BUTTON
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WHOOP-UP FLAG
- Date Range From
- 1970
- Date Range To
- 1975
- Materials
- METAL, PAPER
- Catalogue Number
- P20050005008
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- WHOOP-UP FLAG
- Date Range From
- 1970
- Date Range To
- 1975
- Materials
- METAL, PAPER
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Length
- 13.5
- Width
- 6.5
- Diameter
- 5.5
- Description
- ROUND WHT BUTTON DISPLAYING FLAG. BL TEXT READS "THE WHOOP-UP FLAG 1869-1974", "LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA". BUTTON ATTACHED TO BL PAPER CARD THAT READS "NORA EVERSON".
- Subjects
- DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT
- PERSONAL SYMBOL
- Historical Association
- COMMEMORATIVE
- History
- DONOR FOUND BUTTON AMONGST MOTHER'S EFFECTS. DONOR BELIEVED A DINNER WAS HELD AT MARQUIS HOTEL FOR FORT WHOOP-UP CELEBRATIONS OF ORIGINAL SITE OR CONTEMPORARY RECONSTRUCTION. AUTHOR ROBERT GUARD WAS TOURED BY DONOR'S GRANDFATHER (NORMIE MACDONALD) AROUND ORIGINAL TRADING POST SITES. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING ONE DONATED BY MARJORIE WELCH'S MOTHER, NORA EVERSON. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHERLOCK/MACLEOD FAMILY, SEE RECORDS P19960108000 AND P19740093000.
- Catalogue Number
- P20050005008
- Acquisition Date
- 2005-08
- Collection
- Museum
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