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Hudson's Bay Company store in winter

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Part Of
Maria Knight Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1956-early 1960s]
Accession Number
2023.38.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Kitimat City Centre, likely during the late 1950s or early 1960s. There is a large snowdrift in front of the building, and two cars parked in the foreground.
Part Of
Maria Knight Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2023.38.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1956-early 1960s]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : 9x9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Kitimat City Centre, likely during the late 1950s or early 1960s. There is a large snowdrift in front of the building, and two cars parked in the foreground.
Geographic Access
City Centre
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Date Range
1954-1962
GMD
Firemaking Equipment
Object Type
matchbook
Material
paper
Manufacturer
Pricing Press Inc., Montreal
Accession Number
2024.6.6
Description
Yellow matchbook advertising the Kitimat Motel, owned by Mary and George Piercey. Has an image of a car parked in front of a sign reading 'MOTEL,' with text saying "Approved" and "All Conveniences."
GMD
Firemaking Equipment
Object Type
matchbook
Description
Yellow matchbook advertising the Kitimat Motel, owned by Mary and George Piercey. Has an image of a car parked in front of a sign reading 'MOTEL,' with text saying "Approved" and "All Conveniences."
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Faint, reddish-brown vertical streaks on both front and back covers. Some creasing.
Width
3.8 cm
Length
5.1 cm
Inscriptions
"Kitimat Motel / Mary & Geo. Piercey / Phone: 486 / Kitimat, B.C. / Recommended by Travellers' Associations."
"Close cover before striking."
"Pricing Press Inc. Montreal, Can. Made in U.S.A."
"Once tried, always satisfied."
Date Range
1954-1962
Accession Number
2024.6.6
Category
Temperature Control Equipment
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
Place of Manufacture
USA
Manufacturer
Pricing Press Inc., Montreal