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Travels in North America with George
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June 1940-September 1966 (Creation)
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126 envelopes (housing negatives, metadata, and/or prints) and other materials
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File consists of photography capturing scenes from Hanne’s travels throughout North America (predominantly British Columbia) with her husband, George Walker. These items include photographs and negatives depicting Hanne and George on various camping trips, aboard sailing vessels, at campsites, and outdoors with friends. There are also some examples of Hanne’s landscape and nature photography (including scenes from Stanley Park), as well as photos of the multiple camper trailers the couple owned during their years together.
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Physical condition
Many of the negatives in this file exhibit signs of vinegar syndrome such as a sour odor and blue discoloration. Also, some of the envelopes are very brittle.
Immediate source of acquisition
Materials in this file donated by the West Vancouver Public Library include: PH-2700 to 2718, 2793 to 2940, 3420, 3500, and 3924 to 2935.
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- English
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Includes: 79 small b&w photographs, 7 small colour photographs, 19 medium b&w photographs, 19 large b&w photographs, 11 colour negatives, 106 b&w negatives, 126 envelopes containing colour and b&w negatives, prints, and textual information, and 1 cm of additional textual materials.
Items PH-2834 to 2887 are each made up of 3-4 composite parts: a small envelope, with a title and identification number provided by the creator; a piece of paper, containing handwritten image metadata; a colour negative; and (in most instances) a colour print. Items PH-2888 to PH-2940 are also multi-component items, typically comprised of an envelope, handwritten metadata paper, and b&w negative. Some of these items contain b&w prints and/or multiple b&w negatives.