paper (fiber product) collection items

Receipt from Chinese Nationalist Headquarters in Canada to Hwang Long-Pal

Receipt from Chinese Nationalist Headquarters in Canada

Document15 May 1918

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Rare Chinese Masonic Membership Receipt Book

Membership record book

Document1902

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Plan of Cumberland City Water supply

Plan of Cumberland City water supply

Document1936-01-20 (Creation) 1939-11-18 (Accumulation)

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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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