Joyce's father, Doctor Harold Killam, sitting with daughter Margaret (now Margaret Atwood, Senior) in his rubber-tired buggy, ~1910, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. Dr. Killam's favourite horse, shown here, was a mare called Gem. Gem was not from Sable Island, but the trust and fondness she inspired are reflected in the book Pit Pony which was published some 80 years after this photo was taken.