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• Title:[Alfred Taylor biography]
  
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• Author/Creator:Taylor, A. J. T. (Alfred James Towle), 1887-1945.
  
• Published/Created:1915-1920
  

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  • Location:RARE BOOKS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS vertical fileWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: VF-236
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Taylor, A. J. T. (Alfred James Towle), 1887-1945.
  Dolly Varden Mine.
  
• Description:1 file folder
  
• Summary:The folder includes a biography of Taylor by his daughter, Joan Stockdill.
  
• Biography/history note:Born in Victoria, Alfred Taylor was a prominent B.C. engineering contractor and entrepreneur. During World War II, he served as technical advisor to the British Ministry of Production in London and Washington, D.C. In addition to developing projects such as the construction of the Lion's Gate Bridge and British Properties, Taylor's company also helped develop the Dolly Varden Mine and related projects in the Alice Arm area of B.C.