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Date
1936 – 1937
Material
metal, brass
Catalogue Number
106.06.1081
Description
One brass licence plate with bison in relief stamped: “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1937” at bottom. Manufacturer’s stamp on back: “Made by Winnipeg Brass”. Four small holes to attach license plate to radiator of automobile.
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Title
Licence Plate
Date
1936 – 1937
Material
metal, brass
Dimensions
7.5 x 10.5 cm
Description
One brass licence plate with bison in relief stamped: “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1937” at bottom. Manufacturer’s stamp on back: “Made by Winnipeg Brass”. Four small holes to attach license plate to radiator of automobile.
Subject
tourism
National Parks of Canada
automobiles
animals, buffalo
bison
Credit
Gift of Robert Wooden, Calgary, 1999
Catalogue Number
106.06.1081
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Date
n.d.
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.1085
Description
A stamped-metal park-permit plate that is gold-coloured. The plate contains a bison standing atop a sign with text that reads “Canada's National Parks 1939”. Beneath this, there is a flat, rectangular area with a small round hole in each corner, which would have been used for attaching the plate t…
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Title
Licence Plate
Date
n.d.
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.2 x 10.2 x 10.5 cm
Description
A stamped-metal park-permit plate that is gold-coloured. The plate contains a bison standing atop a sign with text that reads “Canada's National Parks 1939”. Beneath this, there is a flat, rectangular area with a small round hole in each corner, which would have been used for attaching the plate to an automobile. On the back of the plate, on the bison’s rump, is the text: “HEWITT VANCOUVER”.This is a duplicate artifact, see 106.06.0013 a
Subject
Nicholas Morant
transportation
Parks Canada
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
106.06.1085
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Date
1933 – 1939
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.0013 a,b
Description
Two tags in the shape of bison stamped from metal: a) Gold-coloured metal bison standing on a sign reading “Canada's National Parks 1939” a with plate beneath for attaching to an automobile. This is a duplicate artifact, see 106.06.1085.b) Silver-coloured metal bison standing on a sign reading “Ca…
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Title
Licence Plate
Date
1933 – 1939
Material
metal
Dimensions
10.2 (a); 7.1 (b) x 10.5 (a); 10.5 (b) cm
Description
Two tags in the shape of bison stamped from metal: a) Gold-coloured metal bison standing on a sign reading “Canada's National Parks 1939” a with plate beneath for attaching to an automobile. This is a duplicate artifact, see 106.06.1085.b) Silver-coloured metal bison standing on a sign reading “Canada's National Parks 1933” with two pin holes in the middle of the buffalo for attaching to an automobile.
Subject
transportation
Parks Canada
licence
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0013 a,b
Images
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