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Ernest C.W. Lamarque collection [textual record, graphic material]
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Record information Ernest C.W. Lamarque collection [textual record, graphic material]
Date:1903, [ca. 1937-1970].Reference:R7625-0-8-E, MG30-B39Type of material:Textual material, ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:98092Date(s):1903, [ca. 1937-1970].Place of creation:British ColumbiaExtent:10.2 cm of textual records.
2 watercolours watercolour over pencil and grey watercolour.
2 prints 1 offset lithograph.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Collection consists of memoirs describing Lamarque's experience in survey work in British Columbia and the Yukon, Canada Pacific Railway surveys in the Rocky Mountains and the Bedaux Expedition of 1934. Also included are comments on mining claims, reports on trails, and surveys for airfields and the Alaska Highway, 1958; the Bedaux Expedition containing a manuscript entitled "Travels and Explorations in Northern British Columbia, 1934". ca. 1937; and reminiscences of Sydney Ells concerning travel in the North in the early 1900's, typed by Ernest Lamarque, 1970.
The collection contains a grey watercolour by Ernest Lamarque titled "Canyon on Muskwa River", 1952; a watercolour of "Old Fort Wrigley", 1903; a greeting card featuring a reproduction of Lamarque's work "Old Fort Wrigley"; and a Christmas card depicting his work "The Pass and the Valley", 1964.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Lamarque, Ernest C.W., 1879-1970 : Ernest C.W. Lamarque (1879-1970) was an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, 1897-1900, 1903-1907, and a land surveyor, 1907-1956.Additional information:General note:Memoirs acquired in 1959 from Ernest Lamarque. The Bedaux Expedition material acquired in 1964 from Ernest Lamarque. Reminiscences of Sydney Ells acquired in 1971 from Ernest Lamarque's nephew, the Rev. Canon L.A.C. Smith of Oyama, B.C. Watercolour and greeting card of "Old Fort Wrigley" and Christmas card were acquired from Ernest Lamarque. Watercolour titled "Canyon on Muskwa River" was transferred from the National Library.Subject heading:- Surveying - Yukon, [19- ] Canadian Pacific Railway Company, [19- ]
- Surveying - British Columbia, [19- ] Bedaux Expedition, 1934
- Railroads - Surveying, 1934 "Travels and Explorations in Northern British Columbia, 1934"
- Ernest C.W. Lamarque - Journeys, [19- ] Peace River (B.C. and Alta.), 1934
- Rocky Mountains - Surveys, [19- ] Stikine River (B.C. and Alaska), 1934
- Ernest C.W. Larmaque - Biography, 1958
- Alaska Highway - Surveys, 1958
- Mining claims - British Columbia, [19- ]
- British Columbia - Discovery and exploration, [19- ]
- British Columbia - Description and travel, [19- ]
- Mining claims - Yukon, [19- ]
- Yukon - Description and travel, [19- ]
- Yukon - Discovery and exploration, [19- ]
- Sydney Ellis - Journeys, [19- ]
- Sydney Ellis - Biography, [19- ]
- Canada, Northern - Description and travel, [19- ]
- Yukon - Exploring expeditions, [19- ]
- Trails - British Columbia, [19- ]
- Trails - Yukon, [19- ]
- British Columbia - Exploring expeditions, [19- ]
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