Identity area
Reference code
PR-210
Title
Christmas Hill Quarry collection
Date(s)
- 1913 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
18 photographs (including 15 copied photographs)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
J.B. Bradstock was a former employee of the Christmas Hill rock crushing plant.
Repository
Archival history
Donated to City of Victoria Archives by J.B. Bradstock, a former employee of the rock crushing plant, and subsequently transferred to Saanich Archives in 1997.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection consists of 3 photographs of the quarry and rock crusher at Christmas Hill taken in 1913, and 15 reproduction photographs from 1890 to 1950.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 1984-005
Additional info: In 1913, a rock crushing plant was in operation at the Christmas Hill quarry in Saanich. Rock from this quarry was used for the first paving of Quadra Street, from Tolmie Ave to Royal Oak.