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2012.13.1.135.01.11 · Item · [between 1980 and 2000]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicts a residential building at 1612 12th Avenue, the building was used as "Prince Realty". Annotation on verso: "1612 - 12th Ave., NW corner of Vancouver."

2012.13.1.135.01.03 · Item · [between 1980 and 2000]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicts a residential building at 1601 6th Avenue, the corner of 6th Avenue and Vancouver Street. Annotation on verso: "CUTE c-7, union, Vancouver/ 6th".

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.

Prince George Sign
2012.13.1.3.139 · Item · 6 Sept. 1993
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Prince George welcome and population sign, with a population of 71,086. Map coordinates 53°53'52.0"N 122°46'08.7"W

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

2012.13.1.3.168 · Item · Mar. 2003
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an aerial view of a Prince George residential section between Highway 97, Carney Street and 10th Ave looking north. Map coordinates 53°54'54.0"N 122°46'00.4"W

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 Postcard
2006.20.11.1 · Item · ca. 1940
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Postcard image depicts streetview looking west along 3rd Ave in Prince George, B.C. Storefronts and period automobiles are visible. Handwritten annotation on photographic negative, now visible along bottom of print image reads: "3rd Ave, Prince George B.C. Looking West. HND 41".

2010.13 · Collection · 1910 - [ca. 1950]

Collection contains photographs depicting community life in Prince George, B.C. Images depict holiday events, sports teams, government buildings, businesses (hotels, banks, retail, newspaper office), riverboats, railroad construction, fishing, a cemetery, street scenes, aerials, and landscapes. Also includes photos taken outside of the Prince George vicinity including Prairie Creek, Thomas Creek and Barkerville, B.C.