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Four hour job to count these coins

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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
13 November 1957
Accession Number
2005.8.1840
Scope and Content
Photo showing "Four-hour job to count these coins". Coins in pennies, nickles, dines, quarters and half-dollars weighing about 100 pounds, and bundles of dollar bills totalling approximately $1,700 took members of the Canadian Legion Kitimat branch four hours to count. Money came from sale of poppies on Rememberance Day. Ron Fairclough, Legion secretary said total is almost double the last year's amount. Counting the money which will go to the poppy fund are from left Legionaires Bill Patton, Art Fisher, Pat Wright and Tom Gibson.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.1840
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
13 November 1957
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 8"
Custodial History
Northern Sentinel Box #3 - (A)Historical (1)Service Club (a)Royal Canadian Legion Kitimat Branch #250
Scope and Content
Photo showing "Four-hour job to count these coins". Coins in pennies, nickles, dines, quarters and half-dollars weighing about 100 pounds, and bundles of dollar bills totalling approximately $1,700 took members of the Canadian Legion Kitimat branch four hours to count. Money came from sale of poppies on Rememberance Day. Ron Fairclough, Legion secretary said total is almost double the last year's amount. Counting the money which will go to the poppy fund are from left Legionaires Bill Patton, Art Fisher, Pat Wright and Tom Gibson.
Name Access
Fairclough, Ron
Patton, Bill
Fisher, Art
Wright, Pat
Gibson, Tom
Subject Access
Service Organization
Storage Location
Artifact Storage
Images

Service Organization - Royal Canadian Legion

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description9084
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
12 November 1959
Accession Number
2005.8.811
Scope and Content
Photo showing Branch 250, Royal Cdn. Legion (Kitimat) - Colors procedure in progress - L/R Art Fisher, Archdeacon C.A. Hinchliffe.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Creator
Photographer: Fred Ryan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.811
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Fred Ryan
Date Range
12 November 1959
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 5.5" x 5.5"
Custodial History
Current: Service Organization
Scope and Content
Photo showing Branch 250, Royal Cdn. Legion (Kitimat) - Colors procedure in progress - L/R Art Fisher, Archdeacon C.A. Hinchliffe.
Name Access
Fisher, Art
Hinchliffe, Archdeacon C.A.
Subject Access
Royal Cdn. Legion
Storage Location
Artifact Storage