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Handrail [unknown]

Description

Solid hardwood carved curving elbow bannister handrail section from the first Empress of Japan. Launched in 1890 by the Naval Construction and Armaments Company of Barrow, England.

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Title
Handrail
Creator
[unknown]
Date Created
[1890]
Description
Solid hardwood carved curving elbow bannister handrail section from the first Empress of Japan. Launched in 1890 by the Naval Construction and Armaments Company of Barrow, England.
Subject
Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Steamboats; Ocean travel
Genre
Physical Objects
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
CC_AR_00514
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-AR-00514
Date Available
2018-05-15
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
10.14288/1.0366467
Category
C.P.R. artifacts
RBSCLocation
Box 464
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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/