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Object Description

Object ID

2008.067.005

Title

Booklet, "Langley: Fifty Years of Progress."

Date

8 Aug. 1923.

Description

Booklet, red, titled "Langley: Fifty Years of Progress." Cover notes the dates 1873 and 1923 and the text "Langley Fort, B.C., August 8, 1923. Includes a sports program for Langley's 50th anniversary celebrations and some information about early Langley, its reeves, and its development. Staples in centre of booklet are rusty and middle page is loose.

People/Subject

Langley (municipality)

Langley is a municipality incorporated in 1873 south of the Fraser River. Langley was named after Thomas Langley, a prominent stockholder in the management of the Hudson's Bay Company. He had inherited his brother's stock in the Company in 1793 and was selected as a member of the committee in 1807. He held this position until his death in 1829.
See Also: Township of Langley
Term Source: Don Waite's "Langley Story Illustrated"

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