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Deputy Minister photographs
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- graphic material
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[ca. 1934-1946] (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Provincial Fisheries Dept.
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ca. 485 photographs : b&w, negatives
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The 1901 Fisheries Act established an office led by the Commissioner of Fisheries (SBC 1901, c. 25). This office functioned as as branch of the Department of the Attorney-General. In 1947 this became the Provincial Dept. of Fisheries when it became a separate department headed by its own Minister (SBC 1947, c. 36).
Custodial history
The photographs were taken home by George Alexander and donated to the British Columbia Archives in 1980 by his daughter, Miss T.J. Alexander.
Scope and content
Series consists of 17 rolls of photographic film taken by Deputy Minister George J. Alexander of the Provincial Fisheries Dept. between ca. 1934 and 1946. The photographs consist of ca. 485 black and white images of British Columbia canneries, fishing boats, fish processing, bridges and dams. The series also includes what appear to be personal photographs taken by Alexander, which are intermingled on the same film strips with fisheries photographs. The personal photographs consist of portraits of people, cityscapes, parks and gardens. Some of the fisheries photographs may have been used for a pamphlet called "The commercial-salmon fisheries of British Columbia" written by George J. Alexander and published by the Provincial Fisheries Dept. in 1938 and revised and reprinted in 1947.
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Copyright belongs to the Government of British Columbia.
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Associated materials
For motion picture film held by George J. Alexander donated at the same time, see GR-3291.
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No further accruals expected.
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Accession number(s): 198203-018
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Graphic material may be in cool or cold storage. Contact staff for specific details.
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- British Columbia. Provincial Fisheries Dept. (Subject)
- Alexander, George J. (Subject)