Collection consists of 140 photographs pertaining to the life and pursuits of James Joseph Claxton over the course of sixty years. Subject areas identified within this collection include: quartz and placer mining in the Cariboo; Kingcome Village; the Royal Irish Contabulary; Roderick's Jewelers, New Westminster; the "M.S. Columbia III"; Kwakiutl petrographs in Fort Rupert; totem poles at Alert Bay; and the Salmon Arm Boy Scouts of Canada group.
Claxton, James JosephElements area
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- Municipalities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods, religious and cultural groups, camps, schools, etc.
- Community activities and events
- Groups working for the development or maintenance of events, services and facilities for the community and its promotion
- Community support and charitable organizations
- Community booster and event promotion agencies
- Fraternal organizations
- SEE ALSO: Family and Personal Life; Events and Celebrations
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- MemoryBC Subject Groups