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Object ID
2826
Title
Goldie Webster fishing on V.J. Day.
Date
1945.
Description
Goldie Webster pulling a net from the river. This fishboat is reported to have been Japanese built with an Easthope Engine (called a one-lunger). He is reported to be fishing off Fort Langley in the Fraser River.
Photo Inscription/Caption
Inscribed in ink on the back: "Goldie on V.J. Day, 1945."
People/Subject
Boats
See also: paddle steamer, ships, steamboats, steamships, sternwheelers, canoes, models
Fishing
See Also: boats
Term Source: Sears List of Subject Headings (16th. Ed.)
Fraser River, stɑl̓əw̓, stó:lō
Webster, Goldie
Goldie Webster was a fisherman who lived in Willoughby. Members of the Museum's History Group recall that he lived on Louie Road, and married a young woman from the Avery family. They had two sons. He had a brother, and is mentioned in one of Kay Kells' books about West Langley or Port Kells.
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