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[Chilliwack, BC] Historic Photograph of the Edenbank Creamery in Sardis

Tucker, Franklin E.

Chilliwack, BC: Franklin E. Tucker, (c. 1920). Mounted Photograph. Historic signed photo ("Tucker" at bottom right) of the Edenbank Creamery in Chilliwack, BC. Captured here on a busy day, with workers, horse-drawn wagons and an early pickup truck out front. A gelatin silver print measuring 7.75 x 9.5 inches wide, on a decorative mount measuring 10.25 x 14 inches wide. Print is unmarked. Mount has been trimmed at top and bottom edges, with light soil and a crease at right edge, not affecting photo. Verso w. some stains and pencil caption "Edenbank Creamery Sardis, B.C. (Chilliwack)" and in a later hand "E. Franklin Tucker Chilliwack 1917-1923". Tucker was active as a photographer in Chilliwack from 1915-1923. Camera Workers of BC 1858-1950. At Least Very Good. Item #4112

"Allen Casey Wells moved to Chilliwack in 1866 and established what would become one of the most important dairy farms in the province... He established the first creamery and cheese factory in Chilliwack. In addition to his farm duties, he acted as the local dentist, a Justice of the Peace and township reeve... Despite efforts to have Edenbank declared a Heritage Site, it was eventually sold and subdivided – the barn torn down before it collapsed." Greg Knill - The Chilliwack Progress, 2017.

Price: $210.00 CAD  other currencies