Fonds F2255 - Bill Anderson fonds

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CA ACU GBA F2255

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Bill Anderson fonds

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  • [ca. 1907-1908] (Creation)

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10 photographs

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Name of creator

Biographical history

William Boyd "Bill" Anderson, 1883-1963, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and moved to Montana, USA in 1905. He then came to Nanton, Alberta and finally to Craigmyle, Alberta in 1914, where he operated a blacksmith shop. In 1915 he married Dagnie Sechur, 1894-1965, and they had three sons, Lloyd George, 1917-1944, James Sangster, 1920-1942, and William Boyd, 1920-1942.

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Gift of William B. Anderson, 1961.

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Scope and content

The fonds consists of photographs of the blacksmith shop in Nanton, a threshing outfit in Vulcan, and scenes at Craigmyle.

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      The material is in English.

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      Thursday, November 09, 2017

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