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  • Waterfall, rapids and pools, Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park

    Subject
    Forests and forestry, Parks, Natural history, BC Parks, Rivers, Ecology, Landscapes, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, and Waterfalls
    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 ; 12.5 x 18 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park
    Coordinates
    49.31679, -124.549
    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: 4.12.2
    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.

  • Wooden house

    Subject
    Nature, Wooden-frame buildings, Dwellings, BC Parks, Natural history, and British Columbia. Ministry of Forests
    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 ; 14 x 19 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
    photographs and black-and-white photographs
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.12.2
    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.

  • Yorke Edwards and a 'bear tree'

    Subject
    BC Parks, Bears, Trees--Environmental aspects, Bears--Behavior, Edwards, Yorke, Trees, Nature, Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, and Bears--Ecology
    Creator
    Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1930? to 1970?
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 photograph ; 12.5 x 18 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    In a folder labelled "Parks books [ca.1930 - ca. 1970] [2]" and In green pencil on verso "Grizzly seqn"
    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: 4.4
    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
    2025-02-26/2025-02-28
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.

  • Builder perched on a roof frame, Mount Seymour Provincial Park, B.C.

    Subject
    Log cabins, Natural history, Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Log cabins--Design and construction, and BC Parks
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    July 1931?
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 photograph ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Mount Seymour Provincial Park
    Coordinates
    49.39137, -122.91933
    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.

  • Construction tools for a log cabin, Mount Seymour Provincial Park, B.C.

    Subject
    British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Log cabins, BC Parks, Natural history, Nature, Parks, Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-, and Tools
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    July 1931
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 photograph ; 12.5 x 17 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Mount Seymour Provincial Park
    Coordinates
    49.39137, -122.91933
    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
    2025-02
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif) by LL. Metadata by KD.

  • Private cabin, Mount Seymour Provincial Park, B.C.

    Subject
    Natural history, Forests and forestry, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, BC Parks, Parks, Nature, and Log cabins
    Contributor
    Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    July 1931
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 photograph ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Mount Seymour Provincial Park
    Coordinates
    49.39137, -122.91933
    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: 4.12.2
    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.

  • Skier's cabin, Mount Seymour

    Subject
    Log cabins, Nature, BC Parks, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Park facilities, Skis and skiing, Recreation areas, Natural history, and Parks
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    July 1931?
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 photograph ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Mount Seymour and British Columbia--Mount Seymour Provincial Park
    Coordinates
    49.39137, -122.91933
    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: 4.12.4
    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 LG. Metadata by KD.

  • Snapshots [photo album]

    Subject
    Fishing, Lakes, Landscapes, Rivers, Natural history, BC Parks, Friends and associates, Outdoor recreation, Forests and forestry, Recreation areas, Dams, Nature, Camping, Bridges, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Camp sites, facilities, etc., Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-, Hunting, and Trees
    Creator
    Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1932 to 1939
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 photograph album (approximately 300 photographs) ; 18.5 x 28.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Penticton, British Columbia--Harrison Lake (Fraser Valley Regional District), British Columbia--Okanagan Valley (Region), and British Columbia
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032, 49.5, -121.833333, 50.36386, -119.34997, and 49.48062, -119.58584
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    A photo album with photo corners used to hold prints. White hand-lettering captions describe images on each page. Photographs are largely 6 x 9 cm. Included in the album is one pencil sketch of a stone structure on paper measuring 28 x 22 cm.
    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, photograph albums, and photographs
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.2
    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 TTI/Betterlight system [missing one floodlight, balanced to best of our ability. 1/15 (cover at 1/12); 283; bent 6 stops, camera height 900] by PD. Metadata by KD.