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- 1887-1926 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
13 photographs -- 1 drawing.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
(Elsie) Josephine Briggs was born in England in 1907 and came to Esquimalt in 1912. Her father, Joe Knight, was a deep sea diver and they lived in Dockyard. She married in Earl in 1927 and had three daughters. Josephine moved to Medicine Hat in 1994. The Knight and Ockenden families had came to Esquimalt together from England and lived nearby in Dockyard.
Repository
Archival history
Gift of Josephin Briggs; 3 accession donated 1986, 1988, and 1991.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of photographs of general scenes in Esquimalt (1887-1924) and photographs of Australian, Canadian and British ships and naval men at Esquimalt.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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There are no restrictions on access to these records.
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Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright regulations.
Language of material
- English
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Note
Accession Numbers: 994-097, v986-002, v988-007.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Created - 2022-03-18
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Archivist's note
On MemoryBC: https://www.memorybc.ca/elsie-josephine-briggs-fonds.