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P. R. Lockie Collection

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Part Of
Percival R Lockie fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographic greeting cards featuring mountain views of the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie; and 9 photographs of Lockie at Powell River and Willingdon Beach, Lockie with friends, and views of Lockie's Table in British Columbia.
Date Range
1941-1964
Reference Code
V111
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Percival R Lockie fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V111
Sous-Fonds
V111
Accession Number
7740
2021.30
Reference Code
V111
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1941-1964
Physical Description
35 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
Percival Robert Lockie (known as P. R. or just Lockie), 14 August, 1900 - 8 March, 1976, was born in St. Helens, England and moved to B.C. with his family in 1909. His father, Robert, was already in Canada when Percy (as he’s listed on the Immigration form) came with his mother Ethel and sisters Elizabeth, Kathleen, and Janet on the Empress of Ireland. The ship departed from Liverpool and arrived in Quebec on 25 June with a final destination listed as Vancouver. He worked in Vancouver as a draftsperson for Dominion Engineering until at least 1921 before moving to Powell River. Upon arrival to Powell River he worked a wide variety of labour jobs, as well as various odd jobs like lifeguarding and as a tap dance teacher. His main occupation in town was as a draftsperson for the Powell River Company's pulp and paper mill until 1965. His work for the mill included measuring the snow pack at the head of Powell Lake, north of the town site, each May and September, which he did for over 30 years. Measurements were taken from half-way up a mountain at the north-east of Powell Lake, which Lockie and B. Stenberg are accredited with summiting first in 1952. Over the course of his life he climbed the mountain at least 75 times. While locally known as Lockie’s Table for most of his life, the mountain was officially unnamed. In the mid-1990s Powell River community members requested the B.C. Geographical Naming Office officially recognize the name Lockie’s Table, which they did in April 1997. According to the Naming Office, the name Lockie’s Table is affixed to the flat table-like plateau on the peak of the mountain, while the rest of the mass remains unnamed. He joined the B.C. Mountaineering Association in the 1920s and travelled, climbed, and photographed throughout the interior and northern B.C. area, mainly the Selkirk and Coastal Mountain ranges. He also spent time hiking in and around Banff National Park and both the B.C. and Alberta sides of the Rocky Mountains; Lake O'Hara was one of his favorite places and features prominently in his photographs.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographic greeting cards featuring mountain views of the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie; and 9 photographs of Lockie at Powell River and Willingdon Beach, Lockie with friends, and views of Lockie's Table in British Columbia.
Name Access
Lockie, Percival R,
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Banff National Park
Selkirks
Assiniboine
Lake O'Hara
Powell River
Language
Language is English
Related Material
Accession record, The Powell River Peak (community newspaper) May 29, 1997 pp.13. Paper copy in accession binder.
Printed documents included with photographs
Creator
Lockie, P. R.
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record, The Powell River Peak (community newspaper) May 29, 1997 pp.13
British Columbia Mountaineering Club volunteer correspondence
B.C. Geographical Names website, Lockie's Table
Ancestry.ca, 1921 Census of Canada
Ancestry.ca, Canadian Passenger Lists 1865-1935
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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