The item is a photograph of Whitcher Rock and the St. Francis River in Sherbrooke. Albert Symmes is at the oar and also pictured at Jessie Bowen and women from the Hale family.
The file contains primary source information on the athletic activities of Lloyd H. Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC, from around 1920 to 1925. It consists of a programme for the Rugby Dinner of the Bishop's University Athletic Association on 21 November 1920 and photocopies of press clippings about Lloyd H. Bowen's participation in a canoe trip, a camp at Kenora, the Sherbrooke High School rugby team, and skiing competitions. The file also includes photographs from the camping trip, of Lloyd in his rugby equipment as well as the 1923 Sherbrooke High School rugby team.
The item is a photograph of (left to right) “Red” (Harry Saunders), Harry Grundy and “Bones” (Lloyd Bowen) skiing near Sherbrooke in 1924 or 1925.
Item consists of a photograph of Lloyd Bowen receiving the Medal for Bravery from Chief Scout Lord Baden-Powell at a Boy Scout rally in Montreal in 1918. Lloyd received the medal for rescuing a baby from a dog fight.
The item is a photograph of Robert Eardley-Wilmot, in his scout uniform, from 1931.
The item is a photograph of a group picnicking at Fletcher's Flat, on the St. Francis River in Sherbrooke. Pictured: Mrs. A. Elkins, Mrs. Holland, Ethel Austin, Lucy Holland, Fred. L. Bowen, W. Paton, Lloyd, Katie Ibbotson, Ruby Hunt, Lottie Lloyd, Fanny Symmes, Girlie Bowen, Jessie Bowen Hunt, Belle Symmes, Belle Elkins, Carrie Clark, G.F. Bowen, Dr. F. Austin, Mrs. Austin, M. Hallowell, Noel Brooks, Rose Brooks, Florence and Nita Hunt in cart, C.H. Bowen, Percy Lomas, Minnie Hallowell.
The fonds contains source material mainly related to Minnie Hallowell Bowen's literary writings, community and political implicatons, and personal life at the turn of the 20th century. Many of her poems relate to local events, to the World Wars, and to Canadian and British politics. The fonds also provides information on the activities of Minnie's family members, including but not limited to: her husband Cecil H. Bowen, her son Lloyd H. Bowen, her daughter Rose Meredyth Bowen, Henry Bowen, Edward Bowen, Eleazar Clark, George Frederick Bowen, John Hallowell, William Bowen, Frank A. Bowen, Frederick Chamberlin Bowen, and Edward Hugh Bowen. The documents show their involvement mainly in the development of railways, in the mining industry, in the Armed Forces and Militia, in politics, in scouting, in church activities, and in social clubs and associations. Some documents are about the Fenian Raids, the Knights of Columbus, and the history of Sherbrooke.
The fonds consists of mainly manuscripts, correspondence, photocopies of press clippings, articles, publications, photographs, diaries, prospectuses, and drawings. It is comprised of the following series: Literary Works and Other Writings (1883-1941), Involvement in the Canadian Flag Issue ([1887?]-1946), Personal Life ([1863-1865]-1943), Lloyd H. Bowen (1865, 1902-1995), Cecil H. Bowen ([1866?]-1935, 1986), Other Family Members (1801-1940), and History of Sherbrooke ([1836?]-1967), Family History ([1752?-200-?]), Obituaries and Other Clippings (1836-1943, 1964-1997), Other Photographs and Graphic Material (1840-1956), Miscellaneous ([1835-1904?]).
Bowen, Minnie Hallowell, 1861-1942The item is a portrait photograph of Meredyth B. Hallowell in Sherbrooke Snow Shoe Club uniform from around 1890.
The item is a photograph of Meredyth Hallowell, with guitar, and Minnie Hallowell Bowen, sitting on a verandah, in Sherbrooke from 1894 or 1895.
The item is a photograph of four young women with skis, identified as members of the Sherbrooke Ski Club from 1924 or 1925.
The is a photograph of a group of boys outside the Lynx Patrol's Boy Scout Camp near Sherbrooke from around the 1920s.
The item is a photograph of William J. Hunt, Doris Barclay, C.H. Bowen, Will Barclay, Florence Hunt and Ruby Hunt at the St. Francis Golf Links, in Sherbrooke from around the 1920s.
The item is a photograph of George F. Bowen and Jessie Bowen Hunt taken outside with a croquet set and the St. Francis River visible in the background in Sherbrooke in 1866.
Item consists of a photograph of Chief Scout Lloyd Baden-Powell at a Boy Scout rally in Montreal in 1918.
Item consists of a photograph of Chief Scout Lloyd Baden-Powell at a Boy Scout rally in Montreal in 1918.
Item consists of a photograph of a Boy Scout standing in front of a tent during a 2nd Sherbrooke Troop camp on Lake Massawippi in 1912.
Item consists of a photograph of the 2nd Sherbrooke Troop Boy Scouts camping at Lake Massawippi in1921, including a few of tents and the lake.