Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2016.002.004 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Photograph depicting the museum grounds before its railway tracks were laid down. Looking west of diamond. |
Image File Name |
1960s - Before Tacks were Laid, West of Diamond - Duncan - 2016002004 - tiff600 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1960/ / |
Place |
Duncan |
Provenance |
From the Collection of Reginald T. Harrison. Digital only and not available for reproduction. Photo is undated but seeing how it is before the tracks was laid, it is in the early 1960's as the railway track was completed in 1964. Born in Yorkshire, England in 1900, Gerry Wellburn moved to Victoria and later to Duncan in the 30s. Since a kid, Wellburn had been an avid collector first finding interest in stamps. In 1963, the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum Society (CVFM) was formed, and Wellburn, with the help of friends like Hector Stone, moved his collection of forestry artifacts (and more) from his home in Deerholme to a 15-acre site in Duncan overlooking Somenos Lake. It took several years of organizing and planning before the first visitors were welcomed in 1965. The museum was officially opened the following year. The name was changed to the BC Forest Museum (BCFM) in 1973. Gerry visited the BCFM for the last time in 1991 stating that, "I think you're finally getting it right." In 1999, the name was changed again to the current BC Forest Discovery Centre. |
Photographer |
Harrison, Reg |
Search Terms |
Duncan Reg Harrison BC Forest Museum BCFDC Grounds Railway Tracks |
Collection |
BCFDC Institutional Memory |
People |
Harrison |
Subjects |
Road & Railway Construction Documentary, Cowichan Valley |