Name/Title
Reford Whiteside With 6'2" Long, 130 lb. Sturgeon, 1955Entry/Object ID
2023.744.22Scope and Content
Photograph, 1955Context
The first photograph dated 1955, shows Reford Whiteside with his back to the camera with a 6'2" long, 130 lb. sturgeon fish. The second photograph shows the sturgeon with Reford and two gentleman looking on.
Reford Whiteside was a licensed plumber, commercial fisherman, dug wells and laid blocks. Jean Gordon of Sunnidale Township, married Reford Whiteside and moved to Wasaga Beach. Reford and Jean had two daughters, Isabel, who married Ross Hutchinson, and Ella who married Neil Edwards. Neil Edwards worked on the CPR ships out of Port McNicol and later had a bread route and worked at Goodyear circa 1967-1996. Alan Edwards, son of Ella and Neil Edwards, and great grandson of Reford and Jean Whiteside donated the Edward's Collection.
Reford’s parents, Alan's great grandparents, were Mary Margaret Moore of Allenwood Beach married to George Whiteside.Acquisition
Accession
2023.744Acquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
3-1/2 in
