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[Yard and fence at Piers Island Penitentiary with one male visible on the right]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Warrant of commitment upon a conviction adjudging imprisonment in the first instance [from J. Cartmel to all constables and other peace officers of the county of Kootenay and H. C. Cooper re – imprisonment of Mike Woiken]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Warden H.W. Cooper standing next to matron, three Doukhobor female prisoners, and one male in suit standing on pier at Piers Island]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Twenty-six male staff and five matrons in front of gate at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Twenty-six male staff and five matrons in front of gate at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

This photo is the same as MsC 147.2, but in a different pose and darker lighting.

[Trees, fence, and buildings at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Translation of letter [letter from inmate no. 219 Anton J. Strelaeff to his wife Tania P. Strelaeff]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Thirty officers and guards and seven matrons in front of building at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Thirty officers and guards and seven matrons in front of building at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Telegram from H. W. Cooper to Acting Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa re - sewage and electric lighting system at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Telegram from H. C. Fatt, Acting Superintendent in Ottawa to H. W. Cooper re – space between compounds and distance between buildings]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Telegram from F. W. Ross in Victoria to T. W. Fuller, Chief Architect in Ottawa re - lack of sewage and electric lighting system at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Telegram from Canadian Fairbanks Morse Company to the Purchasing Agent in Department of Justice in Ottawa re – tank]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Secret letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, eligible list for guards

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Queue of prisoners entering a building in Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Property of B.C Penitentiary, Pay / list Doukhobor Penitentiary Piers Island [empty manila envelope]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Piers Island Penitentiary buildings, one male facing photographer, one male in background]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Piers Island division, special report [from L. Goss Active Deputy Warden to H. W. Cooper re – refusal of twenty-three prisoners to work]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Piers Island construction approximate cost of improvements

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Series displays photographs taken on Piers Island showing the officers, guards, and matrons; male and female prisoners visiting through a fence that separates men’s and women’s compounds; female prisoners working; penitentiary buildings; penitentiary perimeter; vessel used for transferring prisoners; and a patrol boat. As there are no dates recorded for these photographs, it is not possible to determine the exact dates they were taken; however, based on the subject matter, it is assumed that dates of creation are between 1932 and 1934.

Memorandum [H. W. Cooper re – Doukhobors, two matrons at Duncan Hospital]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Memorandum [H. W. Cooper] re – absence from Piers Island Penitentiary of Acting Deputy Warden, while in charge of the penitentiary

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Memo [F. B. Emery, Accountant] re – construction costs, Piers Island Penitentiary

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Memo by T. W. Fuller Chief Architect in Sidney] re – temporary penitentiary, B.C. [drawings of dormitories for officers and matrons]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Male and female prisoners visiting through fence, with one guard visible on each side of fence at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from W. H. Craig, Inspector to H. W. Cooper] re- 4166, Wilhelmson [convict’s transfer to the Royal Columbian Hospital]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from W. H. Craig, Inspector to H. W. Cooper] re – transfer of convicts, Piers Island to New Westminster

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H.W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island Penitentiary, Doukhobors [release suggestions]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – temporary penitentiary, Piers Island [transfer of first group male Doukhobors; interpreter; proclamation; water and sewage]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – temporary penitentiary, Piers Island

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Item is a letter concerning the arrival of the keeper, clerk, and six guards in Piers Island on Aug. 8; the appointment of Goss as active deputy warden; personnel; first transfer of prisoners to Piers Island; field kitchens; fingerprinting the Doukhobors; and hiring an interpreter.

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