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Royal Tour [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

[between September 20 - October 21, 1901].

Reference:

R639-147-2-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4166156

Context of this record:

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Topley Studio fonds

Royal Tour
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Series includes:

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Date(s):

[between September 20 - October 21, 1901].

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

351 photographs : b&w, 136 glass plate negatives & 215 nitrate negatives ; various dimensions, mostly 20.3 x 25.4 cm for glass negatives, mostly 13.5 x 17.3 cm for nitrate negatives.
Negatives - glass

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This series contains 351 photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) on their coast-to-coast royal tour of Canada between September 16th and October 21st, 1901. Although the tour officially commenced in Québec, the photographs in this series were taken by Topley after the couple arrived in Ottawa on September 20th.

The couple were in Ottawa between September 20-24, where they were photographed at an official presentation of addresses on Parliament Hill, at the unveiling of the monument to Queen Victoria, at a garden party hosted at the Government House, running the timber slides, and finally, a visit to a lumber camp in Rockcliffe Park.

Next, the couple and their entourage travelled through Western Canada from September 25-28, where they were photographed in Winnipeg, Regina, Moose Jaw and Calgary. Some highlights from these trips that were photographed by Topley include a presentation of addresses and visit to the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and a review of Mounted Police and a pow-wow at Shaganappi Point in Calgary.

They continued to journey through the mountains on September 29th, passing through Laggan on the way, and arrived in Vancouver on September 30th. Here, Topley photographed an Indian canoe race and other views of the city, including a view of an arch that had been erected to welcome the couple. The following day, the couple sailed to Victoria where they stayed at the Oak Bay Hotel. They returned to Vancouver on October 3rd, and began their return journey the following day. They stopped at Banff on the way back, where Topley took a number of scenic photographs.

The royal couple arrived back in Ontario on October 10th, and toured the province until the 16th. They were photographed in Toronto, Guelph, Berlin (present-day Kitchener), Stratford, London, Hamilton, and Kingston. Next, the couple traveled to the Maritime Provinces, and were photographed both at St. John (New Brunswick) and Halifax, where they ended their tour on October 21st and sailed back home on the Ophir.

Provenance:

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Topley, William James, 1845-1930
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Depicted: George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936

Depicted: Mary, Queen, Consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953
Finding aid no.:

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FA-001

TOPLEYDB
Finding aid:

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Graphic material (photo) (Electronic) The first finding aid is sorted numerically by the item number. The second finding aid is sorted chronologically. FA-001 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003152.pdf
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003158.pdf

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Arrangement note:

The photographs are organized intellectually and physically according to the original order, or the way that the Topley Studio maintained this series. This, however, is not the chronological order of the tour.

Availability of other formats note:

The vast majority of these photographs are digitized and available on our website.

Restrictions on access note:

Access to the glass plate negatives has to be given through a photo archivist as the originals do not circulate.

Related material:

Montreal photographer William McFarlane Notman was the other official photographer who accompanied the Royal couple on their tour. His photographs of the same Royal Tour can be found in the McCord Museum collection in Montréal.

Series added entry:

Royal Tour
Subject heading:

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Visits of state Canada 1901

Visites officielles Canada 1901
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1936-270 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
Glass plate negatives do not travel. Must be consulted at Preservation Centre.

Box [TOPLEY, WILLIAM JAMES 1936-270]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1967;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1969;

[Consultation 90 Open]

00591E--00591I;

[Consultation 90 Open]

00592A;

[Consultation 90 Open]

01968/X1--01968/X2;

[Consultation 90 Open]

RV3 145--RV3 147;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: Expired.
Credit: Topley Studio / Library and Archives Canada / PA- number.
Restrictions on use: Nil.

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