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British Columbia (province)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 486 Collections and/or Records:

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1st volunteers 50th Gordon Highlanders at the Willows, 1914-08-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/71
Scope and Contents

140 x 85 mm. Group photograph of twenty-one young men in uniform.

Dates: 1914-08-06
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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1677 Portion of Revelstoke, BC and Eagle Pass, CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway], 1890 - 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062R/9
Scope and Contents

240 x 170 mm. Shows a newly cleared forest in foreground, smoke rising in the town behind, with mountains in the distance.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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1754 Ottertail Bridge CPR [Canadian Pacific Railways], 1880 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062R/4
Scope and Contents

235 x 190 mm. Written on reverse 'Old wooden trestle bridge.' Shows the bridge in the process of construction.

Dates: 1880 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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1757 CPR Station and Sir Donald Mountain Glacier BC, 1890 - 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062R/7
Scope and Contents

Shows the station with a number of people, including a station official, standing on the platform, with forest and mountains behind. Mt. Sir Donald and the lower part of Mt. Avalanche are identified on the reverse.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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1873 Big trees and Dirve [sic], Stanley Park, Vancouver BC, 1890 - 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062R/8
Scope and Contents

240 x 170 mm. A bridge and telegraph poles can be seen in the distance, with some buildings through the trees to the left.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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A Vancouver Island, B.C. poultry farm, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30695A/7
Scope and Contents

246 x 199 mm. Showing chickens in a coop with corrugated iron shed behind.

Dates: 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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A Vancouver Island coal mine, South Wellington, B.C. Canada, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30695A/12
Scope and Contents

245 x 198 mm. Showing a party of visitors (unidentified) underground in a coal mine, with a face of coal behind them and wooden supporting props above.

Dates: 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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A Vancouver Island farmhouse, B.C. Canada, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30695A/3
Scope and Contents

246 x 197 mm. Showing a stone farmhouse set among trees with cows grazing in a field in the foreground.

Dates: 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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A.H.F. on the Illecilliwait [i.e. Illecillewaet] Glacier, 1908-08 - 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10/2212
Scope and Contents

Standing on side of a crevasse : view looking up towards the Serac on the top.

Dates: 1908-08 - 1908-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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A.H.F. on the Illecilliwait [i.e. Illecillewaet] Glacier, 1908-08 - 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10/2213
Scope and Contents

Standing on side of a crevasse : view looking up towards the Serac on the top.

Dates: 1908-08 - 1908-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Albert canyon, 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062Q/88
Scope and Contents

125 x 225 mm.

Dates: 1919
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Albert Canyon Station, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13/2719
Scope and Contents

Two miles from Albert Canyon.

Dates: 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Sub-Series

Alberta and British Columbia, 1900

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Canada/139-149
Scope and Contents

Monochrome postcards published by the Novelty Manufacturing and Art Co. Ltd., Montreal (139-142) and the Heliotype Co. Ltd., Ottawa (143-149).

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Album, 1905 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022CCC
Scope and Contents

This album contains 114 collodio-chloride prints, mostly amateur work of good quality, approximately 110 x 65 mm in size. In addition to photographs of India, there are eight of Canada (72-79) and seven of England (80-85, 114) dated 1907 and 1909. Invitations for Douglas to become an honorary member of a number of regimental messes have also been inserted.

Dates: 1905 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Alpine meadow, 1908-08 - 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10/2189
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. On the upper trail, Yoho Valley.

Dates: 1908-08 - 1908-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Apple orchard at Thrums, 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2570
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. Kootenay Valley.

Dates: 1908-09 - 1908-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Archibald McDonald descends the Fraser River, 1828, 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 345/8
Scope and Contents

'From the painting by A. Sherriff Scott, R.C.A.'

Dates: 1970
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Armadale, Victoria, 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2659
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). A typical residence: home of Senator W.J. Macdonald, over 30 years Canadian Senator.

Dates: 1908-09 - 1908-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Armadale, Victoria, 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2660
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). Home of Senator W.J. Macdonald.

Dates: 1908-09 - 1908-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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At Okanagan Landing, 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2591
Scope and Contents

[With sternwheel paddleship].

Dates: 1908-09 - 1908-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Barbados passport, 1918 - 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 22/38/2
Scope and Contents

Issued to Kate Marjorie Hutchinson, teacher, 1918, with endorsements from the Canadian Department of External Affairs, the Japanese and Chinese consulates in Vancouver and the Penang registrar, 1918-1919. The passport has the seal of the Barbados colony.

Dates: 1918 - 1919
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Barkerville, Caribou, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 35/23
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, largely undated captions.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Basseaux Lake, 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2577
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. Looking south. Mackintyres Bluff on the right.

Dates: 1908-09 - 1908-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Battleford Junction, 1908-08 - 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10/2283
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format).

Dates: 1908-08 - 1908-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062Q/106
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A limp-bound book, number 36 of a numbered edition of 100, containing photogravure plates and coloured illustrations by various artists. Each page is preceded by a sheet containing the title and description; in most cases only the title is given in the typescript catalogue. Unless otherwise stated, the illustrations are full-page sepia photogravure, approximately 225 x 175 mm; the half-page coloured illustrations are c.125 x 85 mm.The title page reads 'His Royal Highness the Prince...
Dates: 1919
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).