The Fred Jeffery Collection consists of three photograph albums comprising a total of 303 b&w photographs all dating from ca.1924-1933. The subject matter of these images consist primarily of the fishing industry, river & landscapes, salmon cannery images (housing, people, workers, machinery, boats) on the Nass River and North Pacific Coast. Notable are the photographs depicting indigenous (Nisga'a) people and places and Chinese and Japanese cannery workers. Identified canneries featured in these photographs include: Mill Bay Cannery, Namu Cannery, Klemtu Cannery, Shushartie Bay Cannery, Balmoral Cannery, North Pacific Cannery, Nass Harbour Cannery, Port Essington Cannery, Kitwanga Cannery, Port Nelson Cannery, Alert Bay Cannery, Dominion Cannery and ABC Co. Cannery. Photographs also include images of the Canadian Pacific Railway in both Vancouver and Sicamous, BC., as well as, images of the Legislative Assembly buildings in Victoria, the 1924 Special Service Squadron ships in Vancouver, early construction of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and town overviews of Yokohama, Japan (pre WWII).
Jeffery, FredImages within this album consist primarily of the fishing industry, river & landscapes, salmon cannery images (housing, people, workers, boats) on the Nass River and North Pacific Coast, ca.1926-1933. Images also feature indigenous First Nations peoples, totem poles, the parliament buildings in Victoria, B.C., and the C.P.R. Pier in Vancouver, B.C. Each photograph is accompanied by a handwritten description glued below or beside the image.
Photograph depicts boats in the harbour at Gibson's Landing in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts the boats Chiquita and Fisher moored at dock during low tide. Below this photo is the following handwritten annotation: "1/8/32 Freak's".
Photograph depicts a wharf. Photograph is adhered to a small black photo album page. Below this photo is the hand written annotation, "Genoa Mill. BC.
Photograph depicts a view from the water of the Parliament buildings in Victoria BC. Possible sea plane docked in front centre.
Photograph depicts a boat named Idledays tied to a pier. Handwritten annotation below the image reads, "Later Algoma".
Photograph depicts a boat anchored near shore. Name on the boat is "Algoma". Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Maple Bay 15/8/33".
Photograph depicts a boat. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "B.S. Bay". Boat is the "Coaster" owned by H. Weldar.
Photograph depicts H. Welda standing in his boat Coaster in dry dock at Arrandale, BC
Photograph depicts a Canadian Pacific Railway boat docked at Vancouver, BC. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "C.P.R. Boat Vancouver".
Photograph depicts a large steamship near a dock. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Empress of Russia"
Photograph depicts a steamship on open water. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "C.P.R. Ferry".
Photograph depicts a partially frozen creek.
Photograph depicts a military parade at the Parliament buildings in Victoria, BC.
Photograph depicts a military band near the parliament buildings in Victoria, BC.
Photograph depicts a military parade at the Parliament buildings in Victoria, BC. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Jaken at Parliament Bdl's Victoria, BC".
Photograph depicts a steamship in Victoria Harbour with shoreline and buildings in the background. Johnson Street Bridge can be seen behind. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Princess Royal July 2, 1927 soldiers on Board"
Photograph depicts a 1920's model car on a snowy unploughed street.
Photograph depicts a pier. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Vancouver, C.P.R. Pier taken from Pier A"
Photograph depicts a pier. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "as above. taken from Howe street"
Photograph depicts a forested area with cleared land in the distance. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Flats - Serpentine"
Photograph depicts a view of cleared valley land with some buildings. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "near Boundary Bay Oct. 1926"
Photograph depicts a wreckage of a small airplane. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "wreck of an Airmail plane". This photograph may depict the plane crash that occurred in October 1926 in which a Victoria-to-Seattle airmail plane piloted by Gerald Smith crashed into the home of Senator Robert F. Green on 502 Rupert Street in Victoria, BC.
Photograph depicts a wreckage of a small airplane. The wreckage is adjacent to a home. Handwritten annotation reads, "same as above 1926". This photograph may depict the plane crash that occurred in October 1926 in which a Victoria-to-Seattle airmail plane piloted by Gerald Smith crashed into the home of Senator Robert F. Green on 502 Rupert Street in Victoria, BC.
Photograph depicts the Canadian Pacific Railway's Pier B and C in Vancouver. Handwritten annotation reads, "taken from pier D. outer end of BC Pier".
Photograph depicts a large steamship at CPR Pier B and C in Vancouver. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "SS. Tahali - Canadian Australian".
Photograph depicts a garden with large shrubs and tall trees. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Views of Stanley Park"
Photograph depicts a park area with fences, pedestrians, pathways and tall trees. Handwritten annotation reads "View o-Stanley Park".
Photograph depicts a man and a woman standing side by side there is newly cleared land in the foreground and background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Mr. & Mrs.".
Photograph depicts a couple and a dog standing on the porch of their house. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Collins and House".
Photograph depicts a cluster of small buildings on a hill. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Houses of "Ned" & Barney".
Photograph depicts small apple tree in bloom. Handwritten annotation reads, "Apple Tree in Bloom 1927"
Photograph depicts a small boat on open water. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Scavengers Boat".
Photograph depicts a male and female crewmember standing side by side. Crew members are possibly from the Union Steamship S.S. Camosun. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Some of the Crew".
Photograph depicts a steamship in open water. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Union S.S. Camosun".
Photograph depicts the Hardy Bay pier. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Hardy Bay. Vancouver Island".
Photograph depicts a roughly cleared area with large trees on the perimeter. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Langley B.C.".
Photograph depicts a woman, three adult men and two boys. They are standing on soil with bushes and trees in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "A Picnic Party 6/6/27".
Photograph depicts a man and a woman posing for a photograph near a house. A young boy stands with them. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Mr. & Mrs. Paynter also Clyde".
Photograph depicts the Mill Bay cannery at the Nass River delta. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Mill Bay Cannery Naas River, B.C.".
Photograph depicts an aerial view of a large cannery. There is a dense forest and a river in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Naas Harbour Cannery July 1926".
Photograph depicts rows of small bunk houses, smoke rises from some of the chimneys, forest in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Cabins of Crew and Indian Houses".
Photograph depicts a cannery built on pilings, dense forest in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Cannery at Naas Harbour".
Photograph depicts two adult men, three women and a boy. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Naas Harbour Cannery picnic party August 1927".
Photograph depicts seven unnamed adults and four unnamed children standing on a beach with water and forest in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Naas Harbour Cannery picnic party August 1927".
Photograph depicts a wreckage of roof tops and timber frames on a shoreline with dense forest in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "wrecked boat houses".
Photograph depicts a close up view of a wreckage of roof tops and timber frames, dense forest in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "At Naas Harbour wind effects/11/27".
Photograph depicts four unnamed women standing on a beach posing for a photo. There is driftwood, water and forest in the background. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "the girls are out on a picnic - 8/27"
Photograph depicts a small wood frame cabin with a lean to porch. Smoke is rising from the lean to chimney. There is a large snow pile in the foreground and snowy forest in the background. Possible location is Nass Harbour. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Cabin Home - H. H. Welda's 3/28"