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Date(s)
- [1955-1970] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
224 photographs (196 slides; 20 photographs; 8 film negatives)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Heather Greenhill Shield and Herbert Shield lived in England and were married ca. 1945. They moved to Canada ca. 1957, first to Vancouver and then to the Victoria area where they lived in various homes on the Saanich Peninsula (Lands End Road, North Saanich; Brentwood Bay; and Wain Road, North Saanich). During this time, they travelled extensively and took numerous photographs. Herbert Shield died in 2003.
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Repository
Archival history
The photographs in this fonds were given to a friend of the family by the Shields' nephew. The images relating to British Columbia were later donated to Saanich Archives in 2016, while the rest of the photographs were donated to various institutions in Alaska, Washington State, California, and England.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of photographic slides, prints, and film negatives relating to Herbert and Heather Shield's travel, 1955-1965. Fonds includes 7 pages of caption information written by Herbert Shield. Locations include: Lands End Road (North Saanich); Victoria; Vancouver Island; Botanical Beach (Port Renfrew); Yoho National Park; Rocky Mountains; Greater Vancouver; Caribou; Kelsey Bay (Port Renfrew); and Brentwood Bay.
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Accruals
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No restrictions
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Note
Accession number: 2016-026