Topley Series TXB [graphic material]

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Topley Series TXB [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1870-1920.

Reference:

R639-132-0-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4204069

Context of this record:

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Topley Studio fonds

Topley Series TXB
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Series includes:

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

1870-1920.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

127 photographs : b&w, glass plate negatives ; various dimensions, mostly 10.2 x 12.7 cm.
Negatives - glass

Scope and content:

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This series contains 127 glass plate negatives of mostly agricultural and rural scenes around Canada. Some photographs depict Inuit communities in Labrador. Also, there are a few photographs taken in Ottawa on Parliament Hill. Six photographs are seated portraits of Narcisse F. Belleau, Sir John A. Macdonald, John Sandfield Macdonald, Allan MacNab and George-Étienne Cartier. There is also a photograph of Louis Riel and the Provisional Government of the Métis Nation in 1870.

In the remaining unidentified photographs there are images of the Canadian Army Dental Corps and people engaged in recreational activities like camping, swimming and picnicking.

Provenance:

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Topley, William James, 1845-1930

Additional name(s):

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Photographer: McLean, Alexander, 1880-1959
Finding aid no.:

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FA-001

TOPLEYDB
Finding aid:

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Graphic material (photo) (Electronic) FA-001 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003147.pdf

Additional information:

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Arrangement note:

Photographs in this series were most likely removed from the Topley B series as they were unidentified and unnumbered. These items were numbered with the prefix "TX-B" or "TXB" as a separate group.

Series title note:

The prefix "TX-B" or "TXB" for this series meant unidentified and unnumbered photographs in the Topley B Series.

Restrictions on access note:

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

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]

00602E;

[Consultation 90 Open]

00603A;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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

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Date modified:: 2023-07-20

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Topley Series TXB [graphic material]

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