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S.S. Empress of Asia Canadian Pacific Railway Company Limited; Canadian Pacific Steamship Limited
Description
Official album of large format photographs of the first class rooms of the interior of the Empress of Asia produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to promote its luxury ocean liner. Stamped George A. Crawley, Architect, Caxton House, Westminster.
Item Metadata
| Title |
S.S. Empress of Asia
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| Creator | |
| Date Created |
1912
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| Description |
Official album of large format photographs of the first class rooms of the interior of the Empress of Asia produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to promote its luxury ocean liner. Stamped George A. Crawley, Architect, Caxton House, Westminster.
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| Extent |
17 photographs : black and white
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| Subject | |
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| Type | |
| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Contains Photographs CC-PH-09384 to CC-PH-09400
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| Identifier |
CC-PH-88-1; CC_PH_88_1
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-PH-88-1
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| Date Available |
2017-08-29
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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/
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0355128
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| Category |
C.P.R. steamships
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| RBSC Location |
CC-EX-15
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| 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/