Photograph depicts a view from a hill of a river winding through the forest with marshlands nearby. This may be a double exposure and there is an indiscernible image in the center of the photo.
Photograph depicts a view from a hill of a river winding through the forest with marshlands nearby.
Photograph depicts a view from a high hill, looking down on the Nechako river. There is forest and low rolling hills in the background.
Photograph depicts a view from a high hill looking down on the Nechako river. There is forest and low rolling hills in the background.
Photograph depicts a tarp spread out on the grass, two men sit nearby the tarp. There is a canvas tent in the background with a man standing beside it. Behind the tent is a low hill with a fence bordering the top of the hill. There are blankets drying on the fence.
Photograph depicts several people in a large field. There are buildings and trees in the background.
Photograph depicts scattered buildings, an outhouse, and tents on a rough clearing. A river and its cutbacks are in the background.
Photograph depicts eighteen or more canvas tents scattered on the river shore next to rough cabins and an outhouse.
Photograph depicts twenty-eight or more people standing on the river's edge, a stack of wood is ready for loading on the steamer that is anchored near the shore.
Photograph depicts six adults and three or more children sitting on the ground with a log cabin in the background. Snow scatters the ground in small patches.
Photograph depicts a view of the river shore, a few scattered buildings and tents are near the shore. A footpath leads from the water's edge between the dwellings and through the newly cleared land.
Photograph depicts the rough waters and rocks at Fort George Canyon.
Photograph depicts nine or more people watching a steamer navigate the rough waters of Fort George Canyon from the river shore.
Photograph depicts one man standing on the bank of a river, forest in the background. The image is not in focus or possibly a double exposure.
Photograph depicts six men standing outside a small log building. A sawhorse in the foreground, a tall pole "cache" and forest in the background.
Photograph depicts four men paddling a long canoe. The canoe is loaded with supplies and a dog, river and forest in the background.
Photograph depicts view of the river from a boat. There is a silhouette of a person wearing a hat in the foreground.
Photograph depicts several men standing on the river bank. Possibly A.H. Holland in center of photo.
Photograph depicts four men pinning a "Union Jack" flag to the exterior of a building.
Photograph depicts Lheidli T'enneh Nation burial grounds in foreground, Hudson Bay Company buildings in background.
Photograph depicts a large white building surrounded by a fence.
Photograph depicts a cluster of wooden buildings including a flagpole and church spire at a Lheidli T'enneh village site. Original photo identified this image as "Indian Village, Fort George".
Photograph depicts a small cluster of buildings near the river bank.
Photograph depicts a four-dog team harnessed to a loaded sleigh. Two people stand near the loaded sleigh on a snowy forest path.
Photograph depicts two people and a dog team on a snowy river bank with a narrow passage of open water and a snowy bluff in the background.
Subseries consists of material collected by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding the communities along the East Line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in Central British Columbia, particularly between Prince George and McBride. These communities and locations include, among others, Shelley, Willow River, Sinclair Mills, Longworth, Dunster, Tete Jaune, Valemount, Mount Robson, and the Yellowhead Pass. Research on these communities was conducted during Kent Sedgwick's involvement in the UNBC-led Upper Fraser Historical Geography Project. The files primarily consist of research notes, audio and transcripts of oral interviews, and photographs of the East Line communities.
Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding parks and outdoor recreation in Prince George. Material on parks includes Fort George Park (renamed to Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park in 2015); Cottonwood Island Park; Connaught Hill; Moore's Meadow; L.C. Gunn Park; the Nechako Cutbanks; Paddlewheel Park; Monkman Provincial Park; Fraser Canyon Park; and Carp Lake. Also includes information on the creation of plaques and monuments, including the Alexander Mackenzie monument; the “Arrival of Steel” CN railway plaque; heritage interpretative signs for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; the Millar addition; and flooding and rivers. The files consists of various pamphlets and correspondence regarding the development of parks and the creation of interpretive materials.
Subseries consists of materials collected by Kent Sedgwick for research on the geography and natural resources in Prince George and its region. Includes material on the natural resource industry, including the opening of the McArthur Sawmill, the W. Lamb and Sons Lumber Sawmill, and mining; photocopied aerial photographs of Prince George; the climate, temperatures, and flooding; and the geographical features of Prince George.
Map depicts to Canadian federal electoral districts for the 1993 federal election.
Map depicts the city of Prince George boundary expansions from 1913 to 1974.
Map depicts boundaries of study areas, including major study area, community study area, and the city of Prince George boundaries.
Map depicts the city of Prince George with annotations of the boundary expansions from 1915 to 1964.
Map depicts the city of Prince George Boundary expansions since 1913.
Map depicts the city of Prince George Boundary expansions since incorporation in 1915.
Kent Sedgwick’s research subject files contain original research notes, interviews and oral histories, news clippings, and collected primary and secondary sources. The series also includes both original and reproduction photographs, audio recordings, and maps. The subject files primarily relate to the history, urban planning, and historical geography of the Central Interior of British Columbia, especially Prince George area and the East Line communities over the course of the 20th century. They also include extensive notes on geographic features, landscapes, interpretative trails, architectural history, industrial history, history of Western exploration and land survey, and the First Nations history of the region.
Image depicts Elmer Mercier, a former mayor of Prince George, B.C., cutting the ribbon to open Cottonwood Park's Heritage Trail.
Image depicts a crowd of people in Cottonwood Park in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a crowd of people on a section of the Heritage Trail on Cottonwood Island in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a large crowd of people on a section of the Heritage Trail on Cottonwood Island in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a section of the Heritage Trail on Cottonwood Island in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a group of trees in the Cottonwood Park, with a sign which reads: "This is the primary plantation for the 'Forest for the World' project. These trees were planted on August 5, 1985, commemorating Prince George's 70th birthday by the citizens of Prince George & Expo 86'."
Image depicts a section of the Heritage Trail in Cottonwood Park.
Image depicts a the Cottonwood Island Nature Park sign and map in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a the Cottonwood Island Nature Park sign and map in Prince George, B.C.
File contains slides depicting the opening of the Cottonwood Park section of the Heritage River Trails in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a forest of dead trees on the slopes of Tabor Mountain in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a forest of dead trees on the slopes of Tabor Mountain in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts an unidentified man cross country skiing somewhere on Tabor Mountain in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a view of the landscape surrounding Tabor Mountain in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts the area surrounding Tabor Mountain. Prince George is slightly visible on the left side of the image in the background.