C191-007

Thomas Lumsden driving his new car, ca. 1917

Image[ca. 1917]

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C175-003

Mine rescue team

Image[ca. 1940-1952]

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C080-046

Page boys standing beside a parade float, 1935.

Image1935

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C165-012

Photograph of Robert and James Thoburn

Image[ca. 1942]

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C150-061

Grant & Mounce sawmill employees in lumber yard

Image[ca. 1890]

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C030-019

King George Hotel, prior to 1933 fire

Image[ca. 1910-1932]

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C140-034

Japanese men at a table

Image[ca. 192?]

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C192-050

Portrait of Robert Rushford

Image1917

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C030-099

The Marocchi Bros store

Image[ca. 1910]

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C040-131

Leung Gang Co. store front in Cumberland B.C.

Image[c. 1930-194?]

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C040-290

Mrs. Mah Gin Quoon and Mrs. Tso Loy with Jumbo’s cabin in the background

Image1964

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C040-092

Jumbo (Hor Sue Mah), Harold Lim, and Jumbo’s former roommate on Chinese New Year, 1984

Image11 Feb 1984

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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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Collection Items
Royston Lumber Co. Baseball Uniforms

gear, baseball

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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