Exploration, Discovery and Travel

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  • Travel or exploration for personal, geographical, scientific or mapping reasons
  • Expeditions, exploration, adventure, prospecting, guiding
  • Individuals and groups involved in exploration or travel (eg. explorers, adventurers, prospectors, guides, outfitters)
  • Expedition planning, reports and accounts
  • Personal travels for discovery and education (eg. travel diaries)
  • Early contact with First Nations
  • SEE ALSO: Land, Settlement and Immigration

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          1199 Archival description results for Exploration, Discovery and Travel

          Two People, Three Dogs
          2012.13.1.84.05 · Item · 1994
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts two individuals and three dogs standing by a stream at an uncertain location, possibly somewhere in Bear Glacier Provincial Park. The woman in purple is possibly Sue Sedgwick.

          Two People, Two Dogs
          2012.13.1.84.06 · Item · 1994
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts two individuals and two dogs standing by a stream at an uncertain location, possibly somewhere in Bear Glacier Provincial Park. The woman in purple is possibly Sue Sedgwick.

          2021.06.016 · Item · [July 1930]
          Part of Emil Bronlund Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts (from left to right) Bill McPhee, Frank 'Shorty' Weber, and another man resting along the rocky terrain on the west slope of Copper Mountain with a forested area at the base of the mountain. In the background of the image another mountain range is visible. The location of the photograph is noted to be at Copper Mountain; however, that name does not appear to be in current use. Location is assumed to be somewhere in the vicinity of 55.979291, -125.208415, near what is currently named Wasi Peak.

          Frank ‘Shorty’ Weber had a trapline on the upper Ingenika for over 30 years. and he was well-known in the Finlay River area.

          View up the Omineca River
          2021.06.010 · Item · [Sept. 1930?]
          Part of Emil Bronlund Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts a wide view of the Omineca River with a man standing on a boat in the right corner of the image. In the background the river a forested shoreline and mountain range are visible.

          2021.06.013 · Item · [July 1930]
          Part of Emil Bronlund Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts three men sitting in a circle in a clear area near a sparsely forested area in front of a snowy mountain range. The location of the photograph is noted to be at Duck Creek at Copper Mountain; however, those names may no longer be in current use. Location is assumed to be approximately 55.979291, -125.208415 near what is currently named Wasi Peak.