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Object Description

Object ID

2010.001.1177

Title

Charlie Graham (left), with an archery target.

Date

[195-].

Description

1 photograph of Charlie Graham (left), a woman, and a boy looking at an archery target with arrows in it; the boy is holding a bow; the man is also holding a bow.

People/Subject

Graham, Charles James Westland

Charles James Westland Graham was born in Chilliwack on 30 June, 1915. His parents were Matthew and Annie Graham. His father was originally from Ireland, but moved to Edinburgh, Scotland in his teens, where he met Annie. They moved to Canada, where all five of their children were born. Charlie was the youngest of five, with 3 older sisters and one brother. Charlie worked variously in farming, construction, and shipping. He married Joan Cripps in the late 1940s and they had one daughter and one son.

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