Photograph of several floats parading down Second Avenue in Prince Rupert. A large crowd is gathered. Annotation on recto reads: "Photo by MacRae Bros Prince Rupert BC Prince Rupert B."
Photograph of the Prince Rupert wharf. A small vessel is docked, and a large tree is in the foreground. Annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert Wharf & Harbor. Allen Photo."
Photograph of a stone monument atop a small hill on a forested shoreline. Annotation on recto reads: "Alexander Mackenzie Monument, Dean Channel, Near Ocean Falls, BC."
Photograph depicts large church building behind white fence. Other buildings visible in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "New Church Kincolith Nass River BC".
Two carved poles stand in front of a wide wooden building. Forest in background.
Printed below image: "OLD KAGAAN TOTEMS, KETCHIKAN, ALASKA".
Young boy stands among bushes in snow, totel pole in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “WE Collison Totem on QCIsl."
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
Photograph depicts Port Simpson in winter. Water crosses midground, hills stand in background.
Handwritten photo caption below image reads: "Port Simpson".
Perspective of Port Simpson and pier as seen from the water.
Shops stand along riverside boardwalk. Storefront sign for R. Cunningham & Sons visible. Many people stand and sit on boardwalk, and canoes and small boats float in water in foreground.
Handwritten photo captions beside image read: "R. Cunningham & Sons - Probably Port Essington", "NW coast canoe".
Town on right, water on left, mountains in background. Boardwalk and forest trees in foreground.
Perspective of pier and wharf as seen from the water. Port Simpson and hill in background. Sternwheeler can be seen on shore.
View of town on shore, from above. Boats docked along piers and buildings. Hills visible on either side of water in background.
Handwritten photo captions with arrows pointing to sections of image read: "General Merchandise", "Fort Wrangell Hotel".
Photograph depicts boat on right, cannery on left, dock crossing midground in front of both. Shore in foreground, hills in background.
Contains photographs generally depicting landscapes, water scenes, and views of towns on British Columbia's north coast. Includes images featuring sternwheelers and other boats, canneries, fisheries, and individuals. Locations depicted include Port Essington and Port Simpson (Lax Kw’alaams) in BC, Fort Wrangell in Alaska, and other unknown towns. Includes one photograph of a man named Max Lohbrunner, and many other images depicting unidentified individuals.
Photograph depicts Port Simpson in winter. Water and shoreline in foreground, hill in distance.
Handwritten photo caption below image reads: "Port Simpson".
Buildings visible on hillside in background, pier in foreground. Photo believed to have been taken at Port Simpson, B.C.
Photograph depicts sternwheeler, smaller boat, and canoe in foreground. Second sternwheeler named the 'Caledonia' can be seen anchored to shore in background. Town buildings stand on hill in background. Photo believed to have been taken in Port Simpson, B.C.
Town on right, water on left, mountains in background. Forest trees in foreground.
Handwritten photo caption below image reads: "Port ESSINGTON".
Buildings and harbour visible across water. Unknown man stands in a small boat in foreground, mountains visible in background.
Photograph depicts two unidentified men walking on a wooden bridge in a forest.
Photograph depicts a lighthouse on a rocky island with water in the foreground. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Dear Dr. Thanks for the cheque received yesterday. Christmas Greetings. Yours Sincerely Mr. Cruickshank (?) Green Island"
Photograph depicts a wood house on pilings in front of a body of water with a forested shoreline in the background.
Photograph depicts a brick Methodist church on a street beside houses. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "METHODIST CHURCH, ENDERBY, B.C."
Photograph depicts a church and unidentified building with a large fenced yard in the foreground. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Bella Bella Church"
Photograph depicts three buildings and a water tower on top of a deforested hill with water in the foreground.
Photograph depicts a walkway under construction leading to a house on top of a hill. In the foreground of the image there is forest debris and in the background another large house is visible.
Photograph depicts a snow covered building. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "The good old winter time at the Hospital aR"
Group of men, women, and children pose in front of large building. Rev. William Edwin Collison stands on far left (son of Archdeacon W.H. Collison).
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Early Church Workers at Metlakatla BC / Bishop & Mrs Ridley in centre / (Approx 1898 - 1899)".
Photograph depicts a wooden bridge and pathway leading through a forest.
Photograph depicts a building under construction with wood planks on the dock in the foreground and a forested area in the background.
Photograph depicts a wooden dock in the foreground with a large building and forest in the background.
Photograph depicts the interior of an unidentified church with a view of the central altar and pipe organ.
Photograph depicts a man standing in front of an unidentified building with trees and a mountain range in the background.
Photograph depicts two houses with snow-covered mountains in the background and a grassy yard in the foreground.
Photograph depicts numerous buildings with a grassy field in the foreground and a mountain range in the background. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "The Hospital at Hazelton"
Photograph depicts a multi-level home with chopped wood in the foreground and a forested area in the background. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Kitamaat Girls Home"
Photograph depicts four women on the front porch of a multi-level home. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Kitamaat E.L.M. Home"
Photograph depicts two men sitting on a staircase of a wooden walkway leading through a forest.
Photograph depicts two unidentified men on a wooden bridge that leads through a heavily wooded area.
Photograph depicts a large group of people walking on a wooden pier with wooden houses in the background.
Photograph depicts a man standing in front of a log house with trees and mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts numerous buildings along a shoreline with water in the foreground.
Photograph depicts a street lamp on a wooden deck with barrels and a canvas-covered building in the background.
Photograph depicts a wooden building on a rocky shoreline with a forested area in the background.
Photograph depicts two houses on pilings in front of a wooden walkway.
Photograph depicts a large building under construction with windows being installed.
Photograph depicts a side view of a large building with a porch and a large yard.
Photograph depicts a building on a rocky shore with water in the foreground.
Photograph depicts several women on the porch of a house with a yard in the foreground.