Regina Riddell in front of Widder Street East home
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Photo of Regina Riddell (age 80), standing in front of a board and batten house that had once been located on Widder Street East in the Skunk's Hollow area near the lime kiln. This house has since been removed.
- Notes
- Condition: Copy is good.
Information about Regina Riddell from photographer of "Aunt Regina" standing in front of a small frame house, 1924.
(The photograph is the property of Alec Riddell, London and these are his notes)
Regina Riddell was the daughter of Hiram and Jane (Cooper) Smith. She was born December 20, 1845, across from the North Nissouri Church and Cemetery.
She married James Riddell, who was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Riddell and was born August 15, 1840. he dies in 1900.
After his death, Regina lived in this house by herself until 1940 and was self-supporting. The house was in the North Ward, Skunk's Hollow area, near the lime kilm.
After her death in 1947 (sic), Mr. (Thomas?) Buckley bought the property and tore the house down. He remodelled the barn into a home.
NOTE: In 1992, this property belongs to Nick Eybergen. - Inscriptions
- Aunt Regina at 80
St. Marys Ont.
1924 - Date of Original
- 1924
- Date Of Event
- 1924
- Dimensions
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Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 10.3 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 11.9cm
Image Height: 8cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 1914ph
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum photo collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.2625187172964 Longitude: -81.1299777030945
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- Donor
- Larry Pfaff and LACAC, 1992
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Regina Riddell in front of Widder Street East home." St. Marys Museum, 1914ph.
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction.
High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
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