Category 6: Tools and Equipment for Communication collection items

980.488

abacus

Artifact

Collection Item

990.050.007i

fountain pen

Artifact

Collection Item

Comptometer

calculating machine

Artifact

Collection Item

Hotel Cumberland Postcard

Cumberland hotel postcard

Image

Collection Item

Tarbell Stamp

stamp

Artifact

Collection Item

Telephone Ringer Box

Candlestick phone and ringer box

Artifact

Collection Item

Union Membership Folder of Thomas McMillan

card file holder

Artifactc. [1910-1920]

Collection Item

Cantonese Opera Drum

drum

Artifactc. 1910

Collection Item

Disk Record

record

Artifactc. 1950

Collection Item

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

baseball gear

Artifactc. [1920 - 1930]

Collection Item

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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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