Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

AWARD PLAQUE

Date

1971

Materials

WOOD, BRASS, ALUMINIUM

No. Pieces

1

Height

30.3

Length

23.3

Width

3.6

Description

BRASS PLATE MOUNTED ON METAL CAST TO APPEAR AS A SCROLL. METAL IS BOLTED TO WOOD WITH A CLIP FOR HANGING. ENGRAVED ON FACE "INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE AWARD 1971 PRESENTED TO SICK'S LETHBRIDGE BREWERY LTD. IN RECOGNITION FOR AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT SPONSORED BY ALBERTA HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ALBERTA NURSERY TRADES ASSOCIATION".

Subjects

CEREMONIAL ARTIFACT

Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

History

PLAQUE MARKED "NYMAN'S WHOLESALE TROPHY SHOP RED DEER, ALTA". BREWERY GARDENS LOCATED WEST OF THE BREWERY COMPLEX ON WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS 'BREWERY HILL'. THE SITE WAS DESIGNED IN 1949 WITH THE HELP OF DR. W.H. FAIRFIELD. THE GARDEN FEATURED A CENTERPIECE '6' IN PLANTS AND FLOWERS, THE BREWERY TRADEMARK. IN 1958 THEY PLANTED MORE SPRUCE TO FORM A WINDBREAK TO IMPROVE THE GARDEN. THE GARDENS ARE SUPPORTED BY A SUBSTANTIAL GREENHOUSE COMPLEX, WHICH HAS ALSO SUPPLIED POPLARS FOR LANDSCAPING PROJECTS IN THE CITY, LIKE AT THE HENDERSON LAKE GOLF COURSE. SOURCE: SICKS' ENTERPRISER SUMMER 1958. THE MODERN DAY BREWERY GARDENS CHANGE SCENERY SIX TIMES A YEAR TO COMPLIMENT THE SEASON. THIS SITE HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR THE CITY, AND HAS GARNERED A NUMBER OF AWARDS.

Catalogue Number

P19900020032

Acquisition Date

1990-05

Collection

Museum

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