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Interview with Bill Gruenthal

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Transportation
Transportation - Rail
Religions - Judaism
Cemeteries
Organizations
Elections
Names
Gruenthal, Bill
Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow
O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal
O'Connor, John
Burquest
Jacobson, Max Alec
Temple Shalom
Brentwood Shopping Centre
Brentwood Park School
Alpha Secondary School
Burnaby School Board
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0014_003.mp3
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Key of heaven : a manual of prayers and instructions for Catholics

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3465
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1905
Call Number
282 JOH
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV994.14.4
Call Number
282 JOH
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y.
Publisher
John Baptist Steinbrener
Publication Date
1905
Physical Description
476, (unpaged), 192 p. : ill ; 9 cm.
Inscription
"Ultan Byrne, In Memory of First Holy Communion, June 18th 1911" -- handwritten in ink on the first page "Peter Ultan, 28th May 1939. In Memory of First Holy Communion" -- handwritten in ink on the first page
Library Subject (LOC)
Religion
Religious education
Liturgics
Subjects
Religions
Religions - Christianity
Names
Byrne, Ultan Patrick "Pat"
Notes
"Imprimatur: John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York" -- title page verso.
Key of heave (276 p.) -- First communion day (unpaged) -- Epistles and Gospels (192 p.)
Printed in Austria.
Includes index.
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Old-fashioned ribbon art : ideas and designs for accessories and decorations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1043
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ribbon Art Pub. Co.
Publication Date
1986
Call Number
746 RIB
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
ISBN
0486251748
Call Number
746 RIB
Author
Ribbon Art Pub. Co.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Published through the cooperation of the Center for the History of American Needlework by Dover Publications
Publication Date
1986
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Ribbon work
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: Ribbon art. New York : Ribbon Art Pub. Co.
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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
096928280x
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Contributor
Sone, Michael
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Corporation of the District of Burnaby
Publication Date
c1987
Physical Description
495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Inscription
"TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
Library Subject (LOC)
Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
Frontier and pioneer life
Biography
Object History
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
Notes
"Editor Michael Sone".
Includes index.
4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
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A book of toasts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1918
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ramsay, William
Publication Date
c1906
Call Number
808.51 RAM
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV982.24.58
Call Number
808.51 RAM
Author
Ramsay, William
Contributor
Schroedter, Gerta
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Dodge Publishing Company
Publication Date
c1906
Physical Description
1 vol. (unpaged) ; 16 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Public speaking
Notes
"With decorations by Gerta Schroedter"--title page.
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Africa

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2524
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924
Publication Date
c1905
Call Number
916.04 CAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV975.54.12
Call Number
916.04 CAR
Author
Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Book Company
Publication Date
c1905
Series
Carpenter's geographical reader
Physical Description
336 p. : ill., col. maps ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"G. Parfitt." [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers-- Geography
Africa
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924
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The American cyclopedia of the automobile or, Motor cars and motoring self-taught : a work of reference & self instruction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1816
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947
Root, Charles P.
Publication Date
c1909
Call Number
625.6 RUS v.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.48.12
Call Number
625.6 RUS v.6
Author
Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947
Root, Charles P.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Thompson & Thomas
Publication Date
c1909
Physical Description
336 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Automobiles--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Automobiles
Automobiles--Design and construction
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
Author's given name and dates as follows: Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947.
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American dress pattern catalogs, 1873-1909 : four complete reprints

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary941
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Bryk, Nancy Villa
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Publication Date
1988
Call Number
646.4 BRY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0486256545
9780486256542
Call Number
646.4 BRY
Author
Bryk, Nancy Villa
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Published for Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan by Dover Publications
Publication Date
1988
Physical Description
vi, 154 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Costume--United States--History
Dressmaking--United States--Patterns
Catalogs
Notes
Reprint of works originally published 1873-1909.
Contents: E. Butterick & Co's Catalogue for summer, 1873 -- E. Butterick & Co's Summer catalogue, 1882 -- Ladies standard magazine, April, 1894 -- Spring & summer 1909 Ready reference catalogue of McCall patterns.
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American machinist grinding book : modern machines and appliances methods and results

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert), 1867-1965
Stanley, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1874-
Edition
1st ed., 6th imp.
Publication Date
1908
Call Number
621.92
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.9.8
Call Number
621.92
Edition
1st ed., 6th imp.
Author
Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert), 1867-1965
Stanley, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1874-
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.
Publication Date
1908
Series
Machine Shop Library
Physical Description
383 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Grinding and polishing
Notes
Authors' full name and dates: Fred H Colvin (Fred Herbert), 1867-1965. Frank A Stanley (Frank Arthur), 1874-
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American vernacular interior architecture, 1870-1940

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5203
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Jennings, Jan, 1946-
Gottfried, Herbert, 1940-
Publication Date
c1988
Call Number
720.973 JEN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0442228104
Call Number
720.973 JEN
Author
Jennings, Jan, 1946-
Gottfried, Herbert, 1940-
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
Publication Date
c1988
Physical Description
xxiv, 438 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Architecture
Interior decoration
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-424) and index.
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Among ourselves : a schoolmaster with his friends at the round table

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Taylor, A. R. (Albert Reynolds), 1846-1929
Publication Date
c1900
Call Number
371.1 TAY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.76.20
Call Number
371.1 TAY
Author
Taylor, A. R. (Albert Reynolds), 1846-1929
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
E. L. Kellogg & Co.
Publication Date
c1900
Series
The Reading Circle Library ; no. 17.
Printer
Robert Drummond
Physical Description
149, [7] p.
Library Subject (LOC)
Teaching
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An introductory course of quantitative chemical analysis, with explanatory notes and stoichiometrical problems

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Talbot, Henry Paul, 1864-1927
Edition
5th ed., rev.
Publication Date
1921
c1908
Call Number
545 TAL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.122.49
Call Number
545 TAL
Edition
5th ed., rev.
Author
Talbot, Henry Paul, 1864-1927
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The MacMillan Company
Publication Date
1921
c1908
Physical Description
iii-vii; 177 p. : ill. , tables ; 22 cm.
Inscription
inside, "P.G. Paterson '23" "H.G. Dolittle: W" "R.S. Willison 21" Philip G. Paterson" "McAinsh & Co. Limited" "4 College St. Toronto" "Vol 1" "2.00" "$1.50" crossed-out "S 79" problems and notes
Library Subject (LOC)
Chemistry, Analytic--Quantitative
Chemistry--Textbooks
Notes
Includes index.
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Applied business English

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.170.1
Call Number
651.74 HAG
Author
Hagar, Hubert A. (Hubert Adonley), 1881-1953
SoRelle, Rupert P. (Rupert Pitt), 1873-1937
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Gregg Publishing Company
Publication Date
1915
c1909
Physical Description
iii-vi, 190 p. ; 25 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover: printed label: B.C. Commercial and Secretarial School "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] inside front page: "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] "2833 Burns St." "Vancouver, B.C." "50c" [handwritten in ink] ink stamp: "Premium Stores 4543 Kingsway Burnaby 1, B.C., Canada"
Library Subject (LOC)
Commercial correspondence
English language--Business English
Notes
Includes two works: "Applied Business English" by Hubert A. Hagar and "Applied Business Correspondence" by Rupert P. SoRelle".
Author's given name and dates: Hagar, Hubert A. (Hubert Adonley), 1881-1953
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The art of writing & speaking the English language : dictionary of errors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3830
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Cody, Sherwin, 1868-1959
Publication Date
c1905
Call Number
428.34 COD
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV004.20.15
Call Number
428.34 COD
Author
Cody, Sherwin, 1868-1959
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Funk & Wagnalls Company
Publication Date
c1905
Physical Description
136 p. ; 14 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Errors of usage
English language--Idioms
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A short history of the printed word

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6435
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1970
1989
Call Number
686.2 CHA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0880293241
Call Number
686.2 CHA
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Dorset Press
Publication Date
c1970
1989
Library Subject (LOC)
Printing--History
Printing
Notes
"This edition published by Dorset Press, a division of Marboro Books Corporation, by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1989 Dorset Press."
Includes index.
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A treatise on orthopedic surgery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2673
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Bradford, Edward H. (Edward Hickling), 1848-1926
Lovett, Robert Williamson, 1859-1924
Edition
3rd ed.
Publication Date
c1905
Call Number
617.3 BRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.27.60
Call Number
617.3 BRA
Edition
3rd ed.
Author
Bradford, Edward H. (Edward Hickling), 1848-1926
Lovett, Robert Williamson, 1859-1924
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
William Wood and Co.
Publication Date
c1905
Physical Description
v-vi, 669 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover, printed paper label: "McGill University" "Montreal" "Faculty of Medicine" "Prize" "Awarded to" "Mr. E.H. Funk" [handwritten in black ink] "for best examination in" "subjects of 2nd Year 1906-7" [handwritten in black ink] "J.G. Roddick L.L.D." "Dean" back inside cover, printed paper label, small rectangular shape: "JOSEPH FORTIER," "BINDER" "Cor. Notred Dame and St. Peter" "MONTREAL"
Library Subject (LOC)
Orthopedics
Notes
Includes index.
"Illustrated by five hundred and ninety-two engravings."
Author(s) full name:
Bradford, Edward H. (Edward Hickling), 1848-1926.
Lovett, Robert W. (Robert Williamson), 1859-1924.
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Authentic Victorian decoration and ornamentation in full color : 46 plates from Studies in Design

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1033
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Dresser, Christopher, 1834-1904
Publication Date
1986
Call Number
745.44 DRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0486250830
Call Number
745.44 DRE
Author
Dresser, Christopher, 1834-1904
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Dover
Publication Date
1986
Series
Dover pictorial archive series
Physical Description
46 p. of plates : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Decoration and ornament , Victorian--Themes , motives
Decoration and ornament--Plant forms
Notes
A selection of plates from "Studies in Design", originally published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London, 1874-76.
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Automatic screw machines and their tools

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Goodrich, Clarence Leon, 1876-
Stanley, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1874-
Edition
1st ed., 6th imp.
Publication Date
1909
Call Number
621.882 GOO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.9.13
Call Number
621.882 GOO
Edition
1st ed., 6th imp.
Author
Goodrich, Clarence Leon, 1876-
Stanley, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1874-
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.
Publication Date
1909
Series
Machine Shop Library
Physical Description
255 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Screw machines
Screw-cutting machines
Notes
Authors' full name and dates: Goodrich, C.L. (Clarence Leon), 1876-. Stanley, Frank A. ( Frank Arthur), 1874-.
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Between friends

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Maher, Richard Aumerle, 1880-1959
Publication Date
1909
Call Number
813.5 AUM
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.4023.1
Call Number
813.5 AUM
Author
Maher, Richard Aumerle, 1880-1959
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Benziger Brothers
Publication Date
1909
Printer
Benziger Brothers
Physical Description
194, 12p.
Inscription
"Rev. Father La Rose / O.M.G. / He is / a jolly / good fellow / 82", handwritten in pencil on p.45 "BETWEEN FRIENDS", printed in pencil on p.9
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--20th century
Juvenile fiction
Notes
12 pages at end are advertisements for Catholic books
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Brewster's millions

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928
Publication Date
c1902
Call Number
813.5 MCC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV986.53.34
Call Number
813.5 MCC
Author
McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date
c1902
Physical Description
307, [6] p. : ill.
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--20th century
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