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CASE, CAMERA

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
LEATHER, BRASS
Catalogue Number
P19970041656
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
LEATHER, BRASS
No. Pieces
1
Height
5
Length
15
Width
9
Description
BROWN LEATHER CASE HAS HAND STITCHED EDGES AND SNAKE SKIN PATTERN SURFACE. FOLDING COVER HAS BRASS SNAP CLOSURE. CASE ALSO HAS 1.0M LONG LEATHER SHOULDER STRAP WITH BRASS BUCKLE. COVER FLAP HAS WHITE PAINT SPLATTERS AS DOES BACK OF CASE.
Subjects
PHOTOGRAPHIC T&E
Historical Association
LEISURE
History
CAMERA CASE BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER, REV. G.G. NAKAYAMA, WHO USED IT TO CARRY HIS BROWNIE STARFLASH CAMERA (P19970041254-GA). 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
P19970041656
Acquisition Date
1997-01
Collection
Museum
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