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[Bookplate for Horace Bruce Smith]

Description

A framed view of a lake with trees and bushes along the edge. At the top and sides of the frame are cattails and other types of plants ; at the bottom of the frame is a collection of books, one open to a portrait-type image.

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Title
[Bookplate for Horace Bruce Smith]
Date Created
[between 1900 and 1929]
Description
A framed view of a lake with trees and bushes along the edge. At the top and sides of the frame are cattails and other types of plants ; at the bottom of the frame is a collection of books, one open to a portrait-type image.
Extent
1 bookplate : wood engraving ; 10.1 x 13.4 cm
Subject
Books; Plants
Geographic Location
Toronto (Ont.) ; Halifax (N.S.)
Person Or Corporation
Smith, Horace Bruce
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
Horace Bruce Smith (22 May 1864 ' 1939) was a barrister in Ontario. He married Helen Maud Kilbourn February 17, 1892 and they had two children, Frances Kilbourn Smith and Jean Bruce Kilbourn Smith. Smith was president of the Halifax Shipyards Limited (founded in 1918) as well as numerous other shipbuilding and navigation companies.
References:
1) 'Horace Bruce Smith.' Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. Accessed on February 25, 2011 from http://www.ogsottawa.on.ca/billings/p33.htm#i64289
2) 'Our History.' Irving Shipbuilding Inc. Retrieved on February 25, 2011 from http://www.halifaxshipyard.com/irving-shipbuilding-about-our-history.aspx
Identifier
BP MUR CAN P S65846; BP_MUR_CAN_P_S65846
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN P S65846
Date Available
2011
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0215650
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca