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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.

Wire suspension bridge over the Fraser River

Subject: Suspension bridges, BC Parks, Bridges, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Rivers, and Natural history
Language: eng
Date created: approximately 1866
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 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: etchings (prints) and news 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.

A "Jerk-Line" freight outfit on the Cariboo Road, Thompson River, B.C.

Subject: Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Roads, Draft animals, Pack animals (Transportation), BC Parks, and Mountain roads
Creator: Dally, Frederick
Language: eng
Date created: 1867? to 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--Thompson River and British Columbia--Thompson River Valley
Coordinates: 50.23304, -121.58589
Additional Physical Characteristics: Pencil note on verso "Great Bluff - Thompson River - 88 miles above Yale"
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.

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.

Neversweat Tunnel Co. Claim, Williams Creek

Subject: Gold mines and mining, Mine shafts, Miners, BC Parks, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Natural history, Mines and mineral resources, and Nature
Creator: Dally, Frederick
Language: eng
Date created: 1868?
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: Library and Archives Canada Item ID Number: 3624352 and BC Archives Number: A-00937
Extent: 1 photograph ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Cariboo Regional District--Williams Creek
Coordinates: 53.08322, -121.56949
Additional Physical Characteristics: Stamped with Victoria Daily Times 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 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: 2025-02
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). Metadata by KD.

Steam to Cariboo! [newspaper article]

Subject: Nature, Natural history, Vehicles, Transportation, BC Parks, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, and Roads
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: March 23, 1871
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 clipping ; 8 x 18 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Cariboo Regional District
Coordinates: 52.33313, -123.16961
Additional Physical Characteristics: Stamped with Victoria Daily Times and 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: articles, newspaper clippings, and newspapers
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.

Chinese labourers working on the Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject: Railroads--Design and construction, History, Labor, BC Parks, Railroads, Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Immigrants, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Natural history, and Migrant labor
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1881
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: British Columbia Provincial Archives digital collections image C-04284
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Kootenay Region
Coordinates: 49.50381, -116.73522
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.

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.

Steamship "Galena" at Nelson 1886 - before the first house was built

Subject: British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Boats and boating, Carriages and carts, History, Lakes, Natural history, Frontier and pioneer life, BC Parks, Steamboats, Pioneers, Nature, and Horses
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1886?
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 13.5 x 18 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Nelson
Coordinates: 49.48791, -117.28364
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: 2025-01/2025-02
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). 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.

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