Kamloops one hundred years of community, 1893-1993

Title Cover Image: Kamloops

In this unique collection of writing and photography, nineteen skilled individuals have explored various facets of Kamloops' colorful past, present and future. Through their eyes, we see the landscapes, the city scenes and the people who made life in this southwestern B.C. community interesting and exciting. Kamloops: One Hundred Years of Community has an historic hand-tinted 1937 photograph as a four-color wrap-around cover. It also contains 87 black and white photographs, many previously unpublished. Soft cover, 8 1/2" x 11" horizontal format.
Author(s): Wilf Schmidt, Wayne R. Norton
Document: Book · Paperback · CIRC [ 1 ]
Edition: 1st Edition
Published: 1992
Physical Description: 148 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Genre: History
Contents:
  1. Pioneer Heritage / Bernie Rothenburger
  2. When the Travellers Come to Town ; 3. The Historic Hotels of Kamloops / Wayne Norton
  3. Kamloops Landscapes: A History of Growth / Elisabeth Duckworth
  4. Mary Spencer: Kamloops Photographer, 1899-1909 / Wilf Schmidt
  5. Two Kamloops Photographers / Wayne Norton
  6. The Rise and Fall of the Canning Industry in Kamloops / John Stewart
  7. Cowtown and Railcity / David Ll. Davies
  8. British Gentlewomen at Monte Creek / Eleanor Witton Hancock
  9. A Military Life: Desmond Odlum Vicars, D.S.O. / Keith Wood
  10. Trophies and Controversies: The Kamloops Baseball Championship of 1888 and 1889 / Geoff LaCasse
  11. A Touch of Class ; 13. Dear Laura Irwin / Wayne Norton
  12. Kamloops High School: 1913-1953 / Joan Newman
  13. Some Kamloops Telephone History / Al Yelland
  14. A Day to Be Remembered: The Peterson Creek Murders / Gerry Bond
  15. Strike Up the Band / Lynne Stonier-Newman
  16. St. Joseph's Church and the Kamloops Indian Band / Ken Scopick
  17. Sheep Ranching in the Kamloops Region / The Bodman Family
  18. Restoration of the B.C. Sheep Breeders' Association Building / Bryan Best and Trish Keegan
  19. Show and Tell / Ian MacKenzie
Subjects:

British Columbia Kamloops, Canada, British Columbia, Kamloops History, History, Kamloops (B.C.) History, Kamloops (C.-B.) Histoire
Related Places: City of Kamloops ,  Thompson-Nicola Regional District

 

Circulation

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Collection Resource Available Edition Published Publisher
The Cascade District: Encyclopedia Library Book Paperback 1st Edition 1992 Sonotek Publishing Ltd

 

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