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Fonds PR 24 - John Barnsley fonds
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John Barnsley fonds
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CA CVIC PR 24
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[ca. 1890-1916] (Creation)
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- Barnsley, John, d. 1924
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ca. 140 photographs;1 cm of textual records
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Barnsley, John, d. 1924
(ca. 1857-1924)
Biographical history
John Barnsley was born in Birmingham, England, and immigrated to British Columbia in the 1880s. He ran a sporting goods store in Victoria and was later the secretary-manager of the Boscowitz Steamship Company. When that company was bought out by the Union Steamship Company in 1910, he was appointed agent at Prince Rupert, effectively the Union Steamship northern manager. He became assistant manager of the firm in 1917 and manager from 1920 to 1924. John Barnsley died in Vancouver at the age of 67.
Custodial history
These records were part of the estate of Clara Robinson, John Barnsley's daughter.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs and a file of bills, cancelled cheques, receipts, and correspondence belonging to John Barnsley. The photographs show family members in Victoria and Prince Rupert; the Barnsley country home Langford Lodge; early automobiles; interiors and exteriors of Barnsley's Sporting Goods and Gunsmiths; and miscellaneous views taken in the Victoria area.
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- Alpha-numeric designations: BCAUL control number: CVIC-24
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- Barnsley, John, d. 1924 (Creator)
- Barnsley's Sporting Goods and Gunsmiths (Subject)
