Seven Oaks Album, pages 31-37

​New Year's card

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This card was probably given by Annie McMurray (daughter of Harriet Inkster McMurray) to her aunt Marak Inkster.
3/22/2493

Photo by Hall & Lowe
Winnipeg
1882-1887

Christmas card

3/22/2494

​c.1880
A note on the back reads:
For Mollie with Bella's love

​'Mollie' is probably Mary Inkster Walker, the daughter of John George Inkster. You can find her story earlier in this album.

John Archibald McDonald & Donald Hogarth McDonald

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Photo by James Penrose
Winnipeg
1871-1880
A modern note on the back indicates that this photo might show the two eldest sons of Ellen Inkster and Archie McDonald.
3/22/2496

Photo by Duryea
Brooklyn, New York
c.1880s-1890s

Christmas card

3/22/2497

​c.1879
The back reads:
To remind my dear old friends of the name of Inkster or who once bore it. What I am, and shall be always, their sincere and affectionate
Harriet A. Boomer - 
in old St. Cross days, (Harriet Mills) -

We don't know who Harriet Boomer was, but she must have given this card to Marak and Harriet Inkster McMurray -- who attended St. Cross Ladies School with sisters Jane and Ellen.

​3/22/2498

​Photo by Hunter & Co.
​(formerly Ewing & Co.)
Toronto
c.1880s-1890s

Harriet Inkster McMurray

3/22/2499
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Photo by Notman & Fraser
Toronto
​1880s
Harriet Inkster McMurray returned to the family homestead and built a fascinating legacy after the death of her fur-trader husband.

The photos in our collection show that she took her daughters on a trip east to Toronto in the 1880s, likely riding the new railroad there.
3/22/2500

Photo by John Fletcher Mitchell
Winnipeg
1889-1901
J.F. Mitchell turned his reputation as a successful photographer into political clout. He served as Winnipeg's acting Mayor in 1900 and as an Alderman for four years. In 1907 he was elected to the Provincial Legislature to represent Winnipeg North and helped pass the Workman's Compensation Act.