paper (fiber product) collection items

2017.017.001

Map, “Cumberland Village, B.C.”

DocumentRevised April 1961

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Hotel Cumberland Postcard

Cumberland hotel postcard

Image

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987.029.016

Poster for Cumberland baseball club dance, 1925

Document1925

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Employment Record of Royston Sawmill Co., 1916

Employment record of Royston Sawmill Co., 1916

Document4 Apr 1916

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Pamphlet – Popular Songs

“Popular Songs”

Document[ca.1918]

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Bags from John Cliff’s Dry Goods Ltd.

shopping bag

Artifact

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Ski Buttons

membership button

Artifact1984

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2015.095.013biii_E-scaled-1.webp

tag, carcass

Document1964-1969

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997.046.001

bottle

Artifactc. 1909

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cma-chinatown-painting

“Chinatown, Cumberland, 1966” by Mary Sutherland

Image1966

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2006.004.002iii_E

Map of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway land grant

Document1905

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Map Showing Topographical Features in the Vicinity of Comox Mines

Topographic map of the Cumberland Mines

Document1 Jun 1910

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Different ways to navigate the history of Cumberland ...

Stories
C040-345

Forging Solidarity

The Perseverance of Chinese Workers

Story • 13 min read

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Maps
Climbing-4 (1)

A Day At The Lake

A fun itinerary

Map • 11 Locations

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People
Portrait of Joe Naylor

Joe Naylor

1872 - 1946

Coal miner, labour activist

Person

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Royston Lumber Co. Baseball Uniforms

baseball gear

Artifactc. [1920 - 1930]

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Journeys
Experience the history of workers' rights

The Labour Movement

Men recruited to work in the coal mines in Canada brought ideas of workers’ rights with them from overseas. The horrific and dangerous working conditions, long hours, poor treatment of workers, high fatality rates, and low pay made the time “rotten ripe” for change.

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Two Men Underground
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