Photograph album of the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

ca. 1911-1920.

1 album (45 photographic prints) : b & w ; 20.2 x 29.0 cm.

Purchased from Charles B. Wood III on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2001.

Album of photographs created by Curtis & Miller Commercial Photographers, a partnership between Asahel Curtis and Walter Miller, in Seattle, Washington, of locations and activities on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in connection with a resort planned by the West Coast Development Company, Ltd., ca. 1911-1920. Images include views of the shorelines, tide pools, forests, and a waterfall, in addition to men in various recreational pursuits that include paddling canoes, posing with shotguns and ducks, holding fish near an American Indian angler, and standing next to a derelict boat.

English

October 04, 2004

Curtis & Miller, Photograph Album of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Curtis & Miller, Photograph Album of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

West Coast Development Company.