James Perry
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Accession No.
- 19991041004-023
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Scope and Content
- Portrait of James Perry. He walked from Medicine Hat to Lethbridge in 1833 to open up the coal mines. He was one of the first people in Lethbridge and built the first home there for his wife and 6 children. He was married to Mrs Lettice Perry. He bought 40 acres of land around 9 Avenue and 13 St …
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Scope and Content
- Portrait of James Perry. He walked from Medicine Hat to Lethbridge in 1833 to open up the coal mines. He was one of the first people in Lethbridge and built the first home there for his wife and 6 children. He was married to Mrs Lettice Perry. He bought 40 acres of land around 9 Avenue and 13 St North which he later subdivided into the Perry Addition, also known as Little Wigan.
- Notes
- The portrait is part of 24 portraits of the Pemmican Club Old Timers on an oversized matt
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19991041004-023
- Collection
- Archive
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