General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

71.7 cm

Width

49.0 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THE SURVEY MUSEUM STARTED IN 1937 & HAD TO BE DISMANTLED& STORED IN 1939 TO MAKE ROOM FOR "WAR WORK" AT NRC

Canada

THE SURVEY MUSEUM WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO ASSEMBLE A COLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTS OF BOTH HISTORIC & SCIENTIFIC INTEREST TO CANADIANS. [REF. 1]

Function

PROVIDES A LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NRC ASSOCIATE COMMITTEE ON SURVEY RESEARCH IN 1937 WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ORGANIZING THE SURVEY MUSEUM [HOUSED AT NRC]. IT ALSO LISTS TWO COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF SURVEYING & THE CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOC.

Technical

MUSEUM HAD ARTIFACTS SUCH AS: AERIAL CAMERAS; DEVILLE'S ORIGINAL YARDSTICK; INSTRUMENTS USED TO OPEN "THE WEST" FROM THE TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; & VARIOUS HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING SURVEYING IN CANADA

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTING ON PLAQUE INCLUDES: "THE SURVEY MUSEUM/ ORGANIZED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE/ ASSOCIATE COMMITTEE ON SURVEY RESEARCH/ 1937/ CHAIRMAN: PRESIDENT, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL./ MEMBERS:/.../ A.M. NARRAWAY JOINT SECRETARIES: DR.L.E.HOWLETT/ DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND RESOURCES NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/ COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS:/ THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF SURVEYING * THE CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY"

Missing

N/A

Finish

SHINY GREY FINISH WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A