Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Collected photographs
General material designation
- Photograph
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Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on content of series.
Level of description
Series
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Edition area
Edition statement
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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[185-?] - [197-?] (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1,107 photographs: negatives and prints
Publisher's series area
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Numbering within publisher's series
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Custodial history
Scope and content
Series consists of photographs which were collected by the Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association, through the Vancouver Museum. Photograph were collected on a variety of subject, mostly in the City of Vancouver, but also encompassing the Greater Vancouver area, some sites in the Fraser Valley, and other sites in British Columbia. Subjects of photographs include: buildings; streets, roads, highways, and trails; bridges; beaches; waterfront areas; parks; views of Downtown Vancouver from various sites; monument, statues, and fountains; geological phenomena; the Fraser Midden archaeological site; rivers and dams; farms and ranches; logging and lumbering scenes; streetcars and other railway cars and engines; carriages, carts, and automobiles; construction and demolition scenes; and other subjects. The series also includes photograph of people, including; portraits; athletic clubs; Vancouver City staff and officials; military groups; clubs; people involved in recreational activities; people in parades; and other activities.
The series consists almost entirely of photographs. Some accompanying labels and explanatory notes have been retained with their respective photographs. Also, photomechanical reproductions (such as halftone prints) have been retained in the series when they have accompanied other photographs.
Series consists of three subseries: 1) Miscellaneous photographs; 2) Philip T. Timms photographs; and Erwin R. Gordon photographs.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The photographs were physically transferred to the Archives in 1986, and all documentation regarding the transfer was completed in 1988.
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
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Finding aids
Subseries descriptions and item lists are available.
Associated materials
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Alpha-numeric designations
Most photographs in the series were numbered by the Vancouver Museum. These numbers have been included in a numbering note in the item level descriptions.