Viewing Object

Object Description

Object Name

Drawing

Object ID

2009.006.001

Artist

Jude, H.

Title

A small pencil drawing of Fort Langley in 1858.

Date

[195-?].

Description

Drawing; small pencil drawing of Fort Langley in 1858, surrounded by trees and with mountains in the background. Title at bottom of image reads "FORT LANGLEY 1858." Light signature of the artist on right hand side of the image reads "H Jude" - presumably Hilda Jude. Surrounded by white mat and white wooden frame. On back is a sticker that reads "The Frame Shop" with a New Westminster address and number. There is some fading on the image and on the mat.

Dimensions

(HeightFt, 0.584 ft, 17.8003 cm)

(HeightIn, 7.008 in, 17.8003 cm)

(WidthFt, 0.646 ft, 19.6901 cm)

(WidthIn, 7.756 in, 19.7002 cm)

People/Subject

Fort Langley National Historic Site

The Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Langley in 1827 in present day Derby Reach Regional Park. It was moved upriver to its current site in 1839. The Fort was run as a provisioning station and farm. The Company moved out of the Fort in 1886. From 1888 into the 1920's the Mavis family ran a farm on the land. In the 1920s the Fort was recognized by the federal government's Historic Sites and Monuments Board, though by that time only one building remained. The land was purchased and from 1931 until 1958, the Native Sons operated a museum on the site. In 1955, the Fort was declared a National Historic Site. A few years later more buildings were reconstructed and much of the collection was moved to the Langley Centennial Museum. Today the Fort is run by Parks Canada.

Jude, Hilda

Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-284/1081)

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