Title:
Images of Ontario by George Hunter, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts - Digitization and Preservation Project
Agreement Number:
1920-0778
Agreement Value:
$24,906.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 8, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
The Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation (CHPF) will digitize part of a collection of photographic negatives bequeathed by George Hunter, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Specifically, the organization will digitize 4,000 images of Ontario (the collection includes over 100,000 images), including scenes of mining, aerial photography, farming, cities, small towns and portraits, dating back to the 1950s and up to 2010. This project will make these images available on the CHPF website and enable researchers, local community groups, historians, teachers and the public to access them for reference, historical context, and representations of Ontario’s cultural diversity.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
Results for this project include the creation of uncompressed TIFF images for preservation of photographs by George Hunter. The organization will reformat the images for public viewing; streamline related metadata; and rehouse the negatives for preservation using the organization’s naming standards and a Dublin Core Metadata Element set. They will upload the 4000 images to a Vital Digital Toolkit and the organization’s website (ready for public access and searchable through provincial databases) and promote the collection through social media and affiliated organizations.
Location:
Mississauga, Ontario, CA L5R 3E7
Reference Number:
129-2019-2020-Q1-00008
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to and promote local documentary heritage.