All slides are stamped MAR77V3 and either 1048 or 1055.
Subject matter of the images includes a replica of the figurehead on the S.S. Empress of Japan and accompanying plaque, Girl in a Wetsuit Statue, ducks on the water, and mountain scenes.

All slides are stamped FEB70V2 and 1049.
Subject matter of the images includes an oil field with snow on it, a church, and an unidentified town on a river.

All slides are stamped MAR73V1 and 1053.
Subject matter of the images includes views of North Vancouver looking across the inlet, the Second Narrows Bridge, and Burnaby.

All slides are stamped NOV74V3 and 1054.
Subject matter of the images includes a historic marker for a tree that symbolized friendship between the United States and Canada, wildflowers, and a car and its odometer.

File consists of slides that were not do not have the same numbered stamp system as the other slides in this series. Some are dated and some are labeled. Some of the date stamps correspond to those used in Dorse’s journal (also included in this fonds). Images include: Pavilion Lake (1965), wildflowers (1965), Cloverdale (1965), Barkerville performers (1966), Prince George (1966), Vanderhoof (1966), Burns Lake (1966), Kitimat (1966), Alexander Bridge (1967), [Spences] Bridge (1967), Prince George city hall (1967), Lejac Residential School (1967), Babine Lodge (1968), Lakelse Hot springs (1968), Babine Lake (1968), Black Tusk (1969), “Fraser Canyon” plaque (1977), and undated scenes from unidentified towns.

Fonds consists of records relating to the landscape and postcard photography of Dorse McTaggart. McTaggart owned and operated his own postcard business. His photographs and postcards feature scenes from throughout British Columbia, including mountains and other nature scenes, parks, towns, historic sights and landmarks, recreation, bridges, museums, and industrial sites. Dorse’s photography went beyond this subject matter, including portraits and weddings, but this material is not included in the fonds.

Materials in the fonds include negatives, transparencies, photographic prints, and published postcards, which represent the various stages of postcard production. It appears that Dorse produced many of his postcards by shooting on 4x5 film, then creating a 4x5 film positive from which to print the postcard on his own printing press. The fonds also includes a journal kept by Dorse in which he wrote down brief descriptions of photographs that he took, marketing books that he used to show his postcards to potential buyers, and a small amount of correspondence and other textual records.

Items have been arranged into five series that maintain the organization they had when received by Rare Books and Special Collections. It is not clear if this organization was that of Dorse, Walter, or a combination of both.

Series consists of color 35 mm slides shot by Dorse throughout British Columbia. Most of the slides have a date stamp on them, in addition to a four digit identification number. Generally, slides with the same four digit number also have the same date. No known documentation exists for these numbers however. The slides came to Rare Books and Special Collections in slide boxes that were mostly grouped by these numbers and by dates, but were not arranged in numerical or chronological order. The slides have been re-housed for preservation purposes, but this original grouping and arrangement has been maintained.

Series consists of pages from a binder which Dorse used to keep track of the photographs that he took. The series is arranged into files based on the physical arrangement of papers within the binder as well as by function. The material has been removed from its original housing (a small leather binder) for preservation purposes. The order of pages in the binder has been maintained.

Series consists of three books of postcards that were likely used to show postcards to potential buyers or distributors. Two of them have cards made by Dorse, while one is a book of cards made by a different company. They are all spiral bound.

Series consists of postcards from British Columbia. The majority of the postcards have images taken by Dorse and/or printed by Dorse, but there are also some printed by Walter Lance, and some that were collected either by Dorse or Walter. Most of the postcards have an identification number on them which seems to be based on the image used and the size of the card. Similarly formatted numbers can be found on some of the items found in the “Prints, negatives, and transparencies” series of this fonds, and it is likely that these correspond to postcards. The series is arranged into files that reflect Walter’s arrangement and labeling of the cards, generally by town or region.

Series consists of negatives, prints, and transparencies of Dorse’s images, featuring scenes from around British Columbia. Material is arranged in folders that maintain their original grouping, order, and labeling. It is not clear if this grouping was that of Dorse or Mr. Lanz. Most folders are identified by the place shown in the images.

Items have been removed from their original envelopes and re-housed for preservation purposes. Any information that was on the original envelopes is included in the file descriptions.