Date Range

1931

Description Level

Item

Creator

Cecil Cuell

Physical Description

bw negative

History Biographical

Cecil Thomas Arthur Cuell (1899-1982) born Portsmouth England. Immigrated to Canada with family 1913. Settled first in Calgary where he apprenticed with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Ogden Shops as an electrician. Moved to Lethbridge in 1922 and married Violet Ann Beaton on September 2, 1925. They had 8 children including a set of twins. Cuell was an electrician at the Government Elevator in Lethbridge when it was built in 1930 until he retired in 1964. He was an amateur photographer who developed and processed his own film in his home darkroom. Cuell like to experiment with flash powder and various chemicals to produce different colours and special effects on his photos. Violet Ann (Beaton) Cuell (1900-1992) was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and immigrated to Lethbridge with her mother and siblings in 1912 to join her father who had come over in 1906. She worked a clerk with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in Lethbridge before her marriage to Cecil Cuell in 1925. Walter Langrish Cuell was the fourth child of Cecil and Violet Cuell. He was born June 13, 1931 and later married Suzanne Biron. Walter Cuell died in 2017

Custodial History

Photographed by Cecil Cuell and kept in Cuell family.

Scope and Content

Violet (Beaton) Cuell holding her son Walter Langrish Cuell in the backyard of 316 - 15 street south.

Accession No.

20191031013

Collection

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