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  • Long-billed curlew and whimbrel

    Subject
    Long-billed curlew, Whimbrel, Zoological specimens, and Birds
    Creator
    Wall, Michael
    Contributor
    Laing, Hamilton M. (Hamilton Mack), 1883-1982 and McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1927 to 1941
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_431; No. 8889; No. 12756
    Extent
    1 photograph : colour
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Oliver and British Columbia--Comox
    Coordinates
    49.68294, -124.93613 and 49.18306, -119.5524
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Date and geographic information reflect when and where the specimens were collected.
    Physical Repository
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    color photographs and photographs
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Chinese Masonic procession

    Subject
    Freemasons, Fraternal organizations, and Hong men (Society)
    Date created
    1930s
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    D-01660
    Extent
    1 black and white photograph
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria--Chinatown and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155 and 48.4294, -123.3679
    Physical Repository
    British Columbia Archives and Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Victoria’s Chinatown, a gateway to the past and present of Chinese Canadians
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    black-and-white photographs and photographs
    Is Referenced By
    Victoria's Chinatown Project Website: https://chinatown.library.uvic.ca/index.html
    Date Digitized
    2012
    Technical Note
    Digitized by BC Archives. 300 dpi jpg, no colour correction. Archived in Cataloguing on server. Cataloguing metadata provided by MH. Migration metadata by MT.

  • Snowshoe hare

    Alternative Title
    Varying hare
    Subject
    Mammals, Snowshoe rabbit, Bones, and Zoological specimens
    Creator
    Wall, Michael
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    July 29, 1931
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_424
    Extent
    1 photograph : colour
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Chilcotin Lake
    Coordinates
    52.33861, -124.045
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Date and geographic information reflect when and where the specimens were collected.
    Physical Repository
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    color photographs and photographs
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan and Kenneth Racey field notes (1936-1937) : Okanagan, Ootsa Lake, Monashee Pass, Mt. Revelstoke, Texas Creek

    Alternative Title
    Field notes I. McT. Cowan 1936-1937 and K. Racey Okanagan, Ootsa Lake, Monashee Pass, Mt. Revelstoke, Texas Creek
    Subject
    Mammals, Birds, Scientific expeditions, and Animals--Identification
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Contributor
    Racey, Kenneth
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1936 to 1937
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_052
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 548 pages)
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia--Ootsa Lake, British Columbia--Monashee Pass, and British Columbia--Okanagan Valley (Region)
    Coordinates
    50.56646, -121.80264, 50.09981, -118.51902, 53.79977, -126.05327, 50.36386, -119.34997, and 51.04987, -118.13561
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Black leather bound, ink on lined paper.
    Physical Repository
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    field notes, journals (accounts), and indexes (reference sources)
    Date Digitized
    2014-07-10
    Technical Note
    Scanning performed by UVic Digitization Centre. Metadata by BPenn, KMercer, M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Yellow-breasted chat

    Alternative Title
    Yellow-breasted chat male and female
    Subject
    Zoological specimens, Birds, Icteria, and Yellow-breasted chat
    Creator
    Wall, Michael
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    June 27, 1936
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_426; No. 5536; No. 5537
    Extent
    1 photograph : colour
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Penticton
    Coordinates
    49.48062, -119.58584
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Date and geographic information reflect when and where the specimens were collected.
    Physical Repository
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    color photographs and photographs
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Minke whale : skull

    Subject
    Zoological specimens, Whales, Skull, Minke whale, and Bones
    Creator
    Wall, Michael
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1937
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_444
    Extent
    1 photograph : colour
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Date and geographic information reflect when and where the specimens were collected.
    Physical Repository
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    color photographs and photographs
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Purple finch and house finch

    Alternative Title
    Carpodacus mexicanus and Carpodacus purpureus
    Subject
    Birds, Zoological specimens, Cassin's finch, and House finch
    Creator
    Wall, Michael
    Contributor
    Laing, Hamilton M. (Hamilton Mack), 1883-1982 and McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1937 to 1964
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_427; No. 7998; No. 13975; No. 6032
    Extent
    1 photograph : colour
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Tupper Creek, British Columbia--Victoria, and British Columbia--Comox
    Coordinates
    49.68294, -124.93613, 55.4999, -120.03612, and 48.4359, -123.35155
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Date and geographic information reflect when and where the specimens were collected.
    Physical Repository
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    color photographs and photographs
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan and Patrick Martin field notes (1938) : Peace River area

    Alternative Title
    Field notes I. McT. Cowan ans P.W. Martin Peace River 1938
    Subject
    Birds, Zoological surveys, Biology--Fieldwork, Mammals, Scientific expeditions, and Voyages and travels
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Contributor
    Martin, Patrick W.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1938
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_053
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 335 pages)
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Peace River Regional District
    Coordinates
    56.14991, -120.00287
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Black leather bound. Ink on lined paper.
    Physical Repository
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    field notes, indexes (reference sources), and journals (accounts)
    Date Digitized
    2013-03-18
    Technical Note
    Scanning performed by UVic Digitization Centre. Metadata by BPenn, KMercer, M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Patrick Martin field notes (1939) : Fitzhugh Sound, Spider Island

    Alternative Title
    Fiels notes: miscellaneous 1939-1967
    Subject
    Scientific expeditions, Biology--Fieldwork, Zoological surveys, Birds, Voyages and travels, and Mammals
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Contributor
    Martin, Patrick W.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1939 to 1967
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_060
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 217 pages)
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Black leather bound, ink on lined paper.
    Physical Repository
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    lists (document genres), journals (accounts), and field notes
    Date Digitized
    2014-04-03
    Technical Note
    Scanning performed by UVic Digitization Centre. Metadata by BPenn, KMercer, M. He. Migration metadata by KD.