Photographs Pacific Railway Survey British Columbia 1875

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Photographs Pacific Railway Survey British Columbia 1875 Horetzky, Charles, 1838-1900

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An album of photographs by Charles Horetzky taken during a Pacific Railway survey between June and September of 1875, looking for a Northern route for the railway. The photos are predominantly along the Homathko River (spelled Homathco here) starting from the mouth of the Bute Inlet. There is also one photo of Victoria from the same period. The photographs are numbered and have captions indicating their location. Both the album and the photos are in very good condition.

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Title	Photographs Pacific Railway Survey British Columbia 1875
Creator	Horetzky, Charles, 1838-1900
Date Created	1875
Description	An album of photographs by Charles Horetzky taken during a Pacific Railway survey between June and September of 1875, looking for a Northern route for the railway. The photos are predominantly along the Homathko River (spelled Homathco here) starting from the mouth of the Bute Inlet. There is also one photo of Victoria from the same period. The photographs are numbered and have captions indicating their location. Both the album and the photos are in very good condition.
Extent	53 photographs : black and white
Subject	Bodies of water; Landscapes (Representations)
Geographic Location	Strathcona Region (B.C.)
Genre	Albums
Type	Still Image
File Format	image/jpeg
Language	English
Identifier	UL_1003; UL_1003
Collection	Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs. UL_1003
Date Available	2014-11-27
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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
License	This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Catalogue Record	http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/index.php/uno-langmann-family-collection-of-b-c-photographs-2
AIPUUID	750107d1-efc6-42a8-8a32-497b543bd529
DOI	10.14288/1.0053380
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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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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