Stuk 986-019-001 - Esquimalt School Choir Float, 1923

Tom Bown is a member of the Takata Gardens Society and collects images of the gardens as they were prior to World War II. Canadian Forest Service; British Columbia Museum 2 years; past 6 years Entomology Technician, Safer Ltd. Lived in Esquimalt 1968-1977, Esquimalt High School Grades 11 & 12. Served on Executive of Takata Japanese Garden Society. Married Linda Bown (nee Corbett), who was born in Victoria in 1954 and was educated in Esquimalt. She has been a teacher and worked in forestry and computers. She was a founding member of the Esquimalt Arts and Crafts Scholarship Foundation.