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Artifact

Charles Holmes

Description

  • Portrait of Charles Holmes in an oval vignette 
  • By G.B. Robson, Petrolia. 

Background Information

  • David "Charles" Holmes travelled to Persia (modern Iran) in early 1916. He died later that year of contaminated drinking water. 

Map Location

Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W

Date

Prior to 1916

Dimensions

inches
Length:
4.5
Height:
7.0

Events, Places, People

  • David Charles Holmes

Subject

  • A portrait of Charles Holmes. He is clean-shaven and wearing a suit and tie. The photo is set into a light brown frame with a crest of a lion at the bottom and the inscription "G.B. Robson. Petrolia, Ont."

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