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Object Name |
Advertisement, Print |
Object Number |
2023.037.023 |
Description |
Advertisement Paper advertisement; horizontally orientated on the front; contains a scene of a winter landscape; on the left is a small snow-covered hill with trees and a sunset in the background; on the right is a curved creek with a snow-covered hill and trees in the background; the bottom center reads "ART TREASURE - A WINTER EVENING IN JERSEY, GAY" in black text; the bottom right corner reads "[Copyright] THE G-B CO. JOLIET, ILL." in black text; vertically orientated on the back; top contains a designs of two hands with the left hand pointed forwards and the right hand pointed downwards; underneath the hands reads "CONFIDENCE" in black text, followed by a nine line paragraph underneath; the bottom portion reads "HARRY D. HIPWELL/THE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST/PHONE 1-1-1/CHILLIWACK, B.C." in black text; a calendar for February 1924 is located at the bottom center edge. |
Provenance |
Advertisement for the pharmacist Harry D. Hipwell. Harry David Hipwell (b. November 10, 1888, Woodstock, New Brunswick - d. September 27, 1965, Chilliwack, British Columbia) was a pharmacist, community leader, and well-known Chilliwack resident for 52 years. He became a pharmacist at the young age of 17 and, in 1913, moved to Chilliwack for employment at Barber Drug Co. In 1915, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served during the First World War in France with the 16th Field Ambulance. He was officially discharged in 1919 and returned to Chilliwack. In 1920, Harry started Hipwell Drugs in downtown Chilliwack, eventually expanding to include stores in Vedder, Agassiz, and Hope. He was involved with a number of organizations, such as the Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scouts, Rotary Club, Cherry Carnival, Royal Canadian Legion, Canadian Red Cross, Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society, and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Harry was known as "Mr. Bridge" to many residents due to his successful efforts to have a bridge constructed between Rosedale and Agassiz (The Chilliwack Progress, September 29, 1965, pg. 1). He was deemed "Citizen to be Recognized" in 1960 (The Chilliwack Progress, August 16, 1960, pg. 1). Harry married Mary Lillian Elliot (b. October 28, 1895, Hiroshima, Japan - d. September 21, 1985, Chilliwack, British Columbia) in Victoria on June 5, 1923. Mary trained as a nurse in Montreal and worked at the Chilliwack General Hospital before becoming a homemaker. She was a member of the Hospital Society, American Contract Bridge League, and the CNIB. Harry and Mary had four children, Jack, Bill, Dick, and Rosemary (The Chilliwack Progress, September 25, 1985, pg. 24). |
Date |
February 1924 |