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Ruth (Harper) Bell was born in 1919.
She is included in this exhibit because her family are long-time residents of Niagara.

Ruth's interview took place on November 4, 2008. Her interviewer was Lyn Royce (LR), accompanied by Ada Summers (AS) and Ruth's daughter, Margot (Bell) Leslie.

2

Ruth Bell - Living on North Street; Bread, Milk and Ice Vans; Wood Stoves and Bath Water
4 November 2008
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Recorded by: K.E. Lyn Royce
Transcriced by: K.E. Lyn Royce

3

Ruth (Harper) Bell - at 2 years old, with Charles, 7 months old
20th Century, Circa 1921
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Courtesy: Ruth Bell

4

Ruth (Harper) Bell - Grandparents Samuel Flowers and Emma (Henry) Flowers
20th Century, Circa 1935
Welland, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Courtesy: Ruth Bell

5

Ruth Bell - Sunday School, Being Quiet and Getting 'The Eye'
4 November 2008
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Recorded by: K.E. Lyn Royce
Transcribed by: K.E. Lyn Royce

6

Ruth (Harper) Bell - Samuel & Emma Flowers with daughter Ethel (Harper) Smith, Ruth's Mother
20th Century, Circa early 1940, pre WWII
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Courtesy: Ruth Bell

7

Ruth (Harper) Bell - John Dorsey and Charles Ernest Harper (R), Ruth and Harry's father
Reprint: Aug 1995
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Courtesy: Ruth Bell

8

Ruth Bell - Meals and Groceries in the Neighbourhood
4 November 2008
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Recorded by: K.E. Lyn Royce
Transcribed by: K.E. Lyn Royce

9

Ruth (Harper) Bell - Mother Ethel (Harper) Smith with Chester Smith, her 2nd husband
20th Century, Circa 1965
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Courtesy: Ruth Bell

10

Ruth (Harper) Bell - Ruth's Mother, Ethel Harper Smith, doing "The Twist"
1962
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Courtesy: Ruth Bell

11

Ruth (Harper) Bell - Harper Family Reunion at Mother, Ethel (Harper) Smith's, home
20th Century, Circa 1964
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Courtesy: Ruth Bell

12

Ruth (Harper) Bell - Cousin Inez Franks (C) with Harry, Ruth, Elsie and Shelley
November 1997
New York, United States

Credits:
Courtesy: Ruth Bell

13

Ruth (Harper) Bell - Outside Salem Chapel
24 August 2002
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Courtesy: Ruth Bell