Geological Survey of Canada Photographs [graphic material]
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Geological Survey of Canada Photographs [graphic material]
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Finding aid Graphic material (Electronic) Finding aid 45-36 is a list of albums indicating accession number, container number, album title, photographer, and dates. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. Likewise, the finding aid can be found by accessing the lower level descriptions attached to this record. 45-36 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/45-36_4015232_albums_open_Photo.pdfGraphic Material (Electronic) Finding aid 45-36 is a list of the Geological Survey of Canada negatives collection that consists of container barcode, GSC Negative Number, LAC Copy Negative Number, photographer, geographic location, negative type, and date. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 45-36 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/45-36_4015232_negatives_open_Photo.pdfGraphic Material (Electronic) Finding aid 45-36 is an unverified item list for the Geological Survey of Canada Prints. Please consult the finding aid's table of contents for a description of the listing. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 45-36 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/45-36_4015232_prints_open_Photo.pdfTextual records (Electronic) Finding aid 45-36 is an unverified list of various textual including index cards and envelopes, that consists of container number, container barcode, description, and range. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 45-36 (90: Open)
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Record information Geological Survey of Canada Photographs [graphic material]
Date:[1858-1949].Reference:R214-419-X-E, RG45Type of material:Photographs, Maps and cartographic material, Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:4015232Date(s):[1858-1949].Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:ca 2800 photographs : glass plate negatives.
ca 2900 photographs : nitrate negatives.
ca 14800 photographs : prints.
78 albums (ca 2550 photographs).
6381 photographs : lantern slides.
13 drawings.
2 maps.
1.2 m of textual records : envelopes.
2.45 m of textual records : catalogue cards.
ca 15 photographs : paper negatives.
ca 25 photographs : safety negatives.Scope and content:This is a preliminary series, please see both lower level descriptions and attached accessions for more information. Series consists of photographs created and maintained by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). They include images from early survey expeditions across Canada, and cover a wide variety of subjects, including landscape views, geological formations, mining activities, surveying, natural history, botany, Indigenous peoples, and settlers. The photographs include glass, nitrate and paper negatives, loose prints, prints in albums, and lantern slides. Most of these photographs date between 1858 and 1945, with a large portion from before 1910. Some, but not all of the albums and individual photographs have been described at the lower level, please see attached descriptions.
The collection includes what is believed to be the first photographs taken on a GSC field survey, which were taken on James Richardson's 1860 expedition to Quebec and Labrador (GSC negative numbers 1 to 28). Starting in the mid-1870s, more GSC staff began taking photographs as a regular part of their work, and it became standard practice in the 1880s. The GSC also occasionally hired professional photographers to accompany field expeditions.
The collection also includes photo albums and prints of photographs which were not taken on GSC surveys, but were acquired by the GSC Photo Library for research purposes. Including a set of prints by Humphrey Lloyd Hime which document the 1858 Assiniboine and Saskatchewan expedition, which are some of the earliest photographs of western Canada.
Most of the photographs have been assigned a GSC negative number. GSC negative numbers were assigned by the GSC Photo Library. They start at GSC negative number 1 and continue sequentially into the 100,000s. These numbers were in use until the 1940s when it appears a new cataloguing system was implemented. It is not certain when the GSC negative numbers were first implemented, but it was likely around 1910 when the GSC Library was moved from Sussex Dr. to the Victoria Memorial Museum in Ottawa and re-catalogued. These sequential numbers were not always assigned chronologically, and it appears that some negative numbers were assigned prior to developing the negatives. As such there are many numbers for which an image was not produced, or which were discarded by the GSC. Some GSC staff, most notably Robert Bell and A.P. Low assigned their own negative numbers often using their initials and the year of the expedition (ex. "APL 1903-04 No. 1"). These negatives have also been assigned a GSC negative number, which means that many photographs have two or more associated negative numbers.
The collection also includes a sub-series of lantern slides, which have their own numbering system. Please see lower level description Geological Survey of Canada Lantern Slide Collection R214-2968-9 for more information.
The collection also includes originals or copies of catalogue cards created by the GSC Photo Library to manage their collection. These cards include identifying information, such as the negative number, photographer, geographic location, subject matter, and captions. Some cards also include information about the negatives themselves, such as when originals were damaged or destroyed. These catalogue cards were previously known as FA-16, and some have been annotated with copy negative numbers assigned by the archives (PA# or C#), which can be used to identify prints or negatives within the collection. Not all photographs in the collection are identified in the catalogue cards, and it is not clear if all photographs described in the cards have been transferred to LAC.
The original envelopes which housed the nitrate negatives have also been retained. Each envelope includes the GSC negative number, and when available, the photographer, geographic location, date, and caption for each image.Additional information:Custodial history:From 1910 to 1959, the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) was located at the Victoria Memorial Museum in Ottawa and shared its library, including its photographic library, with the National Museum (now the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian Museum of Nature). In 1959, when the GSC moved, the photo library was divided between the Museum and the GSC, with the Museum retaining the anthropological and biological subjects and the GSC keeping geological, geographical, and other subjects.Restrictions on access note:No restrictions on access.Related material:Researchers may wish to consult the National Museums of Canada photographs (see R999-45-1). Some field books and other textual records in the Geological Survey of Canada sous-fonds describe the use of photographs on survey expeditions. References have been included in lower level descriptions when known. More GSC photographs can also be found in the Natural Resources Canada Photo Library, which retains GSC Photographs which have not been transferred to the archives. The Canadian Museum of History likewise holds former GSC photographs.Container note(s):1065 : R214 vol. 1-2 were deleted from trakker prior to migration, it was barcode 2000996481-2000996482, was unable to recreate vol. 1-2
1066 : R214 vol. 1-2 were deleted from trakker prior to migration, it was barcode 2000996481-2000996482, was unable to recreate vol. 1-2Source:GovernmentFormer archival reference no.:RG45 -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Graphic (photo)[Consultation Open]Volume [R214][Consultation Open]1026--1032;[Consultation Open]1065--1066;[Consultation Open]Box [GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 1970-088][Consultation Open]2076--2091;[Consultation Open]2093--2103;[Consultation Open]5119;[Consultation Open]5166;[Consultation Open]5267;[Consultation Open]02087.1;[Consultation Open]02098.1--02099.1;[Consultation Open]05120.1;[Consultation Open]05121/X1--05121/X3;[Consultation Open]05179/X1--05179/X2;[Consultation Open]C 0350--C 0352;[Consultation Open]Box [GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 1974-424][Consultation Open]2512--2520;[Consultation Open]2522;[Consultation Open]02521/X2--02521/X3;[Consultation Open]Box [CANADA. DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES 1970-118] 4767[Consultation Open]Box [GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 1969-120][Consultation Open]883--941;[Consultation Open]5179;[Consultation Open]5271;[Consultation Open]6293--6294;[Consultation Open]50099;[Consultation Open]2001009260;[Consultation Open]2001118987--2001118988;[Consultation Open]00941.1;[Consultation Open]C 0119;[Consultation Open]GL 0002--GL 0013;[Consultation Open]INT 004--INT 005;[Consultation Open]INT 018;[Consultation Open]RDV 002;[Consultation Open]RV4 154--RV4 157;[Consultation Open]RV6 154;[Consultation Open]RV8 297;[Consultation Open]SC 0498;[Consultation Open]Box [CANADA. DEPT. OF MINES AND TECHNICAL SURVEYS 1952-016][Consultation Open]OS 0075;[Consultation Open]PF 0027;[Consultation Open]Box [GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 1969-162] SC 0217[Consultation Open]Cartographic material[Consultation Open]Textual records[Consultation Open]Box [GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 1969-120][Consultation Open]1--4;[Consultation Open]FDA 0176--FDA 0191;[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Copyright belongs to the Crown for Government of Canada material.
Researchers are cautioned that glass plate negatives, and some photo albums are fragile and do not travel from the storage facility. On site viewing arranged upon request.You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.
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