British Columbia / B.C. Postal History / Union Steamship Litmited - 7 October 1929 - STEAMSHIP LADY CYNTHIA (boxed cancel / postmark) to Quesnel, B.C. (130 / S-190c)

McKENZIE TRADING Co. LTD.
RAW FUR BUYERS
114 WATER STREET, VANCOUVER, B.C. (illustrated advertising corner card)

Clipped from - Quesnel Cariboo Observer newspaper - Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada - 26 March 1927 - RAW FURS WANTED! Highest prices paid for Raw Furs and Rabbit Skins. Ship to— McKenzie Trading Co., 114 Water St., Vancouver, B.C. - LINK - www.newspapers.com/clip/93874949/quesnel-cariboo-observer/

Lady Cynthia was a steel-hulled passenger ship converted from a minesweeper, (formerly HMS Barnstaple), which served in the coastal waters of British Columbia from 1925 to 1957. The Union Steamship Company of British Columbia, owners of Lady Cynthia, had a number of vessels which operated in all areas of the coast of British Columbia. The company, however, ran a number of routes close to Vancouver where overnight accommodations on board ship would be unnecessary, with the objective being to carry large numbers of day passengers. To distinguish vessels intended for this service from the company's other ships, these day vessels were given names that began with "Lady". The ship was licensed for a maximum of 900 passengers on summer excursions, 800 passengers in other summer travel, and 500 passengers during the winter. Starting in the 1920s, Lady Cynthia was employed on excursions to Bowen Island, Squamish and other local areas. LINK to a video - Taking the Union Steamship Lady Cynthia from Vancouver to Squamish - www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1F242v8rhc

- sent from - / UNION STEAMSHIPS / LIMITED / 0CT 1 7 1929 / Lady Cynthia / - boxed cancel in purple ink - Bowen Island & Squamish route (30 / S-190c / RF B).

LINK to a video - PGE train ride from Quesnel to Squamish in about 1947 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL56gLykWiY

Addressed to: Mr. C. Fuller / Quesnel / B.C.

Clarence Melville Fuller
(b. 15 August 1892 in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada – d. 10 December 1974 in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada)
LINK to his Personnel Records from the First World War - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-wo...

Clarence Melville Fuller, originally from Vernon, B.C., who was involved in mining and fur trading and who had served in the air force in World War I. The Fullers remained in Quesnel for the rest of their lives.

His wife: Flora Minetta (nee Guy) Fuller
(b. 3 August 1894 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota – d. 10 November 1984 in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada) - They were married - 16 May 1925 in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada.

Personal and business records of James Madison Bohanon, his brother Samuel Hall Bohanon, Flora Minetta Fuller (née Guy) and Clarence Melville Fuller who inherited the Bohanon House in Quesnel. The family's primary business was the operation of a ranch / mixed farm in the Kersley area which was sold in 1898. The records also include material pertaining to the Omenica Gold Rush, 1870-71, the mining and fur trading records of Clarence Fuller (1932 – 1973) and his military records with the Royal Canadian Air Force (1917-1919). The Fuller / Bohanon house was the nicest house in Ouesnel when it was built by Steve Hilborn in the late 19th century. The house was purchased by Sam Bohanon in 1898 and eventually became the property of Clarence Fuller who married Flo, one of Bohanon's nieces.

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