Bettie Rasmussen and Dorothy Cuell pose wearing hats
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- Date Range
- 1935
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 20191031085
- Physical Description
- bw negative
- Scope and Content
- Bettie Rasmussen and Dorothy Cuell pose wearing hats on a summer day in the backyard of the Cuell family home at 316 - 15 street south.
- Date Range
- 1935
- 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. Dorothy Cecile Cuell was the second child of Cecil and Violet Cuell. She was born November 8, 1927 and later married Donald Fox.
- Custodial History
- Photographed by Cecil Cuell and kept in Cuell family.
- Scope and Content
- Bettie Rasmussen and Dorothy Cuell pose wearing hats on a summer day in the backyard of the Cuell family home at 316 - 15 street south.
- Accession No.
- 20191031085
- Collection
- Archive
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