Image depicts Eaglet Lake in the winter taken from Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'20.9"N 122°21'53.1"W
Image depicts a house in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'17.6"N 122°22'06.1"W
Image depicts the old CN station in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'20.7"N 122°22'01.1"W
Image depicts an open field and Giscome, B.C. in the background. Map coordinates 54°03'52.9"N 122°22'10.0"W
Image depicts a row of houses at an uncertain location, possibly in Giscome, B.C.
Image depicts what is possibly the CN Railway Station and tracks located in Giscome, B.C.
File contains slides depicting places along the east line of the BC Railway.
Image depicts Giscome with the school on the left, the remnants of the town site in the middle and the church on the right. Map coordinates 54°03'58.2"N 122°22'04.8"W
Image depicts a Catholic church in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'15.5"N 122°21'52.1"W
Image depicts a Catholic church in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'15.5"N 122°21'52.1"W
File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Ken Sasaki.
File consists of four letters from Eagle Lake Spruce Mills to the British Columbia Ministry of Railways regarding the company's construction of a logging railway.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Walter Carlson. Includes one original recorded audio cassette and one copy.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Ruth Cunningham, Lillian Coulling, and Evelyn Rebman. Includes two original recorded audio cassettes and two copies.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Andre Laquerre. Includes one original recorded audio cassette.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Ken Sasaki. Includes one original recorded audio cassette and three copies.
File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Buster Brown.
File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Walter Carlson.
This 16mm film of Eagle Lake Sawmills was produced by Torajiro Sasaki in July 1952, likely commissioned or with permission from the sawmill owners, the Spurs. The film depicts logging and sawmilling operations at the Eagle Lake Sawmill, as well as shots of the bunkhouses, exterior shots of the mill, and the beehive burner. Employees of the mill are shown at work. In 1952, Eagle Lake Sawmill used both machinery and horses in their operations.
Sans titreFile consists of an audio recording of an interview with Jeanne Anderson. Includes one copy of the original recorded audio cassette; the original recording is not held by the archives.
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..
Sans titreAn “Indiana” flatbed logging truck releases logs from its load onto a makeshift log slide at the edge of a road.
Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso: "unloading logs".
This photograph collection consists of 53 photographs featuring primarily Giscome with a few of Prince George. Subjects include the Eagle Lake Sawmill, Eagle Lake, Giscome townsite (including specific buildings and general road perspectives), Giscome School, Division II class photos (1950-51), and the Giscome School teacherage.
Overhead photograph of Giscome with the Eagle Lake Sawmill's beehive burner clearly visible in left foreground. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Part of our community. school * ”
Street view featuring a dirt road leading directly to Giscome School, a three room institution. On the right the steeple of the Catholic church is visible, beside which was Neff’s (sp?) corner store. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Looking up our street. The school is at the end.”
Closeup of Giscome School. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Our school. This is my 0 room – the back of it.”
Elevated class photo featuring 28 students of grade 3, 4 and 5 posing for an outdoor photo in a field of grass. Wooden support for swing set visible to the left.
Some of the children from Division II standing for a group photograph in front of a wall displaying their work.
Side perspective of St. Frederick’s Catholic Church located on Brown Ave. in Giscome. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “The Catholic Church, St. Frederick.”
Small wooden outhouse with wooden planked pathway sits in an open field behind the Teacherage. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Behind the teacherage. Guess what?”
Side perspective of the teacherage located on Brown Ave. in Giscome. Photo taken in November after the first snow. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Our House.”
Photo displays the height of the snow on the front porch of the Giscome teacherage after a blizzard.
Side perspective of Knox United Church in winter. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “The United Church.”
File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Horst Sander. Also includes photocopies of Horst Sander's personal records, such as a tree farm license.
File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with John and Bernice Trick.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Joe Rositano. Includes one original recorded audio cassette and one copy.
File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Kate Anderson and Mae Romanin.
File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Heather (Scott) Empey.
File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Lea Gobbi and Kate Anderson. Includes two original recorded audio cassettes and two copies.
Image depicts an open area with Eaglet Lake in the background. It depicts the previous site of the mill at Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts the Giscome B.C. townsite from across the railroad tracks looking southeast. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill site in Giscome, B.C. The bunkhouse is in the background on the left and the school is in the foreground on the right. Map coordinates 54°04'04.8"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill site in Giscome, B.C. The bunkhouse is the large building with many windows. A train and railroad tracks are in the foreground. Map coordinates 54°04'17.6"N 122°22'06.1"W
Image depicts employee houses on mill site in Giscome, B.C. Tug boats are in the foreground on the right. Map coordinates 54°04'23.4"N 122°22'16.9"W
Image depicts a street of houses in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'20.9"N 122°21'53.1"W
Image depicts the remains of a street of houses in Giscome, B.C. The quarry is slightly visible in the background. Map coordinates 54°04'20.9"N 122°21'53.1"W
Image depicts a church in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'16.2"N 122°21'54.3"W
Image depicts several houses and the Giscome saw mill in Giscome, B.C. in the background. Map coordinates 54°04'20.9"N 122°21'53.1"W
Image depicts the mill site at Giscome and its beehive burner. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts a Catholic church in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'15.5"N 122°21'52.1"W