The Bastion, Nanaimo, circa 1896
Caption on mount: The Elite Studio, Nanimo, B.C. On verso of image: Hudson Bay Fort or Bastion, Nanaimo, British Columbia Filed in British Columbia--Vancouver Island After the completion of the Bastion at what is now Nanaimo in 1852, a small community of six or seven rough-hewn buildings, mostly hou...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/803 2023-05-15T16:35:24+02:00 The Bastion, Nanaimo, circa 1896 The Elite Studio University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division Canada--British Columbia--Vancouver Island--Nanaimo Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/803 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC0737 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/803 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Canada Photograph Collection. PH Coll 393 Octagonal buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Forts & fortifications--British Columbia--Nanaimo Towers--British Columbia--Nanaimo Wooden buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Historic buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Bastions--British Columbia--Nanaimo Nanaimo (B.C.)--Buildings structures etc Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:03:04Z Caption on mount: The Elite Studio, Nanimo, B.C. On verso of image: Hudson Bay Fort or Bastion, Nanaimo, British Columbia Filed in British Columbia--Vancouver Island After the completion of the Bastion at what is now Nanaimo in 1852, a small community of six or seven rough-hewn buildings, mostly houses and supply buildings, centered around the Bastion. The Bastion, originally owned and operated by the Hudson Bay Company, was constructed to protect people from the Natives. The place of refuge was on the third floor of the Bastion, where HBC employees and their families could be safe. In addition to providing protection, canons and gun fires were set during the celebrations of the Queen's birthday. Although the Bastion was equipped with firearms, they were never needed in an event of an attack. As early as 1855, the Bastion was no longer needed. The small, shabby town had developed an industry, with connections to a world market. The HBC had sold all its coal mining operations to the Vancouver Coal Mining and Land Company. Once HBC left Nanaimo, the Bastion was abandoned. The preservation of the Bastion began in 1906. The Native sons of B.C. began work on it, which eventually led to their ownership and continuous development of the site. Over the years, the members of this organization have recognized the historical value of the Bastion and have worked hard to maintain and preserve this historic site. Other/Unknown Material Hudson Bay University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Hudson Bay Canada Hudson British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) The Bastion ENVELOPE(-136.705,-136.705,67.655,67.655) |
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Octagonal buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Forts & fortifications--British Columbia--Nanaimo Towers--British Columbia--Nanaimo Wooden buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Historic buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Bastions--British Columbia--Nanaimo Nanaimo (B.C.)--Buildings structures etc |
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Octagonal buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Forts & fortifications--British Columbia--Nanaimo Towers--British Columbia--Nanaimo Wooden buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Historic buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Bastions--British Columbia--Nanaimo Nanaimo (B.C.)--Buildings structures etc The Elite Studio The Bastion, Nanaimo, circa 1896 |
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Octagonal buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Forts & fortifications--British Columbia--Nanaimo Towers--British Columbia--Nanaimo Wooden buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Historic buildings--British Columbia--Nanaimo Bastions--British Columbia--Nanaimo Nanaimo (B.C.)--Buildings structures etc |
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Caption on mount: The Elite Studio, Nanimo, B.C. On verso of image: Hudson Bay Fort or Bastion, Nanaimo, British Columbia Filed in British Columbia--Vancouver Island After the completion of the Bastion at what is now Nanaimo in 1852, a small community of six or seven rough-hewn buildings, mostly houses and supply buildings, centered around the Bastion. The Bastion, originally owned and operated by the Hudson Bay Company, was constructed to protect people from the Natives. The place of refuge was on the third floor of the Bastion, where HBC employees and their families could be safe. In addition to providing protection, canons and gun fires were set during the celebrations of the Queen's birthday. Although the Bastion was equipped with firearms, they were never needed in an event of an attack. As early as 1855, the Bastion was no longer needed. The small, shabby town had developed an industry, with connections to a world market. The HBC had sold all its coal mining operations to the Vancouver Coal Mining and Land Company. Once HBC left Nanaimo, the Bastion was abandoned. The preservation of the Bastion began in 1906. The Native sons of B.C. began work on it, which eventually led to their ownership and continuous development of the site. Over the years, the members of this organization have recognized the historical value of the Bastion and have worked hard to maintain and preserve this historic site. |
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The Bastion, Nanaimo, circa 1896 |
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The Bastion, Nanaimo, circa 1896 |
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The Bastion, Nanaimo, circa 1896 |
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The Bastion, Nanaimo, circa 1896 |
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The Bastion, Nanaimo, circa 1896 |
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bastion, nanaimo, circa 1896 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/803 |
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Canada--British Columbia--Vancouver Island--Nanaimo |
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ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) ENVELOPE(-136.705,-136.705,67.655,67.655) |
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Hudson Bay Canada Hudson British Columbia The Bastion |
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Hudson Bay Canada Hudson British Columbia The Bastion |
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Hudson Bay |
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Hudson Bay |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Canada Photograph Collection. PH Coll 393 |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC0737 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/803 |
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For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use |
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