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Destrubé Photography Ltd. fonds
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Business records

The series consists of miscellaneous business records of Destrubé Photography Ltd., including examples of financial records, correspondence, advertising and promotional material, rate cards, customer lists, supplier information, and job number reference books. The series also includes some of Rob d’Estrubé’s student notebooks from his time at the Brooks Institute School of Photography in Santa Barbara, California.

Client photographic job files

The series consists of job files containing negatives, slides, and photographic prints (in the form of proofs, prints or contact sheets) and digital images (in a variety of formats). These files represent the product of jobs carried out for clients of Destrubé Photography Ltd.

The client job files selected for preservation by the BC Archives document a number of Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island industries, including advertising, construction, forest products, hospitality, real estate, shipbuilding, and tourism, as well as education and the arts. Urban and regional development is also highlighted. There is a limited selection of portraiture jobs, mainly depicting public figures (including four Lieutenant-Governors) and people in the arts.

These files contain only the photographic material that remained with the studio when jobs were completed; consequently, the contents consist primarily of negatives (1972-2002) and computer disks (2002-2013). They also contain a small amount of textual material in the form of work orders, correspondence, and photocopies of contact sheets.

Destrubé Photography Ltd. fonds

  • PR-2318
  • Fonds
  • 1971-2014

The fonds consists of selected records created by Destrubé Photography Ltd., including client photographic job files, stock shot files, enlarged photographic prints and posters, photographic portfolios, examples of advertisements and publications containing the company's work, business records, and promotional materials.

The fonds contains a selection of photographic material intended to represent the nature and breadth of the activities of Destrubé Photography, including industrial photography, studio portraiture, commercial photography for end use in large- and small-format advertising, and self-promotion. Reflecting these activities, and considering the final format of the product, the fonds has been divided into the following 7 series:
• Business records
• Client photographic job files
• Howard Roloff collection images
• Stock shot files
• Photographic portfolios
• Publications file
• Display prints and posters

It should be noted that, as Destrubé Photography was a Victoria-based studio, the represented client base and photographic subjects are largely from the Greater Victoria area and southern Vancouver Island.

Destrubé Photography Ltd.

Display prints and posters

The series consists of photographic display prints and posters. Destrubé Photography created display prints in a wide range of sizes, as well as providing images for use in large-format advertising such as posters and bus boards.

Photographic portfolios

The series consists of portfolios, albums, and brochures containing photographic prints, intended to demonstrate the range, client base, style and quality of work available from Destrubé Photography Ltd.

Publications file

The series consists of copies of publications that used or featured photographic work from Destrubé Photography Ltd. The publications include brochures, pamphlets, magazines, and catalogues.

Stock shot files

The series consists of images shot by Destrubé Photography and retained for future sale to and use by clients as stock images. Subject matter includes aerial views of Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island locations; BC Ferries vessels and other ships; people at work in various industries; views of the Queen Charlotte Islands; and “scenic heritage” (cemeteries, ghost towns. old buildings, etc.)