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Ellenor Murray's brother
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80585
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Collection/Fonds
- Murray family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia (cabinet card) ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a family of three taken at a photographic studio in Newcastle-On-Tyne. Either the man or the child in the photograph has been identified as Ellenor Murray's brother.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Collection/Fonds
- Murray family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia (cabinet card) ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 548-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-31
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a family of three taken at a photographic studio in Newcastle-On-Tyne. Either the man or the child in the photograph has been identified as Ellenor Murray's brother.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Dickson, Jas.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Mother's Brother"
- Photographer's studio markings on recto of cabinet card read: "Jas. Dickinson / Newcastle-On-Tyne"
- Photographers studio markings on verso of cabinet card read: "The Portrait / City Gallery / Photographic Artist / Jas Dickinson / Grainger Street Newcastle-On-Tyne / Negatives Kept / Additional Copies Can Always Be Obtained / Portraits of Every Description Enlarged / Portrait Clubs."
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![Wilson family, [191-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-279.jpg?width=280)
Wilson family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35421
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Adney "Ab" Wilson (front, centre); his wife, Alexandra Wilson (on right); their daughter, Frances May Wilson (on left); and, Catherine McRae (standing), mother of Alexandra Wilson. Photograph was taken in Vancouver, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-279
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Adney "Ab" Wilson (front, centre); his wife, Alexandra Wilson (on right); their daughter, Frances May Wilson (on left); and, Catherine McRae (standing), mother of Alexandra Wilson. Photograph was taken in Vancouver, BC.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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![Wilson family, [191-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-279.jpg)
Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory25
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- [1932]-1936
- Length
- 0:11:12
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
- Date Range
- [1932]-1936
- Photo Info
- Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
- Length
- 0:11:12
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July / August 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 1:17:56
- Interviewee Name
- O'Brien, Harry
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track eight of interview with W.H.
Track eight of interview with W.H.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-25/100-13-25_Track_8.mp3
purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3164
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV989.25.1
- Description
- Purse, small, pearl-beaded outside; silky fabric lining; gold-coloured metal clasp and chain.
- Object History
- Donor inherited object in 1973 from the estate of his mother, Deloraine Floy (Whitten) Village.
- Marks/Labels
- "Made in France"
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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wedding dress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3348
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV989.39.1
- Description
- Wedding dress, 1917. Cream silk, jacket and skirt. Sailor collar, long sleeves, loose cut with fitting, beaded brooch, pleats and button trim on both pieces. The V neck has a large square sailor style collar, with two self covered ball buttons on either side just below the collar ends. At the V point there is a beaded floral brooch with tassels. The sleeves are loose fitting, trimmed with eight buttons at the forearm and gathered to half a cuff. The centre front of the bodice has a bust dart on either side, and cuts off at the waist. Here a belt attaches around the sides, trimmed with four buttons at either side front and back. The bodice's ivory silk lining is not pleated, and it is not attached at the bottom. It closes at centre front with two slide snaps. On the back of the jacket, there is a large pleat on either side. Centre back is fully pleated, and the pleats are sewn down from the neckline to underarm level. At the waistline, there is a narrower band of fabric that joins the side belts together and holds the pleats in place. The back of the jacket extends to the hips, and the sides extend several inches further and each end in a point. The skirt, made with six gores, falls smoothly over the hips. It has a pleated ruffle at the top and a waistband reinforced with a large grosgrain ribbon on the inside. The centre back and centre front are pleated from the waist to hem, the pleats sewn down to the end of the hips. Each side is trimmed with buttons spaced evenly from the waist to hem. The skirt closes at the right side back with slide snaps and hooks and eyes on the grosgrain.
- Object History
- Photocopy of the original wedding photo is in the acquisition file. Worn by the donor's mother, Mary Edith Pearl Collum (nee Dillabough). She married Eli Wilbert Collum on June 20, 1917, in Winnipeg (she was 25 years old). They moved to Vancouver in 1936, then to Burnaby in 1938. Edith gave the dress to her son first for safe keeping, and then as an inheritance. She passed away February 1, 1989 at age 97 (born 1892).
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Clothing - Costumes
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script booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4133
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.27
- Description
- Freezing a Mother-In-Law - Script Booklet. A script for the play "Freezing a Mother-In-Law" by T. Edgar Pemberton. The script was published by Samuel French Limited. The play is part of the French's Minor Drama series and includes parts for five characters. The booklet has been stamped with "Property of C.J. Caunt". Handwritten in pencil on the front cover is "PLAYING-TIME 45 MIN." Inside, the booklet advertises for other plays that are published by Samuel French. The booklet measures 12cm x 19cm.
- Colour
- Orange
- Maker
- Samuel French Limited
- Title
- Freezing A Mother-in-Law; or, A Frightful Frost
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script booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4178
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.73
- Description
- Old Mother Hubbard - Script Booklet. Short script booklet for the comedy single "Old Mother Hubbard". The script was typed and the text is purpled. Typed on the front cover is "Property of C.J.Caunt (M.Courtier)". Stamped on the front cover is "PROPERTY OF C.J.CAUNT". The script measures 21.5cm x 14cm.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Old Mother Hubbard
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purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4337
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.48.12
- Description
- Crocheted purse, cream, 4 baubles hang from bottom, drawstring.
- Object History
- Donor acquired object in 1951 from the estates of her mother, Margaret Isabel (Cinnamon) Wray, and her mother-in-law, Flora Isabell (McArthur) McOuat.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
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purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4338
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.48.13
- Description
- Purse, crocheted; cream; drawstring.
- Object History
- Donor acquired object in 1951 from the estates of her mother, Margaret Isabel (Cinnamon) Wray, and her mother-in-law, Flora Isabell (McArthur) McOuat.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
purse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4349
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.48.24
- Description
- Purse, crochet top, floral silk bottom.
- Object History
- Donor acquired object in 1951 from the estates of her mother, Margaret Isabel (Cinnamon) Wray, and her mother-in-law, Flora Isabell (McArthur) McOuat.
- Subjects
- Personal Gear - Purses
- Personal Gear
Images
button
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4380
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.48.55
- Description
- Card of buttons "Up-To-Date Fancy Glass Buttons", 12, purple and gold. [Ex-loan HV975.53.6]
- Object History
- Donor acquired object in 1951 from the estates of her mother, Margaret Isabel (Cinnamon) Wray, and her mother-in-law, Flora Isabell (McArthur) McOuat.
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button
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4383
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.48.58
- Description
- Card of buttons "Mode of Paris", 12 small pearl buttons [Ex-loan HV975.53.9]
- Object History
- Donor acquired object in 1951 from the estates of her mother, Margaret Isabel (Cinnamon) Wray, and her mother-in-law, Flora Isabell (McArthur) McOuat.
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wedding dress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4388
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.48.63
- Description
- Wedding dress, c.1900-1906. Cream lace net lined with white china silk. High collar, pouter pigeon front, puffed sleeves. Comes with a long sash and matching skirt. The collar is made of several bands of lace. The bodice is also lace, with embroidery. On the front there is a pin tucked yoke, and bordering this on the front and back are circles of lace with line embroidery inside. Below this there are more pin tucks and bands of lace. The front puffs out creating a pouter pigeon bodice, and there is a gathered flounce below the waistline. It closes with hooks and eyes at centre back. The sash, a long yellowish-cream piece of silk fabric, would go overtop of the waist. The sleeves are gathered at the cap and again at the cuff. There are bands of lace at the lower forearm, and they end with lace flounce cuffs of the same embroidered circles seen on the bodice. The skirt has a lace top layer and a white china silk lining that is attached at the small waistband. There are tiny pin tucks in the lace layer at the waistband. Halfway down, there is a band of embroidered circles, the same as those on the bodice. They are separated by two bands of lace. There are two more of the same bands of lace near the hem. The net layer has three gores, and the lining has five. There are also two ruffles at the lining hem.
- Object History
- Donor acquired object in 1951 from the estate of her mother-in-law, Flora Isabell (McArthur) McOuat.
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Clothing - Costumes
Images
wedding dress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4503
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.71.1
- Description
- Wedding dress, c.1909-1910. White cotton crepe with hand embroidery. Short bodice with pin tucks, slight pouf, and three quarter sleeves. Pleated ankle length column skirt. The bodice has a small lace edged V neck, and three pin tucks on each shoulder. Two of the pin tucks angle inwards and continue to the waistline. Between the tucks the bodice is covered with hand worked floral and ribbon themed embroidery. It is gathered at the waistband, creating a slight puff reminiscent of the recently out of fashion pouter pigeon bodice. The back of the bodice has three vertical pin tucks that extend from the shoulder to the waistband on either side of the centre back button closure, with thread covered buttons. There is a slight gather between the pin tucks and side back seams, from the panel under each arm. The sleeves are three quarters in length. They have turned up cuffs topped with embroidery and edged with the same lace as seen on the collar. The skirt has a sailor front opening with six thread covered buttons on either side of a centre front panel. Just past hip level, there are two accordion pleats on either side of the panel. There is a gore on each side and one on the back that flare out slightly; each has the floral and ribbon embroidery. On the back gore, there is a pleat on either side at calf level. The hem is ankle length.
- Object History
- From donor: "This was the wedding dress of my sister-in-law's mother, worn about 1905. They came from Maine. Made of cotton, hand embroidery, a typical "country-type" wedding gown of the period. It was given to me by my sister-in-law and I am only too glad to have it find such a welcoming spot in B.C.!"
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Clothing - Costumes
Images
sheet music
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5588
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV986.17.10
- Description
- I Want to Cling to Ivy - Sheet Music -- [1932]. Sheet music for the song "I Want to Cling to Ivy" from the Gainsborough Picture Hit "Jack's the Boy". The music was composed by Vivian Ellis with lyrics by Douglas Furber and written by Jack Hulbert and Douglas Furber. The music was published by Chappell-Harms Incorporated in New York. The front cover is white with yellow accents and brown text. The sheet music has three pages that are no longer connected.
- Object History
- Donor inherited object from the estate of her mother, Lilian Jean Reche (Morrison) (Peterson) Sauer. of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan.
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New York
- Site/City Made
- New York
- Patent Date
- Copyright 1932
- Title
- I Want to Cling to Ivy
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sheet music
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5593
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV986.17.15
- Description
- Slow Poke - Sheet Music --[1951]. Sheet music for the song "Slow Poke" composed by Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart and Chilton Price. The music was published by Ridgeway Music Incorporated and Empire Music Publishers at 624 Columbia Street New Westminster BC. The front cover has a blue pattern and a photograph of Bert Pearl. The back of the cover has an advertisment for Empire Music Publishers. The music cost 50 cents to purchase. The sheet music measures 23cm x 30cm.
- Object History
- Donor inherited object from the estate of her mother, Lilian Jean Reche (Morrison) (Peterson) Sauer. of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan.
- Patent Date
- copyright 1951
- Title
- Slow Poke
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memorial card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5599
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV986.17.21
- Description
- For his country's sake - Memorial Card -- [1917]. Memorial card for Lieutenant Lawrence Labell Davidson of the 5th Battalion C.E.F. The front of the card has a silver and black border. In the centre is a cross with a wreath below it and two Union Jack flags at half mast on either side with the flag poles crossing at the top of the cross. Below this is "For his country's sake." Inside the card are the same borders. On the left side is the 5th Battalion crest for Western Cavalry. On the right side is information in silver text about Lawrence Davidson. He was wounded at Passchendaele on November 11th 1917 and died in hospital on November 25th in No.14 General Hospital, France at age 21. The bottom of the card says "Regina 1917".
- Object History
- Donor inherited object from the estate of her mother, Lilian Jean Reche (Morrison) (Peterson) Sauer. of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan.
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booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5604
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV986.17.26
- Description
- National Songs of the Allies - Sheet Music/Song Booklet -- [1914]. Booklet of music containing the National Anthems for the allies from World War I. The booklet contains songs for Great Britain, Canada, Australia, India, South Africa, Serbia, Japan, Russia, France and Belgium. The front cover has six flags from the various allies. The songs were translated by J.A.S. and arranged by T Martin. The publication was copyrighted by R.E. Forsyth in 1914. For Canada both "The Maple Leaf Forever" and the French version of "O Canada" is listed. The booklet is staple bound and is 20cm x 27cm.
- Object History
- Donor inherited object from the estate of her mother, Lilian Jean Reche (Morrison) (Peterson) Sauer. of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan.
- Title
- National Songs of the Allies
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
- Music
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
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tea dress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5811
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV986.52.5
- Description
- Tea dress, c.1910. White cotton with floral eyelets. Round neckline, half length sleeves with gathered cuffs, floor length, full skirt at natural height, non-cinched waist. Around the neck, shoulders, and on the outsides of the arms, the fabric is heavily eyeleted in a flower pattern. The sleeve cuffs have the same eyelet pattern, gathered into a flounce with a crossover opening at the side. On the front and back bodice, the main dress fabric has a square spiral pattern of bands of floral eyelets. The waist, at the natural height and not cinched, is defined by a band of floral eyelets. The skirt is heavily gathered to this band. At hip level on either side, the eyelet band forms a square with sides that extend almost to the hem. Here, the sides of the square end in square spirals, instead of joining together. Above the floor length hem, there is a band of floral eyelets and two tucks. The dress closes up the centre front with pearl buttons and thread loops. A tag on the inside back of the bodice neck area reads "Ladies Outfitting Dept. / Harrods / London SW."
- Object History
- Donor inherited objects in 1985 from the estate of her mother, Jessie Alexandria (Baynes) Fleming.
- Maker
- Harrod's
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Clothing - Costumes
Images
woman's suit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact6270
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.20.1
- Description
- Woman's suit, c.1917. Black silk brocade with a large collar decoration of ivory wool with black lace. Long sleeves with wool and lace cuffs, ankle length skirt. The neckline of the jacket has a large flat triangular ivory wool collar with black floral lace applique. On the back bodice there is an overlapping extension of the collar in a large square shape. The jacket opens in centre front with five self fabric buttons, ending slightly below the natural waistline. A belt that starts at the natural waistline, between the last two buttons, from the side front seams and continuing around the back. It is tacked to the jacket in several places. The sleeves are long with ivory wool cuffs that reach up to a point on the outside, and a black floral lace applique. The jacket is constructed so as to flare out from the waist. At each side front, there are two panels with a godet in between them. There are four back panels, with a godet on either side of the two centre back panels. There are also two godets at each side seam. There was originally off-white silk brocade, but it was replaced with silk charmeuse in restoration as the original lining was disintegrating. On the inside edge of the front closure, there is a facing under the buttons that continues around the back of the neckline in a thin strip. The shoulder seams are also set further into the back of the jacket. The skirt is made of seven gores, unlined. The front is somewhat gathered. The waistband has a grosgrain ribbon, and closes in the back with two hooks and eyes. the rest of the opening closes with six snaps. The hem extends to the ankles, and the seams are finished by pinking.
- Object History
- The suit belonged to the mother-in-law of a friend of the donor, named Dougan from Montana. It went to California from there, then British Columbia.
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Clothing - Costumes
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