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Edward Cox interview
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1965-08-08 (Creation)
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2 audio reels (01:00:00) : 19 cm/sec, mono ; 18 cm
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RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-08-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Cox recounts his family coming to Alberni; his grandfather worked at the Cape Beale Lighthouse in 1879; his father was the first Provincial Policeman in Alberni; his mother's father [Kirkpatrick] was the first blacksmith and came to Alberni in 1886. He describes Indian ceremonial dances he witnessed performed at Alberni in the longhouses; he discusses Indian culture and language. He recalls Alberni mills and logging the town; and schooling. TRACK 2: Mr. Cox continues his recollections about Alberni; transportation; the stage; railway; water transportation; doctors; miners; policing; automobiles; roads; Port Alberni; early settlers; and farming. He recalls his work on the CPR ships that went from Alberni to Victoria, stopping at Port Renfrew and Clo-oose. He talks about the telegraph trail and station at Bamfield; the wreck of the "Carelmapu"; stopping at Ucluelet and Clayoquot; the whaling stations.
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Imbert Orchard, 1974-1975
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A digital copy is available. Please contact staff for further information.
Preservation compact disc made from original audio reels, 2002-04-02.
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Accession number(s): T0857
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Previously described as AAAB0951
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Orchard ; IN-11/1-2
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speaker: Edward T. Cox, interviewer: Imbert Orchard, sound recording: Ian Stephen
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- Coastwise shipping--British Columbia
- Lighthouses--British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Logging--British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Railroads--British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Shipwrecks
- Stagecoaches--British Columbia
- Northwest Coast of North America--History
- Whaling--British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Sawmills--British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Agriculture--British Columbia
- Schools--British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--Vancouver Island
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- Bamfield Cable Station (Subject)
- British Columbia. Provincial Police Force (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited (Subject)