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Early New Westminster [illustration]

Subject: Cities and towns, Frontier and pioneer life, Nature, Boats and boating, Canoes and canoeing, History, Steamboats, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Natural history, and BC Parks
Creator: Pope, F. L.
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1865
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--New Westminster
Coordinates: 49.20678, -122.91092
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Chester P. Lyons Collection
Provenance: Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: prints (visual works), black-and-white prints (prints on paper), and drawings (visual works)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.11
Fonds Title: Chester P. Lyons fonds
Fonds Identifier: AR409
Is Referenced By: Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
Date Digitized: 2025-01
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). Metadata by KD.

Lytton in 1868

Subject: Buildings, Frontier and pioneer life, Nature, Rivers, Cities and towns, Mountains, Log cabins, Roads, Dwellings, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, History, BC Parks, and Natural history
Language: eng
Date created: 1868
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Lytton
Coordinates: 50.23194, -121.58196
Additional Physical Characteristics: Stamped with Provincial Archives on verso. Pencil note on verso "Lytton BC, at the junction of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers - 57 miles above Yale 1868"
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Chester P. Lyons Collection
Provenance: Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: photographs and black-and-white photographs
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.11
Fonds Title: Chester P. Lyons fonds
Fonds Identifier: AR409
Is Referenced By: Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
Date Digitized: 2025-01
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). Metadata by KD.

Yale in construction days [illustration]

Subject: Natural history, Frontier and pioneer life, Nature, Buildings, Cities and towns, Street life, BC Parks, Historic buildings, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, and Church buildings
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1885?
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: BC Archives Item PDP00411
Extent: 1 illustration ; 10.5 x 18 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Yale
Coordinates: 49.56202, -121.42974
Additional Physical Characteristics: Stamped with BC Provincial Archives on the verso.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Chester P. Lyons Collection
Provenance: Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: prints (visual works) and black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.11
Fonds Title: Chester P. Lyons fonds
Fonds Identifier: AR409
Is Referenced By: Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
Date Digitized: 2025-01
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). Metadata by KD.

Vancouver Island, British Columbia (1888)

Alternative Title: Frontier surveys. and Six inch maps of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Subject: Military planning, Roads, Land cover, Cities and towns, and Bridges
Creator: Lang, J. I. and Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot
Publisher: Southampton, England? : War Department?
Language: eng
Date created: 1888
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: Call number: G3514 V5S5 1888 G7 (Map Drawers)
Extent: 1 map ; 138 x 200 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria Region and British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates: 48.4359, -123.35155
Additional Physical Characteristics: Scale 1:10 560. Six in. to one statute mile (W 123⁰37'--W 123⁰14'/N 48⁰31'--N 48⁰22'). and Map consists of four photocopied and hand colored sheets taped together to form one piece.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: British Columbia Historical Maps
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: maps (documents), historical maps, and relief maps
Date Digitized: 2025-07-14
Technical Note: Scanned on Betterlight TTI (1/15; 273; bent5, camera height 900) - 600 DPI tif by PD. Metadata by KD.

Picturesque glimpses of Victoria, capitol of British Columbia

Alternative Title: Picturesque glimpses of Victoria, capitol of British Columbia With Greetings from Clinton A. Harrison Prop. The Hotel Driard.
Subject: Historic buildings, Tourism, History, Landscapes, and Cities and towns
Creator: Harrison, Clinton A.
Publisher: T.N. Hibben & Co.
Language: eng
Date created: 1890
Rights Statement: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Resource Type: Text
Identifier: Call Number: FC3846.37 H37 (Special Collections)
Extent: 8 pages ; 25 x 21 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates: 48.4359, -123.35155
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: photographs, printed ephemera, black-and-white photographs, and pamphlets
Date Digitized: 2008-01-23
Technical Note: 600 dpi tif, Plustek OptiBook 3600 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW, transcript by CDW. Metadata by KD.

Yale in the 1890's

Subject: British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Dredges, Frontier and pioneer life, BC Parks, Church buildings, Mountains, Cities and towns, Gold dredging, Natural history, Rivers, Nature, and Roads
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1890s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Yale
Coordinates: 49.56202, -121.42974
Additional Physical Characteristics: Stamped with BC Provincial Archives on the verso.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Chester P. Lyons Collection
Provenance: Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: photographs, black-and-white photographs, and aerial photographs
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.11
Fonds Title: Chester P. Lyons fonds
Fonds Identifier: AR409
Is Referenced By: Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
Date Digitized: 2025-01
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). Metadata by KD.

Victoria illustrated: containing a general description of the Province of British Columbia, and a review of the resources, terminal advantages, general industries and climate of Victoria, the "Queen City", and its tributary country.

Alternative Title: Victoria the Queen City
Subject: City and town life, Tourism, History, Cities and towns, Cities and towns--Growth, and Commerce
Publisher: Ellis, "The Colonist"; Published under the auspices of the Corporation of the City of Victoria
Language: eng
Date created: 1891
Rights Statement: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Resource Type: Text
Identifier: Call Number: FC3846.3 V53 (Special Collections)
Extent: 96 pages, illustrations ; 23 x 30 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates: 48.4359, -123.35155
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: books
Date Digitized: 2008-01-14/2008-01-18
Technical Note: 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by CDW, ocr transcript by CDW and KM. Metadata by KD.

Victoria, British Columbia [Fire Insurance Plans]

Alternative Title: Victoria, British Columbia [Fire Insurance Plans]
Subject: Fire insurance and Cities and towns
Creator: Goad, Charles E.
Publisher: Chas E. Goad Civil Engineer
Language: eng
Date created: 1895
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Other Known Legal Restrictions
Resource Type: Still Image
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates: 48.43294, -123.3693
Additional Physical Characteristics: Scale: 1:600
Physical Repository: Royal British Columbia Museum
Collection: Victoria Fire Insurance Plans
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Sponsor: Royal British Columbia Museum
Genre: fire insurance maps, maps (documents), historical maps, and city maps
Date Digitized: 2012-04-23
Technical Note: 600 dpi TIFF; no colour correction; archived in Cataloguing on Z:. Compressed from archive to 75 dpi; converted from tiff and saved as high quality (12) jpg. Digitized by the Royal British Columbia Museum and British Columbia Archives, technical metadata provided by KM,...

Early mines in Phoenix

Subject: Cities and towns, BC Parks, Ghost towns, Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Buildings, and Mines and mineral resources
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: approximately 1898
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary and British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix
Coordinates: 49.09979, -118.58562
Additional Physical Characteristics: In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Chester P. Lyons Collection
Provenance: Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: black-and-white photographs and photographs
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
Fonds Title: Chester P. Lyons fonds
Fonds Identifier: AR409
Is Referenced By: Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
Date Digitized: 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.

Phoenix, Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary

Subject: Nature, Mines and mineral resources, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Buildings, Ghost towns, BC Parks, Cities and towns, and Natural history
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: approximately 1898
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix and British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary
Coordinates: 49.09979, -118.58562
Additional Physical Characteristics: In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Chester P. Lyons Collection
Provenance: Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: photographs and black-and-white photographs
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
Fonds Title: Chester P. Lyons fonds
Fonds Identifier: AR409
Is Referenced By: Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
Date Digitized: 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.

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