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1964 Little League Champs Badge
- Description
- White felt badge with "Smithers Little League Champs 1964" written in blue letters. The back has an ink drawing.
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Description
- White felt badge with "Smithers Little League Champs 1964" written in blue letters. The back has an ink drawing.
- Accession No.
- 1990.167.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Account Book
- Description
- Blank Bank of Montreal Farm Account Book with pages to record inventories of machinery, live stock, crops, etc.
- Title
- Bank of Montreal Farm Account Book
- Manufacturer
- Bank of Montreal
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Start Date
- 1967
- Period or Date Notes
- Booklet has "150th Anniversary 1817 to 1967" on front cover
- Description
- Blank Bank of Montreal Farm Account Book with pages to record inventories of machinery, live stock, crops, etc.
- Accession No.
- 2018.74.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Address Book
- Description
- Brown plastic address book. On the top is a slider that makes the book open to a specific section. Book is opened by pushing down the button along the bottom. Index cards inside detail former BV Museum contacts
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Japan
- Description
- Brown plastic address book. On the top is a slider that makes the book open to a specific section. Book is opened by pushing down the button along the bottom. Index cards inside detail former BV Museum contacts
- Narrative
- This item was retained both as an example of an address book (which are becoming obsolete with the use of cell phones) and because of its relationship to the history of the Museum (past Museum contacts)
- Accession No.
- 2018.18.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Advertisement Poster
- Material
- PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- Description
- A small poster advertising a Burroughs typewriter and bookkeeping machine. The back is solid red and the front has a red border and a picture of the machine.
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Place Of Manufacture
- United States: Detroit, Michigan
- Description
- A small poster advertising a Burroughs typewriter and bookkeeping machine. The back is solid red and the front has a red border and a picture of the machine.
- Material
- PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- Width
- 24.5
- Length
- 31.8
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 2017.50.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Atlas
- Description
- 1942 reprint of Dent's Canadian School Atlas. Red cover with map of Canada and the United States. 62 pages.
- Title
- Dent's Canadian School Atlas
- Artist or Maker
- J.M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Ltd.
- Original Owner
- Ronald Gilbert
- Other Names
- School atlas
- Atlas book
- Geography book
- Manufacturer Notes
- Edited by V. L. Denton
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Great Britain
- Start Date
- 1942
- Description
- 1942 reprint of Dent's Canadian School Atlas. Red cover with map of Canada and the United States. 62 pages.
- History Of Use
- Used by Ronald Gilbert at school in Driftwood or Smithers.
- Width
- 22 cm
- Length
- 27.5
- Depth
- 0.6
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 2021.22.9
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Description
- White outdoor banner from Smithers Centennial 2013. Printed in red letters: "We all have a good thing going for 2013". Printed in purple lettering: "Homecoming Smithers 100th 2013". On far end is the Smithers Centennial logo in blue. Banner has metal eyelets in each corner for hanging.
- Title
- Smithers Centennial Banner
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- ADVERTISING MEDIUM
- Start Date
- 2013
- End Date
- 2013
- Description
- White outdoor banner from Smithers Centennial 2013. Printed in red letters: "We all have a good thing going for 2013". Printed in purple lettering: "Homecoming Smithers 100th 2013". On far end is the Smithers Centennial logo in blue. Banner has metal eyelets in each corner for hanging.
- History Of Use
- Smithers celebrated its centennial August 2nd - 10th 2013 with a "homecoming" celebration.
- Accession No.
- 2017.121.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Material
- FABRIC-FELT;
- Description
- Large Smithers Lions Club banner. Purple with yellow trim and gold cord/tassels. Held on a wooden, gold-painted rod. "LIONS CLUB, SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA" in sewn-on yellow letters. Lions International logo in the middle. Additional patches include:
Lions Conquering Blindness Campaign, 1992-1993…
- Title
- Smithers Lions Club banner
- Original Owner
- Smithers Lions Club
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DECLARATORY DOCUMENTS
- Place Used
- Smithers, B.C.
- Start Date
- 1967
- End Date
- 2011
- Period or Date Notes
- Dates based on badges
- Description
- Large Smithers Lions Club banner. Purple with yellow trim and gold cord/tassels. Held on a wooden, gold-painted rod. "LIONS CLUB, SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA" in sewn-on yellow letters. Lions International logo in the middle. Additional patches include:
Lions Conquering Blindness Campaign, 1992-1993
New Club Sponsors (Telkwa, Nov. 6 1982; Houston, Feb. 10 1967; Kitwanga?)
100% Member Support
LCIF Melvin Jones Fellowship
25 Quarter Century Club
Various years (1990-1991, 1991-1992 x2, 1992-1993, 1994-1995, 2007-2008, 2010-2011)
- Material
- FABRIC-FELT;
- Inscriptions
- LIONS CLUB, SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
- Accession No.
- 2020.38.34
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Material
- Fabric
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. Light blue with yellow trim and tassels. Has Lions International logo and images of a mountain view and the Alpenhorn man.
- Title
- Smithers Lions Club banner
- Original Owner
- Smithers Lions Club
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DECLARATORY DOCUMENTS
- Place Used
- Smithers, B.C.
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. Light blue with yellow trim and tassels. Has Lions International logo and images of a mountain view and the Alpenhorn man.
- Material
- Fabric
- Inscriptions
- Smithers B.C., Canada, District 19A-3.
- In the Heart of the Beautiful Bulkley Valley
- Accession No.
- 2020.38.35
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Material
- Fabric
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. White with yellow trim and tassels. Has Lions International logo and images of a mountain view and the Alpenhorn man.
- Title
- Smithers Lions Club banner
- Original Owner
- Smithers Lions Club
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DECLARATORY DOCUMENTS
- Place Used
- Smithers, B.C.
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. White with yellow trim and tassels. Has Lions International logo and images of a mountain view and the Alpenhorn man.
- Material
- Fabric
- Inscriptions
- Smithers B.C., Canada, District 19A-3.
- In the Heart of the Beautiful Bulkley Valley
- Accession No.
- 2020.38.36
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Material
- Fabric
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. White with dark blue fringe and tassels. Has logos for Lions International and the Town of Smithers (Alpenhorn man, mountain, lake, flowers).
- Title
- Smithers Lions Club banner
- Original Owner
- Smithers Lions Club
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DECLARATORY DOCUMENTS
- Place Used
- Smithers, B.C.
- Start Date
- 1984
- Period or Date Notes
- 20-year anniversary of the Smithers Lions Club
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. White with dark blue fringe and tassels. Has logos for Lions International and the Town of Smithers (Alpenhorn man, mountain, lake, flowers).
- Material
- Fabric
- Inscriptions
- Smithers, British Columbia, Canada, District 19A-3.
- In the Heart of the Beautiful Bulkley Valley.
- 1964 ( 20 ) 1984
- Accession No.
- 2020.38.37
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Material
- FABRIC-FELT;
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. Dark bluish-gray with white fringe, writing, and imagery (mountain and Alpenhorn man, Lions International logo).
- Title
- Smithers Lions Club banner
- Original Owner
- Smithers Lions Club
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DECLARATORY DOCUMENTS
- Place Used
- Smithers, B.C.
- Start Date
- 1982
- End Date
- 1983
- Period or Date Notes
- This was the time span in which Frank Hamilton served as the District Governor of the Lions Clubs in District 19A.
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. Dark bluish-gray with white fringe, writing, and imagery (mountain and Alpenhorn man, Lions International logo).
- Material
- FABRIC-FELT;
- Inscriptions
- Smithers B.C. Canada, District 19A, Home of the District Governor Frank E. Hamilton.
- Accession No.
- 2020.38.38
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Material
- Fabric
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. White with dark blue trim and pink fringe. Includes Lions International logo and Smithers logo with Alpenhorn man, mountain, lake, and flowers.
- Title
- Smithers Lions Club banner
- Original Owner
- Smithers Lions Club
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DECLARATORY DOCUMENTS
- Place Used
- Smithers, B.C.
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. White with dark blue trim and pink fringe. Includes Lions International logo and Smithers logo with Alpenhorn man, mountain, lake, and flowers.
- Material
- Fabric
- Inscriptions
- Smithers Lions Club.
- British Columbia, Canada, Multiple District 19A-3.
- In the Heart of the Beautiful Bulkley Valley.
- EST 1964.
- Accession No.
- 2020.38.39
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Material
- Fabric
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. White with dark blue trim and fringe. Includes Lions International logo and Smithers logo with Alpenhorn man, mountain, lake, and flowers.
- Title
- Smithers Lions Club banner
- Original Owner
- Smithers Lions Club
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DECLARATORY DOCUMENTS
- Place Used
- Smithers, B.C.
- Description
- Small Smithers Lions Club banner. White with dark blue trim and fringe. Includes Lions International logo and Smithers logo with Alpenhorn man, mountain, lake, and flowers.
- Material
- Fabric
- Inscriptions
- Smithers, British Columbia, Canada, District 19A-3.
- In the Heart of the Beautiful Bulkley Valley.
- Accession No.
- 2020.38.40
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Material
- Fabric
- Description
- Small Houston Lions Club banner. White with gold trim, fringe, and tassels. Picture of a moose with the words "Sportsman's Paradise" around it; also a picture of a leaping salmon. "Houston, British Columbia, Canada" in blue letters. Lions International logo at the top.
- Title
- Houston Lions Club Banner
- Manufacturer
- Coka Co., Ltd.
- Original Owner
- Houston Lions Club
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DECLARATORY DOCUMENTS
- Place Of Manufacture
- Taiwan: Taipei
- Place Used
- Houston, B.C.
- Description
- Small Houston Lions Club banner. White with gold trim, fringe, and tassels. Picture of a moose with the words "Sportsman's Paradise" around it; also a picture of a leaping salmon. "Houston, British Columbia, Canada" in blue letters. Lions International logo at the top.
- Material
- Fabric
- Inscriptions
- "Sportsman's Paradise."
- "Houston, British Columbia, Canada."
- Accession No.
- 2020.38.41
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Banner
- Description
- Large vinyl banner with metal grommets in corners. Printed with "Walk to Witset" and featuring artwork designed for the Shared Histories book by James Madam. Banner is signed in permanent marker by attendees of the walk and book launch balhats (feast).
- Title
- Walk to Witset Banner
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- ADVERTISING MEDIUM
- Start Date
- September 8 2018
- End Date
- September 8 2018
- Description
- Large vinyl banner with metal grommets in corners. Printed with "Walk to Witset" and featuring artwork designed for the Shared Histories book by James Madam. Banner is signed in permanent marker by attendees of the walk and book launch balhats (feast).
- Publications
- https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=723554857981479
- https://www.mybulkleylakesnow.com/28695/walk-to-witset-brings-communities-together/
- History Of Use
- Banner was carried down Highway 16 by Walk to Witset participants on September 8th 2018. The banner was signed by walk participants and attendees of the Shared Histories book launch balhats (feast), hosted at the Witset Multiplex by Dinï Ze’ Ut’akhgit (Henry Alfred) of the Likhsilyu Clan.
- Image Details
- Image courtesy of My Bulkley Lakes Now, stand-in for formal photograph of item, yet to be taken.
- Accession No.
- 2018.81.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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B.C. Centennial Award of Merit
- Description
- A desk trophy. It has a wooden stand with a felt bottom. On top of the wooden stand is a large copper plaque. In the centre of the copper plaque is a wreath surrounding a gold coloured coin that says "Canada Dollar British Columbia 1858 1958". Around the wreath are some detailed flowers, and again …
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Description
- A desk trophy. It has a wooden stand with a felt bottom. On top of the wooden stand is a large copper plaque. In the centre of the copper plaque is a wreath surrounding a gold coloured coin that says "Canada Dollar British Columbia 1858 1958". Around the wreath are some detailed flowers, and again "British Columbia 1858 1958". Along the edge of the stand is a small plaque that reads "Chairman A.C. Powler B.C. Centennial Award of Merit".
- Accession No.
- 1980.168.12
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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BC Forest Service Pin
- Description
- Small shield-shaped pin. On the pin is a tree, and the words "British Columbia Forest Service Volunteer Fire Warden". The number "708" is inscribed on the back. It is made of a metal alloy.
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Description
- Small shield-shaped pin. On the pin is a tree, and the words "British Columbia Forest Service Volunteer Fire Warden". The number "708" is inscribed on the back. It is made of a metal alloy.
- Width
- 4.3
- Length
- 4.3
- Depth
- 1
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1992.28.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Bear Figurine
- Description
- A wooden bear figurine holding a hammer. The wood is light-coloured and unstained. The artist included many details, especially the fur and the mouth.
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- ART
- Description
- A wooden bear figurine holding a hammer. The wood is light-coloured and unstained. The artist included many details, especially the fur and the mouth.
- Accession No.
- 1990.125.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Book
- Description
- Small yellow hardcovered book titled "Musson's Improved Lumber and Log Book / New and Revised / Illustrated Edition". Handwritten on the cover is the date 1905. Inside is inscribed "E. Hann 1905" in pencil. The book details measurements for various building parameters, including wood, bricks, etc.
- Title
- Musson's Improved Lumber and Log Book
- Manufacturer
- Musson Book Company
- Original Owner
- Ernest Hann
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Canada: Toronto, Ontario
- Start Date
- 1905
- Description
- Small yellow hardcovered book titled "Musson's Improved Lumber and Log Book / New and Revised / Illustrated Edition". Handwritten on the cover is the date 1905. Inside is inscribed "E. Hann 1905" in pencil. The book details measurements for various building parameters, including wood, bricks, etc.
- History Of Use
- The book was owned by Ernest Hann, Smithers pioneer. The title page of the book indicates that it is intended for use "For ship and boat builders, lumber merchants, saw-mill men, farmers and mechanics". Original price was $0.25.
- Accession No.
- 2017.8.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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Book
- Description
- Soft covered children's school book. Illustrated cover shows a young girl holding a doll looking at a scene of a tree and garden. Inside the cover is a square stick-on label that reads: "Free Text Book / The Property of / Dora J. Lyness (handwritten)".
- Title
- The British Columbia Readers: Beginner's Reader
- Manufacturer
- W.J. Gage and Company Limited
- Category
- COMMUNICATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- DOCUMENTARY OBJECT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Canada: Toronto, Ontario
- Description
- Soft covered children's school book. Illustrated cover shows a young girl holding a doll looking at a scene of a tree and garden. Inside the cover is a square stick-on label that reads: "Free Text Book / The Property of / Dora J. Lyness (handwritten)".
- History Of Use
- No clear indication this particular item was used in Smithers, but is considered representative of a text book likely used in early education and schools in Smithers.
- Accession No.
- 1981.16.3
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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