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[Bookplate for Carleton Place High School]

Description

A border of small round stylized flowers surrounds the bookplate text. The first line is written in a font with a small dot in the letters 'C', 'O', and 'P'. The second line is written in a more ornate font. Under this line there is a small stylized flower similar to the ones that comprise the border. Under this is the typed word 'No.' with a line that is filled in by hand with a number.

Item Metadata

Title
[Bookplate for Carleton Place High School]
Date Created
[between 1900 and 1999]
Description
A border of small round stylized flowers surrounds the bookplate text. The first line is written in a font with a small dot in the letters 'C', 'O', and 'P'. The second line is written in a more ornate font. Under this line there is a small stylized flower similar to the ones that comprise the border. Under this is the typed word 'No.' with a line that is filled in by hand with a number.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 10 x 5.5 cm
Subject
Education; Libraries
Geographic Location
Canada
Person Or Corporation
Carleton Place High School
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
Carleton Place High School, located in Carleton Place, LanarkCounty, Ontario was opened on January 3, 1924. The estimated cost of building the school was set at approximately $100,000, and the architects were Messrs. Richards and Abra of Ottawa.
References:
1) Author Unknown. Carleton Place Local History. Available from http://carletonplacelocalhistory.wordpress.com/category/1920s/, accessed November 5, 2014.
Identifier
BP MUR CAN I C375b; BP_MUR_CAN_I_C375b
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN I C375b
Date Available
2026-02-10
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
10.14288/1.0215820
Aggregated Source Repository
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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