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A black and white photograph of Hannah Maynard riding a bicycle with her grandson.

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Acknowledgements

 

From the Art Canada Institute
The Art Canada Institute gratefully acknowledges the generosity of Power Corporation of Canada, Season Sponsor, 2025–2026 Publications; Alexandra Bennett in memory of Jalynn Bennett, Title Sponsor; Ann Leese and Irwin Rotenberg, Print Book Sponsor; Judith Gelber, Contributor; D. Shawn McReynolds and Elaine Kierans, Contributors; and the Royal BC Museum, Image Sponsor. 

 

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From the Author

Many thanks to the Art Canada Institute and its outstanding team for their enthusiasm for this project and their unwavering dedication to bringing it to life. I am especially grateful to Sara Angel, Jocelyn Anderson, Victoria Nolte, Emma Doubt, and Tara Ng, whose collective care and commitment ensured the book reached its best possible form. My sincere thanks to the peer reviewers for their thoughtful feedback, and to Ian Coutts, a heroic substantive editor whose perceptive guidance strengthened this manuscript in countless ways. I am also indebted to Jack Stanley for his meticulous copy editing. I would like to extend particular appreciation to Victoria Nolte for her generous insights and excellent suggestions throughout the process. With image research, I was fortunate to benefit from the expertise of Philip Dombowsky. I am also grateful to Danielle MacKenzie and India Rael Young at the Royal BC Museum and Archives for their support and assistance. A special thank you to David Mattison for his generosity in sharing his deep knowledge of Richard and Hannah Maynard, particularly on images of their travels. As always, I thank my family, with love. 

 

 

IMAGE SOURCES

Every effort has been made to secure permissions for all copyrighted material. The Art Canada Institute will gladly correct any errors or omissions.

 

The Art Canada Institute would like to thank the following for their assistance: Agnes Etherington Art Centre (Gabriel Bevilacqua); Baskerville Historic Town Archives (Mandy Kilsby); City of Victoria Archives (Brett Robert Julian Swanson); Clarington Museum, Library and Archives (Heather Ridge); George Eastman Museum; McCord Stewart Museum (Anne-Frédérique Beaulieu); Musée national des beaux arts du Québec (Julie Bouffard); Royal BC Museum (Danielle MacKenzie, India Rael Young); Royal Collection Trust (Karen Lawson); UBC Press (Farhad Moghimi); University of British Columbia Library (Chelsea Shriver); University of Victoria Special Collection and University Archives (John Frederick); and David Mattison. 

 

 

Credit for Cover Image

 

Hannah Maynard, Hannah Maynard in a tableau vivant, 1892–97. (See below for details.)

 

Credits for Banner Images

 

A multiple exposure self-portrait of Hannah Maynard.
Biography: Hannah Maynard, Hannah Maynard multiple exposure self-portrait, c.1890. (See below for details.)
Key Works: Hannah Maynard, Hannah Maynard in a tableau vivant, c.1893–97. (See below for details.)
A composite image of Hannah Maynard with her grandson.
Significance & Critical Issues: Hannah Maynard, Hannah Maynard and her grandson, Maynard McDonald, c.1893. (See below for details.)
Style & Technique: Page from Mrs. R. Maynard’s Photographic Gallery album, c.1881–92. (See below for details.)
A multiple exposure photo of Maynard standing.
Sources & Resources: Hannah Maynard, Hannah Maynard multiple exposure self-portrait, c.1880–99. (See below for details.)
Where to See: Hannah Maynard, Gems of British Columbia for the year 1881, 1881. (See below for details.)
A black and white photograph of Hannah Maynard riding a bicycle with her grandson.
Copyright & Credits: Hannah Maynard, Maynard McDonald and his grandmother, Hannah Maynard, cycling in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, c.1895. (See below for details.)

 

Credits for Works by Hannah Maynard

 

A black and white composite image of several photographs of the Frazer River.
80 Views on the Frazer River, c.1885. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-09989). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photo of a man seated.
Ah Foo, Charles Frederic Newcombe’s cook, c.1885. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-05112). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum. Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A portrait of a man with two young girls.
An unknown man and his daughters, 1885, reproduced in Claire Weissman Wilks, The Magic Box: The Eccentric Genius of Hannah Maynard (Toronto: Exile Editions, 1980).
Belle Adams, charged with the murder of Charles Kincaid; received five years for manslaughter, 1898. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-06721). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photographic potrait of two you girls and two young boys.
Charles E. Redfern’s children, c.1887. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (H-02103). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Hannah Maynard, The ‘Gem’ Begonia, Happy New Year card.
The ‘Gem’ Begonia, Happy New Year 1892, c.1891–92. Agnes Dean Cameron Fonds, BC Archives (J-01891). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A collage of black and white photographic portraits.
Gems of British Columbia for the year 1881, 1881. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, G-05022). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Gems of British Columbia for the year 1884, 1884. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, G-05042). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Gems of British Columbia for the year 1890, 1890. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, J-04556). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A composite collage photo of several figures emerging as if from a fountain.
Gems of British Columbia for the year 1890, “Sprays from the Gem Fountain,” 1890. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, J-04554). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white collage of babies.
Gems of British Columbia for the year 1895, 1895. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, J-04563). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white portrait of a family.
Group portrait of Chinese father and children, 1874–1910. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, J-04735). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white portrait of a group of young men in suits.
Group portrait of seven unidentified men, c.1874–1910, attributed to Hannah Maynard. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, J-04742). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photograph of a Haida woman.
Haida Mary depicted against the backdrop of a Haida village, 1884. Indigenous Collections and Repatriation Department, BC Archives (ICAR PN5311). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of Maynard sitting at her desk.
Hannah Hatherley Maynard at her desk in the parlour of the Maynard home, c.1895. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-05033). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photograph of Maynard and a young girl.
Hannah Maynard and a young girl, 1885–89. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, F-05030). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Hannah Maynard and her grandson, Maynard McDonald, c.1880–97. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, J-04565). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A composite photo of two Hannah Maynards standing with her grandson on the floor.
Hannah Maynard and her grandson, Maynard McDonald, c.1893. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, F-05031). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A composite image of Hannah Maynard with her grandson.
Hannah Maynard and her grandson, Maynard McDonald, c.1893–97. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (J-04568). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Hannah Maynard as statuary, c.1885. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-05052). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Hannah Maynard in a tableau vivant, 1893–97. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, F-05043). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Hannah Maynard in a tableau vivant, 1893–97. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, J-04566). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A composite photo of several Hannah Maynards.
Hannah Maynard in a tableau vivant, c.1895. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, J-04567). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photo of Maynard sitting in her parlour.
Hannah Maynard in her parlour, 1892–93. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-05036). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A multiple exposure photo of Maynard standing.
Hannah Maynard multiple exposure self-portrait, c.1880–99. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, J-04571). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A multiple exposure self-portrait of Hannah Maynard.
Hannah Maynard multiple exposure self-portrait, c.1890. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, J-04570). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Lady Douglas and Grandchild, c.1880. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, A-01237). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Lillie Maynard holding a letter, c.1880. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3364). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photo of a young girl washing her hands.
Lillie washing her hands, 1872. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3364, F-05971). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of a baby in a clam shell.
Little Harry, c.1890. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3361, F-05961). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of Hannah Maynard riding a bicycle with her grandson.
Maynard MacDonald and his grandmother, Hannah Maynard, cycling in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, c.1895. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-05047). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A portrait of a woman.
Mrs. Albert Hatherly Maynard, née Adelaide Maude Graham, n.d. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (H-00058). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photo of a woman standing next to an easel.
Mrs. Carlo Bossi, c.1890s. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (I-51671). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of a woman in a dress with an umbrella.
Mrs. James Barnswell, 1889, attributed to Hannah Maynard. Archives Visual Records Collection (A-09481). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of Hannah Maynard sitting at a desk.
Mrs. Maynard, n.d. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, J-02999). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A sepia toned photograph of a woman standing.
Old Teenie, n.d. Agnes Dean Cameron Fonds, BC Archives (PR-1365, J-01890). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of bicycles in a park.
Photographing bicycles in Beacon Hill Park, c.1895. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-06692). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photograph of a bust of a young girl.
Portrait from life; bust of a young girl, n.d. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3361, F-05955). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photograph of a woman seated with flowers next to her.
Portrait of a Chinese woman, c.1871. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, F-05161). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photograph of a Haida woman standing in front of a wall.
Portrait of a Haida woman, Mary, 1865–66. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3374, J-04863). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photographic portrait of a young girl with text above.
Portrait of a young woman, n.d., reproduced in Claire Weissman Wilks, The Magic Box: The Eccentric Genius of Hannah Maynard (Toronto: Exile Editions, 1980).
A black and white photo of Albert Maynard, taxidermist.
Portrait of Albert H. Maynard, taxidermist, 1874–1910. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, J-04781). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photo of a woman in a dress.
Portrait of Mary Lydia (Penketh) Jones Shaw, 1883–89. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, F-05123). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of Hannah Maynard and her husband.
Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard c.1874–1910. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, J-04783). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photographic portrait of a man, woman, and two children.
Portrait of Mr. William Phillips and family, 1881. Uno Langmann Family Collection of BC Photographs, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of British Columbia Library, Vancouver (UL_1043_0022). Courtesy of the University of British Columbia Library.
Portrait of Mrs. Maynard, 1874–1910. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, J-04784). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of Richard Maynard at a camera.
Portrait of Richard Maynard with a field camera on a tripod, c.1890. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, F-06336). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white portrait photo of a main in a suit with the number 298 on his lapel.
Prisoner 298, c.1903. University of Victoria Library and Archives. Courtesy of the University of Victoria Library.
Photograph of the Maynard family.
Richard and Hannah Maynard family portrait, c.1895, attributed to Hannah Maynard. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3481, F-05044). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Richard and Hannah Maynard hosting a dinner, 1895–1900, attributed to Hannah Maynard. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS3481, F-05028). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A circular portrait of Lillian Maynard.
Richard and Hannah Maynard’s granddaughter, Laura Lillian Maynard, named after Hannah’s daughter in remembrance, c.1900. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-07492). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A portrait of the Maynard family.
Richard Maynard and Children, c.1864. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (A-01508). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white self portrait of Hannah Maynard.
Self-Portrait, c.1875. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3363, F-05966). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A trick photograph of a young girl as a statue.
Statuary from life, young girl and birdcage, n.d. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3361, F-05956). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photo of a family.
Steve Tingley and family, 1874–1910. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, J-04730). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A board displaying several of Maynard's photographic portraits.
Studio portrait display board, 1881–92. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (J-05192). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photograph of a man and young boy hunting.
Studio portrait, man and boy; hunting scene, Siwash Rock false background, n.d. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, F-06706). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of three small boys in sailor suits.
Studio portrait of three boys in sailor suits, c.1895. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3384, F-05099). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
The S.S. City of Kingston and its crew, c.1890, Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-05113). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photo of a small child at a beach.
Unidentified Child at a Mock Beach, n.d. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (F-06712). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of a vase containing lilies.
Vase of lilies with Hannah’s portrait, c.1895. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3380, F-05097). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photo of the McNeil family.
W.H. McNeill family, c.1876. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-09960). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
William John Mackay aged six months, 1876. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-03799). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A multiple exposure photo of Hannah Maynard's portrait.
With Mrs. Maynard’s Compliments, c.1895. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (F-05049). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.

 

Credits for Photographs and Works by Other Artists

 

Ads for “R. & H. O’Hara Artists” and “Mrs. Henry’s” photography studio in Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), Thursday, August 13, 1868. Clarington Museum, Library, and Archives, Bowmanville.
Advertisement for Maynard's photography services.
Advertisement in Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands, for the Government of British Columbia, by Newton H. Chittenden. Victoria, BC: Government of British Columbia, 1884.
A.H. Maynard advertisement, Daily Colonist, February 3, 1915, 6.
A postcard photo of Beacon Hill Park.
Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, BC, 1912, postcard. City of Victoria Archives (M09190). Courtesy of City of Victoria Archives.
A black and white photograph of a lake with hills in the background
Boston Bar, 25 Miles Above Yale, c.1868, by Richard Maynard. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3378.D, A-03885). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Carte-de-visite from the A. H. Maynard Family album, 1874–99. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3363). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photograph of a wooden high chair.

Child’s posing chair, n.d. George Eastman Museum, Rochester (1991.0049.0001). Courtesy of the George Eastman Museum.

A black and white photo of a man in a suit seated with his legs crossed.

Chinese man in Revolutionary background, 1912, by C.D. Hoy. Province of BC, Barkerville Historic Town Archives (P1687). Courtesy of the Barkerville Historic Town Archives.

A black and white photo of a coastline.
Coastal scene from Bude, Cornwall, c.1899, reproduced in A Book of the West: Being an Introduction to Devon and Cornwall, Volume 2, by Sabine Baring-Gould. (London: Methuen & Co, 1899).

Cover of The Artist Herself: Self-Portraits by Canadian Historical Women Artists, edited by Alicia Boutilier and Tobi Bruce (Kingston and Hamilton: Agnes Etherington Art Centre and Art Gallery of Hamilton, 2015). Courtesy of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.

Cover of The Magic Box: The Eccentric Genius of Hannah Maynard, by Claire Weissman Wilks
Cover of The Magic Box: The Eccentric Genius of Hannah Maynard, by Claire Weissman Wilks. (Toronto: Exile Editions, 1980).
Cover page of the 3rd edition of Photographic Amusements, 1898.
Cover of Photographic Amusements: Including a Description of a Number of Novel Effects Obtainable with the Camera, 3rd ed., by Walter E. Woodbury (New York: The Scoville & Adams Company, 1896). Courtesy of the Internet Archive, Google Books, and Harvard University.
Book cover for Rare Merit.
Cover of Rare Merit: Women in Photography in Canada, 1840–1940, by Colleen Skidmore. (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2022).
Cover of The St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, October 1901 issue.
Cover of St. Louis and Canadian Photographer 26, no. 10 (October 1901).
Cover page from The St. Louis and Canadian Photographer.
Cover page from St. Louis and Canadian Photographer 6, no. 4 (April 1888). George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York.
A sepia toned photograph of Departure Bay.
Departure Bay, n.d., page from Photographic View Album by R. Maynard, c.1880–90, attributed to Richard Maynard. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3328). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Several figures standing and seated in a tableau.
Final and concluding of Tableau of the Seasons, 1854, by Roger Fenton. Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle, Berkshire (RCIN 2900037). © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025 | Royal Collection Trust.
A black and white photograph of the Fraser Review with a mountain in the background.
Fraser River below Yale, 1866–74, by Richard Maynard. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3378.D, A-04282). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Frontispiece, St. Louis and Canadian Photographer. Courtesy of the Internet Archive, Google Books, and Harvard University. 
A black and white photo of a woman seated with a baby.
Hannah Maynard and baby, possibly Laura Lillian Maynard, c.1867, attributed to Noah Shakespeare or William M. Ashman. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3364, F-05973). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photo of two figures standing in front of Hannah Maynard's studio with Maynard standing in the doorway.
Hannah Maynard’s photographic studio in Victoria, 1863, photographer unknown. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (G-01516). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A circular portrait photo of an Ohiat man.
Huu-ay-aht man, c.1870, by Frederick Dally. Frederick Dally Fonds, BC Archives (F-08320). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
“Indian Chief’s Grave, Wrangel,” 1879, photograph by Richard Maynard. Private collection. Courtesy of David Mattison.
Interior of the Maynard building, Pandora Avenue, Victoria, n.d., photograph by Hannah or Richard Maynard. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (C-08870). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A map of Western Canada.
Map of Canada West, c.1850. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
A photograph of Maynard's studio on Pandora street.
The Maynard Building, Pandora Avenue, Victoria, c.1895, by Hannah or Richard Maynard. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives, Royal BC Museum, Victoria (C-08993). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of Maynard's photographic gallery and boot store with a horse and buggy in front.
Maynard Photographic Gallery and Boot and Shoe Store, northeast corner of Douglas and Johnson Streets, Victoria, 1888, by Hannah or Richard Maynard. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (C-08995). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of men standing at the construction of a flume.
Men Posed on Flume, Williams Creek, BC, 1867–68, from the Memorial Album Views in British Columbia, attributed to Frederick Dally. Frederick Dally Fonds, BC Archives (MS-3100.12, F-08564). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A sepia toned photograph of a spirit figure next to a portrait.
Mr. Brown & His Spirit Sister Recognised, 1861–78, by William H. Mumler. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (84.XD.760.1.30). Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Obituary notice for Hannah Maynard.
“Mrs. Richard Maynard Passes to Her Rest,” Obituary, 1918, page from Daily Colonist. University of Victoria Library and Archives. Courtesy of University of Victoria Library.
An advertisement noting the removal of Maynard's studio.
“Notice of Removal: Mrs. Maynard’s Photographic Studio,” 1874, Daily Colonist. University of Victoria Library and Archives. Courtesy of University of Victoria Library.
A photograph of the village of Kayang.
No. 40 Kayang (Old Masset), c.1884, by Richard Maynard. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3378.C, J-04136). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Page from the A.H. Maynard Family album, 1874–99. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3363). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A cover of the Maynard family photo album.
Page from the A.H. Maynard Family album, 1874–99. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3363). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Sepia toned portrait of two small girls.
Page from Mrs. R. Maynard’s Photographic Gallery album, c.1881–92. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3361). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Page from Mrs. R. Maynard’s Photographic Gallery album, c.1881–92. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3361). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.

Page from “Mugshot Book 3” featuring Belle Adams, Victoria Police Department Charge and Mugshot Books, 1898–1904. Collection of Victoria Police Department / Victoria Police Historical Society, hosted by Special Collections and University Archives Collection (BK 1 PR 12.8, page 20). Courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives Collection, University of Victoria.

Page from the Photograph Album of the Maynard Family (detail), c.1874–92. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3364). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A page of Maynard's studio register.
Page 47 of the Studio Register from Mrs. R. Maynard’s Photographic Gallery, 1881–82. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3325). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Several female figures standing above a man lying in a boat.
The Passing of Arthur, c.1875, by Julia Margaret Cameron. Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, gift of Mrs. Ida S. Perrin, 1939 (46-1939). Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Photographic album of Laura Lillian Maynard.
Photograph from the Album of Laura Lillian Maynard, 1898. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3339, F-06918). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A sepia toned photo of a woman in a dress.
Portrait de femme (Portrait of a woman), c.1870, by Livernois & Bienvenu (Élise L’Heureux and Louis Fontaine). Musée national des beaux arts du Québec, gift of the Michael Lessard Collection (2013.229). Courtesy of the Musée national des beaux arts du Québec.
A photograph of a woman in profile.
Portrait of an unidentified [Cowichan] woman, c.1865–72, attributed to Hannah Maynard, Frederick Dally, or Carlo Gentille. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3374, J-03646). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of Hannah and Richard Maynard outside their studio with a Penny-farthing style bicycle.
Richard and Hannah Maynard outside of Mrs. Maynard’s studio, c.1880, photographer unknown. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (C-08673). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A black and white photograph of a small child sitting on a chair.
Ruttan Missie, 1876, by William James Topley. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (3434482). Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.
A painting of a crowd on a skating rink.
Skating Carnival, Victoria Rink, Montreal, 1870, by William Notman, Henry Sandham, and Edward Sharpe. McCord Stewart Museum, Montreal. Gift of Charles Frederick Notman (N-0000.116.21.1). Courtesy of McCord Stewart Museum.
Stamped verso of one of Maynard’s photos.
Stamped verso of one of Maynard’s photos, n.d. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
A black and white photograph of totem poles.
Totem poles at Gold Harbour, c.1880, by Richard Maynard. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3378.C, G-00822). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Verso of one of Hannah Maynard’s photographs, n.d. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (E-09402). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
Victoria spiritualists’ picnic at Cordova Bay, 1890, photographer unknown. Archives Visual Records Collection, BC Archives (D-04031). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.
A photograph of sailboats in a harbour.
View of Esquimalt Harbour, Vancouver Island, from the Photographic View Album by R. Maynard, Artist, 1880–90, by Richard Maynard. Maynard Family Collection, BC Archives (MS-3328). Courtesy of the Royal BC Museum.

 

BOOK CREDITS

 

Publisher
Sara Angel

 

Director of Programming
Emma Doubt

 

Executive Editor
Tara Ng

 

Commissioning Editor
Victoria Nolte

 

Graphic Designer
Nathan Kelly

 

Editor
Ian Coutts

 

Copy Editor
Jack Stanley

 

Proofreader
Jack Stanley

 

Translator
Geneviève Blais

 

French Proofreader
Geneviève Blais

 

Image Research Associates

Hannah Dobbie and Philip Dombowsky

 

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Studio Blackwell

 

 

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

 

Title: Hannah Maynard: life & work / by Elizabeth Anne Cavaliere.

Names: Cavaliere, Elizabeth Anne, author. | Container of (work): Maynard, Hannah, 1834-1918. Photographs. Selections. | Art Canada Institute, publisher.

Description: Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: Canadiana 20250292793 | ISBN 9781487103835 (PDF) | ISBN 9781487103811 (HTML)
Subjects: LCSH: Maynard, Hannah, 1834-1918. | LCSH: Maynard, Hannah, 1834-1918—Criticism and interpretation. | LCSH: Photographers—Canada—Biography. | LCSH: Women photographers—Canada— Biography. | LCGFT: Biographies.

Classification: LCC TR647 .M377 2025 | DDC 779.092—dc23

 

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