Mr. Beales and another man with large machinery.

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Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2010.001.1172

Title

Mr. Beales and another man with large machinery.

Date

[197-?].

Description

1 photograph of two men standing among large machinery; one of the men is identified as Mr. Beales; the photograph indicates that Mr. Beales was mayor of Fort Langley at this time; one of the men is resting his foot on a large shovel with a sign on it reading: "CAT".

People/Subject

Beales, John Huson

John H. Beales was born July 25, 1924 in Winnipeg and moved to Langley in 1933. He graduated from Langley High School in 1942 and joined the RCAF. He returned after the war and married Marjorie Graham. They had 8 children: John, Bob, Ann, Ted, Ian, Bruce, Barry, and Russell. A local businessman, John was a School Board Trustee, an Alderman in the late 1970s - 1980s, and served two terms as Mayor of the Township of Langley from 1987 to 1993. He was an accomplished pilot. John died in 2003.

Fort Langley (village)

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