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Object Name
Spear
Object ID
1958.079.001
Title
Spear found on Deep Creek Farm, home of Pioneer Family, Charles Hope.
Date
[before Jun. 1939]
Description
Salmon spear; head attached to the handle consisting of four prongs barbed at the ends; found on deep Creep Farm, home of Pioneer Family Charles Hope; handle: 12.7 cm long, head 12.1 cm long.
People/Subject
Deep Creek Farm
Farm belonging to Charles Hope and family at Fort Langley.
Hope, Charles Edward, 1864-1949
Charles Edward Hope was born in 1864, arrived in Vancouver in March, 1889 (age 25) and married Lily Dawson Mavis (1874-1957) on September 1, 1892. They lived in Vancouver until 1909, when he had established his farm in Fort Langley, called "Deep Creek Farm." They had several children, including Alexander Campbell Hope, Ada, Mary Margaret, Jessie Thelma, Ernest, and John. Charles died on April 27, 1949. He was also one of the originators of the White Canada Association, which was formed to push back against Japanese and Chinese immigration. He played a role in preventing Japanese and Chinese Canadians from purchasing or leasing land.
Term Source: HPC Record (HOPEC-1/283), Fort Langley Cemetery pg. 24 (Hannay)
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