British Columbia Historical Photographs Online
British Columbia Historical Photographs Online contains annotated links to
Online Photograph Databases and Online Photograph Galleries
mounted on archival web sites in British Columbia.
Maintained by the Archives Association of British Columbia
Online Photograph Databases
British
Columbia Archives (Royal BC Museum) -- Visual Records
Online
Database contains textual descriptions of photographs, paintings,
drawings and prints from the British Columbia Archives' visual
records collection. Of these over 110,000 items have images on-line
for viewing.
British
Columbia Central Coast Archives Online Photograph
Database
Provides an online photograph database for historical images of
the Bella Coola Valley.
BC Institute of Technology
Archives -- Aircraft Training Maintenance Multi-media
Collection
Provides access to a searchable multi-media collection related to
the first fifty years of Aircraft Maintenance Training.
City
of Richmond Archives -- Historical Photographs
Over 7,000 scanned images from the photographic holdings of the
City of Richmond Archives are now accessible.
City of Vancouver Archives Historical Photographs
Over 60,000 images are described, and over 50,000 may be viewed on
line. Photographs depict subjects relating to Vancouver's
history, government and culture from the 1860s to the 2000s.
(Sept 2009)
District of West
Vancouver
Searchable database includes more than 1,000 scanned historic
photographs and documents. (June 2009)
Greater Vernon
Museum and Archives Online Photograph Database
Provides an online photograph database for historical images of
Vernon and area in the holdings of the Greater Vernon Museum and
Archives.
Heritage
Burnaby
Online database of the City of Burnaby's collections of
photographs, artifacts, textual records and heritage landmarks.
(June 2009)
Langley
Centennial Museum Historical Photograph Database
Provides an online database of the historical photographs in the
holdings of the Langley Centennial Museum and National Exhibition
Centre.
Nanaimo
Community Archives - Nanaimo Chinatowns Photograph
Database
As a part of a major online exhibition documenting the history of
the various Chinatowns in Nanaimo, site provides searchable, online
access to related historical photographs from the holdings of the
Nanaimo Community Archives.
New
Westminster Public Library Historical Photograph Database
Provides an online database of the Library's historical photograph
collection.
North Vancouver Museum and
Archives
Integrated database of archival holdings includes descriptions and
scanned images of historic photographs of North Vancouver and
area.
Thompson-Okanagan Historic Photographs
Scanned images of historic photographs depicting the
Thompson/Okanagan region drawn from the holdings of the Kelowna
Museum, the Historic O'Keefe Ranch, the En'Owkin Centre, and the
Okanagan Centre Museum.
UBC Library Digital
Resources
A new, searchable database consisting of images and bibliographic
descriptions of historical photographs from the University Archives
and University Library Rare Books and Special Collections. At
present, images from the UBC historical photograph collection and
photographs from the Fisherman Publishing Society, Macmillan
Bloedel Ltd., Capilano Timber Company, and the Peter B. Anderson
collection are available.
University of
Victoria Archives Historical Photograph Database
The database provides access to images from the University of
Victoria Archives historical photograph collection, most depicting
persons, events and facilities at the University of Victoria and
its predecessor body, Victoria College.
Vancouver Public Library Historical Photographs Database
An impressive
historical photograph database, with images being added on an
ongoing basis. Photographs by Leonard Frank, Philip Timms, Mattie
Gunterman, and Artray Studios are currently available to view
online.
Wells
Archives Historical Photograph Database
This online database contains historical images from the Wells
Archives (Wells Historical Society) depicting people, activity,
industry and scenes around Wells and Barkerville.
Online Photograph Galleries
Bowen
Island Museum and Archives
Photo gallery provides a selection of historical images of
people and activities on Bowen Island.
British
Columbia Medical Association Archives
"Portraits of the Presidents" consists of photographic
portraits from the holdings of the BCMA Archives depicting the
presidents of the BC Medical Association from 1899 to 2003. Gallery
also includes biographical sketches of the early presidents
(1899-1950).
Campbell
River Museum and Archives
"'A Moment in Time', A Collection of Henry Twidle's
Photographs" is a virtual exhibit incorporating photographs
from the archival holdings of the Museum at Campbell River taken by
Henry Twidle at the beginning of the 20th century. Photographs
include logging camps, commercial fishing boats and canneries, and
pioneer settlements and settlers. An earlier online gallery of
historical photographs depicting
fishing technology is also still available.
Chilliwack Museum and
Archives
Online image gallery of historical photographs of Chilliwack and
area.
City of Surrey Archives
The City of Surrey Archives
Heritage Photograph Collection provides an online sampling of
its extensive historical photograph holdings. The gallery
illustrates two major facets of the city's history, townsites and
transport.
City of Victoria Archives
The City of Victoria Archives provides a select, online sampling
of
historical images from the H.U. Knight fonds. Gallery includes
images of buildings, businesses, social activities, and prominent
residents of Victoria in the first half of the twentieth
century.
Comox
Archives and Museum
Online image gallery of historical photographs of Comox and
area.
Delta Museum and
Archives
Online image gallery of historical photographs of Delta and area
from the Ken Young
photograph collection.
Enderby and
District Museum and Archives
Online exhibit ("Snapshots from the Past") of historical
photographs organized by theme documenting the history of Enderby
and surrounding areas. Includes an Image
Directory with links to all online photographs.
Fort Steele Heritage Town
Archives
A "photo album" of historical images depicting scenes of early
Fort Steele and the East Kootenay.
Fraser-Fort
George Regional Museum
Galleries of images taken by J. Simonson, depicting scenes,
activities and people in the Fort George (Prince George) area of
Central British Columbia in the early part of the 20th century.
Kitimat Centennial Museum
- Project Images
Galleries of historical images of the development of the smelter
and town of Kitimat and of the Kitimat-Kemano Project.
Powell
River Historical Museum and Archives Historical
Photographs
Gallery provides samples of historical photographs from the
archives' holdings accessible by thematic area. Photographs depict
various aspects of the development of Powell River and region.
Prince Rupert City and Regional Archives Photograph
Gallery
Gallery provides sample images of historical photographs from the
archives' holdings depicting scenes of Prince Rupert and area.
Revelstoke
Museum and Archives Historical Photographs
Gallery provides samples of historical images from the archives'
photograph holdings.
Rossland Museum
Historical Photographs
Gallery provides samples of historical photographs from the
archives' holdings relating to Rossland and the Le Roi mines.
Salmon Arm
Museum
"Photo Archives" section provides image galleries alongside
finding aids for the fonds of three prominent photographers in the
Salmon Arm area, Frank
Duncan, Rex
Lingford, and H.
Perrier.
Salt Spring Island
Archives Historical Photographs
Gallery contains historical photographs of Salt Spring Island from
a variety of collections in the archives' holdings.
Silverton
Historical Society Photographs
Gallery contains historical photographs of Silverton and New
Denver from the archives' holdings.
Trail
City Archives
Gallery features images depicting scenes of Trail from ca. 1896 to
ca. 1994.
United Church of Canada British Columbia Conference
Archives
Gallery/exhibit features images depicting the history of the
United Church of Canada's
Marine Missions on the Central Coast of British Columbia.
University of
British Columbia Archives
In addition to its comprehensive online photograph database, UBC
Archives has now begun to add photograph galleries to inventories
of fonds and collections in its holdings. Included are: the Gavin
Dirom Photo Gallery and the George
Van Wilby Photo Gallery.
Vancouver
Public Library Digital Collections Online
Digital collections available online include the:
- Leonard Frank photograph collection ;
- Philip T.Timms: Vancouver's Golden Years: 1900-1910 ;
- British Columbia Through the Camera Lens of Philip Timms ;
- Mattie Gunterman: Camp Cook and Photographer ;
- The Artray Photograph Collection: Vignettes of Post War Vancouver ; and,
- The Canadian Pacific Railway Photograph Collection: A Special Collection of Photographs Documenting the History of the CPR in British Columbia.
Whistler
Museum and Archives -- Pioneer Photographs from the Myrtle Philip
Collection
Impressive web exhibit with thematic galleries of photographs
depicting Myrtle Philip, a founding pioneer of Whistler, B.C., and
many aspects of pioneer life in the Whistler area.
