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Another Train
2012.13.1.100.14 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts another train on the White Pass railway along a forested mountain side.

Antler Cabin
2012.13.1.49.02 · Item · 2002
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a wood cabin with antlers and a moose head somewhere in Mud River, B.C.

Atlin - A Dock
2012.13.1.98.31 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a dock on the shore of Atlin Lake, as well as a building that may have once been a hospital. The slide is simply labelled "hospital."

Atlin - Discovery Jail
2012.13.1.98.35 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an old building which used to be the Discovery Jail. The plaque on it reads: "It cost $800 to build this two cell jail in 1902. The solid walls are 2"x6" laid flat one on top of the other. It was skidded to Atlin in the 1920s and used as a residence for many years."

Atlin - Mural
2012.13.1.98.38 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a mural of Atlin with information about the Globe Theatre and Edwin L. Pillman on it. It reads: "Talented businessman arrived in Atlin in 1899, and for nearly fifty years operated a variety of businesses ~ grocery and drug stores, undertaker, market gardens and the theatre. Assissted by his loyal wife Elizabeth." It also states that the Globe Theatre was built in 1917 and was used until the early 40's.

Atlin - Nurses' Residence
2012.13.1.98.21 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a building which once served as the residence for two nurses in Atlin, B.C. A sign in front of the house reads: "Grateful Atlinites built this house in 1902 for their first missionary nurses, Helen Bone and Elizabeth Mitchell, who came here in 1899 and lived in a crude shack while valiantly and humanely caring for sick and dying pioneers."

Atlin - the Garrett Store
2012.13.1.98.37 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Garrett Store in Atlin, B.C. A plaque on it reads: "John Garrett, a prominent English cricket player, came to Atlin in 1910 to mine gold. In 1917 he opened this grocery and dry goods store where he also sold his wife's fresh baked bread and sweets."

Atlin - the Tarahne
2012.13.1.98.29 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a boat named "the Tarahne," which is located in Atlin, B.C. Atlin Lake and Mountain are visible in the background.

Atlin - the Tarahne
2012.13.1.98.32 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a boat named "the Tarahne," which is located in Atlin, B.C. Atlin Lake and Mountain are visible in the background.

2012.13.1.98.55 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a memorial plaque which reads: "In memory of the Atlin men who gave their lives for their country in World War II," and then proceeds to list several individuals.

Atlin Cemetery Sign
2012.13.1.98.49 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a sign in the Atlin Cemetery, it reads: "In 1898, Fritz Miller and Kenny McLaren found gold on nearby Pine Creek, triggering British Columbia's last placer gold rush. The boom subsided by 1908, but gold has kept Atlin alive. Now Miller and McLaren lie here among hard-bitten prospectors, young miners, northern aviators, brave women and new-born infants, all part of Atlin's pioneer heritage R.I.P."

Atlin Lake?
2012.13.1.98.46 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts what is possibly Atlin Lake, with numerous mountains in the distance and Atlin Mountain visible on the right of the image.

Atlin Lake
2012.13.1.98.14 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts Atlin Lake as well as a small section of Atlin, B.C. The mountain is possibly Atlin Mountain.

Atlin Museum - Moose Hall
2012.13.1.98.13 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Moose Hall in the Atlin Museum. A sign above the door reads: "In 1905 this building was the new Arctic Brotherhood Hall in Discovery. Some years later it was hauled here in two parts by horses to become the Moose Lodge and Community Hall."

Atlin Road?
2012.13.1.98.43 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts what is possibly Atlin Road. Numerous mountains are visible in the distance.

Avalanche Glacier
2012.13.1.83.26 · Item · 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a glacier on the side of a road at an uncertain location; the slide labels it as "avalanche glac."