Subject: Rotary Park
Cranbrook's Rotary Park
Postcard showing Rotary Park in Cranbrook, BC. Note covered gazebo.
| Internal ID: | 0003.0005 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1940 |
Postcard Image of Rotary Park, c. 1940
A postcard image showing benches, gazebo and pathway in Cranbrook's Rotary Park c. 1940.
| Internal ID: | 0006.0016 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1940 |
Postcard Image of Rotary Park, c. 1940
A postcard image showing benches, gazebo and pathway in Cranbrook's Rotary Park c. 1940.
| Internal ID: | 0006.0017 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1940 |
Postcard Image of Rotary Park, c. 1940
A postcard image showing benches, gazebo and pathway in Cranbrook's Rotary Park c. 1940.
| Internal ID: | 0006.0018 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1940 |
Rotary Park, Cranbrook
A view of Rotary Park, probably still referred to as the "Community Playground" with trees very young.
| Internal ID: | 0017.0041 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Rotary Park, Cranbrook
A view of Rotary Park, probably still referred to as the "Community Playground" with trees very young.
| Internal ID: | 0017.0042 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Community Playground (Rotary Park) in 1925
Rotary Park in 1925, it was once known as the Community Playground. This photo is looking North towards Cranbrook Mountain from the downtown Firehall. 11th Ave on the Left, 10th on the Right. Cranbrook, B.C. 1925
| Internal ID: | 0019.0179 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Community Playground (Rotary Park) in 1925
Rotary Park in 1925, it was once known as the Community Playground. This photo is looking North towards Cranbrook Mountain from the downtown Firehall. 11th Ave on the Left, 10th on the Right. Cranbrook, B.C. 1925
| Internal ID: | 0019.0180 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Community Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC
Used sepia real photo postcard of Community Playground (Rotary Park), Cranbrook BC looking NW with St. Mary's Catholic Church and City Hall in background. Knights of Pythias Hall in front of City Hall. Photo also provides a back view of 2nd fire hall and a good view of Norbury Avenue. Wooden bridge crossing swampy ground ditch. Cranbrook postal circle date stamp July 16, 1930
| Internal ID: | 0039.0015 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1922 |
Community Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC
Used sepia real photo postcard of Community Playground (Rotary Park), Cranbrook BC looking NW with St. Mary's Catholic Church and City Hall in background. Knights of Pythias Hall in front of City Hall. Photo also provides a back view of 2nd fire hall and a good view of Norbury Avenue. Wooden bridge crossing swampy ground ditch. Cranbrook postal circle date stamp July 16, 1930
| Internal ID: | 0039.0016 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1922 |
Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC
Hand coloured real photo postcard of Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC taken from intersection of Louis St. (1st St. S) & Norbury Ave (11th Ave. S)looking SE. Tourist Park (Baker Park)directional sign. Handwritten note on back.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0017 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1939 |
Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC
Hand coloured real photo postcard of Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC taken from intersection of Louis St. (1st St. S) & Norbury Ave (11th Ave. S)looking SE. Tourist Park (Baker Park)directional sign. Handwritten note on back.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0018 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1939 |
Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC
Used hand coloured real photo postcard of Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC taken from intersection of Louis St. (1st St. S) & Norbury Ave. (10th Ave. S) looking SE. Rotary International sign stone monument. Tourist Park (Baker Park) directional sign. Nice picket fence surrounding Rotary Park at this time. Lake Louise postal circle date stamp 1953.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0019 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1945 |
Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC
Used hand coloured real photo postcard of Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC taken from intersection of Louis St. (1st St. S) & Norbury Ave. (10th Ave. S) looking SE. Rotary International sign stone monument. Tourist Park (Baker Park) directional sign. Nice picket fence surrounding Rotary Park at this time. Lake Louise postal circle date stamp 1953.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0020 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1945 |
Rotary Park - Cranbrook, BC
Used B&W real photo postcard of Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC showing swing, benches & gazebo. Cranbrook postal circle date stamp Nov. 4, 1954.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0021 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1947 |
Rotary Park - Cranbrook, BC
Used B&W real photo postcard of Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC showing swing, benches & gazebo. Cranbrook postal circle date stamp Nov. 4, 1954.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0022 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1947 |
Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC
Used sepia real photo postcard of Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC showing swing, benches & gazebo. Velox stamp box dates unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0023 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1947 |
Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC
Used sepia real photo postcard of Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC showing swing, benches & gazebo. Velox stamp box dates unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0024 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1947 |
Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC c. 1945
Used B&W real photo postcard of Rotary Park in Cranbrook, B.C. showing swings and gazebo. Handwritten note on back, Kimberely circle date postal stamp cancel Sept.29, 1952. (Title printed on postcard incorrectly states "City Auto Camp". This is not the the Cranbrook City Auto camp, it is Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC.)
| Internal ID: | 0039.0177 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1945 |
Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC c. 1945
Used B&W real photo postcard of Rotary Park in Cranbrook, B.C. showing swings and gazebo. Handwritten note on back, Kimberely circle date postal stamp cancel Sept.29, 1952. (Title printed on postcard incorrectly states "City Auto Camp". This is not the the Cranbrook City Auto camp, it is Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC.)
| Internal ID: | 0039.0178 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1945 |
Rotary Park Entrance, Cranbrook
New entrance to Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC, when the streets were named Louis St. and Norbury Ave.
| Internal ID: | 0040.0107 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1930 |
Rotary Park Entrance, Cranbrook
New entrance to Rotary Park, Cranbrook, BC, when the streets were named Louis St. and Norbury Ave.
| Internal ID: | 0040.0108 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1930 |
Cranbrook Rotary
Cranbrook Rotary wins attendance cup at Victoia district conference. Cranbrook Rotarians proceeding with playground in Rotary Park.
| Internal ID: | 0042.0014 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 6th 1926 |
Cranbrook Rotary
Cranbrook Rotary
| Internal ID: | 0042.0054 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 2nd 1926 |
Childrens Community Playground opens up
Rotary Park Childrens Community playground opens up,, how the name was chosen and the winners who chose the name.
| Internal ID: | 0042.0080 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 6th 1926 |
Rotary Playground
Rotary Playground
| Internal ID: | 0042.0147 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 12th 1926 |
Council Takes Up Routine Work
The highlights and stats of a meeting of the Cranbrook City Council.
| Internal ID: | 0042.0155 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 17th 1926 |
Boys Scouts Building
Rotary Club names committee to investigate possibility of Boys Scouts building and museum
| Internal ID: | 0042.0222 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 4th 1938 |
Rotary Club Appoints Mrs. Phil Briggs
The Rotary Club of Cranbrook Appointed Mrs. Phil Briggs to assume responsibility for the community playground.
| Internal ID: | 0042.0300 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 4th 1927 |
Cenotaph
Newspaper article Rememberance Day to be held in Rotary Park after Cenotaph was moved from Baker Street to the park.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0015 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 5th 1969 |
Works Report 1930
Annual report by City Superintendent for Water, Sewers, Streets, Sidewalks, Drainage, Street Maintenance Departments of the City of Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0120 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 29th 1931 |
Council Meeting Report
Cranbrook City Council meeting burns midnight oil with large volume on agenda, including proposal of street lights in Slaterville, new concrete sidewalks, and closing of tourist park, playground and cemetery water facilities for the winter.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0612 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 20th 1930 |
Council's Work Plan
Cranbrook City Council outlines work to be done by the unemployed in relief fund projects.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0741 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 30th 1930 |
Purchase By-Law
Ratepayers of Cranbrook to be given the opportunity to vote on the purchase of Baker estate property by the City to establish a tourist park and playground.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0771 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 8th 1925 |
Cranbrook City Council
Report on City Council meeting dealing with the Y.M.C.A. proposed building addition for a swimming pool and gymnasium.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0098 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 17th 1926 |
Rotary Park
Reporting on a proposed supervisor for children at play in park.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0296 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 24th 1926 |
Rotary Park Fountain
Ornamental fountain in Rotary Park that has been out of commission for a number of years, now demolished and new fountain being built.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0715 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 11th 1939 |
Cranbrook Storm Sewer
6 years from start to completion, Cranbrook storm sewers final link working.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0741 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 7th 1935 |
Scout Hall
Rotary club meeting with objective of starting a new project, on discussion is a Boy Scouts building and museum.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0782 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 4th 1938 |
Cenotaph and Park
Cranbrook is the only city its size that has no park for children to play, and while they are building this park, why not make a place for the war memorial that is having a hard time being built.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0272 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 10th 1921 |
Rotary Pool
Members of Cranbrook Rotary club held annual election and revoted last years officers, a rough sketch of proposed swimming pool was presented.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0389 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 28th 1922 |
Support for Park
Letter to Cranbrook City Council from a Cranbrook citizen urging them to proceed with a public park near the residential section, even offering $100 donation to go towards swings or fountain if in suggested site.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0440 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 2nd 1922 |
Park & Pool
Cranbrook City Council had a long regular monthly meeting dealing with park and pool by-law, cost of damages to residents and businesses caused by city development, cemetary upkeep, etc.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0444 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 16th 1922 |
Park & Pool By-Law
City of Cranbrook adopted By-Law to borrow $10,000 for the purpose of purchasing land and establishing a Public Park.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0449 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 16th 1922 |
Cranbrook Rotary
Cranbrook Rotarian weekly luncheon successful, with it unanimous support for the swimming pool and park, plus an address on microbes that cause infectious disease.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0451 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 16th 1922 |
Park & Pool By-Law
Urging all Cranbrook citizens to vote in favor of city park by-law.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0455 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 23rd 1922 |
Park Bylaw Cost Table
List of random property holders taxes from Cranbrook City Hall, and what the proposed park will add to their taxes.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0459 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 23rd 1922 |
Pool & Park Bylaw
Urging Cranbrook citizens to vote "yes" for upcoming vote proposing a bylaw to permit the establishment of a park and swimming pool, includes a poem.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0460 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 23rd 1922 |
Park & Pool Bylaw
Urging Cranbrook taxpayers to vote in favor of park bylaw, to enable children to have a swimming pool and playground, noting people outside city limits are even offering to donate money towards the proposed park.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0464 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 23rd 1922 |
Pool Bylaw Passes
Cranbrook taxpayers vote 3 to 1 in favor of establishing playground and swimming pool for children.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0465 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 30th 1922 |
Gyro Playground
Editorial offering Vancouver as an example of how to raise money for childrens playground for Cranbrook to consider.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0565 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 21st 1922 |
Cranbrook Swimming Pool
Newspaper article Cranbrook's swimming pool under construction with deepening of creek channel and footings for pool, swimming pool and park will be active work in the spring.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0615 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 22nd 1922 |
Rotary Wild Horse Production
Cranbrook Rotary Club will put on a production about the early days of Wild Horse Gulch placer digging, with proceeds to go towards providing playground equipment.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0624 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 6th 1922 |
New Park
Cranbrook City Council ordered the purchase of 3 lots on which to build the new park.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0627 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 13th 1922 |
Rotary Minstrels
Heavy demand for tickets to the upcoming Rotary Minstrel show in January, featuring a patriotic Canadian song, introduced for the first time in Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0681 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 29th 1922 |
City Works Report
Cranbrook Civic Department presents annual report for 1929 with subzero weather and no snow protection resulting in frozen water lines, which required water wagons to deliver throughout the city for six weeks.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0771 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 16th 1930 |
Caretaker
Caretaker of the Cranbrook playground and cemetery appointed at $100 per month.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0882 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 17th 1930 |
Sidewalks
Cranbrook laying down filling material for concrete sidewalks fronting children's playground.
| Internal ID: | 0053.0122 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 11th 1930 |
Rotary Park
Rotary Park, Cranbrook, B.C. in early 1970s.
| Internal ID: | 0136.0019 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1970 |
Cenotaph in Rotary Park
Cranbrook Cenotaph in Rotary Park in winter.
| Internal ID: | 0400.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1970 |
Cenotaph in Rotary Park
Cranbrook Cenotaph in Rotary Park in summer.
| Internal ID: | 0400.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1970 |
Rotary Park in Cranbrook
Known as the 'Community Playground' when first started, this area is now known as Rotary Park. In the back can be seen the Knights of Pythias Hall on Norbury Avenue, and the spire of City Hall.
| Internal ID: | 0403.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
The Children's Playground, Cranbrook, B.C.
The Children's Playground, Cranbrook, B.C. This is Rotary Park on 10th Avenue. (Cranbrook Series No.38), postcard front, linked to 0457.0440.
| Internal ID: | 0457.0439 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
The Children's Playground, Cranbrook, B.C.
The Children's Playground, Cranbrook, B.C. This is Rotary Park on 10th Avenue. (Cranbrook Series No.38), postcard front, linked to 0457.0440.
| Internal ID: | 0457.0440 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
Cranbrook Cenotaph
A south view of the cenotaph placed in Rotary Park, with new tile work around it.
| Internal ID: | 0474.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 2009 |
Cranbrook Cenotaph
The north face of the Cranbrook Cenotaph in Rotary Park, looking southeast. The new cobblestone work is visible.
| Internal ID: | 0474.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 2009 |
Cranbrook Cenotaph
North facing base of the Cranbrook cenotaph commemorating the World War I dead. This script was in place when the monument was first installed in 1922.
| Internal ID: | 0474.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 2009 |
Cranbrook Cenotaph
West-facing base of the cenotaph bearing the names of World War I losses from the Cranbrook area.
| Internal ID: | 0474.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 2009 |
Cranbrook Cenotaph
South facing base of the Cranbrook Cenotaph in Rotary Park, inscribed WW II below the names. Most of the names are from WW I.
| Internal ID: | 0474.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 2009 |
Cranbrook Cenotaph
East-facing view of the Cranbrook Cenotaph, with the base inscribed 'Korea 1950-53'. Looking to the west behind the Cenotaph is the Wall of Honour.
| Internal ID: | 0474.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 2009 |
Cranbrook Cenotaph
West face of the Cranbrook Cenotaph in Rotary Park, looking east with the Court House behind.
| Internal ID: | 0474.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 2009 |
Cranbrook Cenotaph
Engraving detail on the face of the Cranbrook Cenotaph.
| Internal ID: | 0474.0009 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 2009 |
