Name/Title
Victoria Telephone DirectoryEntry/Object ID
1996.016.001Description
A B.C. Telephone Directory for the year 1962. It covers Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, South Saanich, Sidney & North Saanich. At that time 2 letters and 4 numbers were still used. The Gulf Islands were also in the book; they had 1-3 numbers and l letter. Sooke had 7 numbers--3 then 4 as today. The front cover has a colored painting of Mt. Robson and Emperor Falls. The back cover has colored ads for decorator shades of phones--9 different colors.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Gibbs, FenellaNotes
Accession Date: 16-Oct-96
Mode of Acquisition: giftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
DirectoryNomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
telephone directoryCreated By
Greenlee, LucyCreate Date
October 16, 1996Update Date
June 15, 2026