Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [189-]-[196-] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
107 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Duncan McTavish was the son of George Archibald McTavish and Catherine Amelia McTavish (daughter of J.S. Helmcken). Duncan McTavish was born in 1882 on the family farm, Ardmore Estate on West Saanich Road. This was in all probability the first nursery to be operated in Saanich or on the Island. It was also the first farm in Saanich to install a telephone. Duncan Mctavish died in 1967. The donor, Mrs. Pearce, was the daughter of Duncan McTavish; she passed away in 1984.
Repository
Archival history
Donated to Saanich Archives in 1981.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of photographs of the McTavish family and farm, Deans farm, Butcharts cement plant, Beacon Hill Park, Todd farm, Willows Fair, the Gorge, hotels, First Nations, Princess ships, and other photographs of Saanich Peninsula locations.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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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: 1981-019
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- McTavish family (Subject)