LESLIE CORBETT COLLECTION : PHOTOGRAPHS OF LUMMI ISLAND AND POINT ROBERTS

Leslie Corbett
Little is known of Leslie Corbett's life beyond a few sparse details. He was born on Febuary 9, 1882, in Grand Island, Nebraska and married Martha G. Harding, probably also in Nebraska. The two had a son, Ralph, and a daughter Shirley Corbett Graham. Corbett was living in Bellingham, Washington by 1919, according to city directories, and worked as a machinist, plasterer, and photographer throughout the 1920s. His wife, Martha, died of tuberculosis on October 21, 1931 and his son, Ralph, passed away on November 15, 1932, at the age of 21, also of tuberculosis. Leslie Corbett died on May 13, 1938, in Bellingham.

The Collection
The Leslie Corbett Collection consists of photographs from the 1920s and 1930s depicting scenic and town views in Whatcom County. Lummi Island and Point Roberts were frequent subjects.

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LESLIE CORBETT COLLECTION