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[B.C.E.R. notice to passengers sign]

Item is a B.C.E.R. sign from the inside of a streetcar. This notice requests that passengers not ride inside the vestibule of the car if there is room available in the body of the car. The notice also includes a warning that passengers not stand on the car's steps until the train has come to a complete stop.

B.C.E.R. Signs and Posters

File consists of signs taken from B.C.E.R. streetcars between 1936 and 1949. Some signs convey information to passengers about fares, transfers, safety, and customer feedback. Other posters advertise upcoming events in the city such as performing arts shows and dances.

British Columbia Electric Railway Company Records

The series consists of records gathered by Peter Moogk relating to the British Columbia Electric Railway Company’s (BCER) interurban train lines. These records were originally created by the BCER, its successor (BC Hydro and Power Authority), and various photographers between 1909 and 1989. Special areas of focus in Moogk’s collection include streetcars and city buses in the Lower Mainland, Victoria, and Saanich; BCER employees’ social events; and civic events in Victoria.
The series preserves Moogk’s original order, in which files contain materials grouped by subject and documentary form. Record types include photographs—primarily black and white copy prints, in addition to a limited number of colour photographs and postcards; original BCER documents, including union agreements, timetables, BCER employees’ publications such as newsletters and magazines, land registry forms, employment applications, accident reports, insurance records, tickets and passes, transit tokens, internal correspondence, signs and posters from inside streetcars; and a copy of a CJOR radio script about the BCER for the program Salute to Industry.

British Columbia ephemera

This series contains paper ephemera, and a few photographs, representing a variety of events, activities, and work in British Columbia. Materials include restaurant menus, school reports, pageant rules and application, raffle information, bills and receipts, telegrams, cruise brochures, travel tickets and tokens, theatre programs, business correspondence, a souvenir set of Vancouver views with map, photos from nightclubs and supper clubs in souvenir envelopes, a collection of Vancouver Golden Jubilee commemorative stamps, and various Chinese textbooks. Photographs and negatives found in an original photo processing envelope includes aerial and sea views.

[Chinese Textbooks]

File consists of ten Chinese textbooks donated in the November 2019 accrual. They cover subjects of Chinese history, world history, natural sciences, and comportment. The world history text has a stamp on the cover indicating it was used in a Chinese elementary school in Victoria.

Historic B.C. Photographs - Events, snapshots, activities [fldr 15 of 20]

File contains photograph negatives of events and activities in and around British Columbia. Some negatives may correspond with photographs in the collection.
RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1377 to RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1387 (neg)
RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1389 to RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1444 (neg)
RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1447 to RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1449 (neg)

Peter Moogk collection

  • RBSC-ARC-1759
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1867-2004, predominant 1870-1960]

The collection comprises records acquired by Peter Moogk about aspects of British Columbia’s history, including the British Columbia Electric Railway Company’s interurban train lines (predominantly from 1909-1958), and photographic representations of persons (especially white settlers, from 1870-1960), places, events and activities in the province.

The collection includes six series: British Columbia Electric Railway Company Records, Portraits of Persons in British Columbia, Photos of places, streets, and architecture in British Columbia, Photos of events and activities in British Columbia, British Columbia ephemera and Records from British Columbia Penitentiary.

Records relating to the first series, British Columbia Electric Railway Company Records, include: photographs; postcards; original BCER documents, such as union agreements and timetables; BCER employee publications; transit tokens; signs and posters from within Vancouver streetcars; and a copy of a CJOR radio script.

Records relating to the second series, Portraits of Persons in British Columbia, include: photographs and handwritten notes by Moogk about Vancouver photographers operating from 1858-1920.

The focus of the third series, Photos of places, streets, and architecture in British Columbia, is photographs of structures and places of British Columbia, notably building exteriors and interiors, and street views from 1880-1959.

The fourth series, Photos of events and activities in British Columbia, includes photos of notable events and public activities (predominantly dating 1911-1941), as well as everyday life, and also includes handwritten and photocopied information on the provenance of the photos and activities depicted.

The fifth series, British Columbia ephemera, is mostly paper ephemera representing the variety of business and activity in the province from 1890 to 1990, and includes menus, theatre programs, business correspondence, and Chinese textbooks as well as some photographic materials.

The sixth series, Records from British Columbia Penitentiary, includes textual records and photographs relating to the British Columbia penitentiary.

Photos of events and activities in British Columbia

This series focuses on images of notable events, as well as scenes of everyday life and activity in British Columbia. Events depicted include construction (the building of the Lions Gate Bridge) and destruction (notably a sequence of photographs showing the 1938 fire at CPR Pier D in Vancouver), as well as public gatherings like parades and celebrations, such as the 1936 Golden Jubilee of Vancouver's Chinatown. There are also high-profile visits featuring the Governor-General the Duke of Connaught (1912), and Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) in 1919.

Everyday life photographs focus on work scenes and industry, shipping, pastimes and recreation. These include images of patriotic activities during World War II.

Many of the photographs have provenance or other identifying information written on the back, including the original location of the photograph if it is a copy from another archives or collection. Some photographs are accompanied by photocopies of newspaper coverage and other information on the event pictured.

Photos of places, streets, and architecture in British Columbia

This series of historical photographs focuses on the structures and places of British Columbia, notably building exteriors and interiors, and street views. Locations include Victoria, Vancouver and the Lower Mainland area, Sunshine Coast, Nanaimo, Chilliwack, Sicamous, Vernon and Prince George. Images feature exteriors of business buildings and structures (such as sawmills) in the 1920s, interiors of retail shops and work spaces circa 1910 to 1940, interiors of domestic settings, and many maritime scenes. Highlights identified by the collector include the crowds listening to the Duke of Connaught at the Vancouver Court House in 1912, aerial views of Vancouver from the 1930s to 1950s, and "lost buildings".

Portraits of Persons in British Columbia

The series consists of portrait photographs of persons in British Columbia from 1870-1960. Portrait photographs were originally created by a number of photographers, including P.L. Okamura, Hannah Maynard, and S.A. Spencer. Photographs created after 1880 tend to be the products of amateur or street photographers, and as a result, individuals depicted therein are in informal attire. Most of the individuals depicted in the photographs are not identified. The predominant focus of the series is on representations of white settler society—particularly children--though photographs of Indigenous persons and persons of colour are included as well. There are also several photograph of Chinese Canadians in Victoria and Vancouver.

Moogk’s original physical order is preserved in the series. Record types include photographs--particularly tintypes, cartes de visite, and studio cabinet photographs; handwritten notes by Moogk outlining Vancouver photographers operative from 1858-1920; newspaper clippings related to Vancouver photographers; and cards from street photographers.

Records with photographs of 31 men admitted to the B.C. Penitentiary – N.B. social & racial traits linked to their criminality & personal biographies

File consists of administrative records from the British Columbia Penitentiary’s pertaining to 30 men sentenced to serve terms there, dating from 1939 - 1941. These records contain details such as biographical information, crime(s) committed, previous convictions, past employment, health and family history, “habits,” summaries of events, and general remarks. The subjects of these records were convicted of crimes ranging from burglary to assault to drug use (often opium). Included with almost every record is one or two sets of mug shots.

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