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Photographs

The series is a photograph album created or acquired by Herbert Carmichael, sometime between 1897 and the early 1900s. It contains photographs of Victoria and area, particularly photos of Beacon Hill Park, Victoria Harbour and sailboats. There are also Vancouver Island photographs, including images of the Cowichan and Alberni areas and images taken on the mainland including Kootenays and coastal areas. There are a few photographs taken in Northern Island, Sault Ste. Marie and England. Most of the photographs have either stamped or penciled captions.

Bindernagel material

The collection consists of material created and collected by Dr. John Bindernagel as part of his research into the Sasquatch. A large part of the material is not original, but was collected by or given to him throughout the course of his career. The collection consists predominantly of four separate components. Some of the plaster casts that are unidentified in the photos are the same casts that have been donated. Although it is possible to speculate that the photographs were taken by Bindernagel, this is not confirmed.

The textual material contains eyewitness drawings and historical accounts of the Sasquatch as well as published material by John Green.

There are a many number of photographs, almost all of which have no identifying information provided on them. Many of the photos are of footprints and plaster casts which were taken by Bindernagel in British Columbia; but others have unknown provenance. There are some oversize laminated prints which are duplicates of those of footprints taken by Bindernagel on Vancouver Island. Additionally, there are some laminated prints of stills from the Patterson-Gimlin film of 1967.

The audiovisual material includes radio and television shows where Bindernagel was interviewed. There are also recordings made by Bindernagel that consist of unidentified noises on tape, some presentations he gave, as well as an interview with a couple recounting a possible Sasquatch encounter in British Columbia. Other audiovisual material includes other radio interviews, a copy of the 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film, and material created by other organizations. This material has not yet been digitized and therefore access is restricted until then.

Finally, there are 21 plaster casts of footprints. Tracks 1-6 were created by Bindernagel on Vancouver Island in 1988 and 1993; tracks 7-11 were not created by Bindernagel, but include information such as date, location and name of creator; tracks 12-21 are plaster casts that have no known provenance; however, some of these may be copies of those held by Idaho State University.

Dr. John Bindernagel Research Collection into the Sasquatch

  • PR-2410
  • Collection
  • 1968-2012

The collection consists of material created and collected by Dr. John Bindernagel as part of his research into the Sasquatch. A large part of the material is not original, but was collected by or given to him throughout the course of his career.

The collection consists of original and copies of photos, eyewitness drawings, historical articles relating to Sasquatch sightings, plaster casts of tracks, television and radio interviews featuring Bindernagel, as well as interviews made by Bindernagel.

Bindernagel, John Albert

Island life and places

Amateur film. Scenes of Vancouver Island, including the Victoria Inner Harbour, local tourist attractions, ocean shots, Chinatown, sailboats and nature shots.

Ron Bennett fonds

  • PR-2349
  • Fonds
  • [195-]-[196-]

The fonds consists of amateur films and footage shot in the Victoria area by Ron Bennett.

Bennett, Ron

The Ballad of Jim Cordy

RECORDED: [location unknown], [1978?] SUMMARY: An interview with 89-year-old Jim Cordy, who has lived in the Cape Scott area since 1927.;

Men at work

Industrial film. BC Power Commission employees do many jobs essential to the maintenance of electrical service. The film includes footage of snow survey work on central Vancouver Island; a logging crew clearing trees at the edge of a reservoir; work in progress on the water diversion tunnel at Ash River; transmission tower construction; a crew hanging warning markers on power lines; inspection of power lines via helicopter; and Spillimacheen generating station. Also scenes in Fort St. James and vicinity. The film is set within the framework of a simulated interview show on CHEK-TV. Director of administration Garth Griffith and public information officer Jim Bogyo talk with host Keith Cutler.

Video compilation 2

The item is a video copy of amateur films made by John L. Getgood, mainly under the company name "Unit-One Productions".

  1. [SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND FOOTAGE]: Untitled; [early 1970s?]. Includes footage of Beacon Hill Park; the M.V. "Coho"; Victoria Airport; Pat Bay Highway; the waterfront; Mount Tolmie viewpoint; Goldstream Park; Brentwood ferry; Malahat summit; Duncan; the E&N Railway; Cowichan Bay?; Saanich Fair. These may be out-takes from ISLAND UNDER THE STARS, below.
  2. ST. MALO. Presumably about the French seaside city.
  3. ISLAND UNDER THE STARS: Travelogue about southern Vancouver Island; [early 1970s?]. For film elements, see AAAA6576.
  4. BEEKMAN - BANKER OF JACKSONVILLE: A film about banker Cornelius C. Beekman, a prominent figure in the history of Jacksonville, Oregon. [196-?]
  5. MAY ROBERTS: About May Roberts of Nanaimo. [197-?]

Island under the stars

The item consists of a workprint film in two reels. It is a travelogue about southern Vancouver Island, probably shot in the early 1970s.

Leonard John Getgood fonds

  • PR-2345
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1957-1977]

The fonds consists of films made in Victoria and southern Vancouver Island by Leonard John Getgood, as well as slides showing Pender Island and the Yellow Point Drama Group. The fonds also includes an oral history interview with May Roberts about the history of the Yellow Point Drama Group, and a copy of Roberts' booklet on that subject..

Getgood, Leonard John, 1916-2000

Stan Humphrey fonds

  • PR-2322
  • Fonds
  • 1905-1973

The fonds consists of records documenting the professional career of Stan Humphrey. As a train dispatcher for the E&N Railroad, the records relate to his work as an employee for the E&N and primarily his union work for the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. The records include minutes, correspondence, timetables, constitutions, and human resources records as well as 8 black and white prints. In addition, there is an sound recording of the last morse code messages via telegraph dispatched by Humphrey at the Esquimalt Station on July 12, 1973.
There are also some historic E&N records that Humphrey collected that date from 1905.

Humphrey, Stanley Norman

British Columbia Cement Company Limited fonds

  • PR-2319
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1900-1983]

The fonds consists of the records of the British Columbia Cement Company and mainly relates to the company cement plant at Bamberton, B.C. Other locations of company activity and the creation of records were Tod Inlet in Saanich, B.C., Texada Island, B.C. and the Vancouver Island locations of Cobble Hill and Horne Lake. The records were created ca. 1900 to 1982, though predominantly after 1950. The fonds includes records from the 1960s and 1970s when the company became a subsidiary of Ocean Cement Ltd.

From the 1920s to the 1960s, the products of the British Columbia Cement Company were used to build much of the infrastructure of the province. Before 1958 the B.C. Cement Company was virtually the sole supplier of cement in British Columbia.

Most prominently, record types include: technical drawings, maps, plans, diagrams and architectural drawings; correspondence and memoranda; equipment manuals, operating guides, catalogues and bulletins; photographs; research reports and technical studies; cement plant shift log books; weekly and monthly reports on labour, production and manufacturing costs; daily journals for materials purchased (stores received); reports of chemical data regarding cement testing; budget papers and financial reports, and deliveries log books (journal recordings of product sold). Other record types include: company publications and employee newsletters; quotations for goods and services; complete technical journals and magazines, (and individual articles); news clippings; company annual reports; brochures, pamphlets and flyers; committee minutes; conference proceedings; staff lists and seniority lists; org charts; plant operation flow charts and stock certificate books.

A large number of the records (including textual materials, technical drawings, maps and photographs) were generated by the activities of cement production. These include records related to quarrying; rock and materials handling; the kiln, dry mill and wet mill operations; the electrical department; the purchase and consumption of fuel including coal and oil; cement packing; chemical testing, quality control and research; the sale and shipping of cement; the purchase, operation and maintenance of equipment, and environmental monitoring. Records were created in departments of the plant including the laboratory, by the plant chemist and research and quality control staff, at the quarries, the wet mill, the dry mill, the mixing department, the kiln department, electrical department, and the cement packing plant. Other company activities that generated records include mineral exploration, property acquisition and appraisal, and the transition to closing the plant. There are relatively few records from before the 1950s.

The records were also generated by routine business activities including company administration, corporate planning, annual reporting, union agreements and labour-management relations, budgeting, auditing and financial issues, personnel and staff training. Records were created by company executives, by staff in the plant main office, by the plant manager, the plant engineer, the purchasing agent and personnel manager.

A relatively small number of records were inherited from predecessor companies. These include records which originated with the Vancouver Portland Cement Company Limited, founded by Robert Pim Butchart, which produced cement at Tod Inlet. Some records originated with the British company, the Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (London) and its subsidiary, the Portland Cement Construction Company Limited, which purchased the land and built the Bamberton cement plant ca. 1911-1913.

Records concerning Tod Inlet include photographs ca. 1905-1913, of the first arrival of machinery and early photos of the cement plant. There are also plant technical drawings and maps relating to the Tod Inlet area, and textual records concerning B.C. Cement Company's continuing ownership of property in Saanich. Records for the Bamberton plant and townsite date from 1911; these include photographs of historic value of the first development on the site in 1912-1913. Many photos were taken by professionals, and it appears they were created and maintained by company staff in order to document the history of the company. Records for Blubber Bay on Texada Island (ca. 1929-1949) include photographs, textual material, and technical drawings. Records relating to Cobble Hill, B.C. (ca. 1950-1975) relate to investigation for mineral deposits, company property holdings, mapping, quarry operation, and the building of the private haul road from Cobble Hill to Bamberton.

The fonds also consists of records for locations where the company owned properties or carried out exploration for minerals, aerial photography and mapping. These include Davies Bay on Texada Island, and Vancouver Island locations including Horne Lake, Deep Bay, and Harris Creek in the Cowichan Valley.

The records include a history of British Columbia Cement Company by a long-time company employee, Robert H. (Bob) Moffatt. It was researched, written and updated between 1976 and 1981.

British Columbia Cement Company Limited

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.)

Donald MacLachlan fonds

  • PR-2303
  • Fonds
  • 1886-2011

The fonds consists of records documenting the professional and personal life of Donald MacLachlan. The predominant theme of the records is MacLachlan's involvement in the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, its history, operations, and advocacy when threatened with closure. The records contain textual material, photographs and plans, maps and drawings both created and collected by MacLachlan.

MacLachlan, Donald F.

Jordan River Parent-Teacher Association fonds

  • PR-2277
  • Fonds
  • [Microfilmed 196-? (originally created 1951-1958)]

The fonds consists of minutes, membership lists, resolutions and clippings of the Jordan River Parent-Teacher Association.

Jordan River Parent-Teacher Association

The bush and the salon : This is my home, part 2 : Here will I stay

SUMMARY: "The Bush and the Salon" was a CBC radio series that recreated early Canadian life from letters, diaries and other sources. This episode, "This Is My Home: The Story Of The Deans Family of Victoria, Part 2: Here Will I Stay", is written by Peter Haworth. This episode focuses on Victoria in 1854, including the war with Russia in Sitka, and early life in the colony as related by members of the Deans family. The actors include Pat Williams, David Glyn-Jones, Robert Clothier, Roy Brinson, Shirley Broderick, Michael Collins, Eric Schneider, and Sam Payne.

The Hornby collection : The Broken Group

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. "The Broken Group" is a sound documentary by Ann Pollock. Remote and uninhabited, the Broken Islands in Barkley Sound, off the West Coast of Vancouver Island, evoke memories of other times. Those involved in this program included Jo Thomas, Brian Whyte, David Hancock, Margaret Reynolds, Bob and Florrie Peel, Rob Tape, Peter Webster, Imbert Orchard, the [staff of the] Bamfield Marine Station, and CBC technicians Jose da Silva, Lars Eastholm, Bob Spence and Michael Nuss.

The Hornby collection : The Broken Group

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. "The Broken Group" is a sound documentary by Ann Pollock. Remote and uninhabited, the Broken Islands in Barkley Sound, off the West Coast of Vancouver Island, evoke memories of other times.

The Hornby collection : Ginger Goodwin : between two fires

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. A drama detailing the life of Ginger Goodwin -- union organizer, Socialist party candidate and World War I draft-evader -- who was hunted down and shot by a hired policeman in July of 1918.

The bush and the salon : This is my home, part 2 : Here will I stay

SUMMARY: "The Bush and the Salon" was a CBC radio series that recreated early Canadian life from letters, diaries and other sources. This episode, "This Is My Home: The Story Of The Deans Family of Victoria, Part 2: Here Will I Stay", is written by Peter Haworth. This episode focuses on Victoria in 1854, including the war with Russia in Sitka, and early life in the colony as related by members of the Deans; family. The actors include Pat Williams, David Glyn-Jones, Robert Clothier, Roy Brinson, Shirley Broderick, Michael Collins, Eric Schneider, and Sam Payne.;

The bush and the salon : This is my home, part 1 : The seas between us

SUMMARY: "The Bush and the Salon" was a CBC radio series that recreated early Canadian life from letters, diaries and other sources. This episode, "This Is My Home: The Story of The Deans Family of Victoria, Part 1: The Seas Between Us", is written by Peter Haworth. It focuses on the 1852-53 voyage to Vancouver's Island on the "Norman Morrison". Early accounts by members of the Deans family describe Fort Victoria, Kenneth McKenzie's Craigflower Farm, homesickness, loneliness and the early life in the colony. Actors include Pat Williams, David Glyn-Jones, Robert Clothier, Roy Brinson, Shirley Broderick, Michael Collins, Eric Schneider, and Sam Payne.;

The Hornby collection : Coombs

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. A sound feature by Jurgen Hesse. ; A look at a small village on Vancouver Island -- its life, its fears and its colour.;

The Hornby collection : Cowichan Bay

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. (1) "Cowichan Bay", a verse docum;entary set on Vancouver Island during World War Two. (2) "The Dunsmuirs at Craigdarroch", a feature on the family who amassed riches from coal, built two castles, and gave BC two Lieutenant Governors;. [The latter segment is MISSING.];

British Columbia Historical Association, Victoria Section fonds

  • PR-2251
  • Fonds
  • 1961-1982

The fonds consists of records of the British Columbia Historical Association, Victoria Section. The records date from before 1983, the year the provincial parent body changed its name to the British Columbia Historical Federation.

The fonds consists of two groups of records. MS-3287, General office files, dates from 1961 to 1982, and includes minutes of regular meetings and of executive council; correspondence; membership-related records; mailing lists; publicity records; and notes on historical information about pioneer families of the Victoria area.

The second group of records in the fonds consists of 72 sound recordings of lectures and talks on historical subjects which were presented at the monthly meetings of the Victoria organization between 1969 and 1977.

The sound recordings were originally held by BC Archives under a fonds numbered AAAA8103. These recordings then were given the number and title PR-2251 - British Columbia Historical Association, Victoria Section collection. In 2016, PR-2251 was renamed British Columbia Historical Association, Victoria Section fonds, and the sound recordings were made a series (MS-3289) within the fonds.

British Columbia Historical Association. Victoria Section

Forbidden Plateau : Harlan I. Smith footage

The item is a reel of unedited footage. "The opening scenes are interesting and show an old bus marked 'Courtenay' pulling into the town of Courtenay on Vancouver Island and a CPR train, pulled by locomotive #461, arriving at the railway station. Out at sea a ferry hoves into view. In the ocean, some kind of animals are sporting about in the waves -- seals perhaps, or sea otters. Two boys playing with a fawn. The remainder of the footage shows trail-riders at an assembly point milling about and having their goods packed by an old guide, then setting off into the Forbidden Plateau. There are several shots of the camps made by the riders and many scenic views of riders, mountains, lakes, flowers, etc. It appears that occasionally the riders are hunting for something on the ground; perhaps some of them are collecting plant specimens." (Colin Browne)

Island of enchantment

The item consists of two prints of a travelogue film. "LS pan of Victoria from Mt. Douglas (?). The "Princess Kathleen", CPR ferry, draws into Victoria's Inner Harbour. Crowds leave the ship, crowding down the gangways, Captain looking on from bridge, Empress Hotel in [background]. [Long shot] Empress Hotel, visitors milling about in [foreground]. Shot from verandah of Empress out onto causeway. Parliament Buildings from Empress Hotel. [Long shot] two ships in dry dock in Esquimalt. One of the ships is the "Princess Elaine", the other cannot be identified. Salmon being turned out of the hold of a fishing boat; fishermen, nets, rain gear; salmon being dumped into a scow. Fishing boat at sea, the crew wash down the deck. A huge flora display in a window. A woman collecting flowers in a garden. Tropical conservatory in the Empress Hotel. Woman in different part of previous garden, possibly at Hatley Park. Man and woman in a garden; woman offers man a rose to sniff. Italian and Sunken Gardens at Butchart Gardens, with glimpses of house and little gnome fishing. Pond and stone bridge in Beacon Hill Park; kids feeding swans. Deer browsing on a forest road; a car drives along a paved road through trees. A deer in the bush looks up intently. A canoe trip down the Cowichan River; four passengers -- two white and two Indians, the whites fishing and the Indians navigating with paddles. [Close-up] stern Indian with paddle. Many shots of canoe on the river and a portage around a waterfall and rapids. They course through some rapids and end up in the ocean at the mouth of the river. Shot of the beach and waves." (Colin Browne)

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