Charles Steele at approx age 11 years
Photo by his father William Steele
Charles Steele at approx age 14 years
Charles Steele at approx age 20 years
Photo by his father William Steele

Oil on acadamy board, 5" x 7 1/16" This is Tomhu Huron Roberts nephew. Charles Steele who was the "First boy registered to be born in Vancouver after incorporation". He went to Mount Pleasant Elementary School and studied as he said "reading, writing and rithmetic". He studied accounting at Pittman College and in 1907 from a $5 bill he made within 18 months $35,000 in cash and he started his Pioneer Real Estate business. He went thru the tough times like the depression but said he came out relieved that he was not owing anyone anything. We had the pleasure of meeting him and he loved antiques and was a very generous man.


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