"A close finish; war canoe race, the Gorge, Victoria BC"
- B-03972
- Item
- [ca. 1900]
76 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
"A close finish; war canoe race, the Gorge, Victoria BC"
A picnic in Gorge Park, Victoria, with some friendly wildlife [fawn]
A stereoscopic view of Gorge Park, Victoria
Part of Alfred Dresser fonds
Item consists of a photograph of spectators gathered in Gorge Park, possibly to watch a regatta.
An event at Gorge Park, Victoria
Part of Alfred Dresser fonds
An event at Gorge Park, Victoria
Part of Alfred Dresser fonds
Part of William Henry Langley fonds
The file consists of one album of 22 photographs, including front and back covers, created to commemorate a gathering at Ashnola on Queen Victoria’s birthday. Photographs include portraits of friends of the Langley family (including the Dunsmuir and Turner families). The order of the album follows the order of the events of the day, including a regatta at the Gorge.
Most photographs have been cut into circles and adhered to album pages with unknown adhesive. They have been decoratively framed with 2-3 hand drawn concentric circles in blue ink. Additional identifying text possibly added by Archives staff, Craigdarroch staff, or the donor.
British Columbia general views and Victoria and vicinity
Part of Maynard family collection
Series consists of 382 photographs produced primarily by Hannah or Richard Maynard. Other photographers may also be identified on some negatives. Images depict locations around Victoria, including downtown, Beacon Hill, Esquimalt, and the Gorge, as well as other places within British Columbia that could not be otherwise attributed to the Maynard's field photography. Scenes include Victoria street scenes, churches, the Inner Harbour, regattas, farming, and forests.
Canoe racing on the Gorge, Victoria
Children at the Japanese Tea Gardens on the Gorge, Victoria
First bridge over the Gorge, Victoria Arm
Part of Maynard family collection
Item consists of one photograph depicting the first Gorge Bridge (ca. 1850-1867), crossing The Gorge waterway at Victoria Arm, Victoria, B.C. The bridge was constructed using only four logs.
First bridge over the Gorge, Victoria Arm
Part of Maynard family collection
Item consists of one photograph depicting the first Gorge Bridge (ca. 1850-1867), crossing The Gorge waterway at Victoria Arm, Victoria, B.C. The bridge was constructed using only four logs. Pictured left to right are Albert Maynard and J.M. Reid.
[George F. Lowe collection, reel 10 : Gorge, Beacon Hill Park, Girl Guides, etc.]
Part of George F. Lowe fonds
Amateur film. Sport fishing for herring on the Gorge; Beacon Hill Park; ship; girl guides; Craigdarroch Castle; church; men on dock in front of the boat "Kitimat"; radio towers [Lulu Island?]; girl guide parade and rally [possibly a war bond drive]; gathering at Government House.
Part of George F. Lowe fonds
Amateur film. Waves; E&N passenger train around bend (probably branch line to Port Alberni); 1946 May Day parade; Indian canoe races in the Gorge; swan, flowers; Little Qualicum Falls; coastline; E&N passenger train departs from Victoria station; Governor General and officer cadets [?]; backyard leisure.
"Gorge from park, Victoria, BC."
Gorge Park; orchestra conducted by Benedict Bantly
Winter scene with trail and bench.
Gorge Regatta from Curtis Point, Victoria
Part of Maynard family collection
Item consists of one photograph depicting numerous small boats filled with people attending a regatta on The Gorge waterway. Taken from Curtis Point, Victoria, B.C.
Item consists of a mount of one photograph on card of the Gorge Waterway. Banks with overhanging trees can be seen on both sides. A man is fishing on the left bank, another is looking into the water on the right bank. In the distance, trees and at least two houses can be viewed. "Armfelt. Victoria." is captioned in the bottom left of the photograph.
Part of Film and Photographic Branch travel industry and tourism photographs
Bandstand in background.
Indian canoes racing on Victoria Day on the Gorge
[Island Tug and Barge] : [footage and out-takes]
Part of Lew M. Parry fonds
Footage. Island Tug & Barge vessels and operations on the BC coast and the open Pacific. The first roll, which relates specifically to the operation of the tugs "Sudbury" and "Sudbury II", comprises outs from the film SAGA OF THE SUDBURYS (shot by tug skipper W.H. Blagborne and produced by Parry Films for IT&B). The second roll (which does not relate to the SUDBURY film) shows a barge removing the span of the old Point Ellice Bridge in Victoria; the opening of the new bridge in 1957; a tug towing a scow to Nitinat Bar; the tug "Lloyd B. Gore" towing the old sternwheeler "Delta King" to San Francisco; the "Island Sovereign" towing a dredge platform at sea; vessels at dock in Victoria.