Photograph depicts two men inspecting dirt at Swiggums' mining claim near Osilinka River.
Photograph depicts a man siting in a wooden boat on the Omineca River leading to the entrance of Little Canyon toward a forested shoreline.
Photograph depicts the rocky shoreline and forest environment at the entrance to Little Canyon viewed from the Omineca River.
Photograph depicts Emil Bronlund at the back of a wooden motor boat resting after a swim in the Omineca River, located near Germansen Landing.
Photograph depicts Ralph Meiser and another man ("Crites"?) paddling a wooden boat on the Omineca River near Germansen Landing.
Photograph depicts the view from Germansen Lodge of Omineca River with a forested shoreline and mountain ranges in the background.
Photograph depicts Frank 'Shorty' Weber steering a dug-out canoe on the Omineca River. The background of the photograph depicts log cabins at Old Hogem built along the shoreline of the river in front of a forest with a mountain ridge in the background.
Frank ‘Shorty’ Weber had a trapline on the upper Ingenika for over 30 years. and he was well-known in the Finlay River area.
Photograph depicts a man (Ed Short) standing on a boulder in front of a hillside covered with grass and trees.
Photograph depicts two men standing near two horses in front of a tall log cache in a forested environment.
Photograph depicts two horses loaded with packs walking across a wooden bridge leading over Wedge Creek.
Photograph depicts a snowy mountain range to the south of Wedge Creek with a forested area at the base.
Photoraph depicts two men, Emil Bronlund and Clarence Waldof, standing beside a long motorboat at the edge of Crooked River in front of a forested landscape.
Photograph depicts two men, Clarence Waldof and Henry Waldof, posing for a photo while at work clearing dirt in front of a house in Prince George.
Photograph depicts two men (Emil Bronlund and Henry Waldo) in conversation while at work clearing dirt in front of a house in Prince George.
Photograph depicts two men, Emil Bronlund and Clarence Waldof, posing for a photograph at a farm in Prince George.
Photograph depicts (from left to right) Bill McPhee, an unidentified man, a dog, and Frank 'Shorty' Weber standing in tall meadow grass in front of a sparsely forested landscape in front of a mountain range. The location of the photograph is noted to be at Duck Creek below 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.
Frank ‘Shorty’ Weber had a trapline on the upper Ingenika for over 30 years. and he was well-known in the Finlay River area.
Photograph depicts four men seated around a small camp in front of Copper Mountain. 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.
Photograph depicts Copper Mountain with forested area at base and grassy area in the foreground.
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.
Photograph depicts two men (Bill McPhee and Shorty Weber) standing at the summit of Copper Mountain with a snowy mountain range visible in the background of the image.
Photograph depicts a frozen pond located in a snowy landscape on the east side of Copper Mountain.
Photograph depicts two men and a dog standing in a grassy field at Duck Creek in front of a forested landscape with a mountain range in the background.
Photograph depicts two men standing on a boat floating between ice chunks down Finlay River below Deserter Canyon.
Photograph depicts five men repairing a boat pulled up on a snow covered shoreline beside the river at Finlay Forks.
Photograph depicts a large build up of ice along Parsnip River. In the midground there is a boat stopped at the shore and the background depicts a forested area in front of a snow-capped mountain range.
Photograph depicts two men pulling a boat through a shallow section of Crooked River in front of a forested landscape.
Photograph depicts Clarence Waldof, Henry Waldof, Ethel Waldof, and another woman swimming in Summit Lake.
Photograph depicts men fishing off a rocky point between the Omineca and Osilinka Rivers.
Photograph depicts Clarence Waldof sitting on the bow end of a wooden boat floating on End Lake off the Osilinka River with a forested landscape along the shoreline. A mountain range is visible in the background of the photo.
Photograph depicts two men and two dogs resting near a wooden rowboat stopped along the shoreline of upper Osilinka River near Swiggums mining claims.
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.
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.
Photograph depicts two men, Bill Martin and Clarence Waldof, picking blueberries along a hillside surrounded by their bags and a dog.
Emil Bronlund was in 1927 hired by Consolidated Mining and Smelting Ltd. (later known as Cominco) to take on the company's mining exploration in northern British Columbia, a position he held for almost 25 years. Bronlund had a Leica camera and took photographs during his exploratory trips.
This album of Bronlund's photographic negatives from 1930 to 1932 includes photographs of the following trips:
- Trip to Osilinka River and Omineca River, July 1930
- Copper Mountain on Duck Creek, July 1930
- Wedge Creek, Sept. 1930
- Finlay River, Finlay Forks, Parsnip River, and Crooked River, Oct. 1930
- Prince George, Aug. 1930
- Gola, Norway, Apr. 1931
- Emil Bronlund and Frank Swannell survey crews at Thutade Lake, June 1931 and Sept. 1931
- Cairn mining claim exploration for Consolidated Mining and Smelting Ltd., June-July 1931
- Brothers Lake, Bronlund Peak, and Fredricksen Lake, July 1932
- Sustut Lake, Sept.-Oct 1931
- McLeod River trip, Mar.-Apr. 1932
Photograph depicts Emil Bronlund and another man kneeling at camp with a tent and cooking fire. The camp is located at Little Canyon near the upper Omineca River.
Photograph depicts a sleeping dog and a man holding up a bottle standing between a small campfire and box filled with dishes. In the background of the image there is a forested landscape and a river to the right of the man.
Photograph depicts three men in a boat using long poles to steer a boat through an ice covered river section at Finlay Forks.
Photograph depicts five men and three women seated in a semi-circle inside a wooden cabin in Gola, Norway.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of the north half of Thutade Lake located between a snow-capped mountain range.
Photograph depicts an aerial view of Finlay Falls from below Thutade Lake set in a forested landscape.
Photograph depicts a group portrait of Frank Swannell's and Emil Bronlund's crews surrounded by camping supplies, dogs, and a horse along the shore of Thutade Lake. Skook Davidson is in the back row in front of the horse. Frank Swannell is in the front row 3rd from left, petting a dog.
Photograph depicts a view of the south slope of Duncan Mountain near Thutade Lake.
Photograph depicts two men near their CF-AAM float plane on Thutade Lake in Sand Bay in front of their Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Ltd. (CMS) camp site.
Photograph depicts a snow-covered rock formation on the north side of Sentinl Peak
Photoraph depicts a man (Emil Bronlund) skiing in Gola, Noway with a snow-capped mountain range visible in the background.
Photograph depicts numerous skiiers on a busy ski hill in Gola, Norway.
Photograph depicts a man (Emil Bronlund) standing on skis in front of a ski trail that leads through a snow-covered forest.
Photograph depicts a man standing to the left of a CF-ABK float plane and a Fokker AAM float plane resting on the water on Takla Landing.
Photograph depicts Frank Swannell's party posed to the left of a CF-AAM float plane on a dock at Takla Landing.
Photograph depicts a southeast aerial view from Sustut Pass of a snow-covered mountain range toward Thutade Lake.