Family and Personal Life

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  • Individuals of all ages and families
  • Friendships, personal relationships, home life
  • Generational and genealogical records
  • Sexuality
  • Support and charitable organizations for the private lives of families and individuals
  • SEE ALSO: Community Life; Children and Youth; Women

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          770 Archival description results for Family and Personal Life

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          2009.5.1.31 · Item · [ca. 1960]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Back, left to right: Ellen (nee Taylor) and husband Percy Garland, Joan Graves (daughter of Lucy Taylor), Dick Baxter (son of Violet), Violet (nee Taylor) Baxter. Front, left to right: [unknown], Margret Baxter (wife of Alan Baxter), Judy Taylor (daughter of Arthur Taylor), Edna Roth (daughter of Violet).

          Photograph taken on Ross Crescent, Prince George, at the home of Violet Baxter. Car and trees in background.

          Taylor Family in Town
          2009.5.4.45 · Item · [ca. 1935]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Front, left to right: Hermina Taylor, Kay (nee Irwin, wife of Arthur Taylor), Violet and Bob Baxter. Back, left to right: [Ellen?], Percy Garland (husband to Ellen Taylor), [Tom Taylor?]. Hermina holds a baby, speculated to be Ian or Jillian (children of Arthur Taylor). Houses stand in background behind road.

          2009.5.1.30 · Item · [ca. 1955]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Standing from left to right: Hugh Taylor Jr. and wife Corrine, Hermina Taylor, Alan Baxter (son of Violet Taylor) and wife Margret, Beverly Taylor (wife of Ian), Arthur Taylor, Ian Taylor (son of Arthur), Ronald Butler (husband to Jillian).

          Seated from left to right: Virginia (nee Taylor) Silvester, Jillian Butler (daughter of Arthur Taylor), Dixon Taylor.

          Group is gathered at a farm on Lulu Island, B.C. belonging to a friend of the family named Edna Mozer. Wood building, trees and vehicle in background.

          2009.5.1.83 · Item · 1916
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Group of men, women, and children stand in field below large sign that reads: "GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC TRACK CONNECTED APRIL 7th 1914 PRINCE RUPERT MILEAGE 373-96 - WINNIPEG MILEAGE 1,374". Two men in formal attire stand on either side of group, women and children in between. A spotted dog stands on right. It is believed that members of the Taylor family are present in group (Hermina holding infant Tom, surrounded by Violet, Lucy, Arthur, Virginia, and Dixon). Man and woman in back left speculated to be Lillian and A.K. Bourchier. Handwritten annotation on envelope of negative reads: "Ft. Fraser 1916".

          2009.5.1.3 · Item · [ca. 1920]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Hermina Taylor stands with group gathered on front steps of veranda. An elderly couple and young girl sit on the steps beside Lucy and Violet Taylor (Violet holding a baby). Hermina and young girl stand behind them on right, and a man and young woman stand behind on left. A wood pile can be seen behind the house.

          2009.5.4.60 · Item · May 1981
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Julian Fry reminisces on his early life and acquaintances in Prince George during his work along the Blackwater Road in the early 1920's. Some notable references include: Blackwater Road, C.F.S. Baldy Hughes, Bill Comstock, Tom Cornell, Duncan MacKenzie, Ernest Levesque, [?] Hathaway, [?] Nelson, Ed and Julia Erickson, Blackwater Telegraph Station, Everett Vandenburg, and [?] Mackenzie.

          Swimming in a Lake
          2012.13.1.84.35 · Item · 1994
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts numerous unknown individuals swimming in a lake or standing on a dock at an uncertain location.

          2000.1.1.3.08 · File · July 1987 - Apr.1989
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          File contains images of mine operations and construction, as well as a variety of other subjects.

          • Elements of the underground mine are depicted, including miners working, the marked rock face, yellow ducting and ventilation fan, the portal, mesh rockbolted onto adit walls, shotcrete being applied, and stacked mining construction materials.
          • Mining equipment depicted in this file includes underground ore haulage truck, Wabco ore haulage truck, jackleg drill, stoper drill, scoop tram, jumbo drill, conveyor, pickup trucks, unidentified mixing or grinding machine, a cable wagon and half constructed ore haulage truck in the shop, and a continuous miner (also known as alpine miner or roadheader).
          • A set of images show a dozer and a lowbed truck transporting a temporary building down the pit mine access road.
          • Several images depict drill core fragments, asbestos ore, and geological features of the mine.
          • Mining related process are depicted, including a young man sluicing and panning, a mine building under construction, and an unidentified steel frame structure with a hydraulic device suspended on a rail.
          • A set of images shows a railway or highway construction project, including stockpile of construction materials, rail cars, caboose, locomotive, front end loader, dump truck, concrete mixing trucks, semi-trucks, and a rail car with large steel drums which are speculated to be specialized for tunnel construction.
          • Further images show what is speculated to be tunnel construction.
          • A set of images at a high ceiling underground mine which is not Cassiar depicts a man in a suite by a underground ore haulage truck, and other mining vehicles including a crane.
          • A set of images depict an ungulate herd, possibly bighorn sheep, on a mountain side.
          • The file includes several images which depict personal life, presumably from a family vacation, and access to these images may be restricted. These images depict man with children on a fishing trip, adults and children around a pool, a woman on a motorcycle, and a house and kitchen. Several groups of images are contained in envelopes annotated with dates and “K. Minty”.
          2014.6.1.16 · Item · 2017
          Part of Rustad & Dezell Family fonds

          Item is the published book "Sunshine and Rhubarb Wine: The Life and Legacy of Bea Dezell". The book is the life story of Bea Dezell, born in Vancouver in 1908 and moved to Williams Lake in 1932, then lived in Wells and Quesnel before settling in Prince George. She was a pioneer of the Cariboo region. Her husband Garvin Dezell, a builder, was the mayor of Prince George for many years in the 1950s and 60s. Bea died in 2014 at the age of 105.

          This version of the book contains colour photograph reproductions. Other versions of the book have black & white photograph reproductions.

          Sue Sedgwick
          2012.13.1.65.60 · Item · [1976?]
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts Sue Sedgwick holding what appears to be cooked pork and onions.

          Stewart Access Road
          2012.13.1.51.036 · Item · May 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a man, possibly Kent Sedgwick, leaning against a sign forbidding public traffic on the Stewart Access Road from between 5 am to 8 pm. Located in Hazelton, B.C.

          2006.20.10.14 · Item · 28 July 1901
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Group of five miners stand in mining area on left. Woman, man, and young girl sit and stand on far right in more formal attire. Mining tools and equipment throughout.

          Printed annotation on recto of photograph: "Société Minière de B.C., Atlin B.C. July 28th, 1901, A.C. Hirschfeld, No. 707".

          Social correspondence
          2004.12.1.07 · File · 1940-1999, predominant 1968-1999
          Part of Bertha Wood fonds

          File consists of social correspondence consisting of letters, postcards, wedding and party invitations, newspaper clippings, and map brochures.

          Small boy carrying bear skin
          2009.7.1.106 · Item · [ca. 1878 - ca. 1915]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Unidentified boy walks on a wood boardwalk, carrying large bundle. Forest in background.

          Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Young boy carrying furs - Village of Kincolith"; "Little Indian boy carrying bear skin [?] at Gitlakdamix".

          2009.5.2.180 · Item · [ca. 1905?]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts man standing with women believed to be Sarah Glassey. The pair holds a line of fish between them. Boat and trees in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "[Mert?] and myself after an hours trolling."

          2009.5.2.298 · Item · [1939?]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Sarah Glassey stands to left of three unknown men, embracing the man beside her who wears what is believed to be a pilot's uniform. Young man seated on ground wears suit, tie, and military hat. Young man on far right wears navy uniform. Trees in left background, street and houses in right background.

          2009.5.2.294 · Item · 1937
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          The pair stands on grassy shore, Sarah on right. Trees, water, and bridge visible in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Sarah + Vi." Both woman are believed to be members of group featured in items 2009.5.2.274 - 2009.5.2.291.

          2009.5.2.293 · Item · 1937
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          The pair stands on grassy shore, Sarah on right. Trees, water, bridge, and opposite shore visible in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Sarah + Doris." Both woman are believed to be members of group featured in items 2009.5.2.274 - 2009.5.2.291.

          2009.5.2.73 · Item · [ca. 1935]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts a group of four adults standing in front of car parked on road. Forest and unknown building in background. Left to right: Judge Fisher, Mrs. [Laird?], unidentified taxi driver, Sarah Glassey. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Sarah, The Taxi driver, Mrs. [Laird?] her husband is a Dr. at the University of B.C. I am very fond of her, and an old friend of yours Judge Fisher used to be just good old Billy Fisher."

          2009.5.2.204 · Item · [1905?]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Young woman believed to be Sarah Glassey stands in farm yard with two small dogs. One is hanging from the air as its teeth grip the dish Sarah holds. Fence and buildings in background. It is also possible that this woman may Violet (nee Taylor) Baxter, niece to Sarah Glassey.

          Sarah Glassey on Horse
          2009.5.2.178 · Item · [ca. 1905?]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts Sarah Glassey wearing overalls and hat, seated on horse. Cardboard box lies in left foreground, and a team of horses pulling wagon can be seen in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Myself."

          2009.5.2.284 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Group of eleven men and women stands and sits in front of log building. Woman on far left holds infant, Sarah Glassey stands on far right. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Mr & Mrs Conroy, daughter Mary & school teacher." Similar group also featured in items 2009.5.2.274 - 2009.5.2.294.

          2009.5.2.289 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Group of four women and one man stands in front of car in unidentified yard. Sarah stands on far left, buildings, wood pile, and forest in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "[Wright Car?] Atlin." Similar group also featured in items 2009.5.2.274 - 2009.5.2.294.