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Photographs : Advisory Council, Provincial Civilian Protection Committee
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Advisory Council. Provincial Civilian Protection Committee
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1942-1945 (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Dept. of the Attorney-General. Advisory Council. Provincial Civilian Protection Committee
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1 album (150 photographs : b&w)
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Biographical history
The Advisory Council, Provincial Civilian Protection Committee was formed in March 1942 by Premier John Hart. The mandate of the committee was to advise and assist the Provincial Committee for the Organization of Air Raid Precautions (chaired by John Hart) in the organization of air raid precautions in the province. The chairman of the Advisory Committee was W.C. Mainwaring, of the B.C. Electric Company.
Through OIC 491/1942, the Advisory Council was merged with the Civilian Protection Branch of the Provincial Police and made the operating committee responsible for training, dissemination of information and providing grants to local groups for the purchase of air raid equipment.
The Advisory Council was closed down in September 1945.
Custodial history
Custodial history unknown. May have come from the records in GR-0268. Found in storage in 1979.
Scope and content
The series consists of a photograph album created by the Advisory Council, Provincial Civilian Protection Committee around 1945. The album contains 150 black and white prints showing the Provincial Civilian Protection Committee and A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions) activities in the province between 1942 and 1945. Most of the photographs were taken by Steffens-Colmer Ltd. of Vancouver including a few by Don Coltman and the Royal Canadian Navy. Each photograph has been glued onto a numbered page and has a typed caption. There is one loose print at the end with no caption.
The photographs depict the following activities: headquarters and staff of the committee; A.R.P. firefighting practical training; first aid and hospital incident practice; A.R.P. students and teams; power boat squadrons, ambulances, mobile canteens and other equipment and public information activities including parades and instruction in the use of respirators for civilians.
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Physical condition
Some of photographs have come loose as the glue has dried.
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Each photograph has been numbered, glued onto an album page and has a typed caption. There is one loose print at the end with no caption. Many of the photographs are also numbered with the photographer's number system. Photograph/page numbers 9 and 10 are out of sequence, filed between 34 and 35.
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Location of originals
Original negatives of Steffens-Colter Ltd. held by the City of Vancouver Archives.
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There are no access restrictions.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright has expired.
Finding aids
Associated materials
See GR-3644 for a set of 77 loose prints acquired by the BC Archives around 1945. Many of the prints overlap with the album.
See GR-0268 for records of the Committee.
See GR-3654 for a presentation album created for the Premier.
Fonds AM1545 held by the City of Vancouver Archives.
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General note
Accession number(s): 197912-036