Fort Langley residents during the 1939 Royal Visit.

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Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2012.022.001

Title

Fort Langley residents during the 1939 Royal Visit.

Date

1939.

Description

1 photograph : sepia ; Fort Langley residents during the Royal Visit, when the train King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were travelling in came through Fort Langley; a car can be seen in the centre of the photo, with a man standing and smoking to the left that appears to be Alex Houston; others are unidentified; banner on left is not completely visible but appears to read "Long May They Reign."

People/Subject

Fort Langley (village)

George VI, King of England (1895-1952)

On the throne from 1937-1952.

Houston, Alexander

Alexander Houston was born in 1869. He married Mary Ann Hough, formerly Mrs. Charles Devine, around 1910. They had 4 children: Margaret Emma, Florence Mary, Dorothy Lillian, and James Thomas.

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002)

Royalty

See From: kings, queens, princes, princesses
Term Source: dhv

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