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James Island "Explosives Days"
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1963 (originally created 1913-1919) (Creation)
- Creator
- Grubb, George C.
Physical description area
Physical description
193 photographs : b&w
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
George Cambridge Grubb, Sr. was born April 1, 1888 in California. He attended the University of California, Berkley. Grubb worked as an engineer for Canadian Explosives Ltd. and was based on James Island between 1913 and 1920-21. He was the Manager, Explosives Division of Canadian Industries Ltd. in Montreal from 1931 to 1946 and then retired to Saratoga California. He died in Saratoga on December 20, 1977 at the age of 89.
Custodial history
In 1963, the Provincial Archives of British Columbia borrowed a photo album from George C. Grubb of California. The photographs in the album were copied and returned.
Scope and content
The series consists of 193 black and white photographic copies made from George C. Grubb's album that he called "Explosives Days" which documents his time on James Island BC between 1913 and 1919. The photographs focus mainly on the construction and operation of the Canadian Explosives Ltd. (CXL) activities during World War I, including the building and transport of homes for the workforce and the construction of various chemical plants for TNT production. Other photos show the wharf, the incline railway, scows, workmen and cable laying.
The copy photographs are arranged in BC Archives historic photo (HP) number order but their original arrangement in the album may have been by the photograph numbers recorded in the alpha-numeric number field.
The photograph captions were provided by Grubb, along with detailed notes about the various activities, recorded on the backs of the photographs. These notes have been added to the scope and content fields at the item level.
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Location of originals
Originals presumed to be with the George Grubb family.
Availability of other formats
Reference copy prints and photocopies were made and are available in the general photograph files, box 38, James Island.
Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright has expired.
Finding aids
Item level descriptions with attached digital scans are available.
Associated materials
For related records, see G/J23/G92 which includes a letter from Grubb to the Provincial Archivist in 1963 as well as three pages of notes about the CXL activities on the island.
Accruals
General note
Accession number(s): MS-3379
General note
Archives code(s): Each photograph was given an individual HP number in the range HP054494 to HP054686.
Alpha-numeric designations
The alpha-numeric designations for each photograph may indicate its original placement in the album.
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Name access points
- Grubb, George C. (Subject)