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  • 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
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    Ellis, "The Colonist"; Published under the auspices of the Corporation of the City of Victoria
    Location:
    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.

  • Picturesque Victoria, British Columbia

    Alternative Title:
    Picturesque Victoria. B.C.
    Subject:
    History, Tourism--Marketing, and Cities and towns
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    T.N. Hibben & Co.
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1907?
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Call Number: FC3846.37 P53 (Special Collections)
    Extent:
    28 pages ; 30.5 x 24 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:
    pamphlets and books
    Date Digitized:
    2008-01-23
    Technical Note:
    300 dpi tif, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata by KD.

  • View of Victoria from Parliament Buildings

    Alternative Title:
    View of Victoria, BC taken from the Legislative building
    Subject:
    Dwellings, Buildings, and Cities and towns
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    approximately 1908
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Extent:
    1 photograph ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on board 19 X 13 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates:
    48.41963, -123.3703
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    photographs and black-and-white photographs
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Acc. No.: 2002-029, 3.1, 1997.117.5 OP
    Fonds Title:
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR281
    Is Referenced By:
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
    Date Digitized:
    2008-01-21
    Technical Note:
    600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by CDW. Metadata by KD.

  • Victoria, B.C., Canada: Canada's greatest port, and one of the coming premier ports on the Pacific Ocean for world traffic

    Subject:
    Cities and towns--Growth, Harbors, Cities and towns, and Advertising--Tourism
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    Colonist Presses; printed by Vancouver Island Development League
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1913
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Identifier:
    Call Number: FC3846.55 V55 (Special Collections)
    Extent:
    1 sheet, illustrations ; 16 x 35 cm folded to 16 x 18 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:
    leaflets (printed works)
    Date Digitized:
    2008-01-22
    Transcript:
    VICTORIA, B. C., CANADACANADA'S GREATEST PORT, AND ONE OF THE COMING PREMIER PORTS ON THE PACIFIC OCEAN FOR WORLD TRAFFICESTIMATED POPULATION OF GREATER VICTORIA, BEGINNING OF 1913, 66,000OUTER HARBOUR VICTORIA B.C. PLAN OF BREAKWATER AND N...
    Technical Note:
    600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned and edited by CDW, OCR transcript by CDW. 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.
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    T.N. Hibben & Co.
    Location:
    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.

  • South-west view from Empress Hotel across the Inner Harbour

    Subject:
    Historic buildings, Harbors, and Cities and towns
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    approximately 1908
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Extent:
    1 photograph ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on board 19 X 13 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:
    black-and-white photographs and photographs
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Acc. No.: 2002-029, 3.1, 1997.117.2 OP
    Fonds Title:
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR281
    Is Referenced By:
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
    Date Digitized:
    2008-01-21
    Technical Note:
    600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned and edited by CDW. Metadata by KD.

  • Victoria British Columbia Past and Present

    Alternative Title:
    Victoria, past and present : something about the advantages which the city offers, viewed from business, residential and tourist standpoints
    Subject:
    City and town life, Tourism--Marketing, History, Voyages and travels, and Cities and towns
    Creator:
    British Columbia Board of Trade
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    British Columbia Board of Trade
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1901?
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Identifier:
    Call Number: FC3846.4 V57 (Special Collections)
    Extent:
    29 pages ; 15.5 x 23 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 and pamphlets
    Date Digitized:
    2008-01-23
    Technical Note:
    300 dpi tif, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata by GF and KD.

  • Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia

    Subject:
    Historic buildings, History, and Cities and towns
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Clarke, C.E., Empress Hotel (Victoria, B.C.), and Fleming Bros.
    Publisher:
    W. J. CLUBB, Winnipeg and Victoria
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1910?
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Identifier:
    Call Number: FC3846.67 V55 (Special Collections)
    Extent:
    19 leaves ; 16 x 21 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Victoria and Washington (State)--Olympic Mountains
    Coordinates:
    47.87203, -123.66797 and 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, printed ephemera, 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.

  • Some reminiscences of old Victoria

    Subject:
    History, Local history, Cities and towns, City and town life, and Voyages and travels
    Creator:
    Fawcett, Edgar, 1847-1904
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    W. Briggs, Toronto
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1912
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Call Number: FC3846.4 F38 c.2
    Extent:
    294 pages ; 13 x 19 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    21 plates.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    reminiscences and books
    Date Digitized:
    2008-01-14/2008-01-15
    Technical Note:
    300 dpi tif, Plustek OptiBook 3600 scanner, scanned by KSW. Metadata by KD.