Sandford Womens Institute at home of Mr. John Thompson.
Collection
L.M. Montgomery Institute. Ryrie-Campbell Collection.
Donor
Donated by Donna Jane Campbell.
Note
The item was donated with a handwritten card, entitled "Sandford Womens Institute at Home of Mrs. John Thompson: Summer of 1915". The names of all individuals in the photograph are written out below, with L.M. Montgomery identified as, "Mrs. (Rev.) Evan McDonald [sic] (L.M. Montgomery)".
Call Number(s)
940 SI Sandford WI photograph
Abstract
Black and white print of a photograph of a group of approx. 30 women, accompanied by six small children and infants, and one middle-aged man. Despite the large number in the group, and the relatively small size of the print, the faces of almost everyone in the image are very clear, and Lucy Maud Montgomery is readily identifiable in the back row, second from right. A note on the back of the print's mounting card, written in unidentified hand, reads "Sandford Womans [sic] Institute at home of John Thompson about 1915." Sandford is a village roughly equidistant between Leaskdale and Uxbridge, Ontario, so it is not surprising that Montgomery would have some connection with the W.I. in this village during her years residing in nearby Leaskdake.
