photograph collection items

C100-017

3 men watching King George Hotel burn

Image1933

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C080-001_1

May Queen Party, 1919

Image1919

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C060-027

Coderre Cup First Aid Championships, 1937

Image1937

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C060-010xl

Comox District Men’s Musical group, 1930

Image1930

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C060-029xl

Cumberland Masonic Members With Aprons

Image[c. 1930s]

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C060-028

Red Cross Group on Parnham’s Lawn

Image[c. 1930s]

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C060-017

B.C. Provincial Police, 1913-14

Image1913-1914

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C300-031iii

Simon Leiser’s General Store, Union Bay B.C.

Image[ca.1890-1900s]

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C080-081

Float in front of C.H. Tarbell & Son’s store

Image1960

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C030-040

B.C. Garage, The Islander News, and post office (Cumberland B.C.)

Image1914

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C030-019

King George Hotel, prior to 1933 fire

Image[ca. 1910-1932]

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Waverly Hotel in Cumberland

Waverly Hotel in Cumberland

Imagec. 1900-1905

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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

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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