12 Snapshots, Vancouver, Canada
- RBSC-ARC-1804-UL_1626_03-UL_1626_03_0311
- File
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
Collection of twelve photographs to be sent together as a postcard.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
12 Snapshots, Vancouver, Canada
Collection of twelve photographs to be sent together as a postcard.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
A Visit to British Columbia 1898
An album of photographs from a trip to British Columbia (plus Spokane, Washington), by a man identified only as F.L.M., accompanied by at least two others (McMillan and English). The images depict a number of cities as well as landscapes and some mining and manufacturing facilities. It is a pre-printed album made by Kodak, though the original housing mechanisms appear to be missing and the photos are glued to the page. Some pages are blank, but it does not appear that photos have been removed; though three sheets have been cut out from the back.
F.L.M
A family album that comes from the estate of one Mr. Abramson, a former Consul General of the United States to Canada. The photos are from throughout British Columbia and California, in Kelowna in particular. Most of the images are captioned, but many are too faded to be fully legible. There is some significant damage to the album and some of the photographs. One negative is also tucked into the album.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
Album of Sixteen View of Vancouver, British Columbia, the Metropolis of Western Canada
An album of sixteen postcards featuring views around Vancouver including street views, buildings, government buildings, ships, and parks,
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Assembly of Early British Columbia Photographs]
An assemblage of photographs, likely packaged together by a photograph dealer, of early photos throughout British Columbia. Including Vancouver, Nanaimo, Esquimalt, and Victoria.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Barkerville & BC Photographs]
Album likely assembled at a later date by a dealer, however many are related to Barkerville, British Columbia, and a fire that destroyed the town in September of 1868. There are also other assorted images including portraits of prominent British Columbians such as James Douglas, and scenes in other small towns throughout the province. Most of the photographs are reproductions from images at the B.C. Provincial Archives and date from 1857 to 1930.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[British Columbia Travel in 1920]
An album of personal photographs of an unknown man documenting his travels primarily around B.C., plus photos of his friends and family. Some of the photos are fading, but generally the album and images are in fairly good shape.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Charles Gentile Early Britisch Columbia Photos]
A series of images around British Columbia in the late 19th Century, many of them taken by Carlo (Charles) Gentile, and the rest by an unknown photographer, with the latter focused predominantly on the railroad. The photos are now housed individually in envelopes, and are still in good shape.
Gentile, Carlo, 1835-1893
[Early British Columbia Photographs]
An album of photographs, plus some loose images, focused on early British Columbian life taken throughout the province. The album is badly damaged and the spine is virtually non-existent; though some photos are faded, many are still remarkably vibrant.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
An album of photographs taken by an English visitor mostly of various places and views throughout Vancouver, plus a few of Niagara Falls. The album has been disassembled and is housed in a box. There are 67 original albumen prints in plastic sleeves, with silver gelatin copies and their negatives attached to each one. There are also seven modern reproductions.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[En Route to the Klondike 1898-1901]
An album of photos en route to the Klondike, including one image of a weather map. The binding is almost entirely gone, but the photos are still in fairly good shape.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Kathleen Murray's Photo Album #1]
An album by Kathleen Murray of Vancouver consisting predominantly of photos of her friends and family. Almost all of the photos are captioned and dated.
Murray, Kathleen
[Photographs from British Columbia and New York]
A collection of photographs that depict scenes from around British Columbia and Rochester, New York. There are a couple photographs from the Yukon and Washington state.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Possible Murray Family Photo Album]
An album of predominantly landscape photographs from throughout British Columbia, as well as a few in Vancouver, including some of ships in the harbour. In the back after a number of blank pages are also some family snapshots. Many of the photos are captioned in fading pencil. The album may have belonged to a member of Kathleen Murray's family.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
A photo album from a man named Robert Sinclair. The photos are predominantly of family snapshots, and images from around their rural home in British Columbia. There are also some of farming and logging, and a few of different cities and locales throughout British Columbia. Some of the photos are captioned, but none are dated. The album is secured with a metal clasp and is in quite good condition, as are the photographs.
Sinclair, Robert
Sight Seeing Automobile, Vancouver, B.C.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
A photo album from a British Columbian woman known only as K.B.S. Predominantly family snapshots, as well as photos of travels throughout British Columbia, including Salt Spring Island, Shawnigan Lake, and Victoria. The cover of the leather album is adorned with an image of an Aboriginal chief and a simple landscape. Photos and album are still in good condition. The first large number of images are captioned, but towards the end most are not.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
Souvenir - Atlin-Quesnelle Telegraph Line P.W.D.
Album documenting the construction of the Atlin-Quesnelle Telegraph Line. Photographs were taken throughout that area of B.C. by Lance Burdon. Housed in a long album bound with string, still in good condition.
Burdon, Lance
An album of ten postcards which feature views of streets, parks, and mountains in Vancouver in addtion to totem poles in from Alert Bay, B.C.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Ten Annual Cycling Trips, 1938-1947]
Photo album documenting sisters Clara and Kitty Wilson’s ten annual cycling trips taken throughout British Columbia in July and/or August of 1938 through 1947. The first seven trips were on Vancouver Island, the eighth in the Okanagan, and the ninth and tenth in the Cariboo region. The photos are thoroughly captioned and still in good shape. Also included are the letters and postcards they sent home during the trips (half of each card written by each sister), as well as newspaper clippings, business cards, a menu from BC Coast Steamships, a telegram, and a negative. There are also 25 hand-drawn cartoons highlighting some of their adventures. They nicknamed their bikes Rastus and Ginger, and also use a variety of pet names when signing their letters and referring to family members. The album is in decent shape though the pages are flaking at the edges. See also UL_1596 for a family photo album kept by the sisters.
Wilson, Clara
The Vanishing Race, The Long Headed Indian of the West Coast of BC
An album of photographs believed to be in British Columbia, including landscape images as well as a number of portraits of Aboriginal peoples, many hand-coloured. Only the photos on the right-hand pages are signed by Ben William Leeson (as B.W. Leeson). It is possible that an unknown individual added their snapshots on the facing pages to a book of Lesson images.
Leeson, B.W.
[Vancouver Family Photo Album]
An album of a Vancouver family, documenting their travels throughout B.C. and the United States as well as life in Vancouver, including the royal visit of 1939. The pages are beginning to tear out of the album, but the photos are still in relatively good shape (with some fading).
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
A photo album of images taken in and around Vancouver, including Stanley Park, Howe Sound, Bowen Island, and Deep Cove; also includes family portraits and other miscellaneous scenes. Housed in a leather-bound album with an image of an Aboriginal Chief burned onto the cover. The captions are badly faded, and some of the photos are fading as well.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
An album of photograph reproductions by various photographers, including the Edwards Brothers, detailing life in Vancouver around the turn of the century. Including images of prominent buildings, downtown streets, beaches, and Stanley Park.
Thomson Stationery Co., Ltd.
Vancouver, B.C. in a Lighthouse
Postcard that opens to have 12 smaller photographs of Vancouver.
An album of photographs by Frederick Dally from throughout British Columbia, plus one image from San Francisco. It also includes a map
Dally, Frederick
Views In the Cascade Mountains: On Coast Exploration of 1874
An album mainly of landscape photographs of the Cascade Mountains near Kitimat B.C. Taken by surveyor and photographer Charles Horetzky, who was surveying the land in search of a route for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In a large and heavy book with the photos glued to the page.
Horetzky, Charles
[William A. Bauer Photo Album]
A photo album of William A. Bauer of Vancouver that documents travels around British Columbia near the beginning of the twentieth century. It includes a number of photos of early Vancouver, many of which document the street on which they were taken, and also a number taken from a bird
Bauer, William A.
A personal photo album kept by Clara and/or Kitty Wilson of Vancouver. Mainly portraits of the two sisters and their friends and family, plus some shots in and around Vancouver and British Columbia, including photographs of the Vancouver Pier 'D' Fire of 1938. Very few of the images are captioned. There are also a couple of postcards, and at least one negative included. The album and photographs are in great shape. See also UL_1591 for an album of Clara and Kitty's cycling trips, a few of whose photos are repeated here.
Wilson, Clara