Marion Collison in canoe en route to Hazelton, BC

• 2009.7.1.003
• Stuk
• [between 1873 and 1919]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Group of five unidentified men stand on shore to right of large dugout canoe, handling their rifles. Forest and snow-capped mountains stand on opposite shore in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Mrs Collison (wife of Arch. Co...

Collison family at 'The Place of Echoes' in river at Kincolith, BC

• 2009.7.1.019
• Stuk
• [ca. 1930]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Group can be seen in distance by canoe close to trees and cliff on opposite shore. Rocky shore of river in foreground.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " 'The Place of Echoes' The Big Creek at Kincolith. Dad, Jack, Joyce & ...

Bertha and W.E. Collison in boat with young daughters, leaving Metlakatla, BC for England

• 2009.7.1.021
• Stuk
• 1910

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Rev. William Edwin Collison stands in centre of boat, with wife Bertha and daughters Muriel and Katherine seated behind. Unknown man and woman are also seated in boat, and an unknown man stands on shore holding rope.Handwritten annotation on verso...

Marion and W.H. Collison travelling with friends in canoe up Skeena River

• 2009.7.1.042
• Stuk
• [between 1873 and 1919]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Canoe with mast floats close to shore in foreground, mountains visible across river in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Arch. W.H. Collison & wife with native friends en route up Skeena River."

Men in freight canoe on Skeena River

• 2009.7.1.043
• Stuk
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Five unidentified men sit with dog in canoe. One man stands on dock in foreground.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Freighting by canoe on skeena river".

Ship in dry dock at Prince Rupert during World War I

• 2009.7.1.050
• Stuk
• [1915?]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts a large ship behind dock buildings. Railroad crosses foreground, hills visible on shore in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Ship in Pr. Rupert dry dock during Great War 1915?".

Ship approaching dry dock at Prince Rupert, BC

• 2009.7.1.051
• Stuk
• [1915?]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts a large ship behind dock buildings. Railroad crosses foreground, hills visible on shore in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Drydock Prince Rupert".

Ship in dry dock at Prince Rupert, BC

• 2009.7.1.052
• Stuk
• [1915?]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts a large ship behind dock buildings. Railroad crosses foreground, hills visible on shore in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Pr. Rupert Drydock".

Dry dock at Prince Rupert, BC

• 2009.7.1.053
• Stuk
• [ca. 1915?]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts buildings visible through clearing in trees. Water crosses foreground, hills visible in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dry dock / Prince Rupert B.C."

The 'Naskeena' anchored off shore of Metlakatla, BC

• 2009.7.1.064
• Stuk
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " '[Naskeena?' anchored off Metlakatla with Dr. [Mc-?] & Capt. Barry standing on its deck".

Sternwheeler passing shore of Metlakatla, BC

• 2009.7.1.065
• Stuk
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Unidentified man can be seen standing by small boat on shore in foreground, a second boat visible in water behind. Hills on opposite shore can be seen in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Metlakathla B.C. 'Stern-wheeler&...

Union SS Catala beached on reef off Port Simpson, BC

• 2009.7.1.072
• Stuk
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts ship resting almost entirely out of water.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "A slight steering problem? Union SS Catala on reef off Port Simpson".

Marion & W.H. Collison in canoe with Tsimshian and Haida crew, travelling from Masset, BC

• 2009.7.1.073
• Stuk
• [ca 1876 - ca. 1890]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Handwritten annotations read: "At rest, after a rough passage of two days and a night from Massett, Queen Charlotte's Islands by canoe - W.H. Collison and Mrs. Collison with Indians from Masset"; "Archdeacon Collison Indian Can...

Lodges and totem poles at village on Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.101
• Stuk
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1915]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts totem poles (crest poles?) in front of lodge buildings on river shore. Canoes can be seen floating in foreground, hills in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Chapter XII. Number 1. Section of Indian Village ...

Three unidentified men poling a canoe up Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.134
• Stuk
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Poling supplies up Nass River".

Eight unidentified men poling a canoe up Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.135
• Stuk
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Forest and hills on opposite shore in background.

Close view of eight unidentified men poling a canoe up Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.136
• Stuk
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Forest and hills on opposite shore in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "poling canoe up Nass River".

W.E. Collison travelling by boat on business trip up Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.137
• Stuk
• [ca. 1910?]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Three men can be seen on deck of small boat. Rocky shore in foreground, forest and hills on opposite shore in background.Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Dad - en route up Nass River on official business. (hence the flag & business...

Joyce Collison, Tom Moorhouse, medical officer & unidentified man by boat on Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.138
• Stuk
• September 1933

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Boat floats close to shore in foreground, forest and hills on opposite shore in background. Joyce is the daughter of Bertha and W.E. Collison, and the granddaughter of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: &quo...

Crew of unidentified men poling a boat up Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.139
• Stuk
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Travelling thru' canyon on Nass River 'Engine & poles'".Hill on opposite shore in background.

W.E. Collison and others on inspection trip by boat to villages on Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.140
• Stuk
• [ca. 1925?]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Group of six men sit and stand on small boat close to shore. Rev. W.E. Collison stands on far right (son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison).Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. Macdonald Med officer (Kincolith) / Dr. [McQuarrie?] ...

Fishing fleet travelling home, view from Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.141
• Stuk
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Tugboat appears to be towing a long line of small boats.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Fishing fleet coming home Nass River B.C."

Early steamship off mouth of Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.142
• Stuk
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Hills on opposite shore in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Early steamship off mouth of Nass River".

Canoes and village buildings at Alert Bay, BC

• 2009.7.1.161
• Stuk
• [ca. 1880 - ca. 1915]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Canoes sit on shore in foreground beside village buildings. A dock is visible above water in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Alert Bay Indian Ranch No. 14 Alert Bay. To be shown on page 69 or 70, re Alert Bay Mission."

Poling a canoe

• 2009.7.1.165
• Stuk
• [ca. 1910]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Three Native men stand in a canoe poling their craft along a shoreline while one man sits and steers. An unidentified village is visible along the opposite shore.

First Passenger Engine at Prince Rupert

• 2009.7.1.248
• Stuk
• ca. 1880-1920

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Head on shot of steam engine traveling through a pass with mountains in the background. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: "First Passenger Engine to reach Prince Rupert." Annotation on recto reads: "First Passenger Eng...

Large crowd in Prince Rupert harbor

• 2009.7.1.249
• Stuk
• ca. 1880-1920

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Large crowd is gathered around main building in a harbor. Many boats visible in foreground. Smoke from tugboat partially obscures the scene. Annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC. Photo by MCrae Bros."

SS Camosun at Prince Rupert

• 2009.7.1.272
• Stuk
• ca. 23 May 1909

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of the SS Camosun arriving in a harbour in Prince Rupert. A blurry man is in the lower right corner of the foreground. Another large vessel can be seen behind the Camosun. Annotation on recto reads: "SS 'Camosun' at Prin...

Prince Rupert wharf and waterfront

• 2009.7.1.273
• Stuk
• [ca. 1880-1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of a small vessel on the ocean with a dock and harbour buildings in the foreground. Tents and piles of lumber can be seen among the buildings. Annotation on recto reads: "The Wharf, Prince Rupert, BC. 1657." Printed annotatio...

Side view of Prince Rupert wharf

• 2009.7.1.274
• Stuk
• May 1908

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Side view photograph of a small harbor close by a shoreline littered in organic debris. A foggy mountain range is visible in the background. Annotation on recto reads: "Wharf and Harbor Prince Rupert. May 1908 JDA."

SS Distributor at Prince Rupert

• 2009.7.1.275
• Stuk
• [ca. 1880-1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of the SS "Distributor" in the open water, with another vessel and mountains in the background. Several passengers and/or crew are visible on deck. Annotation on recto reads: "SS 'Distributor' at Prince Rupert...

Overhead view of downtown Prince Rupert

• 2009.7.1.277
• Stuk
• [ca. 1880-1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Wide angle photograph of many buildings scattered in a clear cut area. Foreground shows several businesses, including "Kelly Carruther's Supply" and "Prince Rupert Hardware and Supply Co." Some remaining forest is visible ...

Stewart BC from government wharf

• 2009.7.1.310
• Stuk
• [ca. 1880-1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Wide angle view of mountains and small residential buildings. A large dock is visible in the foreground. Annotation on recto reads: "Stewart, BC., from Government Wharf."