File consists of notes and reproductions relating to George Mercer Dawson (August 1, 1849 - March 2, 1901), a Canadian geologist and surveyor with the Geological Survey of Canada.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the British Columbia Express Company. Barnard's Express, later known as the British Columbia Express Company or BX, was a pioneer transportation company that served the Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George regions in British Columbia, Canada from 1861 until 1921.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the gold rush in Quesnel and Likely, British Columbia. Includes: "Guide to the Goldfields: Cariboo Country" newspaper edition (1998); "Cariboo, Chilcotin Coast, Likely" brochure published by Likely & District Chamber of Commerce [199-]; "The UNBC Quesnel Rover Research Centre" pamphlet published by the University of Northern British Columbia (2002); "New Nugget Restaurant" paper placemat (1972); and "Likely" brochure from the Likely Chamber of Commerce [198-]. Also includes photographs depicting a camping trip in Likely, British Columbia (2010).
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Mount Sir Alexander, a mountain in the Sir Alexander Area of the Continental Ranges of the BC Canadian Rockies.
Subseries consists of materials collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding fur trade history in British Columbia. Includes histories of the Hudson's Bay Company; historic trails utilized for fur trade; fur trade by the North West Company in the interior of British Columbia; Simon Fraser, a Canadian explorer and fur trader with the North West Company; and David Thompson, a surveyor, cartographer, and fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade in British Columbia, particularly in Fort St. James and Fort George. File primarily consists of Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes on the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade in British Columbia. Includes: "Parks Canada Lower Fort Garry National Historic Park" brochure published by Parks Canada [199-?]; and "Fort Langley National Historic Park" brochure published by Parks Canada (1979).
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer and North West Company fur trader who charted much of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia and founded a number of BC communities, including Prince George (Fort George). Includes a photograph depicting a bicentennial celebration at Fort George Park (1993).
File consists of notes, letters, and reproductions relating to the "Arrival of Steel" CN Railway plaque in Prince George. Includes: "Invitation" from the City of Prince George for the unveiling of the CN plaque (27 Jan. 1989) and correspondence letters between CN and the City of Prince George (1987-1989). Also includes photographs depicting the CN plaque and the unveiling ceremony (Jan. 1989).
Image depicts an unknown individual and a dog on a bridge over what is possibly the Robson River.
Image depicts a waterfall with a mountain peak in the background; it is most likely Mt. Robson.
Image depicts a camp of people with Mt. Robson and the Berg Glacier in the background.
Image depicts a group of people standing on the foot of a glacier, possibly the Robson Glacier.
Image depicts a group of people hiking on a glacier, possibly the Robson Glacier.
Image depicts a group of people hiking up a mountain side, possibly Mt. Robson.
Image depicts a group of hikers standing on a slope.
Image depicts a climbing either up or down a rock face.
Image depicts a group of individuals at camp somewhere in Mt. Robson Provincial Park.
Image depicts a group of people standing near a river. A glacier is visible in the background.
Image depicts four unknown individuals studying a plant.
Image depicts a group of hikers hiking towards what is possibly the Chilcotin River.
Image depicts a view of the landscape at an unknown location with a group of people, possibly tourists, present. It is possibly near the Fraser River.
Image depicts an individual ducking under a tree branch somewhere in Haida Gwaii, B.C.
Image depicts an individual, possibly Kent Sedgwick, standing on a trail through a forest somewhere in or around Seton Portage, B.C.
Image depicts two individuals and three dogs standing by a stream at an uncertain location, possibly somewhere in Bear Glacier Provincial Park. The woman in purple is possibly Sue Sedgwick.
Image depicts Sue and Kent Sedgwick with two dogs, standing with the Bear Glacier in the background.
Image depicts Sue Sedgwick with a dog, standing with the Bear Glacier in the background.
Collection consists of a travel scrapbook created by Jill Singleton documenting a trip to Alaska, Yukon, Haida Gwaii, and northern BC. Includes photographs, ephemera, handwritten notes, pamphlets, issues of local newspapers, and maps.
This travel scrapbook was created by Jill Singleton to document a trip to Alaska, Yukon, Haida Gwaii, and northern BC. Jill Singleton and Eric Stathers embarked on a 1985 car camping trip using the BC Ferries and Alaska Ferry systems. Includes postcards, ephemera, handwritten notes, pamphlets, issues of local newspapers, and maps. Also includes 37 photographs.
Includes the following:
- "Queen Charlotte Islands Observer" newspaper issue for August 8, 1985
- "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Queen Charlotte City", June 1985
- "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Tlell + Port Clements", June 1985
- "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Skidegate Landing, Skidegate and Sandspit", June 1985
- "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Masset", June 1985
- "Explorations Q.C.I." pamphlet advertising guiding, outfitting, and touring
- "Sandspit Inn, Queen Charlotte Islands" pamphlet
- "Visit the Queen Charlottes" pamphlet
- Queen Charlotte Islands map, circa 1985
- BC Ferries pamphlet "New in 1985... Inside Passage Day Cruise"
- BC Ferries pamphlet "Tickets and Boarding Information, Inside Passage"
- "Alaska Marine Highway" pamphlet
- "Discover Southeast Alaska, Ketchikan" pamphlet
- "Alaska State Parks" pamphlet/map
- "Tongass National Forest, Alaska" pamphlet/map
- "Alaska Marine Highway Summer Schedule - May 1, 1985 through September 30, 1985" pamphlet
- History leaflet for St. Michael's Cathedral, Sitka, AK
- Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute leaflets, 1984
- Anchorage 1984 Visitors Guide, Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
- "Skagway... some Steps on the Gold Rush Trail... walking Tour of the Historic District - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park"
- "Skaguay Alaskan" newspaper issue, Vol. VIII, No. 1880 (1985)
- "Klondike Gold Rush" pamphlet for tourists
- "Broadway, Skagway, Alaska" pamphlet
- "S.S. Tutshi, Carcross" pamphlet
- "Moon Watching" pamphlet by BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing (1980)
- "Some Insects of Provincial Parks" pamphlet by BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing (1980)
- "Stewart, British Columbia - Hyder, Alaska... Your Gateway to Alaska and the Yukon!" pamphlet
- "Stewart-Cassiar Highway 37" map
- "Prince Rupert City Map & Guide" pamphlet
- "Explore Canada's Yellowhead, Western Canada's New Interprovincial Highway" pamphlet (1983)
- "101 Things To Do in Yukon" booklet published by Tourism Yukon (1985)
- "Your Guide to B.C. Ferries' Inside Passage" booklet by British Columbia Ferry Corporation (1985)
- "Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada" booklet (1981)
Trip itinerary:
- Vancouver, BC
- Nanaimo, BC
- Port Hardy, BC
- Prince Rupert, BC
- Yakoun River, BC
- Haida Gwaii, BC (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands)
- Rennell Sound, BC
- Graham Island, BC
- Queen Charlotte City, BC
- Sandspit, BC
- Prince Rupert, BC
- Ketchikan, AK
- Sitka, AK
- Tenakee Springs, AK
- Juneau, AK
- Skagway, BC
- Carcross, YK
- Atlin, BC
- Telegraph Creek, BC
- Kitwanga, BC
- Prince Rupert, BC
- Prince George, BC
- Lillooet, BC
- Vancouver, BC
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 four men and two women seated in front of a wooden cabin surrounded by snow in Gola, Norway.
Photograph depicts three men on skiis standing on snow-covered terrain in front of a mountain.
Photograph depicts three men taking a break from skiing to inspect a branch on the snow-covered terrain in Gola, Norway.
Photograph depicts a man skiing across a flat, snow-covered landscape in Gola, Norway.
Photograph depicts five women and two men standing on the deck of the SS Stavangerfjord, a Norwegian passenger ocean liner.
Photograph depicts five women and two men standing on the deck of the SS Stavangerfjord, a Norwegian passenger ocean liner.
Photograph depicts a CF-ABK float plane on the water at Burns Lake. CF-ABK was a legendary bush plane nicknamed "Old Faithful". On the left of the photograph three men are resting on a pile of wood.
Photograph depicts a northwest aerial view from Sustut Pass of a snow-covered mountain range toward Thutade Lake.
Photograph depicts four men moving camping supplies on a wooden raft on the shore of Thutade Lake.
Photograph depicts a view of of the tree-covered slope with Duncan Lake below.
Photograph depicts a view of Duncan Creek in front of a snow covered valley (Rusty Basin) with a mountain range visible in the background.
Photograph depicts a man stopped with a canoe on the shore of a river located near McClair Creek. Several mountains are visible from the background of the image.
Photograph depicts a man resting in a canoe near the right shore of a river leading through a forested environment with a mountain range visible in the background.
Photograph depicts Two Brothers Lake set within a forested environment with a mountain range visible in the background.
Photograph depicts the south view of Fredricksen Lake with mountain ranges depicted in the background.
Photograph depicts a shoreline with long grass and trees located along Sustut Lake with a snow-covered mountain range in the background.
Photograph depicts the rocky cliffs of the Sturdee River Canyon with a low mountain range in the background.