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The first BC marriage license, a Spiny-eared Assfish specimen and other artifacts now online

The Royal BC Museum just launched an online gallery called 100 Objects of Interest from their collection that you should definitely have a look at ( HERE ). We've put together our top 5 Vancouver-related pieces from it...
Bob Kronbauer
Bob Kronbauer
The just launched an online gallery called from their collection that you should definitely have a look at (). We've put together our top 5 Vancouver-related pieces from it... well, except for the . That one doesn't really relate to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and its awesomeness (though it could be connected to some people in local politics), we just thought the name was kinda funny.

5 of 100 "Objects of Interest"

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Our top picks from the Royal BC Museum's new online exhibit

  • First Marriage License

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    On August 14, 1871, the newly minted province of British Columbia issued its first marriage licence since entering Confederation on July 20 of that year. 

  • John Lennon's Rolls Royce

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    Displayed at EXPO 86, this Rolls Royce Phantom V Touring Limousine, delivered in 1965 to John Lennon, has been identified as the car that took the Beatles to Buckingham Palace to receive their MBEs.

  • Giant Sturgeon Photograph

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    This enormous sturgeon was probably well over 100 years old when it was caught in the Fraser River in 1897, and would have weighed as much as 1,000 lbs. 

  • The Spiny-eared Assfish

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    This , Acanthonus armatus, is the first of its kind in BC waters, and the first record along the Pacific coast of North America. The species was described in 1878.

  • Portrait of George Vancouver

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    This portrait is an enigma. The image has come to represent the recognizable face of , yet it is unclear who painted it, or if it really is the famous explorer.