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1906-2009 (Creation)
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- Baker, George T.
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12.5 cm of textual records
10 photographs
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George Thomas Baker (1874-1928) was a prominent businessman in Ladner, opening a wheelright and blacksmith business on Elliott Street in 1897 called Ladner Carriage Works. He was well known for carriage painting. He expanded his business into hardware, and farm machinery repair and sales, acting as an agent for T.J. Trapp & Co. which sold potato farming equipment. Mr. Baker began to cater to the new automobile business in about 1912, renaming his business Ladner Carriage and Automobile Works.
George Baker married Ursula Ott in 1903. They had three sons (Lloyd, Lyle and Glen) and three daughters (Irene, Adelaide and Phyllis). The Baker family built a large home at 4883 48th Avenue in 1922, which was later moved to a new location at 4919 48th Avenue in 1985. Mr. Baker served the community as Police Commissioner and as a member of the volunteer fire brigade. He belonged to Delta Lodge No. 15, IOOF, the Shriners, and the A.F. & A.M. (Masons). When Mr. Baker died in 1928, Ursula and her children moved to Vancouver and the house was sold in 1944.
Custodial history
Ledgers were donated to the museum by W. C. Cory in 1970 and 1975. The ledger contents were transferred to the archives in 2010. The photographs and family history were donated by Linda Gimmel in 2009.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of two financial ledgers kept by George Baker for his wheelwright, blacksmith, farm implement and hardware business (Ladner Carriage Works) between 1906 and 1909. The cover of one ledger is labeled "Day Book" and "T.J. Trapp & Co." and covers the year 1909. The second larger ledger is labelled "Day Book" and "G.T. Baker" and covers the years 1906 to the end of 1908. The fonds also includes family photographs and a family genealogy prepared by Linda Gimmel, George Baker's great niece.
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Created on August 13, 2014