Ceremony And Monument Erected To Honour Alberta's Coal Pioneers
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- July 1928
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 19871186000
- Physical Description
- 10 x 12.7 cm. Black and white copy print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken at the ceremony to dedicate a monument to honour Alberta's Coal Pioneers.
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- July 1928
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 10 x 12.7 cm. Black and white copy print
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- "A committe of the Lethbridge Historical Society laboured for a year under secretary C.J. Broderick, Colonization Department, Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District, to persuade the National Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to recognize the significance of coal mining in Alberta and, specifically, the contribution of Nicholas Sheran, even then credited with being the first commercial coal miner in the province. The speakers' platform was constructed of solid coal by miners from Galt Mine No. 6. The ceremony was held in Galt Gardens Park under rainy skies on 18 July 1928." Source: 'Lethbridge: Its Coal Industry' (Lethbridge Historical Society, 1989), page 117
- Acquisition Source
- Johnston, Alexander deceased
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken at the ceremony to dedicate a monument to honour Alberta's Coal Pioneers.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19871186000
- Collection
- Archive
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