Archives code(s): E/D/An2.9
Accession number(s): 198009-005; 198009-006; 198007-001; 198007-021; 198007-022; 198106-003
Undescribed accessions: 198202-047
Walter Brown Anderson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was trained as a marine engineer and served aboard a number of ships. He later lived in Nanaimo, B.C.
Published
Title based on the contents of the fonds.
Includes 269 b&w prints (see note below re: album) and 412 b&w negatives.
Note: As of February 2022, the extent does not account for photographs found in the album in accession 198007-0001 as this item is currently in the conservation lab.
The extent also does not include the modern contact prints created from original negatives in 198007-021.
Graphic material may be in cool or cold storage. Contact staff for specific details.
The fonds consists of passport, certificates, notebooks, annotated atlas and correspondence of Walter Brown Anderson. The fonds also includes photographs attributed to Walter Brown Anderson ranging between [1901] to 1926. The photographs consist of prints and negatives (predominantly glass plates) of various subject matter.
Photographs associated with accession 198009-005 primarily depict logging operation sin the Kootenay region, views around Golden and the Columbia River, and survey part of the Tesla Lake area. Accession 198009-005 contains copy negatives and no original material.
Photographs associated with accessions 198007-001, 198007-021, and 198007-022 primarily depict scenes in and around Victoria and Vancouver Island, and consist of both views of people, buildings, and street scenes, as well as flora, fauna, and natural geography. The photographs contained in 198007-001 are prints, many of which have identifying information printed in the album. Photographs in accession 198007-021 and 198007-022 are glass plate negatives and are the originals for several of the print photographs.
Accessions 198009-005 and 198009-006 were acquired from the British Columbia Provincial Museum in July 1980. The donor of the photographs to the BCPM is unknown.
* KHUGHES 2014-03-28. Archivist(s) Responsible: Cheryl Linstead
* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-16
Accession 198009-005 presumed copied by BCPM in 1980 - see accession file.
* No access restrictions apply.
* Conservation restriction: material in cool or cold storage requires special retrieval and handling.
* Conservation restriction: album from accession 198007-001 and in container 000573-0001 tests positive for arsenic and lead. Gloves must be worn when handling this album.
Copyright of photographs has expired.
* A file list for the photographs is available.
* PDF version:
* http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Document/Finding_Aids_Atom/PR-1501_to_PR-2000/PR-1619.pdf
Archives code(s): HP094046
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of workers loading lumber.
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Archives code(s): HP094038
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of three nurses in the Royal Jubilee Hospital operating room.
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Archives code(s): HP094035
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of Bare Island.
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See also: accession 198007-001, photo no. 215
Farm House.
Archives code(s): HP094029; [previously catalogued as HP086017?]
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of the Skinner farmhouse.
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See also: accession 198007-001, photo no. 89 and no. 178
Archives code(s): HP094025
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of sea lion rock, Bare Island.
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* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-14
See also: accession 198007-001, photo no. 223
Archives code(s): HP094048
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of a view from Gonzales hill, Victoria.
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* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-14
Archives code(s): HP094044
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of the James Bay Athletic Association rowing team in the inner harbour and the Empress Hotel in the background, after the addition of the south wing.
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Archives code(s): HP094042
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of View Street, looking east from Government Street, Victoria.
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Archives code(s): HP094037
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of a Chinese float or altar, possibly showing musical instruments.
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Archives code(s): HP094036
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of a group in front of the Chinese school on Fisgard Street, Victoria.
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* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-14
Archives code(s): HP09403
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of Craigflower schoolhouse.
* EFERGUSO 2013-05-28
* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-14
See also: accession 198007-001, no. 48
Archives code(s): HP094030
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of photograph of the Smith-McDonall wharf at Esquimalt Harbour.
* MINT_M2AMGR 2013-03-28
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See also: accession 198007-001, photo no. 63.
Archives code(s): HP094028
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of photograph of Uchucklesaht village site.
* MINT_M2AMGR 2013-03-28
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See also: accession 198007-001, no. 90.
Archives code(s): HP094027
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of photograph of Pleasant Avenue, site of W.B. Anderson's home.
* EFERGUSO 2014-02-28
* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-14
See also: accession 198007-001, no. 168
Archives code(s): HP094026
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of photograph Kyuquot settlement.
* MINT_M2AMGR 2013-03-28
* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-14
See also: accession 198007-001, no. 170
Archives code(s): HP094023
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of Roslyn Street in Oak Bay.
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Archives code(s): HP094022
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of photograph of greenhouses.
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Archives code(s): HP094020
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of a house, possibly in the Fernwood neighbourhood.
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Archives code(s): HP094019
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of an alley, likely in Victoria.
* MINT_M2AMGR 2013-03-28
* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-15
Archives code(s): HP094018
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of a house under construction.
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* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-15
Archives code(s): HP094017
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of a house.
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* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-15
Archives code(s): HP094007
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Photograph of architectural perspective of second hotel.
* MINT_M2AMGR 2013-03-28
* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-15
A duplicate of this glass plate is available in the same container and with the same HP number.
Archives code(s): HP094008
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of the interior of Hotel Vancouver
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* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-15
Archives code(s): HP094009
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of the interior of Vancouver Hotel.
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Archives code(s): HP094010
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Taken from Hotel Vancouver (2), showing intersection of Georgia and Burrard. Christ Church Cathedral bottom, right. Billboard advertising for various businesses bottom left.
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Archives code(s): HP094011
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Showing Hornby Street. North shore and mountains in background.
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Archives code(s): HP094012
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Looking north; post office building on right.
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Archives code(s): HP094013
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Looking north. Post office building on left; Granville Street, bottom left. Billboards.
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Archives code(s): HP094014
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of Tranquille Sanatorium.
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Archives code(s): HP094015
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of Tranquille Sanatorium.
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Archives code(s): HP094016
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of Tranquille Sanitorium.
* MINT_M2AMGR 2013-03-28
* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-15
Archives code(s): HP094039
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of the Victoria Public Library.
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* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-14
Archives code(s): HP094047
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Note: this photograph was not located when these photographs were re-housed in 2022, however this photograph belongs to the accession.
Published
Item consists of a photograph Princess Marguerite ship with damage to her bow.
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Archives code(s): HP094034
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of three puppies.
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See also: accession 198007-001, photo no. 26.
Restriction: image HP94034 is a glass plate negative. Researchers should consult the online reference image or reference room copy prior to consulting the original.
Archives code(s): HP094033
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of a dog, two puppies, and a man.
* 2013-03-28
* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-14
See also: accession 198007-001, no. 43
Archives code(s): HP094045
Accession number(s): 198007-021
Published
Item consists of a photograph of Craigflower Manor
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* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-14
Archives code(s): HP094021
Accession number(s): 198007-022
Published
Item consists of a photograph of a house.
* MINT_M2AMGR 2013-03-28
* Revised: SBUTTERFIELD 2022-02-15