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Item consists of one framed pastel portrait of Elizabeth Wilhelmina (Fisher) Pooley (1849-1932), painted in 1913 by Michael Isaac Cohen.

The painting is a companion to PDP10250, a similar portrait of her husband, Charles Edward Pooley.

Item consists of one framed pastel portrait of Charles Edward Pooley (1845-1912), a miner, lawyer, and MLA in British Columbia. The artist of the portrait is Isaac Michael Cohen.

This painting is a companion piece to PDP10251, a similar portrait of Pooley's wife, Elizabeth (Fisher) Pooley.

Item consists of one piece of paper with two separate artworks on recto and verso. One side features a pencil sketch of a man pulling a water barrel in Victoria and the other side is a watercolour of people in a canoe with Mt. Baker in the background. Both pieces have been assigned the same PDP number. The artist(s) is unknown.

This item was originally bound as one page in sketchbook PDP08918 which includes
PDP08919 through PDP08962.

This item was originally bound as one page in sketchbook PDP05755 which includes PDP05756 to PDP05809.

This painting depicts men moving luggage with ships and the Vancouver skyline in the background. The artwork is one of three paintings (PDP02285, PDP02286, PDP05612) created by the commercial artists cooperative, Western Canadian Brotherhood, that replicate three of twelve murals created for the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco. The Ministry of Trade and Industry commissioned the murals and the three reproductions. Created in the style of Mexican mural artists and US Works Progress Administration artists, the murals depict the industries of 1930s British Columbia. Artist E.J. Hughes, Paul Goranson, and Orville Fisher designed the paintings together to ensure consistency; Goranson was the lead artist for this artwork.

This is one of four illustrations about "the San Juan Boundary Question," published in the illustrated newspaper, The Graphic. All four illustrations (PDP03309-PDP03312) are printed on the same page. The article about the illustrations is included on page 455. While the reference number refers to only one illustration, the entire newspaper has been retained.

This is one of four illustrations about "the San Juan Boundary Question," published in the illustrated newspaper, The Graphic. All four illustrations (PDP03309-PDP03312) are printed on the same page. The article about the illustrations is included on page 455. While the reference number refers to only one illustration, the entire newspaper has been retained.

This illustration by W. S. Hatton was first published in the series, "Sketches in British Columbia," in the Illustrated London News on 17 Dec 1864 (PDP02121, PDP02122, PDP03326, PDP05253, PDP05254).

This illustration was first published in the series, "Sketches in British Columbia," in the Illustrated London News on 5 March 1887 (PDP03328-PDP03330).

This illustration was first published in the series, "Sketches in British Columbia," in the Illustrated London News on 5 March 1887 (PDP03328-PDP03330).

The item consists of one watercolour painting by Gwladys Woodward (also spelled Gladys) . The title of the painting is not known but depicts a group of trees. Another painting (PDP10269a) is on the reverse. The painting is not signed.

This print is part of a set of six art prints (PDP02748-PDP02753) published by Austin Marshall Limited in a series they titled, "Children of the Sun." Each print depicts an original artwork by Mildred Valley Thornton and is accompanied by a description written by Thornton.

This illustration by W. S. Hatton was first published in the series, "Sketches in British Columbia," in the Illustrated London News on 17 Dec 1864 (PDP02121, PDP02122, PDP03326, PDP05253, PDP05254).

Item consists of one watercolour painting affixed to the first panel of a three-panel booklet (PDP10254). The painting depicts two people and a sow huddled under a shelter during a downpour, and corresponds to the text of the adjacent poem (PDP10256).

The item consists of one watercolour painting by Gwladys Woodward (also spelled Gladys) . The title of the painting is not known but depicts a churchyard. Another painting (PDP10269b) is on the reverse. The painting is not signed.

This print is part of a set of six art prints (PDP02748-PDP02753) published by Austin Marshall Limited in a series they titled, "Children of the Sun." Each print depicts an original artwork by Mildred Valley Thornton and is accompanied by a description written by Thornton.

This illustration by W. S. Hatton was first published in the series, "Sketches in British Columbia," in the Illustrated London News on 17 Dec 1864 (PDP02121, PDP02122, PDP03326, PDP05253, PDP05254).

This illustration by W. S. Hatton was first published in the series, "Sketches in British Columbia," in the Illustrated London News on 17 Dec 1864 (PDP02121, PDP02122, PDP03326, PDP05253, PDP05254).

Item consists of one portrait (engraving) of Dr. John Lindley, British botanist and father of Sarah Crease (Lindley). The portrait was inspired by a similar portrait of Lindley by Charles Fox (PDP00045). A postcard of an older Dr. John Lindley was found when the portrait was removed from its frame and is kept in the PDP file.

Item consists of a three-panel folded booklet with two watercolours and a poem (in two pieces) by Emily Carr, dating from ca. 1902. The booklet describes an adventure she had while sketching in Tregenna Wood at St Ives, Cornwall, England and the images include self portraits. Each aspect of this artwork has been described separately, see: PDP10255; PDP10256; and PDP10257.

This print is part of a set of six art prints (PDP02748-PDP02753) published by Austin Marshall Limited in a series they titled, "Children of the Sun." Each print depicts an original artwork by Mildred Valley Thornton and is accompanied by a description written by Thornton.

This print is part of a set of six art prints (PDP02748-PDP02753) published by Austin Marshall Limited in a series they titled, "Children of the Sun." Each print depicts an original artwork by Mildred Valley Thornton and is accompanied by a description written by Thornton.

This print is part of a set of six art prints (PDP02748-PDP02753) published by Austin Marshall Limited in a series they titled, "Children of the Sun." Each print depicts an original artwork by Mildred Valley Thornton and is accompanied by a description written by Thornton.