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Archival description- 12
- Item
- 27 Jul. 1932
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
- 15
- Item
- 4 Aug. 1932
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
Item is a letter regarding temporary clerk Fleming; the wharf being in a state of preparedness to accommodate large vessels; bunk accommodation for Doukhobor prisoners; installation of pump for well; and prisoner reception identification program.
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- Series
- [between 1932 and 1934]
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.
[Thirty officers and guards and seven matrons in front of building at Piers Island Penitentiary]
- 1
- Item
- [betweeen 1932 and 1934]
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
- 7
- Item
- [between 1932 and 1934]
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
[Queue of prisoners entering a building in Piers Island Penitentiary]
- 12
- Item
- [between 1932 and 1934]
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
[Yard and fence at Piers Island Penitentiary with one male visible on the right]
- 13
- Item
- [between 1932 and 1934]
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
[“Narsapur” patrol boat near pier at Piers Island]
- 21
- Item
- [between 1932 and 1934]
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
[Group of eight Doukhobor prisoners gathered around a “Piers Island Penitentiary” life preserver]
- 24
- Item
- [between 1932 and 1934]
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
- 1
- File
- May 1932 – Oct. 1932
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
File consists of correspondence to and from H. W. Cooper pertaining to the construction of the penitentiary and matters regarding the personnel and prisoners; a warrant prepared by J. Cartmel pertaining to Mike Woiken, one of the prisoners; a chronology written in shorthand by H. W. Cooper regarding a search for an island to set up the penitentiary; the translation of a letter from Russian to English from an inmate to his wife; a report on the refusal of some prisoners to work; telegrams regarding the construction of the penitentiary; and an empty manila envelope belonging to B.C. Penitentiary.