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[Johnston's Wharf] The Great Eastern Photographic and Advertising Company
Description
Photograph of ships and boats at the Johnston's Wharf in Nanaimo, B.C.
The caption on margin is written by the major, Jame Skitt Matthews (J.S.M.), who was appointed as City Archivist of the Vancouver City Archives in 1933.
His handwritten annotation on recto reads, "Nanaimo, B.C. before 1900, and Johnston's Wharf. The Union Steamship "Cutch", first vessel to establish daily communication between Nanaimo & Vancouver, approaching wharf. The splendid C.P.R. terminal, opened 1949, now stands on site of trees on right. The sailing ships are loading coal. The tug "Cornet" at wharf. Six cool ships. The "Cutch" arrived on B.C. coast, Nov. 1889. She was wrecked, about Aug 30, 1900, about 25 miles from Juneau, Alaska. In Oct. 1902, was sold to Columbian Govt, central America, and renamed "Bogota". She was built in 1884 as private yacht & went to India. City Archives. J.S.M."
Identical image can be found in the City of Vancouver Archives' collection, AM54-S4-: Out P522.1
Title from recto.
Item Metadata
| Title |
[Johnston's Wharf]
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| Creator | |
| Contributor | |
| Publisher |
[unknown]
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| Date Created |
[between 1890 and 1899?]
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| Description |
Photograph of ships and boats at the Johnston's Wharf in Nanaimo, B.C.
The caption on margin is written by the major, Jame Skitt Matthews (J.S.M.), who was appointed as City Archivist of the Vancouver City Archives in 1933. His handwritten annotation on recto reads, "Nanaimo, B.C. before 1900, and Johnston's Wharf. The Union Steamship "Cutch", first vessel to establish daily communication between Nanaimo & Vancouver, approaching wharf. The splendid C.P.R. terminal, opened 1949, now stands on site of trees on right. The sailing ships are loading coal. The tug "Cornet" at wharf. Six cool ships. The "Cutch" arrived on B.C. coast, Nov. 1889. She was wrecked, about Aug 30, 1900, about 25 miles from Juneau, Alaska. In Oct. 1902, was sold to Columbian Govt, central America, and renamed "Bogota". She was built in 1884 as private yacht & went to India. City Archives. J.S.M." Identical image can be found in the City of Vancouver Archives' collection, AM54-S4-: Out P522.1 Title from recto. |
| Extent |
1 photograph : black and white
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| Subject | |
| Geographic Location | |
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| Type | |
| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Located in Box 3
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| Identifier |
UL_1518_0012; UL_1518_0012
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs. UL_1518_0012
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| Date Available |
2023-02-10
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
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| Catalogue Record | |
| DOI |
10.14288/1.0424341
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Rights
Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca