Accession number(s): 198604-013, 198904-024
There are many duplicate photographs between the two albums.
Charles Horetzky was born on July 20, 1838 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He came to Canada in late 1858 to work for the Hudson's Bay Company as a clerk at Fort William. In 1864 he moved to Moose Factory to take a position as accountant. During his years at Moose Factory, he developed his skills as a photographer.
In 1871, after losing his position with the HBC, he was hired by Sandford Fleming as a photographer for the railway surveys to be conducted through British Columbia and the North-West Territories.
In 1883 he began a career as an engineer with the Ontario Public Works Department in Toronto. He died in Toronto on April 30, 1900.
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Title based on the contents of the fonds.
The fonds consists of two photograph albums created by Charles Horetzky around 1875.
There are no access restrictions.
Series and item level descriptions are available.
Archives code(s): 1. Horetzky; Album 12.
Accession number(s): 198604-013
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The series consists of a photograph album created in 1875, possibly as a presentation album for Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie, containing 54 black and white photographs taken by Charles Horetzky. The images were taken during the Canadian Pacific Railway Survey and are mostly of the Homathko River area. Each photograph is numbered and has a caption.
Purchased by the Provincial Library, Archives Dept. in 1930 from the estate of Mrs. Mackenzie via W.S. McAlpine of Toronto. The album had been in the possession of the Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, Prime Minister of Canada.
There are no access restrictions.
All photographs have been described at the item level and many have been scanned. See lower level descriptions.
Archives code(s): HP010686
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No. 1
Archives code(s): HP010687
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No. 2
Archives code(s): HP010688
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No. 3
Archives code(s): HP010689
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No. 4
Archives code(s): HP010690
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No. 5
Archives code(s): HP010657
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No. 6
Archives code(s): HP010658
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No. 7
Archives code(s): HP010659
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No. 8
Archives code(s): HP010660
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No. 9
Archives code(s): HP010661
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No. 10
Archives code(s): HP010662
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No. 11
Archives code(s): HP010663
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No. 12
Archives code(s): HP010664
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as I-68443.
No. 13A
Archives code(s): HP010665
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as I-68444.
No. 13B
Archives code(s): HP010666
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No. 14
Archives code(s): HP010667
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No. 15
Archives code(s): HP010668
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as I-68445.
No. 16
Archives code(s): HP010669
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No. 17
Archives code(s): HP010670
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No. 18
Archives code(s): HP010671
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No. 19A
Archives code(s): HP010672
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as I-68446.
No. 19B
Archives code(s): HP010681
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No. 20
Archives code(s): HP010673
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No. 21
Archives code(s): HP010674
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No. 22
Archives code(s): HP010675
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No. 23
Archives code(s): HP010676
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No. 24
Archives code(s): HP010677
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No. 25
Archives code(s): HP010678
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No. 26
Archives code(s): HP010679
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No. 27
Archives code(s): HP010682
Accession number(s): 198604-013
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No. 28
Archives code(s): HP010683
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No. 29
Archives code(s): HP010684
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No. 30
Archives code(s): HP010685
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No. 31
Archives code(s): HP010680
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No. 32
Archives code(s): HP010652
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No. 33
Archives code(s): HP010648
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No. 34
Archives code(s): HP010649
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No. 35
Archives code(s): HP010651
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No. 36
Archives code(s): HP010642
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No. 37
Archives code(s): HP010641
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No. 38
Archives code(s): HP010646
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No. 39
Archives code(s): HP010647
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No. 40
Archives code(s): HP010643
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No. 41
Archives code(s): HP010644
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No. 42
Archives code(s): HP010645
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No. 43
Archives code(s): HP010640
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No. 44
Archives code(s): HP010691
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No. 45
Archives code(s): HP009486
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as HP064004 (D-03148).
A
Archives code(s): HP010639
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B
Archives code(s): HP010653
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C left
Archives code(s): HP010654
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C right
Archives code(s): HP010656
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D
Archives code(s): HP010655
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E
Archives code(s): 2. Horetzky
Accession number(s): 198904-024
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The series consists of a photograph album created around 1875, possibly as a presentation album for Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie, containing 77 black and white photographs taken by Charles Horetzky between 1871 and 1875.
The photographs were taken during the Canadian Pacific Railway Survey and include images of the Homathko River area, Jasper House, North Saskatchewan, Peace River, Gardner Canal, Dean Canal, Bella Bella, Lake Huron and Mississaugua River. Many photographs are numbered and all have a caption.
Custodial history unknown. Album found in Visual Records department in April 1989.
There are no access restrictions.
Some of the photographs have been given item level descriptions and have been scanned.
Archives code(s): HP064004
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as HP009486 (A-03456).
No. 1
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as HP010665 (A-04133)
No. 12
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as HP010664 (A-04132)
No. 13
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as HP010668 (A-04136)
No. 15
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Another copy of this photograph was catalogued as HP010672 (A-04140).
No. 18
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Archives code(s): HP079459
Almost identical to A-06048 (HP015485) "First bridge at Hagwilget in winter", also by Charles Horetsky.
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