Collection Acc4363 - York residents photograph album

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York residents photograph album

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  • Graphic material

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Owned by Florence (Crockett) Murray

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CA PCA Acc4363

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  • [ca. 1870-1900] (Creation)
    Creator
    Crockett, Florence Loretta

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Physical description

35 photographs

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Name of creator

Crockett, Florence Loretta

Biographical history

Florence Loretta Crockett was born on 25 February 1897, the daughter of John D. and Henrietta (Bryenton) Crockett of York, Prince Edward Island. On 31 March 1920, she married Randolph Murray of Ten-Mile-House. They farmed at Pleasant Grove until a fire in 1953 destroyed their house. At this time they moved to York where Florence was an active member in community groups as well as maintaining a full-time job at the Charlottetown Hotel. She died on 24 April 1985.

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Scope and content

The collection consists of 34 portrait images comprised of 28 cabinet cards, 3 cartes-de-visites and 4 tintypes. There is also one death announcement card. Approximately half of the images are identified although identifications may be suspect in some cases. Those that are identified were residents of York in the nineteenth century. About half of the photographs were taken by C. Lewis or George H. Cook of Charlottetown, PEI.

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Arrangement

The album was first photocopied and then images were numbered in sequence and removed to acid free envelopes

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  • English

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Restrictions on access

NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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General note

For further information about York see "The Valiant connection: a history of Little York", edited by Nelda Murray

Photocopies may be viewed in the photogaph albums in the Reading Room

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  • English

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