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Bride and Groom
Description:
One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "Christmas 1918, This is an indian man and his bride having their pictures taken at our place last summer your cousin Lizzie took the picture". [added by Chief Leonard Andrew in 2019] The man in the photo is Billy [also Willy] Pascal who was a friend of Spetch. This is his first wife. He married three times.
Date of Creation:
1918
Accession #:
p352.1
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Wedding Cake
Description:
One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "Christmas 1918, This is Nellie's wedding cake".
Date of Creation:
1918
Accession #:
p352.2
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Nellie's Eldest
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One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "This is Nellie's eldest taken last summer Muriel"
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p352.3
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Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch
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One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch. This was taken last summer just in front of the house. You can just see a window, but I will send you a better one of the home next year."
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p352.4
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Elizabeth Spetch
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One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "Elizabeth Spetch - It was taken in Muriel's sitting room, March the 30th".
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Accession #:
p352.5
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Silo
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One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "Christmas 1918. This is a picture of our silo, I suppose you see them on the farms in the old country."
Date of Creation:
1918
Accession #:
p352.6
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Watering Planter
Description:
One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Postcard of a woman watering a planter on the porch.
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p352.7
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Boating
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One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "This is a picture of the lake right in front of the house and two friends of ours".
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p352.8
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Elizabeth Spetch
Description:
One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "What do you think of this snap. Muriel just snapped me when I was climbing the hill gathering flowers all unknown to me. E.S.".
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Accession #:
p352.9
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Elizabeth Spetch
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One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "Elizabeth Spetch. Love from Aunt Elizabeth Xmas 1955".
Date of Creation:
1955
Accession #:
p352.10
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Spetch Women
Description:
One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "Elizabeth Spetch (centre) with two daughters. Merry Xmas to all, Mother in the centre, Muriel on her right & Elizabeth on her left".
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p352.11
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Lunch
Description:
One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "This is a picture of a bunch of indians just at lunch".
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Accession #:
p352.12
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Muriel & Elizabeth
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One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "This is Muriel and I last spring".
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p352.13
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"Smoak" House
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One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "This is the indians at their smoak (sic) houses, dry the salmon, you will see them hanging up in there, they keep a little fire burning underneath it till it is well smoaked (sic)".
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Accession #:
p352.15
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Elizabeth Spetch
Description:
One of a series of 32 photographs and post cards sent back to family in the old country by Samuel and Elizabeth Spetch after they immigrated to Canada in 1907. Caption on back; "Elizabeth Spetch. This was taken last summer, what do you think of my pet doggie (Bruce)".
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Accession #:
p352.16
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