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George Robert Graham Conway fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1909], 1913-1914.

Reference:

R10009-0-7-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

198964

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George Robert Graham Conway fonds
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Fonds includes:

13 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1909], 1913-1914.

Place of creation:

British Columbia

Extent:

13 photographs : b&w lantern slides.
13 photographs : autochromes.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of photographic depictions of: Vancouver, British Columbia and area, 1913-1914; unidentified individuals and scenes; lantern slides of Mexico; the Mexico Light and Power Company.

All thirteen of the autochromes are of Vancouver, or the Vancouver area.

Provenance:

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Conway, G.R.G. (George Robert Graham), 1873-1951

Biography/Administrative history:

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Conway, G.R.G. (George Robert Graham), 1873-1951 : George Robert Graham Conway (1873-1951), engineer, amateur photographer. Born 1873/04/28 Southampton, England. Flourished Mexico, 1907-1909 ; Vancouver, B.C., 1909-1916 ; Toronto, Ont., 1916-1917 ; Mexico, 1917-1951 ?. Wrote two books in 1915, Water Power of Canada : Province of B.C.and Report on Coquitlam-Buntzen Hydro-Electric Development, B.C., the former with many unattributed photos. Much of his research on Mexican history is on deposit at Library of Congress. Died 1951/05/20 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Works located in: Library and Archives Canada.

Exhibition(s): 1983, Private Realms of Light, PAC, Ottawa, Ont. (group).

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General note:

Received in 1980 from John Hindson, Toronto, Ontario.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1980-022 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

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Box [CONWAY, G. R. G. 1980-022] 127

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Photographs: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired. Credit: name of photographer / Library and Archives Canada / copy negative number.

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