Class photo at Wix Brown Elementary School with teacher Mr. Braun.

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Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

1338

Title

Class photo at Wix Brown Elementary School with teacher Mr. Braun.

Date

1962.

Description

Class photo at Wix Brown Elementary School with teacher Mr. Braun. Many people in this photo are unidentified. Jimmy Lindstrom is in the top row on the far left. To the right of Jimmy in the middle row is possibly Dave Arkinstall. Middle row, third from right is Alan Lindstrom. Second from right, middle row is Doug MacDonald (Keating). Front row, third from left is Cathy Broom. Fourth from left is possibly Pat Twemlow.

People/Subject

Braun, J. D.

Teacher at Wix Brown Elementary School.

Wix-Brown Elementary School

Found at 23851 - 24 Avenue in Langley, Wix-Brown Elementary Schools is one of Langley few rural schools. The school was named after the Wix and Brown families. Montague Wix was killed during WWI. Robert Brown was a veteran of the NW Rebellion in 1885, fighting against Louis Riel. In 1900, he owned an acreage east of 240th Street which was named Brown Road in his honour. Built in 1961, the K-7 school has seen many changes. It is currently hosting 160 students of many ethnicities and educational levels. In 2004, there are 293 pupils attending Wix-Brown.

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