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Photo Title:	Stoker family car on the Trans Canada Highway with mountains in the background, South of Codroy Pond, Codroy Valley, Newfoundoland
Image No.:	PF-357.0169
Image Location:	PF357/jpgs/pf357_0169.jpg
Date of Creation:	August 10, 1960
Physical Description:	1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Biography/Admin History:	John Teasdale Stoker, 1911-1975, born in South Shields, Co Durham, UK, arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland, August, 1957, assuming the role of Head of the Modern Languages Department at Memorial University where he remained until his retirement in 1970. He had been educated in the UK and France, holding a BA degree from Leeds University, and MA and PhD degrees from Sorbonne in Paris. In November of 1957, Marjorie Ethel Cutler Stoker, 1914-1999, born in Birmingham, UK joined her husband in St. John’s with their children: Richard John Jayce Stoker, born Leeds in 1946, and Sue Anna Jayce Stoker, born 1949 in Aberdeen. Marjorie was also an educator with research interest in linguistics, serving for many years as principal of St. Mary’s School in St. John’s. She had studied in the UK with a BA degree from Manchester University. Marjorie also pursued Teacher’s Training in Aberdeen and later acquired a B Ed degree from Memorial. Richard was educated in St. John's at St. Bonaventure’s College and Brother Rice High School, prior to attending Memorial University where he obtained a B.A. degree. Upon graduation in 1968, he began a long career with the Provincial Arts and Culture Centres in St. John's, eventually becoming manager of Programming and Marketing. Sue was educated at Bishop Spencer College and Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School, before attending Memorial University, where she obtained BA and BSc degrees. In 1972 she emigrated to the USA, pursuing a career in medical rehabilitation. The Stokers travelled extensively around Newfoundland in the 1960s. The images in this fonds were created during one of those early trips taken around the coast of Newfoundland in 1960. The family left St. John's July 22, 1960 on the S.S. Northern Ranger, sailing up the northeast coast to southern Labrador, and then down to Corner Brook. From there they travelled by car to Port aux Basques, where they boarded the S.S. Bar Haven to visit ports along Newfoundland's south coast. The photographs were taken by various family members, including Richard, who developed a life-long interest in photography.
Source Donor:	Richard Stoker
Collection Title:	Stoker Family Photograph fonds
Restrictions on Access:	Copyright held by the Maritime History Archive. No image from the fonds may be reproduced for research or publication without permission from the archivist.
Copyright:	c-mha
Physical Condition:	Excellent
Subjects:	Trans-Canada Highway / Codroy Valley (N.L.).
Photographer:	Stoker family