Photograph depicts a pack outfit traversing down a grassy slope beside a cluster of trees.
Photograph depicts the profile of a pack horse bearing Prentiss Gray's tripod and camera equipment on a special saddle.
Photograph depicts the front view of a pack horse bearing a Prentiss Gray's tripod and camera on a special saddle.
Photograph depicts an unidentified crew man lounging on the ground drinking coffee while other crew members stand in the background.
Photograph depicts Carrol Paul (left), unidentified man (middle), and Harry Snyder (right) sitting on the ground next to a small camp fire during a tea break. To the far left an unidentified fourth man is sitting amidst the bushes around the camp fire.
Photograph depicts Carrol Paul (left), unidentified man (middle), and Harry Snyder (right) sitting on the ground next to a small camp fire during a tea break. Surrounding the camp set up are several small coniferous trees.
Photograph depicts Carrol Paul (right) and Harry Snyder (left) sitting on the ground during a tea break. In the background is a forested area filled with coniferous trees.
Photograph depicts Mac McGarvey (right) and Frank Dewing (left) seated in a boat on the Peace River. Mac McGarvey is steering the boat while Frank Dewing is pumping water from the boat.
Photograph depicts an unidentified crew man taking a nap on the ground in a forest clearing beside an extinguished camp fire.
Photograph depicts a pack horse train walking through an unidentified forest fire site.
Photograph depicts two unidentified men cooking on a fire at a camp site with a forest visible in the background.
Photograph depicts Harry Snyder sitting under a tent cleaning his rifle. In the background behind Snyder are several boxes and a man standing with his back to the camera.
Photograph depicts an unidentified man cooking food in several pots over a fire at a camp site. In the background several tents are visible in front of a forested environment.
Photograph depicts an unidentified man cooking food in pots over a fire while another man looks on. In the background several tents and a man are visible.
Photograph depicts an unidentified man tending to food cooking in pots over a fire at a camp site.
Photograph depicts an unidentified man serving food cooked over a fire while another man looks on. In the background a camp site with tents is visible.
Photograph depicts Harry Snyder sitting under a tent cleaning a rifle with two other rifles resting beside him.
Photograph depicts four men preparing a camp site with tents and a fire for cooking. In the background a dense forest is visible.
Photograph depicts Harry Snyder sitting under a tent sighting his newly cleaned rifle with two other rifles leaning beside him.
Photograph depicts a pack horse team making its way across a area covered by fallen trees due to windfall.
Photograph depicts a camp site with two men preparing several tents situated on a grassy field.
Photograph depicts two men tending to a camp site with several tents and horses on a grassy field.
Photograph depicts pack horses at rest at a camp site situated on a grassy field. In the background a forested environment is visible.
Photograph depicts pack horses resting at a camp site situated on a grassy field. In the background a forested environment is visible.
Photograph depicts a camping party consisting of nine individuals having their morning coffee beside their tent located in the Pine area at Lone Prairie. Identified individuals: Harry Snyder wearing a hat, in on the left; Elmer Keith wearing a hat, is on the right.
Photograph depicts a pack horse train slowly making its way across fallen trees near Kinooaso Falls.
Photograph depicts a pack horse train slowly moving its way across an area covered with windfall near Kinoosao Falls.
Photograph depicts a pack horse team slowly making their way across an area covered with windfall near Kinoosao Falls. In the background a tree-covered hillside is visible.
Photograph depicts a man on horseback standing alone on a mountain slope. In the background an alpine lake is visible at the base of a mountain.
Photograph depicts a pack horse train slowly making its way over an area covered with windfall near Kinoosao Falls.
File consists of material relating to Patrick Allan Morrow who was a Canadian photographer and mountain climber. In 1986 Morrow was the first person to climb the Seven Summits in the Carstensz-Version. Materials include magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, and correspondence between Morrow and L'Heureux.
File consists of reproduced photographs from the BC Provincial Archives and postcards collected from various places in British Columbia. Also includes newspaper clippings, negatives, maps, and articles. Highlights include:
- Signed Christmas card from William K. Blackburn, director of the B.C. Canoe Racing Association, which includes an original photograph of a canoe team alongside a canoe painted with the names "British Columbia" and "Simon Fraser" (possibly for a BC centennial event).
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Bates Camp, on Summit Near Headwaters of Omineca River", [189?] (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "View from Camp XX., on Summit near Headwaters of Sustut River", [189?] (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Athabascan Indians at Stoney Creek, Fort Fraser District", 1905 (photograph reproduction)
- Original photographs of Huble homestead, "Front View", [197-?]
- Original photographs of Huble homestead, "Side View", [197-?]
- Original photographs of Huble homestead, "House and Barn view", [197-?]
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Mile 145-2nd crossing on the Fraser River", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Ferrying across the Fraser, Quesnel-Xmas", 1910 (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Old Mining cabins Vitai[?] Creek", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Hudson's Bay Company Post at Fort McLeod (McLeod Lake). Founded in 1805 First post built West of the Rocky Mountains", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
- Seven photograph reproductions taken from an unknown book, [191-?]
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Colonel Charles Bulkley", [189?] (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Cassiar M.C. Hydraulic Plant Kleanza Creek Omineca", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Mile Hydraulic Kleanza Creek, Omineca Mining District", [189?] (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Stuart River Ferry ", 1912 (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Sinkut? Lake Telegraph Cabin- Atlin- Quesnel Telegraph Line", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Ah Hao- A Miner of 1871- Aged 63 Years, Germansen Creek", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Ferry Across the Fraser River Quesnel", [191-??] (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Deserter Canyon- Blasting out lodge Finlay River", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
File consists of material relating to Thomas Frederic Harper Reed who was a surveyor, Indian Agent, and telegraph operator in Telegraph Creek, Atlin, and Victoria. Materials include a summary titled "A Gentleman Adventurer" about Thomas Reed's life and career.
File consists of material relating to Frank Cyril Swannell, a surveyor of British Columbia. Materials include a magazine, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photograph reproductions, journal articles, and journal notes compiled by Audrey L'Heureux. Highlights include:
- Swannell, F.C, "Report on Topographical Surveys in Omineca District", 1912 (reproduced journal article)
- Corporation of Land Surveyors, "The Link", Vol.1 No.2 , 1977 (magazine)
- BC Provincial Archives, "Exploring Surveyors Making Canoe Finlay River", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives, "Surveying Omineca Exploration", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
This BC Provincial Archives photograph reproduction depicts five men carving a canoe close to Finlay River on September 18, 1913.
This BC Provincial Archives photograph reproduction photograph depicts two surveyors in the Omineca region. The photograph caption notes: "copied fr. Swannell Diary MSS 392 (Volume 3)".
File consists of material relating to George Williams, a Prince George pioneer and author. File includes reproductions of records and journal articles.
File consists of material relating to pioneers and their stories. Materials include newspaper clippings, a booklet, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:
- Canadian Federation of University Women, "Street Names A-Z", 1970 (booklet)
File consists of eight newspaper clippings, seven of which are a series of articles on the findings of the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition, with the eighth being a photograph of the Expedition’s winter quarters in Etah, Greenland. Five of the articles were written by the expedition leader, Mr. Noel Humphreys and the other two were written by members of the Expedition, Mr. Moore and Mr. Haig-Thomas. The articles were originally published in the “Times” of London but the clippings appear to be from the “New Zealand Herald”.
Sin títuloThe 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
Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with trapper Hank Witter who discusses his life as a trapper in Northern BC. c.1920s-c.1960s.
Sin títuloItem consists of transcript of interview with writer, film maker, and guide outfitter Andy Russell conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding Russell's experiences with guiding in Northern Rockies. Russell also discusses his new work The Life of a River and discusses the environmental impact of hydro-electric development on rivers
Sin títuloItem consists of transcript of interviews with various guests including Bob Crosby, manager of the Simon Fraser Hotel; Sammy Labadiere (sp?); and Prince George resident Chuck Williams discussing the re-enactment of the Simon Fraser voyage down the Fraser River in 1958.
Sin títuloItem consists of transcript of interview with writer and guide outfitter Jack Boudreau conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding Boudreau's experiences with grizzly bears. Boudreau also discusses other guide outfitters and hunters from Northern British Columbia.
Sin títuloConsists of two photograph albums that illustrate Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions.
Sin títuloConsists of two photograph albums that illustrate Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions.
Consists of a photograph album that contains 224 photographs that depict Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions. Also includes three photographs of the University of Washington rowing team, of which Parker Bonney was a member between 1909 and 1913.
Consists of a photograph album that contains photographs that depict Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions.