in 1927, Edward, born in 1932, and Gordon, born in 1934. Magnus died on August 10, 1986.

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