Niagara-on-the-lake Heritage Portal banner

Charles Matthew Lowrey with his daughters

Description
Mystery Question
Can you identify the location where this picture was taken?
[Please answer by clicking on the Comments tab]
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of Charles Matthew Lowrey with his three daughters (Luella, Edna and Marguerite), and two other unidentified women (Barbara, Lilian?). All ladies are wearing elegant dresses and fashionable hats.
Undated, probably in the 1910's.

Notes
Charles Matthew Lowrey [Lowery] was born in Vanessa, Ontario on 29 Aug 1855 to David Jackson Lowrey and Elizabeth Catherine Teeter. He married Helen Emily Wallace and had 5 children (Robert, Harold, Luella, Edna, Marguerite). Later in life Charles M. married Mary McBride. He passed away on April 22, 1931 in Queenston, Ontario, Canada.
Charles M. Lowrey has been a well known figure in Niagara for a number of years, having opened the first canning factory in Niagara and St. Davids. He also operated stores at Niagara Falls, St. Davids and Queenston and acquired the controlling interest in the Queenston quarry. He was postmaster in Queenston for 13 years as well as a deputy reeve in Niagara township.
Inscriptions
reverse:
"Edna, Luella, Dad, Marguerite, Barbara, Lilian"
Date Of Event
1910's
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 13cm
Image Height: 7.6cm
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
Lowrey, Charles Matthew (1855-1931)
Local identifier
NOTLPL00217-07
Collection
Collection of Alan Clifford
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.16682 Longitude: -79.04957
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Contact
Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
Email:localhistory@notlpl.org
Website
Agency street/mail address:
10 Anderson Lane P.O. Box 430
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0
905-468-2023
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy