Oops...
The real Dr Henderson
After publishing Powell River Living last month, we received a phone call about the image of Dr Andrew Henderson that was used in our special feature about the Townsite.
It seems that at some time back in the 1930s, the image we have come to associate with Dr Henderson in the files of the Powell River Historical Museum was inadvertently mislabeled. This image has subsequently been used in many other publications and the error was perpetuated.
We now find out that the image labeled as Dr Andrew Henderson and widely used was actually a man named Henry Slade.
Dr Henderson's grandson recently provided the museum with this photograph that he knows for sure is his grandfather. Now the files have all been changed to reflect the new image.
We apologize for the confusion, but this should clear things up once and for all.
Dr Henderson, we presumed: At left is Henry Slade who's photo has been misidentified for years as Powell River's first doctor. At right, the real Dr Andrew Henderson—verified by his grandson.
