P7513

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Details

ID Number

P7513

Item Name

Image

Title

Neil L. Morrison & John Archibald Farquharson / Neil L. Morrison & John Archibald Farquharson

Title (Fre)

Neil L. Morrison & John Archibald Farquharson

Description

Tarnished, black and white photograph of Neil L. Morrison (1872-1911) and John Archibald Farquharson; the two men appear to be relaxing in a room; a door, on which a skirt is hanging, is visible to the left; in the corner of the room there is a large armchair; Neil is sitting either on the chair or on a stool beside, and John is sitting on the arm of the chair reading a book; there is a painting with a man and a dog above the men's heads, to the left, and a rack of photographs behind them; a table covered in photos is visible to the right.

History

Neil L. Morrison and John Archibald Farquharson were uncles of Neil Farquharson Morrison. Neil was born in Sarnia and came to Windsor in 1922. He did undergraduate work at University of Toronto (1920) and a Masters and PhD. at the University of Michigan. He married Sara Moore of Aylmer in 1925 and they had one daughter, Paula. Neil Morrison died in 1967. He is the author of several books, including Garden Gateway to Canada.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Families / Familles

Farquharson, John Archibald

Leisure / Loisirs

Men / Hommes

Morrison, Neil L.

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