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Photo Title:	Dr. C.A. Forbes and staff at the Bonavista Cottage Hospital
Description:	At rear (L-R) are B.H. Dunn, Dr. C.A. Forbes and Abel Mouland. In front (L-R) are Aggie Cramm, nurse's aid, an unidentified nurse, and Joan March, nurse's aid. The Bonavista Cottage Hospital opened July, 1940
Image No.:	PF-318.280
Image Location:	Forbes1/pf318_280.jpeg
Date of Creation:	[ca. 1947]
Physical Description:	1 photograph : sepia toned ; 24 x 19 cm
Biography/Admin History:	Dr. C.A. Forbes, son of Dr. R.E. Forbes and Elizabeth (Cowan) Forbes, was born December 8th, 1890. He married Irene (Matthews) Forbes (1887-1955), daughter of William and Julia (Sweetman) Matthews, in September, 1914. They had four children: Kathleen (born 1916), Vivian (born 1918), Clive (born 1921) and Lloyd (born 1924). Dr. Forbes died on January 11th, 1956, exactly one month after his wife passed away.
Custodial History:	Photographs were owned by the daughters of Dr. C.A. Forbes, Vivian Osterhaut and Kathleen Deir. They were donated to the MHA by Glenn Deir, son of Kathleen.
Collector:	Forbes Family
Source Donor:	Glenn Deir, 1997
Collection Title:	Forbes Family Photograph Collection
Restrictions on Access:	Copyright expired.
Copyright:	p
Physical Condition:	Excellent
Notes:	Title based on contents of image.
Subjects:	Forbes, Chesley Alexander, Dr., 1890-1956 / Bonavista Cottage Hospital (Bonavista, N.L.) / Nurses--Newfoundland and Labrador--Bonavista / Dunn, B.H. / Mouland, Abel / Cramm, Aggie / March, Joan.