Edward Riley Redpath was born May 17, 1865, in Effingham, Ontario. Early work with the Canadian Pacific Railway brought him west to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1883. Edward then worked at C.P.R. stations in Carberry, Selkirk, and Melita, Manitoba. It was in Selkirk that he met Annie Agnes Mary Gibbs. They were married in Selkirk on February 9, 1892. In 1897, Edward took a job with C.P.R. Steamship Line. That job took him and his family to Trail, B.C. and then to East Robson. The sternwheeler photos in this collection were most likely taken during this time, which was before the railway bridge crossing the Columbia River at Robson was built.The family moved to Greenwood in October, 1899, when Redpath became the agent at Greenwood. The rails had not quite reached Greenwood then. Edward Redpath was transferred to Grand Forks to be agent there in November 1913. The Redpath family moved to Nelson in September 1914, when Edward became Freight Agent there. The Redpaths moved to Vancouver in 1932, after Edward Redpath retired from the C.P.R. Edward Riley Redpath died there on Feb. 22, 1956. Edward Redpath was an early adopter of photography. His oldest daughter was born in 1896, and she remembered her father taking photographs even when she was very young. He seems to have enjoyed having his children dress up and pose in comic situations, such as the photo of the George, Hazel, and Grace on the platform of the Greenwood train station. The actual photographs are held by Redpath's descendants and are displayed here for public access with their permission and encouragement. Digitized material includes two family albums and a small collection of photographs.
