File MS-3324 - [Views of British Columbia photograph album]

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[Views of British Columbia photograph album]

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  • Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the album

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MS-3324

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  • [1860?]-[1880?] (Creation)

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Physical description

1 album (58 photographs : b&w , 5 prints)

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Custodial history

The source and date of acquisition of this album is unknown. The album and was accessioned by the Visual Records department (BC Archives) as 198509-005 and considered to be part of the Frederick Dally albums and identified as “Dally Album 8.” Because the album appears to primarily contain photographs not taken by Dally, the album has been removed from the Frederick Dally fonds (PR-1380) and is now described as a discrete file. Many of the creators of the photographs in this album are unknown and the compiler of the album is unknown.

Scope and content

The album consists of 65 pages, which contain 58 b&w photographs from various creators, and 5 engravings. The photographs primarily depict scenery throughout British Columbia, as well as some photographs of First Nations people and villages. Many of the photographs appear to have been taken by George Mercer Dawson during Geological Survey of Canada expeditions (1878 and 1879), and are complemented by the Survey reports. However, there are also some photographs by Frederick Dally and by Richard Maynard. When known, the photographers and any identifying information are provided (see the attached list of photographs). Many of the unidentified photographs may be Geological Survey of Canada photographs by Dawson as several are numbered in a similar way.

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Physical condition

The album is very fragile and has come unbound. Many of the pages are foxed and have small tears.

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Arrangement

Because the album has come unbound, the original arrangement is uncertain. At some point, page numbers were written on each page, beginning with A, B, C, D, and then following in numerical sequence. This arrangement has been maintained, however it is unclear who wrote the page numbers on each page. The album appears to be roughly arranged geographically.

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Availability of other formats

The album has been digitized as is attached to this record as a pdf. Additionally, many of these images appear in other BC Archives collections or in multiple formats. These different iterations may have separate custodial history but are typically identified by the same HP number (see the attached list of photographs for associated HP numbers).

Restrictions on access

The original item is restricted due to fragility. Please consult the digitized images.

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

No copyright restrictions apply.

Finding aids

A list of photographs by page number and their associated HP numbers is available:

http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Document/Finding_Aids_Atom/MS-3001_to_MS-3500/ms-3324.pdf

Associated materials

  • Some prints in this album also appear in Frederick Dally album #4 (MS-3100.4)
  • Some of the photographs were used in the Geological Survey of Canada expeditions (1878 and 1879) [NW 550 C212 1878-79]
  • Some prints documented in Mountain and Prairie; A Journey from Victoria to Winnipeg via Peace River Pass [NW 971M G662]

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General note

Accession number(s): 198509-005

General note

Album previously described as MS-3100.8, part of Frederick Dally fonds and identified as Dally Album 8.

General note

Different versions of the same images have been identified in other formats and, in some cases, in other collections. These alpha-numeric codes ("HP" or "historical photograph" code), applied by BC Archives, can be found in the attached album list (see: Finding Aids).

The HP codes in this album include: HP079717; HP011292; HP009735; HP010292; HP080246; HP010072; HP019270; HP074222; HP000763; HP010236; HP010236; HP009720; HP012313; HP010945; HP057599; HP093566; HP057615; HP057595; HP094745; HP057597; HP010402; HP010406; HP094746; HP017581; HP094747; HP094748; HP094749; HP057623; HP057585; HP057587; HP057586; HP094750; HP094751; HP094752; HP094753; HP045756; HP045755; HP094754; HP094755; HP094756; HP094757; HP094850; HP094851; HP094852; HP094853; HP094855; HP094856; HP094857; HP094858; HP094859; HP094860; HP094861; HP094862; HP094863; HP094864; HP094865; HP094866; HP094867; HP094868; HP096833; HP094869; HP094870

General note

Whenever possible, titles were taken from inscriptions in the album. When an inscription was not available, the title was taken either from different versions of the same image (to be found under archives codes listed above) or the BC Archives’ photo register.

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  • Box: 001066-0001