The Hopkins and Williams Boys.

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Object Description

Object Name

Picture postcard

Object ID

2952

Title

The Hopkins and Williams Boys.

Date

[ca. 1910].

Description

Landscape orientation black and white photograph postcard depicting the Hopkins and Williams Boys. Back row (l-r): Ray Williams, Hayden Williams, Earl Hopkins, and Len Williams. Truman Williams is standing in front. The five boys are standing in a wooded area with a large fallen tree behind them. All five are in dark suits with pale shirts though the suits vary in style. There are many creases and small damages to the photo.

People/Subject

Williams (family)

Charles Williams and his family cleared land and farmed in the Sperling district, B.C., in the 1880's. The family built a sawmill, known as the Salmon River Lumber Company, on the area now called Williams Park, in the vicinity of what is now 238th Street and 67th Avenue, in 1904-06.
See Also: Albert F. Williams, Salmon River Lumber Company
Term Source: BCAUL

Williams, George Leonard (Leonard)

George Leonard Williams was born in Sperling, September 5, 1890. He married Edith Ellen Smith in Fort Langley on October 16, 1912. Leonard appears to have died in 1956 at the age of 65.
Term Source: www.bcarchives.ca

Williams, Hayden Oswald

Hayden Oswald Williams was born in Langley (Otter) on July 5,1892, a member of the local Williams family that ran a sawmill on the land now known as Williams Park. Hayden died August 20, 1960, at the age of 67.

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