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Cowichan River from C.P.R. (Canadian Pacific Railway) crossing Vancouver Island B.C., c.1910

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Item ID number:: 3643627
Date:: C.1910
Source:: Private
Reference:: Accession number: 1971-197 NPC

Cowichan River from CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) crossing Vancouver Island BC, c.1910. BC - COWICHAN RIVER. Credit: Library and Archives Canada

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[Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint manager of the Goldstream Indian Cooperative, formed by Cowichan Knitters, here preparing wool for Knitters]

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Item ID number:: 3221961
Date:: [between 1960-1962]
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

[Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint manager of the Goldstream Indian Cooperative, formed by Cowichan Knitters, here preparing wool for Knitters]

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Parts of a discarded sewing machine are converted into a handy spinning wheel. The Heavy wool must be smoothly spun and of uniform thickness, a job that calls for experienced spinners

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Item ID number:: 5383675
Date:: 1956
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

Parts of a discarded sewing machine are converted into a handy spinning wheel. The Heavy wool must be smoothly spun and of uniform thickness,

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[Standing beside a carved figure of the traditional thunderbird, a tourist tries on her new Cowichan sweater and tam. The Cowichan wool goods are the specialty of the Salish women]. Original title: St ... [View full title] anding beside a carved figure of the traditional thunderbird, a tourist tries on her new Cowichan sweater and tam. The Cowichan wool goods are the specialty of the Salish Indians

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Item ID number:: 3200934
Date:: 1960
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

[Standing beside a carved figure of the traditional thunderbird, a tourist tries on her new Cowichan sweater and tam. The Cowichan wool goods are the

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Frank Swannell collection [graphic material]

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Item ID number:: 8216
Date:: ca. 1908-ca. 1955
Source:: Private
Reference:: 1965-004 NPC

Frank Swannell collection [graphic material]. Aircraft Dean River (BC) Ingenika River (BC) Morice Lake (BC) Eutsuk Lake (BC) Fort St

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Correspondence [textual record] Borden, Robert Laird Correspondence February 06, 1918

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Item ID number:: 354154
Date:: February 06, 1918
Source:: Private
Reference:: MG26-H, Volume number: 236, Microfilm reel number: C-4412

Correspondence [textual record] Borden, Robert Laird Correspondence February 06, 1918. Fisheries - W Coast Cowichan Bay, BC

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[A young woman on the Cowichan reserve has washed these fleeces and now hangs them on the line to dry. They will then be spun into yarn to be knitted into the Cowichan sweaters] Formerly known as : A ... [View full title] young woman of the Salish tribe hanging fleeces on the line to dry. The wool will be used in the production of Cowichan wool sweaters and other wool goods, a specialty of the Salish Indians

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Item ID number:: 3200939
Date:: 1960
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

[A young woman on the Cowichan reserve has washed these fleeces and now hangs them on the line to dry. They will then be spun into yarn to be knitted into

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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. WESTERN LINES. MILE 7.25. LUMBER ASSEMBLY WHARF. LOT 160 COWICHAN DISTRICT. GENERAL LAYOUT AND BENT DETAILS

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Item ID number:: 2163251
Source:: Government
Reference:: RG2M 71/5705

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. WESTERN LINES. MILE 7.25. LUMBER ASSEMBLY WHARF. LOT 160 COWICHAN DISTRICT. GENERAL LAYOUT AND BENT DETAILS

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[Discarded sewing-machines have been turned into spinning wheels to make the undyed wool into yarn for the knitting of Cowichan sweaters, a specialty of the Salish women]. Original title: Discarded se ... [View full title] wing-machines have been turned into spinning wheels to make the undyed wool into yarn for the knitting of Cowichan sweaters, a specialty of the Salish Indians

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Item ID number:: 3200937
Date:: 1960
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

[Discarded sewing-machines have been turned into spinning wheels to make the undyed wool into yarn for the knitting of Cowichan sweaters, a specialty of the

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[Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint managers of the Goldstream Cooperative, which coordinates production and sales of the Cowichan wool sweaters produced by the Coast Salish women]. Original title ... [View full title] : Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint managers of the Goldstream Cooperative, which coordinates production and sales of the Cowichan wool sweaters produced by the Salish Indians

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Item ID number:: 3200938
Date:: 1960
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

[Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint managers of the Goldstream Cooperative, which coordinates production and sales of the Cowichan wool sweaters

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[Mrs. Buster Mathews and Janice Mathews model Cowichan wool sweaters and tams knit by Salish women]. Original title: Buster Matthews, of Duncan, Vancouver Island, B.C., is the chief distributor of the ... [View full title] famous Cowichan Indian sweaters. Here his wife and daughter Janice model sweaters and tams

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Item ID number:: 3200926
Date:: 1962
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3673, 3679

[Mrs. Buster Mathews and Janice Mathews model Cowichan wool sweaters and tams knit by Salish women]. Original Buster Matthews, of Duncan,

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[Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint managers of the Goldstream Cooperative, which coordinates and sells the Cowichan wool sweater and wool knit goods production of Coast Salish women]. Original ti ... [View full title] tle: Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint managers of the Goldstream Cooperative, which coordinates and sells the Cowichan wool sweater and wool knit goods production of Salish Indians

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Item ID number:: 3200925
Date:: 1962
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3673, 3679

[Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint managers of the Goldstream Cooperative, which coordinates and sells the Cowichan wool sweater and wool knit goods

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Tommy Douglas fonds [multiple media]

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Item ID number:: 104785
Date:: 1937-1980
Source:: Private
Reference:: R3319-0-1-E, MG32-C28

Tommy Douglas fonds [multiple media]. Political leadership - Canada, 1944-1977 Hazen Argue, [1944-1961] Political parties - Canada, 1964-1979 HW Herridge,

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[Hand-made baskets hold the large balls of heavy yarn as young women knit it up into Cowichan sweaters of distinctive design. The Cowichan sweaters are a specialty of the Salish women]. Original title ... [View full title] : Hand-made baskets hold the large balls of heavy yarn as young women knit it up into Cowichan sweaters of distinctive design. The Cowichan sweaters are a specialty of the Salish Indians

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Item ID number:: 3200928
Date:: 1960
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

[Hand-made baskets hold the large balls of heavy yarn as young women knit it up into Cowichan sweaters of distinctive design. The Cowichan sweaters are a

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OTTER BAY FISHERIES LTD. PLAN TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION OF OTTER BAY FISHERIES LTD. FOR APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION ON LOT 373, OTTER BAY, NORTH PENDER ISLAND

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Item ID number:: 2164889
Date:: 8/1/54
Source:: Government
Reference:: RG2M 71/5705

OTTER BAY FISHERIES LTD. PLAN TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION OF OTTER BAY FISHERIES LTD. FOR APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION ON LOT 373, OTTER BAY, NORTH PENDER ISLAND

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Approach to the Public Wharf, Cowichan Bay [graphic material]

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Item ID number:: 4698508
Date:: 1998
Source:: Private
Reference:: R15450-0-9-E, Volume number: 1

Approach to the Public Wharf, Cowichan Bay [graphic material]. Wharf Cowichan Bay, BC. The item is a depiction of the public wharf at Cowichan Bay

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PLAN TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A FILL AND SCOW DOCK IN LOT 104 AND 107G CHEMAINUS DISTRICT AND LOT 161, COWICHAN DISTRICT

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Item ID number:: 2164282
Date:: 1/5/56
Source:: Government
Reference:: RG2M 71/5705

PLAN TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A FILL AND SCOW DOCK IN LOT 104 AND 107G CHEMAINUS DISTRICT AND LOT 161, COWICHAN DISTRICT

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[Mrs. Sylvestra Modeste, uses short stubby needles as she creates distinctive designs in the heavy weatherproof Cowichan wool sweater she is knitting. The sweaters are a specialty of the Salish women] ... [View full title] . Original title: Mrs. Sylvestra Modeste, of Duncan, Vancouver Island, B.C., one of the best Cowichan knitters, uses short stubby needles as she creates distinctive designs in the heavy weatherproof sweater

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Item ID number:: 3200927
Date:: 1960
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

[Mrs. Sylvestra Modeste, uses short stubby needles as she creates distinctive designs in the heavy weatherproof Cowichan wool sweater she is knitting

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House built for Bertha Wilson, a member of the Cowichan Band on Cowichan Reserve No. 1

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Item ID number:: 5383670
Date:: [between 1900-1976]
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

House built for Bertha Wilson, a member of the Cowichan Band on Cowichan Reserve No. 1. Cowichan Reserve 1 (BC). It is a seven room house with four bedrooms

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[A young woman on the Cowichan reserve has washed these fleeces and now hangs them on the line to dry. They will then be spun into yarn to be knitted into the Cowichan sweaters]. Original title: A you ... [View full title] ng woman on the Cowichan reserve has washed these fleeces and now hangs them on the line to dry. They will then be spun into yarn to be knitted into the Cowichan Indian sweaters

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Item ID number:: 5383678
Date:: 1960
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

[A young woman on the Cowichan reserve has washed these fleeces and now hangs them on the line to dry. They will then be spun into yarn to be knitted into

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[Woman spinning wool for use in Cowichan wool sweaters and other knit wool goods, a specialty of the Salish women]. Original title: Woman spinning wool for use in Cowichan wool sweaters and other knit ... [View full title] wool goods, a specialty of the Salish Indians

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Item ID number:: 3200936
Date:: 1960
Source:: Government
Reference:: R216, RG10, Box number: 3679

[Woman spinning wool for use in Cowichan wool sweaters and other knit wool goods, a specialty of the Salish women]. Original Woman spinning wool for

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Cowichan River from C.P.R. (Canadian Pacific Railway) crossing Vancouver Island B.C., c.1910

[Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint manager of the Goldstream Indian Cooperative, formed by Cowichan Knitters, here preparing wool for Knitters]

Parts of a discarded sewing machine are converted into a handy spinning wheel. The Heavy wool must be smoothly spun and of uniform thickness, a job that calls for experienced spinners

Frank Swannell collection [graphic material]

Correspondence [textual record] Borden, Robert Laird Correspondence February 06, 1918

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. WESTERN LINES. MILE 7.25. LUMBER ASSEMBLY WHARF. LOT 160 COWICHAN DISTRICT. GENERAL LAYOUT AND BENT DETAILS

Tommy Douglas fonds [multiple media]

OTTER BAY FISHERIES LTD. PLAN TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION OF OTTER BAY FISHERIES LTD. FOR APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION ON LOT 373, OTTER BAY, NORTH PENDER ISLAND

Approach to the Public Wharf, Cowichan Bay [graphic material]

PLAN TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A FILL AND SCOW DOCK IN LOT 104 AND 107G CHEMAINUS DISTRICT AND LOT 161, COWICHAN DISTRICT

House built for Bertha Wilson, a member of the Cowichan Band on Cowichan Reserve No. 1

[Woman spinning wool for use in Cowichan wool sweaters and other knit wool goods, a specialty of the Salish women]. Original title: Woman spinning wool for use in Cowichan wool sweaters and other knit ... [View full title] wool goods, a specialty of the Salish Indians

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Cowichan River from C.P.R. (Canadian Pacific Railway) crossing Vancouver Island B.C., c.1910

[Chief Ed Underwood and his wife, joint manager of the Goldstream Indian Cooperative, formed by Cowichan Knitters, here preparing wool for Knitters]

Parts of a discarded sewing machine are converted into a handy spinning wheel. The Heavy wool must be smoothly spun and of uniform thickness, a job that calls for experienced spinners

Frank Swannell collection [graphic material]

Correspondence [textual record] Borden, Robert Laird Correspondence February 06, 1918

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. WESTERN LINES. MILE 7.25. LUMBER ASSEMBLY WHARF. LOT 160 COWICHAN DISTRICT. GENERAL LAYOUT AND BENT DETAILS

Tommy Douglas fonds [multiple media]

OTTER BAY FISHERIES LTD. PLAN TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION OF OTTER BAY FISHERIES LTD. FOR APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION ON LOT 373, OTTER BAY, NORTH PENDER ISLAND

Approach to the Public Wharf, Cowichan Bay [graphic material]

PLAN TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A FILL AND SCOW DOCK IN LOT 104 AND 107G CHEMAINUS DISTRICT AND LOT 161, COWICHAN DISTRICT

House built for Bertha Wilson, a member of the Cowichan Band on Cowichan Reserve No. 1

[Woman spinning wool for use in Cowichan wool sweaters and other knit wool goods, a specialty of the Salish women]. Original title: Woman spinning wool for use in Cowichan wool sweaters and other knit ... [View full title] wool goods, a specialty of the Salish Indians

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