File consists of two memorial cards for the wife and child of George Whyte who died May 29, 1914 in the Empress of Ireland tragedy. The cards are inconsistent as one reads "Jenny Knox and Irvine Amy" and another reads "Irving Amy" and "Jane Whyte."
File consists of two memorial cards for the wife and child of George Whyte who died May 29, 1914 in the Empress of Ireland tragedy. The cards are inconsistent as one reads "Jenny Knox and Irvine Amy" and another reads "Irving Amy" and "Jane Whyte."
Subseries consists of two memorial cards for the wife and child of George Whyte and photographs of the Whytes and their home in Burnaby.
History
The Whyte family lived in New Westminster. In 1914 George Whyte lost his wife and daughter at sea during the Empress of Ireland tragedy. George was not aboard the ship.
Photograph of the Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at …
Photograph of the Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at Dundas Street and Boundary Road.
Photograph of the Wilks family home at 3707 Dundas Street and Boundary Road. This house was one of the earliest built in Vancouver Heights and cost $5,000 to build. The Wilks family consisted of Arthur Wilks, his wife Annie Wilks, and their five children.
Photograph of the Wilks family home at 3707 Dundas Street and Boundary Road. This house was one of the earliest built in Vancouver Heights and cost $5,000 to build. The Wilks family consisted of Arthur Wilks, his wife Annie Wilks, and their five children.
William and Annie Mawhinney, pose for a portrait at Woodward's photo studio. William is wearing a striped suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. Annie is wearing a dark jacket over a patterned blouse. She wears pearl earrings and necklace. They both wear glasses.
"Woodward's Photographic Studio /Unretouched/ Proof"
Scope and Content
William and Annie Mawhinney, pose for a portrait at Woodward's photo studio. William is wearing a striped suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. Annie is wearing a dark jacket over a patterned blouse. She wears pearl earrings and necklace. They both wear glasses.
History
William and Annie Mawhinney were prominent fruit farmers in the Buckingham area of Burnaby.
Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
History
This home was built by Captain William J. Eyres. In 1912, it was reported in The British Columbian: “Captain Eyres of Seattle is remodelling the front of his house on Douglas Road and otherwise improving it.” The house was later sold to William A. Mawhinney, who subsequently built houses at 6011 Buckingham Avenue and 7616 Burris Avenue.