A Poem and Some Detective Work

This post is out of sequence chronologically as it refers to events and photos from 1911-12 (prior to Thomas and Daisy moving to Cumberland House with Tommy).  As I was going through papers and photos, I found the following poem written by Thomas K. Pinhey in 1912:

To a Ten Dollar Bed Lounge

By

T. Knevitt Pinhey

1

Peace is here and ceased is strife

Happiness for child and wife

Husband too at Eighteenth Street

And they find it very sweet

For their Iris, dear, has flown

Left their happy little home

On the bed does Knevitt lie,

No more thro the night he’ll sigh

On that bony, creaking lounge,

On that hard, unyielding lounge.

2

In the morning he can clean

From his toes clear to his bean

He can slide into his bed

Covering up his greasy head

He can feel sure the clothes

Will be covering up his toes

When the cold dawn he shrinks

Loud he laughs as he oft thinks

Of that bony, creaking lounge.

3

Iris to P.A. will run

When with us we have the sun

On the porch then she shall sleep

The mosquitoes safe to keep;

She shall have a hammock wide

Lined with cotton wool inside,

But we’ll never ask her more

All night thro to twist and snore

On that bony creaking lounge

On that hard unyielding lounge.

Thomas' poem refers to "Eighteenth Street" and, with a little digging, I was able to find a 1911 photo of a house labeled "338 18th Street W" Prince Albert and photos labeled 1911 showing Thomas, Daisy and Tommy at the same house.  Also, I found a photo of Iris and what I suspect is the "Ten Dollar Bed Lounge" referred to in T.K.'s poem.  The house at 338 18th Street West shows up in the prior post about Waitville and I have corrected the captions accordingly.  Here are the photos - the poor quality of these photos and the photos of Cumberland House are due to the photos being developed at home by T.K. (and at the trading post):

Iris and the $10 Bed Lounge (this photo was labeled as "Iris")

Iris in a later photo (must be Winnipeg! It's cold!)

 Thomas Knevitt Pinhey at 338 18th Street W (1911)

Thomas and Daisy at 338 18th W (1911 - might be the earliest photo of Thomas and Daisy as a couple)

Thomas at Work - Thomas is in the center holding a hat - the man on the left is Elliot Fisher and the other man is W. Ireland (?) 

338 18th Street W (Daisy is in this photo)