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Richard and Hannah Maynard moved from Cornwall, England to Canada in 1852. Richard had been an apprentice boot maker in England and upon arrival in Bowmanville he again set up a shop to do his trade. In 1858-59 and 1862 Richard left his family to prospect gold. During this time Hannah began studying photography. In 1862 the family moved to Victoria. After the move Richard went up the Stikine Rover placer mining while Hannah and the family remained in Victoria. It is believed that it is during this time that Hannah first opened 'Mrs. R. Maynard's Photographic Gallery'. Richard returned in 1863 to find her successfully entrenched in the business. Hannah taught Richard the photography skills she had learned. As it was somewhat usual for a woman to be a professional photographer during that time there is often confusion as to who actually took some of the photographs (his name often being attributed to her work and vice versa). Richard pursued his photographic interest in the wilderness as well as opening a new boot shop in Victoria (it was common at the time to be a professional photographer on the side of running another business). Hannah's main interest laid in the studio and the experimental possibilities of the camera. As Richard limited his photographs to the outdoors it is easy to tell the studio portraits are Hannah's. Richard took every opportunity to work outdoors; however, sometimes Hannah went on his trips with him and also took photographs. Because of this overlap between the couples photographic subject matter in relation to landscapes it is difficult to ascertain who is responsible for the creation of many of these images.

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Maynard, R. [Richard or Hannah Maynard].

Looking Up Victoria Arm the Gorge in the Distance [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Near fine. Two 9.5 X 8.25 CM photographs affixed to 11 X 17.5 CM light pink studio card with rounded corners. Card is bright orange on back. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information (the writing on the front has been partially covered by the photographs). Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. The photographs overlap very slightly at their inner bottom corners. A couple small specking and small amount of washing out to one of the images, else they are very lovely. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Hand-written title on rear of card. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$250.00

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Maynard, R. [Richard or Hannah Maynard].

Salmon Cache in Tree, New Yale B6. [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 9.5 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 11 X 17.5 CM light pink studio card with rounded corners. Card is bright orange on back. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Slight soiling and wear to photographs. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Hand-written title on rear of card. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$250.00

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Bilston Falls [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. The photographs overlap at center. Slight soiling and wear to photographs with a little fading and small blackish mark/imperfection near left edge of right photograph. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Hand-written title on rear of card. Sitting Lady Falls, Bilston Creek, Witty's Lagoon Regional Park, Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. . .....$150.00

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Untitled Landscape [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Near fine. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Nice image with clear detailing and perhaps only a hint of fading. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Tilton Creek [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas St, Victoria BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Near fine. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Nice image with clear detailing and perhaps only a hint of fading. Images overlap slightly at inner bottom corners. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Title sticker affixed beneath the image on the left. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Thompson River, Looking Down from Necomeen [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas St, Victoria BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Nice image with clear detailing and only a little soiling and fading. Images overlap slightly at center. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Title sticker affixed beneath the image on the left (somewhat worn with bottom missing). Pencil notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. . .....$150.00

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Looking Up the Fraser, Siska Flat, BC [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas St, Victoria BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Near fine. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information (the writing on the left side of the front is a little covered by the photograph). Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Nice image with clear detailing and only a little soiling and fading. Images overlap slightly at center. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Tilton Creek, B.C. [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas St, Victoria BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Near fine. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information (the writing on the left sides of the front is a little covered by the photograph). Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Nice image with clear detailing and only a little soiling. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Jack [....] Going Up the Mt. Back of Big [......] [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Nice image with clear detailing (part of the image is a little out of focus). Slight fading and only a little soiling. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear on which some words are illegible (as shown in title). From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Second Falls on Yale Creek, BC [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Nice image with the photo on the left showing a little more fading. Slight soiling to images. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Falls at the Foot of Jackass Mt., Fraser River [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Images are a little washed out with the blacks appearing more of a light gray. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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136851

Fraser River from the Thompson, Looking Down [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information (the images cover most of the information on the sides of the front). Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Images are a little washed out with the blacks appearing more of a gray. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear. Typed title is affixed beneath the photo on the left (it is a little soiled). From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Forest Scene [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas St, Victoria BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Near fine. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM yellowish studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information (the images cover practically all of the information on the sides of the front). Slight wear to edges and a little soiling to card. Images are a little washed out with the blacks appearing more of a gray. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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136853

Canyon at Hell's Gate- Fraser River, B.C. [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas St, Victoria BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM green studio card with rounded corners (card is bone coloured on back). The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges with some soiling to card. Images are a little washed out with some slight rubbing and soiling (one brownish stain on photo to right). The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Hell's Gate, Fraser River [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Near fine. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM green studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges with some soiling to card. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. . .....$150.00

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Spuzzum Creek [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM green studio card with rounded corners. The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. Slight wear to edges with some soiling to card. Images show some slight fading and soiling. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Pencil notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. . .....$150.00

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Untitled Forest Scene [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM green studio card with rounded corners. (Back of card is bone coloured). The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information (the information on the front of the card is slightly covered by the photos). Slight wear to edges with some soiling to card. Images show some slight soiling with the image on the left being darker and more blurry. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C. [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM green studio card with rounded corners. (Back of card is bone coloured). The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information (the information on the front of the card is slightly covered by the photos). Slight wear to card edges with some soiling to card. Images show fine details with only some slight fading and discolouration. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Ink notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. . .....$150.00

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136858

Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C. With Ducks on Pond [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM green studio card with rounded corners. (Back of card is bone coloured). The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information. A bit of wear to card edges with slight soiling to card. Images show fine details with some fading and whitish discolouration subtly along edge. Top right corner of the photo on the left is coming slightly detached from the card. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Ink notation of title on rear. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$150.00

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Craigdarrock Castle [Stereoscopic View].

Douglas & Johnson St, Victoria, BC: R. Maynard Photographic Artist, [circa 1880]. Very good. Two 8 X 8 CM photographs affixed to 8.75 X 17.5 CM green studio card with rounded corners. (Back of card is bone coloured). The sides of the front and the back of the card contain the photographers information (the photographs cover the information on the front partly). A bit of wear to card edges with slight soiling to card. Back of card has a worn spot. Images show a little soiling and are rather dark. One photograph overlaps the other a little where they meet. The side edges of the card curl upwards slightly. Craigdarroch Castle is an example of a “bonanza castle”, massive houses built for men who became wealthy because of the industrial transformation of North America. From the series 'Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale'. .....$250.00