- Other Name
- PARFLECHE
- Date Range From
- 1860
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- RAWHIDE
- Catalogue Number
- P19641151000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- PARFLECHE
- Date Range From
- 1860
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- RAWHIDE
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 55.3
- Width
- 33.0
- Description
- PAINTED GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, BLUE, YELLOW, GREEN, RED. BRITTLE RAWHIDE. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- ETHNOGRAPHIC
- History
- NORTHERN PLAINS INDIGENOUS, PROBABLY OF BLACKFOOT ORIGIN. USED FOR STORAGE. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON ASKED TWO FORMER MEMBERS OF THE LETHBRIDGE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PHIL EDMUNDSON AND PAUL RUSZNAK, ABOUT THE FIRST NATIONS ARTIFACTS THAT THE GROUP DONATED TO THE GALT MUSEUM IN 1964, 1969, AND 1973. NEITHER RECALLED HOW THE JAYCEES CAME INTO OWNERSHIP OF THE ARTIFACTS, AS THEIR ACQUISITION PREDATED BOTH EDMUNDSON AND RUSZNAK’S MEMBERSHIP IN THE CHAMBER. RESEARCH CONDUCTED INTO LETHBRIDGE’S GURNEY MUSEUM FOUND A CONNECTION BETWEEN ITS PROPRIETOR, WALTER GURNEY, AND THE JAYCEES, WHO ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE FROM THE APRIL 16, 1946 ISSUE OF THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD ADVOCATED ON GURNEY’S BEHALF FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE FORMER BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING WHERE THE MUSEUM WAS HOUSED. AN ARTICLE FROM THE JULY 13, 1948 ISSUE OF THE HERALD DESCRIBES SOME OF THE FIRST NATIONS ARTIFACTS ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSEUM: “TOMAHAWKS, ARROW HEADS, PEACE PIPES, BEAD AND LEATHER WORK, CLOTHING AND WOODCRAFT”. UPON THE CLOSURE OF THE MUSEUM AND SALE OF GURNEY’S COLLECTION TO BELMORE SCHULTZ OF THE ALTAMONT MUSEUM IN COUTTS, MENTION WAS MADE IN A HERALD ARTICLE FROM MAY 16, 1961 OF “HISTORICAL INDIAN RELICS THAT BELONG TO THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAVE BEEN RETAINED IN THE CITY AND WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN PROPER DISPLAY FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE”. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ARTIFACTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE JAYCEES BY GURNEY DURING THE DISSOLUTION OF HIS MUSEUM, BUT NO FURTHER CONFIRMATION WAS FOUND. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE GURNEY MUSEUM AND ITS COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19890044001.
- UPDATE 16 AUGUST 2017: ON 25 JULY 2017, MUSEUM CURATOR AIMEE BENOIT FOUND EVIDENCE TO CONNECT THE INDIGENOUS COLLECTION DONATED BY THE LETHBRIDGE JAYCEES (AKA. JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) WITH FORMER LETHBRIDGE RESIDENTS THE LATE FRED BOTSFORD AND HIS LATE DAUGHTER DOROTHY CLARK. NOTES MADE BY AIMEE ON THE DISCOVERY AS WELL AS RELEVANT CLIPPINGS FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD CAN BE FOUND ATTACHED TO THE PERMANENT FILE OF P19641140000.
- Catalogue Number
- P19641151000
- Acquisition Date
- 1964-07
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- SHOPPING
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- WOOL, COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P19672961000
1 image
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SHOPPING
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- WOOL, COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 43.2
- Width
- 4.4
- Description
- HAND-WOVEN WOOL, WOVEN COTTON STRAP. COLORS ARE RED, GREEN, BLUE, YELLOW, BLACK, WHITE PURPOSE. STRAP IS YELLOW, RED AND BLACK.
- Subjects
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- ETHNOGRAPHIC
- History
- CANADA - UKRAINIAN HERITAGE SEE FILE P19738196000GA. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DONORS. THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ABOUT THE DONORS, NICK AND ANN BORDENIUK, AND THE ORIGIN OF THE OBJECTS INCLUDED IN THEIR 1977 DONATION WERE FOUND IN A HANDWRITTEN NOTE FROM THE DONORS IN THE PERMANENT FILE. NICK BORDENIUK WAS BORN IN CZERNIWICI, UKRAINE ON MAY 20, 1895. HE FIRST CAME TO QUEBEC IN 1913, WORKING AS A MINER AND ON VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION SITES INCLUDING THAT OF THE ST. LAWRENCE BRIDGE IN 1916. IN 1922 HE ARRIVED IN LETHBRIDGE AND WORKED AT THE NO. 6 MINE. IN 1940 HE MOVED TO FERNIE, B.C. AND WORKED IN COAL CREEK UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1958. ANN BORDENIUK WAS BORN IN LWOW, UKRAINE AND MOVED TO HILLCREST, ALBERTA IN 1936. SHE ALSO MOVED TO FERNIE AND MARRIED NICK THEIR IN 1955. IN 1976 THE BORDENIUKS MOVED FROM THEIR HOME INTO TOM UPHILL MANOR IN FERNIE, AND DONATED THEIR COLLECTION OF UKRAINIAN OBJECTS TO THE GALT MUSEUM. ALL OF THE OBJECTS WERE HANDMADE IN THE MOUNTAINOUS REGION OF KARPYTIAN IN WESTERN UKRAINE. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR HANDWRITTEN NOTE ON THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE DONORS.
- Catalogue Number
- P19672961000
- Acquisition Date
- 1967-12
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1990
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- NYLON
- Catalogue Number
- P19970041589
1 image
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1990
- Materials
- NYLON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 4.5
- Length
- 50
- Width
- 34
- Description
- DARK GREEN FLORAL PATTERN NYLON BAG WITH TWO STRAP HANDLES OF SAME MATERIALS. BELT OF SAME MATERIAL IS THROUGH LOOPS AROUND MIDDLE. BOTTOM OF BAG IS SOLID DARK GREEN.
- Subjects
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- BAG WAS USED AS A HOUSEHOLD ITEM IN DONOR'S FAMILY WHILE LIVING AT COALDALE. THE NAKAYAMA FAMILY WAS ORIGINALLY FROM VANCOUVER BUT MOVED TO COALDALE FOLLOWING THE SECOND WORLD WAR WHEN THEY WERE INTERNED AT SLOCAN CITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. THE DONOR'S FATHER, REV. CANON G.G. NAKAYAMA, WAS AN ANGLICAN MINISTER IN VANCOUVER, AND THEN ESTABLISHED THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION IN COALDALE IN 1945 WHERE HE SERVED UNTIL 1970. SEE RECORD P19970041001 FOR EXPANDED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER HISTORY.
- Catalogue Number
- P19970041589
- Acquisition Date
- 1997-01
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Other Name
- SET (14) EATON'S BAGS
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- PLASTIC
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061012
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SET (14) EATON'S BAGS
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- PLASTIC
- No. Pieces
- 14
- Height
- 0.1
- Length
- 21.7
- Width
- 15.1
- Description
- 14, IDENTICAL PLASTIC BAGS. WHITE. ON BOTH SIDES OF BAG ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY FROM TOP, THERE IS A RED STRIPE ABOVE A BLACK STRIPE; BELOW THIS ARE TWO NARROW RED STRIPES, AND BELOW THIS IS A WIDER BLACK STRIPE. ABOVE THE STRIPE IN BLACK IS "EATON'S GOODS SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED". ON BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, IN BLACK PRINT, IS "T 6 X 8 1/2". THERE ARE TWO SMALL HOLES IN TOP OF EACH BAG.
- Subjects
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- RETAIL TRADE
- History
- MUSEUM OBTAINED ITEMS FROM LETHBRIDGE EATON'S STORE IN 1999. DUE TO COMPANY BANKRUPTCY, EATON'S STORES ACROSS CANADA WERE CLOSED, INCLUDING THE LETHBRIDGE LOCATION IN PARK PLACE MALL. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE T. EATON COMPANY STORES IN LETHBRIDGE. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF LETHBRIDGE'S EATON'S STORE WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM GALT ARCHIVES AND LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM THE FALL OF 1988. THE T. EATON COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN TORONTO IN 1869 BY TIMOTHY EATON. THE FIRST LETHBRIDGE EATON'S 'TECO' STORE WAS OPENED IN 1927 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOMINION BLOCK ON THE CORNER OF 4 AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET SOUTH. AFTER A FIRE, THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED AND COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER BY THE EATON'S STORE, WHICH OPERATED IN THAT LOCATION UNDER PERIODIC RENOVATIONS FROM 1929 UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE PARK PLACE MALL IN 1988, IN WHICH EATON'S WAS AN ANCHOR RETAILER. IN 1989 A PORTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART COLLECTION WAS TEMPORARILY PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE VACANT EATON'S BUILDING, AND PROPOSALS WERE MADE TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION PERMANENT, BUT EVENTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BANK OF MONTREAL BRANCH. IN 1999 THE EATON'S STORE IN PARK PLACE MALL CLOSED JUST PRIOR TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE LARGER T. EATON COMPANY LIMITED. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19930072001 FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIAL.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061012
- Acquisition Date
- 1999-10
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- SHOPPING BAGS (2)
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061013
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SHOPPING BAGS (2)
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Height
- 2.0
- Length
- 56.5
- Width
- 48.5
- Description
- RECTANGULAR, UNBLEACHED COTTON. OFF-WHITE. ON FRONT AND BACK OF EACH BAG, IN SILKSCREEN, IS A YELLOW CIRCLE (SUN). OVERLAYING THIS ARE TWO WHITE CLOUDS WITH BLUE LININGS, AND A BLUE AND WHITE STRIPED RECTANGULAR SHAPE, WITH ONE SCALLOPED EDGE. UNDERNEATH THIS, IN BLUE, IS "EATON". BAG HAS TWO STRAPS FOR HANDLES. INSIDE BAG IS A WHITE TAG WITH A BAR CODE ON IT; THE OTHER SIDE READS "MERIDIAN PROMO. PROD. INC. VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA TEL:(604) 732-9021 100% COTTON/COTON", FOLLOWED BY CARE INSTRUCTIONS, IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
- Subjects
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- RETAIL TRADE
- History
- MUSEUM OBTAINED ITEMS FROM LETHBRIDGE EATON'S STORE IN 1999. DUE TO COMPANY BANKRUPTCY, EATON'S STORES ACROSS CANADA WERE CLOSED, INCLUDING THE LETHBRIDGE LOCATION IN PARK PLACE MALL. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE T. EATON COMPANY STORES IN LETHBRIDGE. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF LETHBRIDGE'S EATON'S STORE WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM GALT ARCHIVES AND LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM THE FALL OF 1988. THE T. EATON COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN TORONTO IN 1869 BY TIMOTHY EATON. THE FIRST LETHBRIDGE EATON'S 'TECO' STORE WAS OPENED IN 1927 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOMINION BLOCK ON THE CORNER OF 4 AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET SOUTH. AFTER A FIRE, THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED AND COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER BY THE EATON'S STORE, WHICH OPERATED IN THAT LOCATION UNDER PERIODIC RENOVATIONS FROM 1929 UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE PARK PLACE MALL IN 1988, IN WHICH EATON'S WAS AN ANCHOR RETAILER. IN 1989 A PORTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART COLLECTION WAS TEMPORARILY PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE VACANT EATON'S BUILDING, AND PROPOSALS WERE MADE TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION PERMANENT, BUT EVENTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BANK OF MONTREAL BRANCH. IN 1999 THE EATON'S STORE IN PARK PLACE MALL CLOSED JUST PRIOR TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE LARGER T. EATON COMPANY LIMITED. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19930072001 FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIAL.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061013
- Acquisition Date
- 1999-10
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- COTTON SHOPPING BAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061014
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- COTTON SHOPPING BAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 2.5
- Length
- 50.8
- Width
- 27.5
- Description
- RECTANGULAR, WHITE COTTON. HAS TWO GREEN STRAPS FOR HANDLES. ON FRONT OF BAG, IN SILKSCREEN, IS A DESIGN. IT CONSISTS OF AN ORANGE AND PINK SUN, A PURPLE AND PINK BEACH BALL, TWO GREEN TREES, AN ORANGE WOMAN, A BODY OF PURPLE WATER, A PINK FISH, A TURQUOISE STAR, AND TWO PURPLE SWIRL DESIGNS. BELOW THIS IN PURPLE IS "EATON". ON BACK OF BAG, ACROSS THE BOTTOM, IS A LINE OF SHAPES OF DIFFERENT COLOURS. INSIDE BAG IS A WHITE TAG THAT READS "MERIDIAN VANCOUVER, BC CANADA TEL:604/732-9021 FAX:604/736-4910 MADE IN CHINA". BAG APPEARS UNUSED.
- Subjects
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- RETAIL TRADE
- History
- MUSEUM OBTAINED ITEMS FROM LETHBRIDGE EATON'S STORE IN 1999. DUE TO COMPANY BANKRUPTCY, EATON'S STORES ACROSS CANADA WERE CLOSED, INCLUDING THE LETHBRIDGE LOCATION IN PARK PLACE MALL. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE T. EATON COMPANY STORES IN LETHBRIDGE. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF LETHBRIDGE'S EATON'S STORE WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM GALT ARCHIVES AND LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM THE FALL OF 1988. THE T. EATON COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN TORONTO IN 1869 BY TIMOTHY EATON. THE FIRST LETHBRIDGE EATON'S 'TECO' STORE WAS OPENED IN 1927 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOMINION BLOCK ON THE CORNER OF 4 AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET SOUTH. AFTER A FIRE, THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED AND COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER BY THE EATON'S STORE, WHICH OPERATED IN THAT LOCATION UNDER PERIODIC RENOVATIONS FROM 1929 UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE PARK PLACE MALL IN 1988, IN WHICH EATON'S WAS AN ANCHOR RETAILER. IN 1989 A PORTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART COLLECTION WAS TEMPORARILY PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE VACANT EATON'S BUILDING, AND PROPOSALS WERE MADE TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION PERMANENT, BUT EVENTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BANK OF MONTREAL BRANCH. IN 1999 THE EATON'S STORE IN PARK PLACE MALL CLOSED JUST PRIOR TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE LARGER T. EATON COMPANY LIMITED. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19930072001 FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIAL.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061014
- Acquisition Date
- 1999-10
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- COTTON SHOPPING BAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061015
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- COTTON SHOPPING BAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 2.0
- Length
- 53.8
- Width
- 48.0
- Description
- RECTANGULAR, UNBLEACHED COTTON. OFF-WHITE. FRONT AND BACK HAVE SAME DESIGN. A BURGUNDY STRIPE, ABOVE A NAVY BLUE STRIPE, ABOVE TWO NARROW BURGUNDY STRIPES, AND ABOVE A NAVY BLUE STRIPE. ABOVE ALL OF THIS IN NAVY BLUE IS "EATON'S GOODS SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED". ON TOP LEFT CORNER IS A NAVY BLUE RECTANGLE WITH WHITE PRINT. IT HAS WITHIN IT, THREE DOVES WHOSE TAILS FORM A MAPLE LEAF, SURROUNDED WITH "ENVIRONMENTAL CHOICE CHOIX ENVIRONNEMENTAL". BELOW THIS READS "REUSABLE SHOPPING BAG SAC A EMPLETTES REUTILISABLE M-AN OFFICAL MARK OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA M-MARQUE OFFICIELLE D'ENVIRONNEMENT CANADA". INSIDE BAG IS A WHITE TAG WITH GREEN PRINT.
- Subjects
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- RETAIL TRADE
- History
- MUSEUM OBTAINED ITEMS FROM LETHBRIDGE EATON'S STORE IN 1999. DUE TO COMPANY BANKRUPTCY, EATON'S STORES ACROSS CANADA WERE CLOSED, INCLUDING THE LETHBRIDGE LOCATION IN PARK PLACE MALL. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE T. EATON COMPANY STORES IN LETHBRIDGE. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF LETHBRIDGE'S EATON'S STORE WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM GALT ARCHIVES AND LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM THE FALL OF 1988. THE T. EATON COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN TORONTO IN 1869 BY TIMOTHY EATON. THE FIRST LETHBRIDGE EATON'S 'TECO' STORE WAS OPENED IN 1927 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOMINION BLOCK ON THE CORNER OF 4 AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET SOUTH. AFTER A FIRE, THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED AND COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER BY THE EATON'S STORE, WHICH OPERATED IN THAT LOCATION UNDER PERIODIC RENOVATIONS FROM 1929 UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE PARK PLACE MALL IN 1988, IN WHICH EATON'S WAS AN ANCHOR RETAILER. IN 1989 A PORTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART COLLECTION WAS TEMPORARILY PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE VACANT EATON'S BUILDING, AND PROPOSALS WERE MADE TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION PERMANENT, BUT EVENTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BANK OF MONTREAL BRANCH. IN 1999 THE EATON'S STORE IN PARK PLACE MALL CLOSED JUST PRIOR TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE LARGER T. EATON COMPANY LIMITED. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19930072001 FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIAL.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061015
- Acquisition Date
- 1999-10
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- COTTON SHOPPING BAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061016
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- COTTON SHOPPING BAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 2.5
- Length
- 53.0
- Width
- 48.5
- Description
- RECTANGULAR, UNBLEACHED COTTON. OFF-WHITE. ONE SIDE OF BAG IS 1/2 COVERED WITH A LIGHT BLUE RECTANGLE, WITH A LIGHT GREEN DESIGN WITHIN IT. DESIGN CONSISTS OF THE OUTLINES OF A FLOWER, A FISH, A LEAF, A BIRD, WAVES, AND BELOW THIS IS A HAND. BELOW THIS READS "EATON" IN LIGHT GREEN. OTHER SIDE OF BAG IS 1/2 COVERED WITH A LIGHT GREEN RECTANGLE, WITH A LIGHT BLUE DESIGN WITHIN IT. DESIGN CONSISTS OF THE OUTLINES OF BIRDS, LEAVES, FISH, FLOWERS, AND HANDS. BELOW THIS READS "EATON" IN LIGHT BLUE. BAG HAS ONE BLUE, AND ONE GREEN STRAP TO FORM HANDLES. HAS A WHITE TAG INSIDE WITH BARCODE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS IN BLACK PRINT.
- Subjects
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- RETAIL TRADE
- History
- MUSEUM OBTAINED ITEMS FROM LETHBRIDGE EATON'S STORE IN 1999. DUE TO COMPANY BANKRUPTCY, EATON'S STORES ACROSS CANADA WERE CLOSED, INCLUDING THE LETHBRIDGE LOCATION IN PARK PLACE MALL. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE T. EATON COMPANY STORES IN LETHBRIDGE. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF LETHBRIDGE'S EATON'S STORE WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM GALT ARCHIVES AND LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM THE FALL OF 1988. THE T. EATON COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN TORONTO IN 1869 BY TIMOTHY EATON. THE FIRST LETHBRIDGE EATON'S 'TECO' STORE WAS OPENED IN 1927 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOMINION BLOCK ON THE CORNER OF 4 AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET SOUTH. AFTER A FIRE, THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED AND COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER BY THE EATON'S STORE, WHICH OPERATED IN THAT LOCATION UNDER PERIODIC RENOVATIONS FROM 1929 UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE PARK PLACE MALL IN 1988, IN WHICH EATON'S WAS AN ANCHOR RETAILER. IN 1989 A PORTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART COLLECTION WAS TEMPORARILY PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE VACANT EATON'S BUILDING, AND PROPOSALS WERE MADE TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION PERMANENT, BUT EVENTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BANK OF MONTREAL BRANCH. IN 1999 THE EATON'S STORE IN PARK PLACE MALL CLOSED JUST PRIOR TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE LARGER T. EATON COMPANY LIMITED. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19930072001 FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIAL.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061016
- Acquisition Date
- 1999-10
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- PLASTIC
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061017
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- PLASTIC
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 0.1
- Length
- 89.4
- Width
- 46.4
- Description
- RECTANGULAR, DARK BLUE PLASTIC. ON CENTRE OF BOTH SIDES, IN GOLD, IS "EATON'S". ON BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, IN GOLD, IS "T18 X 10 1/2 X 36". SIDES OF BAG FOLD INWARDS, SO THAT WHEN BAG IS FILLED IT EXPANDS AT THE SIDES. BAG HAS SMALL PINHOLES ALONG TOP EDGE. BAG HAS FOLD MARKS, BUT APPEARS TO BE UNUSED.
- Subjects
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- RETAIL TRADE
- History
- MUSEUM OBTAINED ITEMS FROM LETHBRIDGE EATON'S STORE IN 1999. DUE TO COMPANY BANKRUPTCY, EATON'S STORES ACROSS CANADA WERE CLOSED, INCLUDING THE LETHBRIDGE LOCATION IN PARK PLACE MALL. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE T. EATON COMPANY STORES IN LETHBRIDGE. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF LETHBRIDGE'S EATON'S STORE WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM GALT ARCHIVES AND LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM THE FALL OF 1988. THE T. EATON COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN TORONTO IN 1869 BY TIMOTHY EATON. THE FIRST LETHBRIDGE EATON'S 'TECO' STORE WAS OPENED IN 1927 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOMINION BLOCK ON THE CORNER OF 4 AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET SOUTH. AFTER A FIRE, THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED AND COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER BY THE EATON'S STORE, WHICH OPERATED IN THAT LOCATION UNDER PERIODIC RENOVATIONS FROM 1929 UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE PARK PLACE MALL IN 1988, IN WHICH EATON'S WAS AN ANCHOR RETAILER. IN 1989 A PORTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART COLLECTION WAS TEMPORARILY PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE VACANT EATON'S BUILDING, AND PROPOSALS WERE MADE TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION PERMANENT, BUT EVENTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BANK OF MONTREAL BRANCH. IN 1999 THE EATON'S STORE IN PARK PLACE MALL CLOSED JUST PRIOR TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE LARGER T. EATON COMPANY LIMITED. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19930072001 FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIAL.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061017
- Acquisition Date
- 1999-10
- Collection
- Museum
- Other Name
- ASSORTED PAPER BAGS (4)
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- PAPER
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061036
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ASSORTED PAPER BAGS (4)
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- PAPER
- No. Pieces
- 4
- Description
- 1. 0.1CM(H) X 27.2CM(L) X 17.8CM(W). RECTANGULAR, PAPER BAG. BASE COLOUR OF BAG IS LIGHT GREENISH-BROWN. BAG HAS A REPEATING PATTERN ON OUTSIDE. PATTERN IS FAINT WHITE CIRCLES, WITHIN WHICH ARE FAINT WHITE DIAMONDS, WITH A LIGHT GREENISH-BROWN OUTLINE AROUND THEM. ON FRONT AND BACK OF BAG IS A DARK GREEN RECTANGLE, WITH "EATON'S" IN IT, IN WHITE. PRINTED ON BOTTOM ON ONE SIDE, IN FAINT WHITE IS " 7 X 9.5 .0825". ONE SIDE OF BAG EXTENDS SLIGHTLY OVER THE OTHER, AT THE TOP, AND IS ROUNDED AT TOP. TOP EDGE OF BAG IS JAGGED. 2. 0.1CM(H) X 24.4CM(L) X 15.0CM(W). RECTANGULAR, PAPER BAG. BASE COLOUR OF BAG IS NAVY BLUE. BAG HAS LIGHT BLUE, WAVY LINES, THAT CROSS EACH OTHER, ALL OVER OUTSIDE OF BAG. PRINTED ON FRONT, IN LIGHT BLUE, IS "EATON'S OF CANADA". PRINTED ON BOTTOM OF BACK, IN LIGHT BLUE, IS "6X9". BACK SIDE OF BAG EXTENDS SLIGHTLY OVER THE OTHER, AT THE TOP, AND IS SLIGHTLY ROUNDED AT TOP. TOP EDGE OF BAG IS JAGGED. 3. 0.1CM(H) X 39.4CM(L) X 17.7CM(W). RECTANGULAR, PAPER BAG. OUTSIDE OF BAG IS BLACK. PRINTED ON FRONT AND BACK, IN WHITE SCRIPT, IS "TIMOTHY E.". ONE SIDE OF BAG EXTENDS SLIGHTLY OVER THE OTHER, AT THE TOP, AND IS CURVED AT THE TOP. TOP EDGE OF BAG IS JAGGED. INSIDE OF BAG IS WHITE. 4. SAME AS ABOVE.
- Subjects
- MERCHANDISING T&E
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- RETAIL TRADE
- History
- MUSEUM OBTAINED ITEMS FROM LETHBRIDGE EATON'S STORE IN 1999. DUE TO COMPANY BANKRUPTCY, EATON'S STORES ACROSS CANADA WERE CLOSED, INCLUDING THE LETHBRIDGE LOCATION IN PARK PLACE MALL. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE T. EATON COMPANY STORES IN LETHBRIDGE. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF LETHBRIDGE'S EATON'S STORE WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM GALT ARCHIVES AND LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM THE FALL OF 1988. THE T. EATON COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN TORONTO IN 1869 BY TIMOTHY EATON. THE FIRST LETHBRIDGE EATON'S 'TECO' STORE WAS OPENED IN 1927 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOMINION BLOCK ON THE CORNER OF 4 AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET SOUTH. AFTER A FIRE, THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED AND COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER BY THE EATON'S STORE, WHICH OPERATED IN THAT LOCATION UNDER PERIODIC RENOVATIONS FROM 1929 UNTIL THE OPENING OF THE PARK PLACE MALL IN 1988, IN WHICH EATON'S WAS AN ANCHOR RETAILER. IN 1989 A PORTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART COLLECTION WAS TEMPORARILY PUT ON DISPLAY IN THE VACANT EATON'S BUILDING, AND PROPOSALS WERE MADE TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION PERMANENT, BUT EVENTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BANK OF MONTREAL BRANCH. IN 1999 THE EATON'S STORE IN PARK PLACE MALL CLOSED JUST PRIOR TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE LARGER T. EATON COMPANY LIMITED. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19930072001 FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIAL.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990061036
- Acquisition Date
- 1999-10
- Collection
- Museum