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Lakeland Sawmill
2012.13.1.3.130 · Item · 12 Oct. 1989
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Lakeland Sawmill in Prince George, B.C, identified by the beehive burners; the one with white smoke belonged to Pas Lumber Co. which was bought out by Lakeland in 1987.

Large Indoor Saw
2012.13.1.122.19 · Item · June 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a large saw at an indoor location, likely in a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.

Logging
2012.13.1.122.12 · Item · 1977
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a logging area somewhere near Prince George, B.C.

Logging
2012.13.1.122.13 · Item · 1977
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a logging area somewhere near Prince George, B.C.

Modern Forestry
2012.13.1.122 · Subseries · [between 1975 and 1982]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting logging and equipment. Most appear to be locations around Prince George.

2005.3.51 · Item · [ca. 1945]
Part of John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

Handwritten caption below this photo reads: "Bought in Picture Prince George". Photograph depicts a mother grizzly bear standing on her hind legs against tree, so that her facial profile is visible. Two cubs stand on hind legs facing and leaning against her.

Northwood Pulpmill
2012.13.1.3.160 · Item · Nov. 2000
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Northwood Pulpmill in Prince George, B.C. taken from above the Nechako River looking east. Map coordinates 53°56'00.0"N 122°44'29.7"W

P.G. Logging
2012.13.1.122.01 · Item · June 1975
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an aerial view of areas that have been used for logging around Prince George, B.C.

Photographs
2000.13.1 · Series · 1914 - 1997
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Series consists of photographs relating to Ray Williston's life from childhood to recent times, air photographs of Prince George, photographs of Bangladesh, and a listing of photographs slated for use in Mr. Williston's biography "Forests, power and policy: the legacy of Ray Williston" written by Eileen Williston and Betty Keller.

Prince George
2012.13.1.3.135 · Item · 12 Oct. 1989
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.

Prince George
2012.13.1.3.133 · Item · 12 Oct. 1989
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.

Prince George
2012.13.1.3.134 · Item · 12 Oct. 1989
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.

2002.1 · Collection · 1887-1999

The Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Society Collection consists primarily of textual, photographic, and cartographic records related to the regional developments of the railway industry in Northern BC. A predominant portion of the collection is made up of material from the Canadian National Railway; other railways represented include the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the British Columbia Railway (BC Rail), the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Intercolonial Railway, and the Okanagan Express. Significant geographical areas covered include Prince George, the Peace River Region, Terrace, Bulkley Valley, Hazelton and Prince Rupert.

The forestry industry is represented in the collection with operational and financial records from Fyfe Lake Sawmill Ltd., which operated southwest of Prince George in the 1950s.

The collection has been organized into series according to creator, each of which also has been arranged to subseries, file and item level, where applicable. This collection consists of eight series, as follows:

1) Canadian National Railway
2) Grand Trunk Railway
3) Pacific Great Eastern Railway
4) British Columbia Railway (BC Rail)
5) Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
6) Intercolonial Railway
7) Fyfe Lake Sawmill ltd.
8) PGRFM
9) Photographs

Prince George Sawmill
2012.13.1.3.158 · Item · Nov. 2000
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts Prince George Sawmill taken from across the Nechako River looking southwest. Map coordinates 53°56'00.0"N 122°44'29.7"W

Prince George Sawmill
2012.13.1.3.159 · Item · Nov. 2000
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts Prince George Sawmill taken from across the Nechako River looking southwest. Map coordinates 53°56'00.0"N 122°44'29.7"W

Pulpmill
2012.13.1.3.142 · Item · Dec. 1997
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a pulpmill, likely Northwood, in Prince George, B.C.

Ray Williston fonds
2000.13 · Fonds · 1914 - 1999, predominant 1954 – 2001

Fonds consists of photographs, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and memorabilia, correspondence, reports and other textual material. The photographs relate to Mr. Williston’s life from childhood to the late 1990s, the scrapbooks document Mr. Williston’s years in political office, and the textual materials relate to both Mr. Williston’s public life and private interests.

Williston, Ray Gillis
Sawmill
2012.13.1.3.141 · Item · Dec. 1997
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a sawmill, possibly Lakeland Sawmill, in Prince George B.C.

Sawmill
2012.13.1.122.15 · Item · [1979?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts logs being stripped of their bark at a saw mill in Prince George, B.C.

Sawmill - Interior
2012.13.1.122.24 · Item · June 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts logs being cut into planks in the interior of a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.