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197159881Ottawa Canada: National Gallery of Canada. As New. 1971. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in English and French. 36 pp. With 22 ills. 22 x 22 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . National Gallery of Canada paperback
196859100Ottawa Canada: National Gallery of Canada. As New. 1968. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in English and French. 68 pp. With 29 ills. 4 col. one foldout. 26 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . National Gallery of Canada paperback
196859117Ottawa Canada: National Gallery of Canada. As New. 1968. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in English and French. 68 pp. With 39 ills. 5 col. . 26 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . National Gallery of Canada paperback
197059822Ottawa Canada: National Gallery of Canada. As New. 1970. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in English and French. 176 pp. With 110 ills. 6 col. . 26 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . National Gallery of Canada paperback
197126795Ottawa: The National Gallery of Canada / Galerie Nationale Du Canada. As New. 1971. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - . Some abrading to edges of covers and near fold of spine. -- with a bonus offer-- . The National Gallery of Canada / Galerie Nationale Du Canada paperback
199690809Museum; Et Al. New. 1996. Paperback. 0870997718 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- with a bonus offer-- . Museum; Et Al paperback
196759127Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Vancouver Art Gallery. As New. 1967. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in English and French. 48 pp. With 25 ills. 28 x 20 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . Vancouver Art Gallery paperback
191173aa1987British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company. Fair. 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant traffic commercial operating accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company industry and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exchanges and more. As such these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Photo portrait of the late J.M. Lefevre - father of the company; The Year Ahead; Development of the British Columbia Telephone Company until now; Vancouver rejects dial telephones; Simultaneous telephony and telegraphy; Selling telephone service; Lesson in Telephone Life; Portrait of Mr. H.W. Kent former company General Superintendant; Company meeting the situation; First Telephones in British Columbia; Portrait of Mr. C.F. Bollschweiler General Superintendant of Plant; New North Vancouver Office; Rough tests on Toll Circuits; When Phones were Novelties; Exchanges ranked in order of per cent good toll calls as of January 1911; Statement of Development - # of phones operating in each exchange as of 1 February 1911; Construction activity; An ideal telephone office - Mount Pleasant; Canada's telephone business; Canada - Birthplace of the Phone - summary of events since; Portrait of A.L. Littig; Coast-Kootenay Telephone Line; Many Messages over single wire; San Francisco Telephone Rates; New Telephone Office for Victoria; Photo of George McCartney; Loaded Cables in Submarine Work; Criticism of Government Service regarding phone installation in Winnipeg; What makes a good supervisor; photo of Victoria Exchange; Handling Press Messages by Phone; photo of new Fairmont office; Endorsement for Measured Rate System; Electrolytic Corrosion of Cables; Seymour Office Load Curves; Photo Portrait of George H. Halse; Telphone Cable Development; What the Two-Number System Is; photo of frame of new Victoria building; photo of aftermath of Grand Forks fire; Photo Portrait of Mr. William Farrell Company President; Trend of Electrical Practice; Photo of Conduit Trench along Broadway in Vancouver; Nineteen arguments for telephone directory advertising; Photos of two Vancouver operators; Toll Operators' Contest; Aerial Cable Across the Fraser - two steel strands replace cable washed away last year - photos; Portrait of Miss Mary Dickson Chief Operator at Seymour; Long Distance Telephony; Renewing Section of Gulf Cable with photos of several cable-laying scenes; Continuous service now in Ladysmith; Photo portrait of B.C. Tel. Officials; Nice photo of new Bayview office in Vancouver; Handling a Long Distance call; New Bayview Branch Exchange - model office - 3 pages; and more. Half-leather binding. Front board loose but present. Backstrip open along front and missing chips. Back hinge open. Signature of later company executive E.P. LaBelle upon front free endpaper. Mr. LaBelle's initials penned to top edge. Textblock sound.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Telus History British Columbia Telephone Company Telephony Telephone Talk Internal House Magazine Periodical and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exc . British Columbia Telephone Company hardcover
1922733a1982British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company. Fair. 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant traffic commercial operating accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company industry and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exchanges and more. As such these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Nice photo montage of six female lower mainland agents; Commendation for Excellent service; Industrial Review - statistics for the province; Bar graph of phones in service between 1903 and 1921; When the telephone was a curiosity in the Capital City - nice seven page feature on the history of telephony in Victoria beginning in 1877; Page of the 1880 Victoria and Esquimalt phone book; Facsimile of letter dated 1878 from the Bell Telephone office in Brantford Ontario which says Mr. R.B. McMicking has accepted the agency of the company in British Columbia; City of Vancouver gets new phone number; Telephone development keeps pace with progress; Cover photo of the operating room of the Nanaimo exchange; Five-page illustrated article on Nanaimo including 35 year-old photo of downtown with Bastion visible and an 1890 photo of a portion of the downtown and bowl area; Trouble shooting in Kootenay; The manufacture of porcelain; photo of operators at work in New Westminster; 6-page illustrated feature on New Westminster with mid-90s photo of the Colonial Hotel and area plus a photo of Columbia street before the fire of 1898; Composite cables will be important betterment; Fairmont operating room photo; Great photo montage of the old wooden bridge connecting Nanaimo's Fitzwilliam St. with downtown the caption mentions E.P. LaBelle whose name is stamped on the top edge of this book; 11 page feature on the history of telephony in Vancouver with several photos from before 1900; pulling coils of duplex wire through the mountains by snow shoe!; Nice photos of the following exchanges - Seymour Fairmont Highland Bayview Victoria New Westminster North Vancouver Nanaimo Chemainus Cobble Hill Cumberland Belmont Duncan Courtenay Port Alberni Colquitz Ladysmith Keating Aldergrove Abbottsford Collingwood Fraser Port Moody Port Coquitlam West Vancouver Ladner Kerrisdale Eburne Milner Cloverdale Steveston Sidney Hammond Mission City Kamloops Agassiz Trail Rossland Kaslo Nelson Grand Forks Greenwood New Denver plus plant headquarters for the Mainland and Victoria; statement of development showing number of operating phones per community; Cover photo of the Foul Bay area of Victoria; More Switchboards for Seymour; Bayview Extension; Centralization of observation equipment; Demo. switchboard for school; Much outside construction; Seven duct miles of conduit laid in Seymour underground; Table showing exchanges in order of percent good toll calls; Alexander Graham Bell dies; Oaks Point snap shots; new motor control switchboard; Wireless telophony in early nineties article; Laying underground conduit in Shaughnessy; New aerial cable across Capilano River; Passing of William Farrell Company President; Rejuvinating used Plant material in machine shop; a peculiar case of hydrolysis; photo of Georgia street conduit trench; Second Annual Telephone Convention; 1885 B.C. Provincial Directory - article with 1885 photo of Vancouver Harbour; Autobiography of a switchboard plug; photo of burying conduit on Seymour in 1905; Appreciation shown by Port Alberni business men; Long Distance operators usually get their man; 7000 mile motor trip of B.C. Telephone man; The telephone directory - my favourite book; Map showing routing of two cable between; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Telus History British Columbia Telephone Company Telephony Telephone Talk Internal House Magazine Periodical and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exc . British Columbia Telephone Company hardcover
1958118j0043Canada: The Trustees The Canadian Scottish Regiment Princess Mary's. Good in Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcove. "The Canadian Scottish Regiment played a vital part in the greatest combined operations attack in the history of war - D Day June 6th 1944. This book tells the story of the Regiment from 1920 to 1955. It deals with the trials and tribulations of the inter-war period when by doggedness and hard work this militia regiment overcame many obstacles. Reading the chapters dealing with the Regiment's battles from Normandy to Germany veterans will re-live the sights and sounds of the carnage at Caen and Falaise the hectic pursuit to the Channel Ports the slugging match along the Leopold Canal and the bitter battles along the Rhine. With its authentic data black and white photographic plates and numerous fold-out maps this book will be an invaluable and treasured volume on the shelves of historian and veteran alike." - dust jacket. "Joining the ranks at the age of 16 the author served in the Canadian infantry in Italy Belgium Holland and Germany." - dust jacket. xii 509 p. List of those killed in action. List of Award and Decoration recipients. Moderate wear to gilt-decorated maroon cloth. Presentation greetings presumably to a member of the regiment and faint regimental ink stamp inside front board. Prior owner's small colour armorial bookplate faces title page. Five men presumably connected to the Regiment have inked their names to the back free endpaper. Binding intact. Prior owner applied clear laminate protection to the dust jacket which shows average wear. 24 x 16 cm. A sound copy of this important Canadian military history. Dornbusch 41 Cooke 3 p.266.; Dust Jacket; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Ready for the Fray Deas Gu Cath: The History of The Canadian Scottish Regiment Princess Mary's 1920-1955 Military History Regimental Canada British Columbia . The Trustees, The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) unknown
24270A Amsterdam, Et se trouve à Paris chez Duchesne, 1756. xlvii, (1), 352 pp. 12mo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine richly gilt with raised bands, red label with gilt lettering, red edges. Echerverria & Wilkie 56/40; Sabin 75520; Chadenat 4121; JFBL S61; INED 4034; Higgs 1501; Kress 5567; Conlon 56:1257; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi. First edition, and very rare, of this work which discusses in 18 letters and at the moment the Seven Years' War was about to start, the consequences of the presence of various European nations in North America with the aim to find some sort of balance of power between the various colonizing European nations, to avoid a war and to encourage commerce and trade. 'There are several issues of this edition occasioned by cancellanda (D4-5, D11-12, E10, G11, and I5-8, all of which are present in this copy). No copy is known, however, that is not a mixture of both canellanda and cancellantia: thus, what the original text was as first printed is problematic. (.....) In the two BN copies, (....), the imprint date has been alterted in manuscript to read M.DCC.LVII. (This is also the case with the present copy where the second 'I' has been added in manuscript.) This is a series of letters dated July-September 1756, forming an essay on international power politics with special reference to European colonial systems in America' (Echeverria & Wilkie).'Intéressant pour l'origine de la guerre du Canada' (Chadenat). 'A consideration of Europe's involvement in North America with a view to establishing a balance of power among the colonizing nations which would eliminate war and encourage commerce' (JFBL). 'Déterminer la nature des divers équilibres propres aux différentes colonies septentrionales et méridionales des peuples de l'Europe, en étudiant les variations de leurs cultures, leur commerce, leur population, leurs différentes distances, etc.' (INED). - Contemporary signature and author's name in blank portion of title.
27162De l'Imprimerie de Crapelet. A Paris, Chez Maradan, An IX - 1801. Frontispiece, two plates, one folding plate, one folding map (vol. 1); four folding maps (vol. 2); four folding tables, two folding maps (vol. 3). Three volumes. xxi, [1, errata], 427, [1] pp.; xiii, [1, errata], 434 pp.; xii, 409, [1, errata] pp. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, spines richly gilt in compartments, green morocco labels with gilt lettering, a very attractive copy. Echeverria & Wilkie, 801/22; Fay, p. 40; Monaghan 503; Sabin 17501. The scarce first edition of this little-known work by Crèvecoeur, which was not translated into English until the 1960s. It is of course not a translation but an original work by Crèvecoeur. Crèvecoeur was of noble birth and first came to America in 1754. He served in Canada during the Seven Years' War, travelled widely throughout the Great Lakes and Ohio regions and American colonies, and finally settled on a farm near the frontier in Orange County, NY. He became an American citizen in 1764, and he served as French consul in New York from 1783 to 1790. His "letters of an American Farmer," published in English in 1782, made him an instant celebrity in Europe and the book was the first best-seller by an American author in Europe."Crèvecoeur spent nearly a quarter of a century in America, saw Washington, in 1774, come to the first Congress fresh from his farm, witnessed his extraordinary career, and, in 1797, saw him retire to the private life of an agriculturist. His experience, therefore, enables him to give much information and personal gossip not readily found elsewhere. (.....) This work is distinguished by its details on the aboriginal tribes, and their gradual disappearance. No other writer has so well described the Indian great councils, or assemblies, where they deliberate on their public interests" (Monthly Review, quoted in Sabin).The work furthermore provides information on central New York, Niagra Falls, deals with (new settlements in) Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, the two Carolina's and some discussion on Canada, there are observations on the flora and fauna, political history, the city of New York, the whole constituting a rich source on the 18th-century history of America.The frontispiecce is a portrait of George Washington, further portraits are of Kesketomah, an Ondondaga sachem, Koohassen, an Oneida warrior, a map entitled "Carte de la Partie Septentrionale des Etats-Unis", a map entitled "Plan de la Cataracte de Niagara et de l'Isthme qui separe les lacs Erie et Ontario", and a map entitled "Carte de la Partie Meridionale des Etats-Unis", a plate "Fortification des Anciens Indigenes" and a plate "Plan d'un Ancien Camp Retranché", two folding views of Niagara Falls, plus some tables both in- and outside text. - A very nice copy of a scarce and interesting work.
1803001778Paris Chez Gérard, Imprimerie de Munier 1803. Trois volumes in-8 (205 x 130 mm), demi-veau glacé bleu marine, dos lisse orné or et à froid, tranches mouchetées (reliure milieu 19e s.). Seconde édition française, ornée d'une carte dépliante et de 11 planches gravées sur acier d'après les dessins de l'auteur, représentant le Mont Vernon et la maison du Général Washington, les Chutes du Niagara, le Cap-Diamant, etc. Ex-libris Mr de Gaudechart. (dos très légèrement passé, quelques défauts, frottements sur les plats, quelques manques de cuir tome 1, quelques petites déchirures marginales, t. 3 sur les 30 premières pages mouillure angulaire, rousseurs). // Three octavo volumes (205 x 130 mm), dark blue glazed half calf, smooth spine tooled in gilt and blind, sprinkled edges (middle of 19th-cent. binding). Second french edition, illustrated with a folding map and 11 plates engraved on steel after the author's drawings, depicting Mont Vernon and General Washington's house, Niagara Falls, Cap-Diamant, etc. Bookplate Mr de Gaudechart. (spine a little bit faded, some defects, rubbings on covers, some lack of leather vol. 1, some little tears, vol. 3 water-stain on top corner of the 30 first pages, spots).
128279Paris: Institute d'ethnologie 1945. 4to Near fine no dust jacket. lvi 1308 plus 8pp misnumbered 1289-12964 8 plates. green cloth. an ex-library copy with only 2 small stamps and the faint evidence of a small label having been removed from the spine. There are 4 folding maps and a 4 page publisher's list. Peel 3 6738. Locale: Western Canada. Western Canada Metis. Institute d'ethnologie Hardcover
1829LBW-6825New York, H.I. Megarey, [1829]. 560 x 430 mm.
186 pages. "Published to expose the ramifications of the International Conspiracy which was originated by a small group of wealthy and influential men in 1773 for the purpose of ultimately obtaining undisputed control of the wealth, natural resources, and manpower of the entire world... Explains how the continuity of their Long Range Plan was assured by appointing their successors from their own entourage while still alive." - Foreword. William Guy Carr [1895-1959] was a man's man, an English-born Canadian naval officer who described his adventurous early life in seven preceeding books. Sombre cover illustration depicts Soviet chess pieces moving in for the kill. Above-average but not excessive external wear. Binding intact. "American Nationalist" sticker on title page may refer to the book's American distributor. Ink underlining and markings throughout. Errata list not included. A sound first edition copy of this conspiracy classic. Singerman 921, Weems p.58. Book
1753PHO-10961753 , à Paris de l'Imprimerie Royale , in-4 (260 x 200 mm) , relié plein veau marbré époque , dos à nerf orné ave pièce de titre rouge , tranches rouge , léger accidents aux coiffes , une charnière fendillée , bel exemplaire illustré d'un bandeau gravé par Gobin d'après le peintre Flotte de Saint-Joseph, et 7 planches dépliantes : 6 cartes gravées par Dheulland, un tableau de calculs astronomiques.
83400Ottawa, Lithographed at the Survey Office, 1889, 1 volume in-4 de 265x185 mm environ, 324 pages, demi reliure à coins en cuir noir, dos à 5 nerfs portant titres dorés, orné de filets dorés qui soulignent les nerfs, contient des figures dans le texte et 5 planches hors texte, 1 carte d'envoi de l'auteur. Légères rousseurs sur les pages de garde, petite trace blanche sur le dernier plat, sinon bon état. Un des 50 exemplaires de cette première édition, publiée au sein des Services d'arpentage (Canada), à l'usage des employés de l'équipe. Hommage de l'auteur sous forme de carte. (Nous laissons une enveloppe jointe contenant quelques photographies anciennes sans rapport avec l'ouvrage).
An extraordinary copy. Signed not only by author inside front board, but also by an additional 20 important figures associated with the Regiment. Signatures upon front free endpaper include: LCol David L. Vaughan, CD (World War II Veteran and CO 1961-1964), LCol Archie M. Steacy, CD, (CO 1974-1978), LCol Grant B. Larkin, CD (CO 1970-1973), Honorary Lt Col John W. Toogood, CD (World War II BC Regiment Veteran and CO 1945-1949), Major Ernest Bowmer, MC, RMO (World War II British Army Veteran), Captain Arthur Goodson (World War I and II, BC Regiment Veteran) Musketry Expert, and Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth A. Parr, CD, RSM. Signatures upon back free endpaper include: Captain Robert Elrick (attached to BC Regiment from the Royal Canadian Dragoons), Major Robert Stanley (Squadron Commander), Captain Jack D. Drake (Squadron 2 I/C), Lieutenant Eric B. Foster (Troop Officer), Major Donald E. Hein (Officer's Mess President), Lieutenant Robert J. Baylis (Troup Officer), Lieutenant Norman A. Brown (Troop Officer), Lieutenant Robert B. Gauthier (Troop Officer), Master Warrant Officer Roger W. Prouse (SSM), Lieutenant Ralph D. MacRae (Troop Officer), Major Jack Tipton (Squadron Commander), Captain Brent R. Gray (Squadron 2 I/C), and Officer Cadet Tom Baker (Troop Officer). Printed name of Lieutenant (Donald) Hilton on front free endpaper. 438 pages. "Tells the story of B.C.'s earliest militia units from one of which the British Columbia Regiment has its descent. Describes the Regiment's participation in the South African War and in both World Wars, and much more." - dust jacket. Includes black and white illustrations, index, bibliography, fatality and casualty lists, repatriated prisoners of war (WWII) list, and list of honour and award winners. Contents unmarked. Binding sound. Average wear to book. Small faint coffee drop to bottom edge of text. Dust jacket, now preserved in archival-grade Brodart, bears somewhat above-average wear. We are indebted to LCol Archie M. Steacy, CD, CO (1974 to 1978) for his generous assistance in identifying the signatures in this copy. [Cooke p.130, Hale 1360] Book
104239De l'Imprimerie Didot Jeune, An X (1801-1802), 5 volumes +1atlas in-8 de 220x140 mm environ, viij-341 pages - 384 pp., - 381 pp., - 368 pp.,- 438 pp., dernier volume-atlas contenant 17 vues sous serpentes et 9 cartes dont 8 dépliantes, cartonnage de l'éditeur portant titres et tomaisons dorés sur le dos. Feuillets non rognés. Dos insolés, frottements sur les coins et coiffes, petits défauts de marge sur quelques pages sans atteinte au texte, sinon bon état.
A treasure from the formative years of jazz diva Diana Krall. In 1980 Diana graduated from Woodlands Junior Secondary School in Nanaimo, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, Canada. Her photo first appears on page 19 where she is recognized on the 1978-79 Arts Honour Roll. On page 121 in the Band section appears a gorgeous head-shot of a young Diana playing the saxophone, beneath which appears the caption 'Diana!'. Michelle Krall, Diana's younger sister, appears on page 106. Finally, Diana's graduation photo and write-up appear on page 58. Beside her photo we read "Diana Piano resembles her Dad. In her spare time she eats and sleeps. Her life ambition is to replace Oscar Peterson. 'Way to go, Diana!'". Diana's current global superstardom is clearly no accident! The book itself is clean, tight and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this truly wonderful and inspiring item. Book
1867345581Halifax: James Barnes 1867. First edition of Murdoch's history bound with the first Halifax edition of the British North America Act. Murdoch: xv 1 543; xiv 624; xxiii 613pp. Several leaves of the table of contents bound out of order. British North America Act: 47 1pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half morocco and marbled paper covered board. First edition of Murdoch's history bound with the first Halifax edition of the British North America Act. Murdoch: xv 1 543; xiv 624; xxiii 613pp. Several leaves of the table of contents bound out of order. British North America Act: 47 1pp. 3 vols. 8vo. The 1867 British North America Act united the three separate territories of Canada Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a single dominion called Canada. Murdoch: Sabin 51433; TPL 1447. British North America Act: Lande S386 James Barnes unknown
191259399Vancouver Coquitlam Sumiqwuelu B.C.: Essondale Hospital for the Mind Colony Farm W.J. Moore Photographer 1912. Oblong 8vo. 7.5 x 5.75 in. 50 leaves unnumbered. on thick black paper stock. Printed mounted title in gilt & black on black with 49 silver gelatin photographs sized 4 x 6 in. mounted each leaf w/ printed text below in gilt on gray slips. Contemporary flexible textured calf Heinn Co. binding minor rubbing shelfwear still an excellent exemplar. This exceptional souvenir photo album visually documents the efforts of the British Columbia government to relieve the overcrowding at the Provincial Hospital for the Insane in New Westminster in the first decade of the 20th Century. In 1904 after appropriating 1000 acres of the traditional lands of the Kwiketlem First Nation peoples Dr. Charles Doherty focused on clearing over 180 hecatres of the flood plain constructing dikes building state-of-the-art farm buildings to provide purpose therapeutic occupational training and food for the new hospital which would later become Riverview. The Progressive Era movement to reform treatment of the mentally ill was to not only free them from deplorable asylum conditions which reformers such as Julia Lathrop Adolf Meyer and Eleanor Clark Slagle believed only increased otherwise curable mental illnesses but also provide training to gain employment upon discharge from the hospital. Doherty insisted on paying the patients a small salary to work and live at the farm and the Holstein herd which began with 22 cows in 1910 grew swiftly after importing 50 more from New York and Carnation Farms of Seattle so that that by the end of 1912 the farm was producing nearly 50000 gallons of milk with prize cows capturing top prizes at local farm exhibitions. The photographs open with shot of the gate to Colony Farm cottages and dining halls for patients barns and milking stations stables hay barn water tower silos corrals pumping station and dairy facilities. In addition there are several photos showing land clearing burgeoning silage corn fields nurseries horse-drawn seeding cutting hay oats and steam threshing.The final photo shows the initial reinforced concrete Essondale Hospital with red brick facades in the final stages of construction and would open later in 1913. One of the photos includes an office calendar dated November 1912 while two others show the visit of Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught 1850-1942 the first Governor General of Canada to be a member of the British Royal Family and his wife Princess Louise to the successful Colony Farm Sept. 11 1912. The Colony farm was expanded in 1918 by another 700 acres and would continue to thrive through World War II. Unfortunately in 1946 a series of arson fires destroyed most of the documents of the dairy operation and Colony Farm and eventually due to budgetary pressures the farm closed in 1983. The halcyon intentions of Manchester and Doherty would later be undone during the 20th Century as budgetary restraints prevented expansion or proper treatments so that by 1956 the Essondale Hospital was housing 4306 patients and 2200 staff members in buildings designed for 1800 patients. In addition medical practices of the time ranged from electroshock therapy and forced sterilization and would eventually be closed in 1992 as the de-institutionalization movement gained favor. Moore 1887-1963 launched his photographic career with Byron Harmon in Banff Alberta and by 1912 was established in Vancouver specializing in panoramic photographs after 1913 and later forming a partnership with Wilfred F. McConnell buying the Canadian Photo Co. He retired from the firm in 1953. We could find no similar souvenir albums in institutional holdings but some are retained as part of the Riverview Hospital Historical Society Collection Glass Plate Negatives Coquitlam Archives 2022; Sam Wiebe How a Century-Old Vancouver Mental Hospital Became a Film Industry Hot Spot Montecristo Magazine 2021; History of Colony Farm Colony Farm Community Gardens 2022. Essondale Hospital for the Mind], Colony Farm, W.J. Moore, [Photographer], unknown
191373aa1985British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company. Fair. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant traffic commercial operating accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company industry and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exchanges and more. As such these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: North Vancouver feature - 5 pages with photos; Activity in Plant Department - construction of many apartments in Victoria and Vancouver causing new conditions; Abbottsford exchange burned; Year's Business Shows Fine Increase; Monthly traffic record; New island route; Photo of the company's Victoria hockey team; New Westminster switchboard in action; Organisation Chart of the Traffic Department; Table showing 'Exchanges in order of per cent good toll calls'; Statement of Development - showing the number of operating phones in each exchange in the province; 7-page Feature on the Bayview area with several large photos of prominent home; Early spring construction; Traffic department conference; Full-page photo of the Western Fuel Company Coal Number One Mine at Nanaimo; New Central Building on Seymour; 5-page feature on Nanaimo with photos of salteries the herring fishery Mayor Shaw the Nanaimo Exchange and a great shot overlooking downtown Nanaimo and its harbour; Timing Conversations with a Calculagraph; Large photo of the Eburne sawmills; Fire damage at New Westminster Exchange; 4-page feature on Eburne with photos; Company bowling team - Victoria Commercial League Champions; Photo montage of operator's telephone sets; Great full-page photo of a commercial corner building in Duncan Cowichan Merchants Ltd.; 5-page feature on Duncan with several photos including one of the highly successful Duncan Creamery; photo of yachting on Cowichan Bay; Many gangs busy in the field; Weighing service; photos of telephone men at work in the field; photo of Comox and the wharf; 6-page feature article on Comox including excellent photo of 'Flying Machine' logging in progress; Many extensions to outside plant; How telephone cable is made 3 pages with photos; Full page photo of the Tug Dola with her tow the Princess Louise at anchor off Port Grey; Super photo of Dozens of notable men aboard cable ship; Steveston Feature article with 3 pages and photos; 11-page major feature article on the consummation of the cable project connecting Vancouver to Nanaimo - great photos including erection of the highest telephone poles in the province at Brechin Mine near Nanaimo several nautical shots cross-section of the Gulf cable and more; Saanich Inlet cable installation; photo of the visit of H.M.S. New Zealand showing Hon. J.D. Hazen minister of marine Commander Halsey Sir Richard McBride and Hon. H.E. Young provincial secretary; Five-page feature on Nelson and area with photos; New Zealand's gift to the Imperial Navy - 2 page illustrated feature on the visit of the H.M.S. New Zealand to Vancouver including shot of two of the monster eight 12" guns; Full-page displaing the 6 chief lady operators in Vancouver; 5-page feature on the Saanich Peninsula with photos of subjects including the Brentwood Bay power house Mr. Luke Pither's model poultry ranch the Holland Bulb Farm and more; Growth demands more outside plant; Photo of company baseball team; Illustrations of railway telephone device; Photos of the 3 chief operators of Victoria; The Growing of Hops at Agassiz - several pages and photos; Phones for Forest Protection; Manufacturing Protector Micas - raw material obtained from India; Photo of the City of Rossland; 4-page illustrated feature; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Telus History British Columbia Telephone Company Telephony Telephone Talk Internal House Magazine Periodical and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exc . British Columbia Telephone Company hardcover
1944JA028890Winnipeg Manitoba: Hið sameinaða kirkjufélag Ãslendinga à Norður-AmerÃku/Icelandic Federated Conference of North America Unitarian Church 1944. Paperback. 8vo. Card covers. Lot of complete nine volumes of this Icelandic annual spanning the years 1944 to 1952. Black and white illustrations and photographic reproductions. Very light general shelfwear to extremities slight age-toning. Contents remain bright and unmarked with sound tight binding. Overall very good to near fine. Published exclusively in Icelandic and serving parishioners and members of the North American Icelandic community. The journals are composed of general church news a women's section a strong literary section featuring prominent Icelandic-Canadian and American authors ie. Guttormur Guttormsson leading suffragette/feminist writer Margret Bennediktson amongst others. Referenced in Hjartar pg. 73. At time of publication there are no indications of the presence of these volumes in AMICUS or PEEL. Rare. Hið sameinaða kirkjufélag Ãslendinga à Norður-AmerÃku/Icelandic Federated Conference of North America [Unitarian Church] paperback