At this time, the Archives provides digital files of archival images rather than physical print copies. Upon payment, patrons receive a high-quality digital reproduction of the selected image. The responsibility for producing any physical prints or other material formats from the digital file rests with the patron.
The Archives is currently unable to offer printing, mounting, or framing services.
Commercial use fees may be applicable. Please refer to the Guidelines for Photographic Reproductions below for further information.
Please order photos using our order form. If you need assistance, please contact us. Thank you.
The Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives provides digital reproductions of images from its collections. At this time, physical prints are not supplied.
For personal, non-commercial use, the fee is a flat rate of $5.00 per image, per digital file.
For commercial, non-personal, use, an additional fee of $25.00 per image, per digital file applies. Commercial, and non-personal uses includes, but is not limited to, publication, advertising, promotional materials, or any additional use intended for financial gain. The use fee applies to both commercial and non-commercial projects, including educational, academic, nonprofit, community, and for-profit uses.
Personal and private research use: The additional use fee does not apply when a reproduction is obtained solely for personal reference or private research and will not be published, exhibited, distributed, publicly displayed, or posted online. The regular reproduction fee still applies.
Nonprofit, educational, academic, or community status does not automatically exempt a project from use fees. The Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives may reduce or waive a fee at its discretion when authorized by Archives policy.
Please consult the Guidelines for Photographic Reproductions below for full definitions of personal and commercial use, reproduction conditions, and attribution requirements.
If you are unsure whether your intended use is commercial, or if you require assistance selecting or requesting images, please contact the Archives prior to submitting payment.
Prices are subject to change without notice.
In purchasing an image, the applicant obtains permission for personal - one time use - only. Permission is not granted for further reproduction or for use other than that specified in the original order. Additional use is not permitted without a separate application.
All images must be credited and include the photographer if known, collection title, and image number. i.e. "Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives, Fred Button fonds, 2009-004-514."
If the image is from the Wrathall Collection, please credit: "Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives & Museum of Northern B.C., Wrathall Collection, WP996-79-11203."
Images published on a web page shall not exceed 1024 pixels on the long side and 72 dpi. Credits as specified above are required, as well as a link to the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives website using the HTTPS protocol: https://princerupertarchives.ca (note the "s" in "https://")
Responsibility for infringement of copyright or invasion of privacy resulting from the use of reproductions from the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives is assumed by the user. In authorizing the publication of a photographic image, the Archives does not surrender its own right to publish it, or to grant permission to others to do so. The Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives retains all rights to the images.
The applicant agrees to reproduce the images accurately and shall not alter them in any way which might compromise their historical or artistic integrity. Images may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered. Digital manipulation and/or modification are expressly forbidden. The purchaser must provide one complimentary "signed" copy of the publication using the archival material to the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives.
The Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives reserves the right to charge use fees for one-time non-exclusive use, over a five year period. This is in addition to any reproduction costs. Commercial use is defined as for-profit use in non-academic books, magazines, newspapers, film, television, websites, offices or restaurants, and in advertising such as program brochures, calendars, posters, placemats, and postcards.
An additional use fee of $25.00 per image, per approved use applies when an image will be published, exhibited, displayed publicly, distributed, boradcast, or posted online. This fee applies in addition to the reproduction fee.
Uses requiring the additional fee include, but are not limited to:
Permission and duration: Payment of the use fee provides permission for one-time, non-exclusive use of the image in the project or use described in the approved Statement of Intended Use. Permission remains valid for that approved use for up to five years from the date it is granted. A new use, substantially revised project, additional publication, new exhibition, or use beyond the approved five-year period requires additional written permission and may be subject to another use fee.
Nonprofit, educational, academic, or community status does not automatically exempt a project from use fees. The Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives may reduce or waive a fee at its discretion when authorized by Archives policy.
Payment of reproduction or use fees does not transfer copyright or ownership of an image. Users remain responsible for complying with copyright, privacy, donor, contractual, cultural, and other applicable restrictions. Required credit lines must accompany every authorized use.