| Summary: | 1 photograph : sepia toned 8 x 13.5 cm John Cormier on the Grand River Codroy Valley holding Walter Stanley Monroe's salmon. Title from album caption. John Cormier sold the house and land at Forks Pool on the Grand River, Codroy, July 11, 1914 to the FOMOWA Fishing Club. John Cormier was also a fishing guide for members of the FOMOWA Fishing Club. Stanley Walter Monroe (1871-1952), was born in Dublin, Ireland, son of John and Elizabeth (Moule) Monroe. Married Helen Smith. In 1923 Monroe entered politics and ran unsuccessfully against William Coaker in Bonavista. William Warren appointed Monroe Minister in his second administration formed in 1924. Monroe was appointed to the Legisaltive Council in 1933. Good An album containing 323 black and white photographs and 25 pages of text, covering the years 1914 to 1937 of the FOMOWA Fishing Club on the Grand Codroy River on the west coast of Newfoundland. The album's images have been digitized as separate items.
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