PICK, DOUBLE-POINTED
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- BRONZE PLATED STEEL, WOOD
- Catalogue Number
- P19830014000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date
- 1983
- Materials
- BRONZE PLATED STEEL, WOOD
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 4.9
- Length
- 75.5
- Width
- 36.2
- Description
- GOLD & NATURAL WOOD. GOLD COLOURED PICK WITH BROWN WOODEN HANDLE. INSCRIPTION ON PICK READS: "PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE GALT STERNWHEELER CENTENNIAL REENACTMENT, 1983. LETHBRIDGE TO MEDICINE HAT - HISTORIC TRAILS SOCIETY OF LETHBRIDGE". PICK IS LOOSE. HANDLE IS SCRATCHED & WORN ON BOTTOM AS WELL AS THE TOP WHERE HANDLE JOINS GOLD PIECE.
- Historical Association
- COAL MINING
- COMMEMORATIVE
- History
- COMMEMORATES THE LAUNCHING OF THE FIRST STERNWHEELER AT COALBANKS, NOW LETHBRIDGE. SEE ALSO THE LETTER FROM BRUCE HAIG OF THE HISTORIC TRAILS SOCIETY, TO MAYOR A.C. ANDERSON REQUESTING HIS ATTENDANCE AT THE LAUNCHING CELEBRATION AND FUNDING.
- Catalogue Number
- P19830014000
- Acquisition Date
- 1983-04
- Collection
- Museum
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