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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.

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.

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.

Mountain roads [illustration]

Subject: Mountains, Pack animals (Transportation), Mountain roads, Frontier and pioneer life, BC Parks, Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Roads, and Nature
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1900s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 drawing ; 14 x 11 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Fraser Canyon
Coordinates: 49.633, -121.41925
Additional Physical Characteristics: Partial stamp on verso fro the Provincial Archives of B.C. Pencil notes on verso "On Page 107 at end of 3rd paragraph".
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: drawings (visual works), 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.

Bill Welsh [?] admiring the view from a highway

Subject: Nature, Natural history, Mountains, Landscapes, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, BC Parks, Roads, and Forests and forestry
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1930 to 1941
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 18 x 12.5 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia
Coordinates: 53.99983, -125.0032
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: 4.12.1
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: 2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif) by LL. Metadata by KD.

Highway from Golden to Yoho National Park of Canada

Subject: Parks, BC Parks, Landscapes, Natural history, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Roads, and Mountains
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1930 to 1941
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 16 x 11.5 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Yoho National Park and British Columbia--Golden
Coordinates: 51.29995, -116.9689 and 51.49997, -116.5022
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: 4.12.1
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: 2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif) by LL. Metadata by KD.

Snow-covered highway, Hope, B.C.

Subject: Winter, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Forests and forestry, Roads, Natural history, Snow, Nature, and BC Parks
Language: eng
Date created: 1930 to 1941
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Hope Region
Coordinates: 49.37994, -121.45465
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: 4.12.1
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: 2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif) by LL. Metadata by KD.

West Leg of Big Bend Columbia Highway, north of Revelstoke

Subject: BC Parks, Natural history, Mountains, Roads, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Landscapes, and Rivers
Creator: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1930s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Revelstoke
Coordinates: 50.99751, -118.19164
Additional Physical Characteristics: In a folder with "Parks books [1930-ca. 1970]" and "Personal Historic" written on it.
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: 4.3
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: 2025-02-14/2025-02-25
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.

Whirlpool Canyon on Liard River from the Alaska Highway

Subject: Roads, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Rivers, Landscapes, Natural history, Canyons, and BC Parks
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1930 to 1941
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 19 x 13 cm
Geographic Coverage: Canada--Liard River and British Columbia--Whirlpool Canyon
Coordinates: 59.63291, -126.98648
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: 4.12.1
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: 2025-03
Technical Note: Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif) by LL. Metadata by KD.

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