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Portraits of Persons in British Columbia
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[ca. 1870-1960] (Creation)
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398 photographs : b&w and col; 5 pages textual records.
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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.
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As part of the 2018 accrual, 3 photographs were added to the series. As part of the 2019 accrual, 5 glass plate photographs were added. As part of the 2022 accrual, 4 photographs were added to the series.
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Includes the following photographs: RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-566 to RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-958, RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1587, RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1589, RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1592 to RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1597, and RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1612 to RBSC-ARC-1759-PH-1615.
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Photographs were purchased by Moogk in the province of Ontario and Washington State.
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Description created by Gillian Dunks in June 2017.
Updated by James Goldie in April 2019 and November 2019.
Updated by Catherine Hall in August 2023.