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2006.9.11 · File · c.1977
Part of Bob Harkins fonds

File consists of 1 audiocassette of people interviewed by Bob Harkins. Side A consists of interviews with Bill Jones of the Fort George Railway Society, Walter Gill formerly of the BC Provincial Police, and Bob Sebastian, of the Carrier First Nation. Side B consists of interviews with Ella Fry, a trapper from Valemount and Prince George boxer Harold Mann.

Trains and People
2012.13.1.19.07 · Item · 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a train and a group of unknown individuals at the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

BC Rail Prince George
2013.6.36.1.045.59 · Item · [12 July 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the passenger depot in Prince George, sited on a dead-end spur. It is situated in an industrial park some miles away from the city centre.

Tree Cutter
2012.13.1.122.26 · Item · May 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts two unidentified individuals examining a thick log still attached to the machine that cut it down. It is located somewhere in Prince George, B.C.

Forestry Heavy Machinery
2012.13.1.122.28 · Item · May 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an unidentified individual examining a piece of heavy machinery used in the forestry industry. It is located in Prince George, B.C.

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.

GTP Roundhouse
2012.13.1.019 · Subseries · [between 1979 and 1983]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting images of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

2002.12.5.2 · Item · c.1970 - c.1989
Part of Bob Harkins fonds

Item consists of typed transcript of interview with Ivor Guest discussing his early memories of Prince George as a river man and logging. Includes discussion of Cataline, and Quaw family.

Harkins, Bob
2002.12.17.1 · Item · c.1970-c.1989
Part of Bob Harkins fonds

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with historian Frank Leonard who discusses the history of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, its impact on the development of Prince George and Prince Rupert. Also discusses rivalries between owners of the newspapers Fort George Herald and Fort George Tribune.

Harkins, Bob
2002.12.5.1 · Item · c.1970 - c.1989
Part of Bob Harkins fonds

Item consists of transcript of interview with Bruce Douglas conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding his career in early railways in Prince George region and memories of the sawmills in Giscome area..

Harkins, Bob
2002.12.13.1 · Item · c.1970-c.1989
Part of Bob Harkins fonds

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Charles, John and Sonya Houghtaling regarding family history; includes stories of his father's work on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction c.1910 and river transportation on the Fraser River as a scowman. Also history of the Houghtaling sub-division

Harkins, Bob
CN Train Yard
2012.13.1.3.121 · Item · 12 Oct. 1989
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a number of trains in the CNR train yard taken from River Road in Prince George, B.C. Map coordinates 53°54'51.5"N 122°43'29.6"W