Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Hospital photographs
General material designation
- graphic material
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the series.
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1920-1974 (Creation)
- Creator
- British Columbia. Hospital Insurance Service
Physical description area
Physical description
62 cm of graphic material
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service was established in 1949. The name changed to Hospital Programs in 1975.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The series consists of photograph files created by the British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service between 1949 and 1974 and including photographs back to 1920. The photographs, mostly black and white prints, are arranged in files alphabetically by community and consist of photographs of interior and exterior shots of hospitals and hospital construction, In addition to the files, there is a scrapbook of hospital photographs, also arranged alphabetically by community. The accompanying negatives are arranged by number.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred to the BC Archives in 1981 by the Hospital Planning Branch of the Ministry of Health.
Arrangement
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Location of originals
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Restrictions on access
- No access restrictions apply.
- Conservation restriction: material in cool or cold storage is inaccessible.
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Accruals
No further accruals expected.
General note
Accession number(s): 198102-001; 89-0934
Accompanying material
Some files also contain file lists and other textual material.
Conservation
Negatives and colour prints in cold storage.
Physical description
Includes 1018 photographs : b&w, 26 photographs : col., 100 photographs : b&w ; negatives and 10 photographs : col. ; slides.