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Index to engineering photographs
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- technical drawing
- textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the series.
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[ca. 1921-1945] (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
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34 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
The Dept. of Public Works was established in 1908 with the enactment of the Department of Public Works Act (SBC 1908, c. 41). The Dept. of Public Works was a successor to the Lands and Works Dept. The mandate of the Dept. of Public Works included construction and maintenance of government offices and buildings, public highways, bridges, wharves, river-bank protection, and maintenance of ferry and steamboat services.
In 1947 the work of the department was divided into district offices, an Architect’s Branch, Accounting Branch, Engineering Branch, and Equipment Branch. The department was also responsible for boiler inspection and electrical energy inspection.
In 1955, the responsibility for highways was transferred to the newly formed Dept. of Highways. At this time, the Dept. of Public Works, under the revised Department of Public Works Act (SBC 1955, c. 65), consisted of the Architectural Branch, Boiler Inspection Division, Electrical Energy Inspection Division, and Gas Inspection Division.
In 1975 the Dept. of Public Works was dissolved and its functions were merged with the functions of the Dept. of Highways to form the Dept. of Highways and Public Works (OIC 3842/75).
Custodial history
Scope and content
Series consists of a two drawer card file system created by the Office of the Senior Bridge Design Engineer of the Dept. of Public Works ca. 1921-1945. The card files index photographs taken or collected by the department during this period, particularly in the area of bridge building in British Columbia. The series consists of two drawers of card files; the first drawer is arranged numerically by the three part code number. The first part of the number refers to a map square, the second part of the number refers to the classification and the third part is the project number. The second drawer consists of the classification system which lists the types of structures and duplicate file cards indexing the photographs, arranged by classification number. When photographs were received by the office, they were entered into the index on the appropriate cards and then filed in either small or large envelopes arranged numerically. Each card typically contains the name of the project, the file number and a list of photographs filed in the envelope of the same file number. One card would be filed by the first part of the number (the map square) and the second card would be filed by the second part of the number (the classification).
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred from the Department of Public Works ca. 1976.
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Restrictions on access
No access restrictions apply.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright belongs to the Government of British Columbia.
Finding aids
- A file list is available.
- http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Document/Finding_Aids_Atom/GR-3001_to_GR-3500/gr-3292.pdf
Associated materials
Related series include: Engineering photographs GR-3293
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
General note
Accession number(s): 198203-024
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- British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works (Subject)