Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1914, Vancouver. Photo of new immigrant, Ella Erickson, sitting on a chair. Ella Erickson immigrated to Canada from what is now Estonia or Finland (then part of the Russian Empire) in 1913 (according to census data) and settled in BC. The man who would later become her husband, Pete, came from the same area although he arrived in Canada earlier (1909). Family lore says that he was a merchant seaman who jumped ship and stayed on in Vancouver. So, he may have sent for Ella from Estonia/Finland to marry her. Pete Erickson became a commercial fisherman and the couple lived in various locations on the BC coast. They had no children. Eventually, they settled in Steveston where they made friends with the Rei family. This photo was given by Ella to her friend, Ms. Rei. Ella was remembered by one of Mrs. Rei[‘s] children, John Rei as ‘a nice old lady who was always cheerful and had cookies and milk to offer.’”