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The Coal Seam Mined By Nicholas Sheran

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
1881
Accession No.
19861033000
Physical Description
Copy 1 and 2 25.5 x 20.2 cm Copy 3 17.7 x 12.6 cm 3 Black and white copy prints
Scope and Content
View of the exposed coal seam on the west bank of the Belly River below present day Lethbridge. A man is standing in the distance.
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
1881
Creator
George Mercer Dawson
Physical Description
Copy 1 and 2 25.5 x 20.2 cm Copy 3 17.7 x 12.6 cm 3 Black and white copy prints
Physical Condition
Excellent
History Biographical
Photo was taken just north of the present day 6th Avenue bridge. Copy 2 and copy 3 are drawings taken from the "Geological Survey of Canada Report of Progress, 1882". Copy 1 - copyright Public Archives of Canada.
Acquisition Source
Johnston Alexander
Scope and Content
View of the exposed coal seam on the west bank of the Belly River below present day Lethbridge. A man is standing in the distance.
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Public Access
Accession No.
19861033000
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