Item 2008.2.046 - The Metropolis of Central British Columbia: Fort George - The town that has made good

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The Metropolis of Central British Columbia: Fort George - The town that has made good

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  • Cartographic material

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Natural Resources Security Co., Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.

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2008.2.046

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  • [ca. 1910] (Creation)

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1 pamphlet : flattened

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Purchased in 2011 from Bjarne Tokerud Booksellers Inc.

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Consists of a Fort George promotional pamphlet with map illustrations. Contains maps of Fort George as a railway hub and Fort George property lots. Includes articles describing Fort George as the "Last Great Metropolis of North America", Fort George's "Ideal Land for the Farmer", and "Here are some of our reasons for claiming that we have made good at Fort George". Also includes full page promotional ad for the "Fast Disappearing Opportunity to get in on the ground floor prices at Fort George".

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Plan is in poor condition. It is extremely fragile due to the newsprint quality paper upon which it was originally printed, it has torn along its creases, is dirty and also has handwritten annotation on the pamphlet front cover made in blue pencil. Basic conservation treatment via paper mending has been applied.

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  • English

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    Personal or academic use of materials is welcomed under the standard fair dealing and educational use clauses of Canadian Copyright Law. Commercial use is, however, forbidden without the express permission of the copyright holder. For information on obtaining written permission from the copyright holder, please contact the Northern B.C. Archives and Special Collections.

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    2011.14

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