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Title proper
James Luke Quiney fonds
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- Photograph
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the provenance of the fonds.
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
AM1584
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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Physical description
346 photographs
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Name of creator
(1873-1953)
Biographical history
Born in England, James Luke Quiney moved to Canada in 1903. He was a Vancouver real estate agent, cabinet maker and amateur photographer.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds consists of Quiney's photographs (negatives and prints) depicting people, homes and other scenes in Kitsilano, Coal Harbour, False Creek, Vancouver Island, Bowen Island, Lulu Island and elsewhere in British Columbia, as well as Halifax and Oregon. Includes views of vessels in Vancouver harbour.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Mrs. Teresa Randall (nee Quiney) in 1959 and by Sherry Randall in 2001.
Arrangement
Photographs in this fonds have been assigned item identifiers in the range CVA 7-1 to CVA 7-346. There is no CVA 7-263.