Postcards sent to members of the Jardine-Neiland family from friends and relatives in Europe, the USA, and Canada, from roughly the early 1900s to 1946.
001: "Easter Cheer" postcard from J.B. and M.B. A.B. (in Pembroke, Ontario) to Jenny Jardine, postmarked March 31 1926.
002: Belgian postcard showing "Officers & Apprentices of British Barque 'Beechdale,'" from Bob Lloyd to Lizzie Neiland, no date.
003: postcard showing Princes Street from Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, from cousin William (in North Berwick) to Jennie Jardine, postmarked May 31st and June 20 1921.
004: "Greetings from Laverne, Okla." postcard from Joy Smith to J. W. Neiland, postmarked June 14 and June 19 1941.
005: photo postcard of "Jess" and her husband, c. early 1900s.
006: unlabelled photo postcard of 4 women c. early 1900s.
007: Burns Statue Square postcard from Aunty [Mary?] (in Ayr, Scotland) to Bobby Jardine, postmarked October 6 1923.
008: "Easter Greetings" postcard from Aunt [Margot?] (in Vicksburg, Michigan) to Bobby Neilan, postmarked March 29 192[6? 8?].
009: "A 'Joy Ride' in Florida" postcard from Aunt [Margaret?] (in Leesburg, Florida) to Bobbie Neilan, postmarked February 27 1935.
010: "Hippopotamus in Breckenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas" postcard to Bob Neilan, postmarked March 8 1934.
011: "Murren, Grosshorn, Breithorn und Tschingelhorn" postcard from [Lizzie Jardine?] to Miss J. J. Neiland, August 17 1927.
012: "North Berwick from the Beach" postcard from Aunty M. to Bobbie Jardine, postmarked November 24 1923.
013: Horseshoe Bay, B.C. postcard from [Ins?] to Mrs. Wallace O. Betts, postmarked July 22 1938.
014: High Street, Kinross postcard from [Sammy?] to parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neiland, postmarked February 23 1944.
015: Summerland Road postcard from Jack (in Penticton) to Mrs. L. Neiland, postmarked August 15 1944.
016: "The Breakwater, Bude" postcard from [Coreen?] (in Harrow, Middlesex) to Mrs. Neiland, postmarked September 9 1946.
Materials donated by the Smith family (predominantly Louise Smith (nee Betts)) relating to the Jardine-Neiland and Betts families regarding their time living at 34 1/2 Mile [Function Junction area] between the 1900s and the 1940s. There are also several memoirs detailing the families' lives after their time in the Whistler valley.
Series consists of letters, bankruptcy papers, receipts, cheque stubs, postcards, a booklet, and a letter bill relating to the life of the Jardine-Neiland family at Alta Lake, as well as travels abroad. The postcards have been designated as a separate file.
File 001 - 16 postcards to members of the Jardine-Neiland family from friends and relatives in Europe, the USA and Canada, c. early 1900s-1946.
002: letter from Pat O'Neil (in Winnipeg, Manitoba) to Jack Jardine, March 10 1940.
003: Function Junction Mill bankruptcy papers.
004: receipt from Alex Philip general store, W.O. Betts, February 10 1938.
005: receipt from Alex Philip general store, W.O. Betts, March 2 1938.
006: letter to Lizzie Neiland from niece Ann (in New Westminster), postmarked February 1931.
007: cheque stub, September 27 1938 to mid-1939.
008: cheque stub, July 25 to October 26 1939.
009: booklet, "Picture Taking with the No. 1A Kodak Junior," owned by Grace Archibald, 1914.
010: letter bill, to W.O. Betts from Buckerfield's Ltd., December 24 1937.
Photograph of the Jardine / Neiland children. From left to right: Bob Jardine, Thomas Neiland Jr. (holding a chicken), Jack Jardine, and Jenny Jardine.
Photograph of the Jardine / Neiland children outside the Neiland ranch at 34 1/2 Mile [Function Junction area], in front of a large tree stump. From left to right: Thomas Neiland Jr., Bob Jardine, Jenny Jardine (with dog), and Jack Jardine.
Postcard labelled "Princes St. from Scott Monument, looking West, Edinburgh" sent from cousin William in North Berwick to Miss Jenny Jardine. The front of the card has an oval-shaped, tinted photograph of an Edinburgh street, with buildings and a garden. Around this photograph is a design of red and green tartan with leaves. The words "ROYAL STUART" are printed at the bottom right.
On the back of the card is a brief handwritten message from William to Jennie Jardine. Her address was originally written as being in West Vancouver, but this has been crossed out and replaced with Alta Lake. There is a red one-penny British stamp in the top right corner. Card is postmarked 5 PM May 31 1921 in North Berwick and June 20 1921 in North Vancouver.
Photograph of Lizzie Neiland and her children standing in front of a deep snow bank in 1922. From left to right: Lizzie Neiland, Bob Jardine, Jack Jardine, and Jenny Jardine.
