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Davis & Fraser fonds
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Fonds
Reference code
CA PCA Acc4501
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1911-1913 (Creation)
- Creator
- Davis & Fraser
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1 volume (392 p.)
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Name of creator
Davis & Fraser
Biographical history
Davis & Fraser Pork Packers operated during the early 1900s at 237-243 Kent Street and later at 316-342 Grafton Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. In 1929-1930 the company was listed as Davis & Fraser Pork Packers and Provision Merchants. The same company appeared to operate Island Cold Storage Limited.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a minute book containing a daily log of the plant's operation between July 1911 and July 1913. Entries relate to the functioning and reading of the systems, including the engines, pumps, gauges, water, room temperatures, coal, and brine densities. Daily entries also include "weather notes" with a weather key inserted into the front of the volume. The twenty-two weather categories represented by a letter of the alphabet in the key include: Fine & Clear, Fine & partly cloudy, Fair but cloudy, Light rain, Medium rain, Heavy rain, Heavy Showers, Blizzard, Gale, Light Thunder squall, Heavy wind squall, and so on.
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- English
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE
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- Davis & Fraser (Creator)
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- English