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J. Howard Chapman fonds
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- graphic material
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Fonds
Reference code
PR-1278
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1895-1936 (Creation)
- Creator
- Chapman, J. Howard A.
Physical description area
Physical description
ca. 3400 photographs
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Name of creator
(1861-1942)
Biographical history
J. Howard Chapman arrived in Victoria from England in 1890. Initially, he worked as a travelling salesman but between 1895 and 1912, he travelled and photographed throughout B.C. From 1912 to 1936, he concentrated his photographic work on the people, places, and events of Vancouver and Victoria.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of Chapman's photographs, glass negatives, flexible negatives and glass positives. There is one album that contains postcards. Chapman's inventory is held in container 000340-0209 and is arranged alphabetically by subject. Each entry has a corresponding number and the prints are arranged numerically.
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General note
Archives code(s): 198402-001; 198812-004.
General note
Accession number(s): 198402-001; 89-0971
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Name access points
- Chapman, J. Howard A. (Subject)