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PR-0022
Fonds
1921-1925

Fonds consists of photographs showing the construction of the Johnson Street Bridge, 1921-1923, and Eileen Allwood's reminiscences of the Pantages Theatre, 1919-1927.

Allwood, Frank Harold, 1889-1946

Lowe family fonds

PR-0023
Fonds
1910-1987 (predominantly 1910-1934)

Fonds consists primarily of photographs of Victoria buildings and scenes.

Lowe, George, 1888-1978 (family)

James Slater fonds

PR-0027
Fonds
[ca. 1912]

Fonds consists of photographs of horses and a delivery wagon belonging to West End Grocery Co. and Dixi H. Ross and Co., as well as interior and exterior views of the latter's store.

Slater, James

William Otto Clunk fonds

PR-0040
Fonds
[Copied 1978]

Fonds consists of photographs of Girls' Central School and Victoria West School groups.

Clunk, William Otto, 1903-1988

Toyo Takata fonds

PR-0043
Fonds
[Copied 1978]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Japanese Tea Garden in Gorge Park.

Takata, Toyo, 1920-2002

Muriel Thorne fonds

PR-0049
Fonds
[Copied 1979]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Ernie Seedhouse family, including the family gas station.

Thorne, Muriel

Margaret E. Johnston fonds

PR-0055
Fonds
1881-1978

Fonds consists of photographs and scrapbooks. The photographs include miscellaneous views of Victoria, the Dewdney and Irving families, Vancouver, Banff, the Rocky Mountains, and Prairie Indians. Also includes scrapbooks variously inscribed "Maggie Winter", "J.J. Randolph", and "Etta Evans".

Johnston, Margaret Ellen, 1897-1987

Robert Douglas MacLachlan fonds

PR-0010
Fonds
1909-1964 (predominantly 1909-1930)

Fonds consists of photographs of unidentified people, soldiers (World War I) and Victoria and Nanaimo scenes, as well as a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings of MacLachlan's advertisement for his brokerage business and other material.

MacLachlan, Robert Douglas, 1883-1969

Ethel Bruce fonds

PR-0013
Fonds
1869-1966 (predominantly 1914-1966)

Fonds consists primarily of material related to Ethel Bruce's career as a journalist including newspaper clippings, concert and theatre programmes, invitations, pamphlets, maps, photographs, correspondence and picture postcards.

Bruce, Ethel, d. 1968

Cameron family fonds

PR-0014
Fonds
[187-?]-1922

Fonds consists of photographs of the Duncan Cameron family, views of Victoria, Frank Cameron in his early automobiles, and Agnes Deans Cameron's 1908 expedition to the Canadian north.

Cameron, Duncan E., d. 1884 (family)

Pauline family fonds

PR-0018
Fonds
1896-1913

Fonds consists of photographs showing the Pauline and Fleming families and motoring excursions over the Malahat.

Pauline, Frederick, 1831-1918 (family)

Joseph E. Wilson fonds

PR-0061
Fonds
1897-1944

Fonds consists of records pertaining to various real estate holdings, building society records, and estate records.

Wilson, Joseph Eilbeck, 1867-1945

Stoddart family fonds

PR-0065
Fonds
[ca. 1890]-1979

Fonds consists mainly of photographs depicting the Stoddart family, their homes, and their businesses.

Stoddart, Robert William Croke (family)

Doris Hackett fonds

PR-0168
Fonds
[191-]

Fonds consists of photographs of the 5th Regiment and medals won by Arthur Langley.

Hackett, Doris

British Columbia Building Corporation fonds

PR-0169
Fonds
[ca. 1977-1980]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Legislative Precinct, Menzies Street, and Fort Street.

British Columbia Buildings Corporation

E. Edward Brockelbank fonds

PR-0170
Fonds
1957-1971

Fonds consists of colour slides of depicting Victoria streets and scenes.

Brockelbank, E. Edward

Edward R. Walker fonds

PR-0172
Fonds
1947-1953

Fonds consists of colour slides mainly of Victoria streets and scenes.

Walker, Edward R.

Scott family fonds

PR-0174
Fonds
1914-1980

Fonds consists of photographs and other material pertaining to the First World War, the Legion of Frontiersmen, and the Veteran's Hospital.

Scott, John R. (family)

Violet Folbigg fonds

PR-0179
Fonds
[1919?]

Fonds consists of correspondence between Norman Folbigg and his fiancee, Violet.

Folbigg, Violet

Parfitt family collection

PR-0181
Collection
[ca. 1910]-1989

Collection consists of photographs depicting the Parfitt family and buildings that Parfitt Brothers built.

Parfitt, James (family)

Rudolph A. Williams fonds

PR-0183
Fonds
[ca. 1940-1945]

Fonds consists of photographs of military units in the Greater Victoria region.

Williams, Rudolph A.

Ethel Melinda Trewolla Fairfull fonds

PR-0185
Fonds
1887-[198-?]

Fonds consists of photographs and other material relating to the Fairfull, Olive, and Watson families.

Fairfull, Ethel Melinda Trewolla, 1904-1989

John Vickers Gray fonds

PR-0198
Fonds
1924

Fonds consists of photographs of major tourist attractions in and around Victoria.

Gray, John Vickers

Fernwood Community Association fonds

PR-0200
Fonds
1974-1989

Fonds consists of general office files, minutes, correspondence, financial records, Fernwood News files, and historical research.

Fernwood Community Association

Fred and Margaret Boulter fonds

PR-0202
Fonds
[ca. 1954-1957]

Fonds consists of photographs of Thetis Lake.

Boulter, Fred H.

Bayliss Sign fonds

PR-0208
Fonds
[193-]-1990

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of building signs.

Bayliss Sign

David Chuen-yan Lai fonds

PR-0209
Fonds
1979-1986

Fonds consists of records documenting Lai's efforts at revitalizing Victoria's Chinatown.

Lai, Chuen-yan David

Letitia Schofield fonds

PR-0212
Fonds
[ca. 1911-1922]

Fonds consists of photographs of the B.C. Legislature.

Schofield, Letitia

Lieutenant Colonel Henniker fonds

PR-0214
Fonds
[ca. 1915-1918]

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of the 103rd Battalion.

Henniker, Lt. Col.

Flora Ina Irvine fonds

PR-0215
Fonds
1914-1926

Fonds consists mainly of school photographs.

Irvine, Flora Ina

Virginia Ferguson collection

PR-0218
Collection
[ca. 1900-1980]

Collection consists of records of Lim Yat, records of Honoria Mary Lefevre, photographs of Spring Ridge Housing Co-operative employees, photographs of demolished buildings, a pharmacist's journal, business cards, miscellaneous photographs, and other material.

Ferguson, Virginia

Elwood Stanley Gropp fonds

PR-0220
Fonds
1920-1973

Fonds consists of photographs and other material relating mainly to Gropp's work for the City of Victoria and its employee association.

Gropp, Elwood Stanley

Victor Edward Mitchell fonds

PR-0227
Fonds
[ca. 1910-1965]

Fonds consists of family photographs depicting homes, friends, vacations, theatre productions, and places of employment.

Mitchell, Victor Edward

David Sutton fonds

PR-0232
Fonds
[ca. 1920]-1938

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of Cholberg Shipyard employees and reunions of former members of the 103rd Battalion.

Sutton, David

Walter Englehardt fonds

PR-0233
Fonds
1875-1962

Fonds consists of records relating to Englehardt's term as a City employee, as well as his memberships in the James Bay Athletic Association and Vancouver Island Philatelic Society.

Englehardt, Walter

Lily Wilson fonds

PR-0235
Fonds
[ca. 1920-1940]

Fonds consists of family photographs mainly depicting buildings.

Wilson, Lily (family)

Dorothy L. Durrant fonds

PR-0244
Fonds
1966-1973

Fonds consists of photographs of May 24 parades and Miles for Millions marches held in Victoria.

Durrant, Dorothy L.

Martin W.E. Cave fonds

PR-0249
Fonds
1913

Fonds consists of photographs of construction at the Royal Theatre.

Cave, Martin W.E.

John Lawrence Hafer fonds

PR-0251
Fonds
[ca. 1890-1910]

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of Boys Central School and Ludwig Hafer's machine shop.

Hafer, John Lawrence, 1900-1988

Louise B. Anderson fonds

PR-0253
Fonds
[ca. 1897-1907]

Fonds consists of a scrapbook about prominent businessmen, politicians, buildings, and the Royal family.

Anderson, Louise B.

Henry King fonds

PR-0259
Fonds
[ca. 1955-1968]

Fonds consists of reminiscences.

King, Henry

Women's Canadian Club of Victoria fonds

PR-0266
Fonds
1909-1995

Fonds consists of organizational records documenting the structure, membership, finances, and activities of the Club.

Women's Canadian Club

BC Assessment Authority fonds

PR-0269
Fonds
1977-1998 (predominantly 1977-1998)

Fonds consists of photographs created by the BC Assessment Authority to assist with the assessment of property values. The photographs are mainly of residential properties located within the boundaries of the City of Victoria.

British Columbia Assessment Authority

B.C. Funeral Company (Hayward's) Ltd. Fonds

PR-0270
Fonds
1869-1974

Fonds consists of operational records relating to the funeral business including correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and cemetery records.

B.C. Funeral Company Ltd.

Times-Colonist fonds

PR-0264
Fonds
1938-1983

Fonds consists of glass plate negatives and 4x5 and 35mm black and white safety film negatives taken by staff and free lance photographers for the Daily Colonist and the Victoria Daily Times, The Express and the Times-Colonist newspapers. The negatives date from approximately 1938 to 1991.

The negatives relate to the following subjects: news events; scenes of the city and surrounding area including buildings, city streets, and views; some up-island locations including Duncan, Nanaimo and Ladysmith; commercial and industrial activities such as store fronts and interiors, and manufacturing operations; sporting events; military personnel and activities; war effort activities; recreational activities; school and church activities; transportation and shipbuilding as well as individual and group portraits which appeared in the “Society” section. The latter include anniversary, wedding, christening and engagement portraits.

Times-Colonist

Henderson family fonds