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B.W. Pearse family fonds Pearse, Benjamin William, 1832-1902
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Photographs and other graphic material

The series consists primarily of graphic materials belonging to B.W. Pearse and Sarah Jane Pearse. Two of the files are albums, which belonged to B.W. Pearse and his signature on the inside cover. The photograph album (MS-3281.2) contains several Frederick Dally prints. The other graphic materials in this series consist of an engraved steel printing plate with the portrait and signature of B.W. Pearse and a collection of photographs that most likely belonged to Sarah Jane Pearse.

B.W. Pearse family fonds

  • PR-0410
  • Fonds
  • 1860-1863

The fonds consists of the personal records of B.W. Pearse and Sarah Jane Pearse, including photographs and textual records.

Pearse, Benjamin William, 1832-1902

Photograph album

The item consists of a photograph album that belonged to B.W. Pearse. The front page is inscribed "B.W. Pearse, Fernwood, Victoria, British Columbia, 1860.” The album contains 55 b&w photographs collected by Pearse that primarily depict Yale, the Fraser River, areas around the Thompson River, and views of Victoria. Several of the photographs are by Frederick Dally. Pages are numbered and nearly every photograph has a caption.

[Printing plate : engraved portrait of B.W. Pearse]

Item consists of one engraved metal printing plate, with a portrait of B.W. Pearse and his signature below. The portrait was published by the S.G. Clark Publishing Company of British Columbia, and engraved by E.G. Williams & Bro. of New York. The original envelope is included in the file.