Subject: Parks Hardware

Doing Business

Courtesy note from Parks Hardware, Cranbrook, BC. A sense of courtesy and merchandising not seen often in the 21st century.

Internal ID:	0040.0121
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1940

Gyro Fall Fair

Internal ID:	0042.0051
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 12th 1926

Move To McCreery Building

After improvements to buildings three companys move to new locations.

Internal ID:	0050.0150
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 30th 1931

Cranbrook Schools

Meeting of Cranbrook School Trustees with teachers salaries and other bills presented and paid, as well as resignations and hiring.

Internal ID:	0050.0315
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 16th 1917

City Council

Cranbrook City Council meeting with City Engineers' reports on utility and services, ongoing upgrades, repairs and maintenance.

Internal ID:	0050.0329
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 27th 1917

City Council

Cranbrook City Council monthly meeting, paying of accounts due, repairs and maintenance on city services and utilities.

Internal ID:	0050.0365
Medium:	Manuscript
Date:	October 18th 1917

Cranbrook Schools

Regular monthly School Trustees meeting paying salaries and bills.

Internal ID:	0050.0379
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 20th 1917

Moir Reports On Year

Report of Secretary of Cranbrooks local Amateur Athletic Association.

Internal ID:	0050.0583
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 6th 1930

Royal Cafe

Try the Royal Cafe for good meals.

Internal ID:	0050.0768
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	1925

Parks Hardware

Reporting ongoing renovations to store allowing for greater floor space.

Internal ID:	0051.0256
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 5th 1949

Soft Drinks Bottled

Scott Fruit bottling soft drinks in all popular flavours, hiring only local employees.

Internal ID:	0051.0774
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 17th 1938

Runaway

Horse shies from east bound train and becomes a runaway on Baker street in Cranbrook.

Internal ID:	0052.0101
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 25th 1915

Milne Letter

Letter written to Cranbrook resident from soldier on the front.

Internal ID:	0052.0106
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 1st 1915

LaFleur Obituary

Cranbrook pioneer and social reporter for Townsman passed away three days before a community banquet was to be held in her honor.

Internal ID:	0052.0349
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 8th 1978

Review of Progress

Review of Cranbrook and district's progress during 1911 and outlook for 1912.

Internal ID:	0052.0469
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 4th 1912

City Council Report

Regular meeting of Cranbrook City Council dealing with payments of bills, update on utilities and extensions of sewerage to buildings outside city limits, to be paid for by property owners.

Internal ID:	0052.0695
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 18th 1912

Front Painted

Cranbrook painter and decorator brightens and improves store front of F. Park and Company.

Internal ID:	0053.0085
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 14th 1930

Sam Steele Days c.1968

A float promoting the S.W. Kootenay during the Sam Steele Day parade on Baker Street in Cranbrook, BC.

Internal ID:	0155.0106
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1969

F. Parks and Co. Advertisement

F. Parks & Co. newspaper ad. Ad Copy: Introducing Mr. S.P. Gynk G. F. Stephens & Co.'s Paint Mascot Our stock of Paint is complete. Our phone number is 78. Our Mr. Finley has the prompt delivery part of the business down to a science. F. Parks & Co. Hardware and House Furnishings. Cranbrook, B.C.