Credits

Project Sponsors

Special thanks to Mr. Derek Lukin Johnston and family for financial support in making this project possible.

Library Team

Kate Russell, Supervising Librarian, Special Collections Department
Wendy Godley, Librarian, Special Collections Department
Denise Dunbar, Librarian, Special Collections Department
Marcia Thomas, Library Technician II, Special Collections Department
Susan Camilleri Konar, Library Assistant III, Special Collections Department
Melina Bowden, Library Assistant III, Special Collections Department
Corinne Sam, Library Assistant III, Special Collections Department
Jon Whipple, Graphics Technician, Marketing, Development and Communications Department and Virtual Library

Technical Information

Scanning

Hardware

Seanix P3 600, 512MB RAM, 13 GB HD, CD-RW, Windows '98
ViewSonic G810 22 inch CRT
Microtek ScanMaker III
Wacom Graphics Tablet

Software

Scanwizard Image Acquisition Software
Adobe Photoshop 5.5
Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4

Text Database and Web

InMagic DB\Textworks 6.01, Web Publisher 4.03
HomeSite 4.5
Mozilla 1.4
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Netscape Navigator 4.7

The Archiving and Scanning Process

Before image scanning and data entry into the electronic database could begin, a system was created to inventory all manifestations of each image in the Gunterman Collection. A logbook was created (listing negatives and prints: copy and source) from which the data was interpreted and then entered into the InMagic database. This data was merged with all additional information from the Special Collections Department photograph accession records and historic photograph index shelflist, thereby enhancing the descriptive information for every image. The entire inventorying process was highly labour intensive, in part because of the need to gather and organize information found in handwritten and index card format in preparation for transferring it to electronic form.

After the text was entered, the source images were removed from the Special Collections historical photographs vault and were checked against the accompanying text. Once this step was completed, scanning of the photographs commenced, with each image scanned in greyscale to a minimum of 600dpi. The scans were saved as TIFFs and burned to CD-ROM for archival storage. The TIFFs were then used as the source for the creation of JPEGs in two sizes at 72dpi suitable for displaying on the website.

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Navigation Bar: VPL 2213; 1897; Photographer: Mattie Gunterman; Mattie, William and son Henry Gunterman with dog Nero on Dewdney Trail.

Bottom Left: VPL 2327; 1901; Lardeau River Valley BC; Photographer: Mattie Gunterman; Bill and Mattie at the famous Pierced Tree