Collection SC545 - Photography History collection

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Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Photography History collection

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  • Graphic material

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Collection

Reference code

CA UVICARCH SC545

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  • 1839 - 1964 (Creation)

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Physical description

182 photographs.

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Custodial history

Scope and content

The collection consists of photographs created from different processes between the 1870s and 1920s. The older photographs are mostly unidentified portraits with the more recent photographs including scenery and landscapes. Some of the locations photographed are identifiable and include Niagara Falls, Kamloops, Hamilton, Duluth, the Steamer United Empire, and Del Rio Orchard in Oregon. Also includes photographs and photograph albums illustrating historical photograph techniques, including daguerreotype, tin type, and albumen prints.

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Acquired by gift and purchase. See individual accessions.

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Physical description

Includes:
2 photographs : ambrotypes
1 photographs : stereographs
4 photographs : cabinet card photographs
3 photographs : carte d’visite
2 photographs : photo-etched metal plates
1 album (ca. 40 photographs) : b&w
1 album (ca. 130 photographs) : b&w

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Status

Revised

Level of detail

Partial

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Language of description

  • English

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