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Compressor room at one of the mines, Phoenix, B.C.

Subject: British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Industries, Natural history, Mining machinery, Nature, Mines and mineral resources, Ghost towns, Compressors, and BC Parks
Creator: Carpenter, W. J.
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: approximately 1898
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix and British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary
Coordinates: 49.09979, -118.58562
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.

Early mines in Phoenix

Subject: Cities and towns, BC Parks, Ghost towns, Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Buildings, and Mines and mineral resources
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: approximately 1898
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary and British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix
Coordinates: 49.09979, -118.58562
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.

Judge Willie (Williams) and friends

Subject: Nature, Ghost towns, Tall people, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Judges, History, Natural history, and BC Parks
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: approximately 1898
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix and British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary
Coordinates: 49.09979, -118.58562
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: photographs and black-and-white 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.

Phoenix, Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary

Subject: Nature, Mines and mineral resources, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Buildings, Ghost towns, BC Parks, Cities and towns, and Natural history
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: approximately 1898
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix and British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary
Coordinates: 49.09979, -118.58562
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: photographs and black-and-white 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.

Phoenix School Room

Subject: BC Parks, Nature, Schools, Ghost towns, Natural history, Education, School buildings, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, and History
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: approximately 1899
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary and British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix
Coordinates: 49.09979, -118.58562
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: photographs and black-and-white 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.

Emory Creek in Boom Days [illustration]

Subject: Street life, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Cities and towns, Natural history, Frontier and pioneer life, Buildings, BC Parks, and Ghost towns
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 illustration ; 10.5 x 18 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Fraser Valley--Emory Creek Park
Coordinates: 49.5164, -121.41925
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.

Town of Phoenix at its peak, 1909-1919

Subject: Ghost towns, Nature, Natural history, BC Parks, Mines and mineral resources, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Cities and towns, and Buildings
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1909 to 1919
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary and British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix
Coordinates: 49.09979, -118.58562
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.

The town of Phoenix in the 1930's

Subject: Ghost towns, Cities and towns, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Buildings, Natural history, and BC Parks
Contributor: 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 20.5cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary and British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix
Coordinates: 49.09979, -118.58562
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: photographs and black-and-white 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.

Ghost of Walhachin historical marker

Subject: Historical markers, BC Parks, Ghost towns, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Natural history, Nature, Landscapes, History, and Signs and signboards
Contributor: Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
Language: eng
Date created: 1949 to 1998
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 photograph ; 9 x 9 cm
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Walhachin
Coordinates: 50.75, -120.98333
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.

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