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- [ca. 1900]-1970 (Creation)
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19 photographs : incl. negatives.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
S. Horace Draper was born on April 2, 1925 in Ottawa. He married Louise and had 3 children: Dianne, Marilyn, and Bev. He served overseas with the Canadian Navy during WWII. He also served as a Navy photographer stationed at HMCS Naden from 1944-1945. Horace later worked as a draughtsman and photographer with the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory for over 25 years. He has also done most of the copy work for Esquimalt Municipal Archives. He passed away on June 16, 2005.
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Archival history
Gift of Horace Draper; 5 accessions donated between 1989 to 1998.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of Bert Thomas swimming across the Strait of Juan de Fuca (1955), the Gorge Regatta, and the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.
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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.
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- English
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Note
Accession Numbers: 993-059, 996-011, 997-055, 998-035, v989-032.
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Created - 2022-03-30 - JS
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Archivist's note
On MemoryBC: https://www.memorybc.ca/horace-draper-fonds.