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Francis A. Bowen
CA ETRC P006-006-006 · File · 1888-1935
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The file contains primary source information on the life of Francis A. Bowen from 1888 to 1935. It consists of correspondence, reports, and prospectuses relating to the Barcelos Gold Mines Limited, a Brazilian company the Bowens were involved in at the end of the 19th century. It also includes an obituary, a letter to Frank A. Bowen concerning tests on steel samples and two letters from Frank A. Bowen. One to an unidentified man in service during World War I and the other addressed to Cecil H. Bowen. Among the photographs is one showing F.A. Bowen in his costume for his portrayal of the Admiral in a theatre production of, possibly, "HMS Pinafore".

Bowen, Francis A. (1845-1935)
Mining
CA ETRC P006-005-002 · File · 1888-1910
Part of Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds

The file contains primary source information on Cecil H. Bowen's involvement in mining from 1888 to 1910 in Newfoundland, Brazil and the Eastern Townships. It consists of correspondence, prospectuses, accounts, sample analyses, geological reports, and accounts related to the Standard Pyrites Company, which operated a limestone and slate mine in Newfoundland in the 1890s and 1900s. It also includes the rules and regulations of the Pilley's Island (Newfoundland) Board of Health, of which C.H. Bowen was Chairman, correspondence and a travel visa regarding the operation of the Barcellos Gold Mines Ltd. in Brazil from 1889 to 1892 and correspondence and a map related to Cecil's mining rights in the Eastern Townships, particularly in the area of South Ham.
The Pyrites Company was a mining venture Cecil H. Bowen pursued with his brother, Francis (aka Frank) Arthur Bowen.