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Mrs. Plummer's House, Superior Street, Victoria, B.C.
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Toms, Humphrey
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- Attributions and conjectures: Title based on information provided by photographer.
- Variations in title: King's Printer warehouse on Superior Street; formerly Mrs. Plummer's home, Victoria [previous title]
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1939 (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w
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The item is a black and white photograph showing the house Emily Carr describes in The Book of Small. The photograph was taken by Humphrey Toms in 1939. The King's Printer building is on the left.
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Immediate source of acquisition
Donation of Humphrey Toms, 102-3611 West 16th Ave, Vancouver, 20 August 1982.
Arrangement
The acquisition includes three snapshots (G-01984; G-01985; G-01986) taken by Humphrey Toms, a friend of Emily Carr. They relate to Emily Carr.
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Archives code(s): HP095516
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Accession number(s): 198208-076
General note
The photograph clearly shows the front of the present Queen's Printer building with the house along Superior Street. The house occupied different locations in Victoria and is now at Heritage Acres in Central Saanich..
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The house, sometimes referred to as the "Gossett House" or "Moody-Gossett Building", is made of corrugated iron and is deemed to be the oldest metal building in Canada. It was apparently brougnt to the Colony of Vancouver Island by Colonel R.C. Moody R..E., in 1859 on behalf of Judge M.B Begbie who sold it to W.D. Gossett.
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The photos were loaned to the BC Archives for copying and, as such, do not hold the original images.
Accompanying material
A description by Humphrey Toms of this house and of Carr's reference in The Book of Small is included in the accession file.
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- Toms, Humphrey Nicolas Wolferstan (Subject)
- British Columbia. King's Printer (Subject)
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g-01986.jpg
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