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Frederick Dally fonds Barkerville (B.C.)
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Frederick Dally papers

The series consists of records created by Frederick Dally including correspondence and letters of introduction; notes on his voyage from London (1862), a trip around Vancouver Island on H.M.S. SCOUT (1866), a journey to the Cariboo and his witness of the Barkerville fire (1868), First Nations people of British Columbia, and various other topics; printed items relating to his training as a dentist and later life in England. Records are arranged into three thematic groups, correspondence, miscellaneous documents, and printed items.

Main street, Barkerville

Item consists of a photograph of the main street of Barkerville, taken sometime before the fire of September 16, 1868. The photograph shows an elevated boardwalk, buildings on either side with signs for Occidental Hotel, Brewery, Cunio Saloon, New England Bakery and Coffee Saloon, Mundorf Livery & Feed Stable, Pearson Bros Tin Shop, Baths, etc.