tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480044032906123652.post6835529821694548591..comments2023-04-07T15:10:30.884-07:00Comments on Royal BC Museum: Tales from the B.C. ArchivesRoyal BC Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776386376171347115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480044032906123652.post-26813020106840788902010-05-13T10:12:28.814-07:002010-05-13T10:12:28.814-07:00Great first blog post Ann. Just wanted to point ou...Great first blog post Ann. Just wanted to point out that we know both the photographer and the exact date the photo of HMS Boxer's (not Rocket's) crew and Nootka Sound inhabitants was taken. The photo is misdated and miscredited to Frederick Dally. Richard Maynard was the photographer and the photo was taken on September 10, 1874. Richard Maynard cruised twice on HMS Box on voyages of inspection with Dr. Israel W. Powell, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for BC. I wrote about these trips in the January-February 1987 issue of Photographic Canadiana and again, this time with the RBCM's Dan Savard, in the Autumn 1992 issue of History of Photography. An account of the 1874 HMS Boxer trip was published in the British Colonist on September 19, 1874. There are other supporting records as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com