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Caption: Domestic happiness. The baby being attended to. Corner of reflector showing. Caribou meet hanging to get smoked. Item is a photograph of a man preparing food (?) on a plate by the campfire.

Caption: Frank's sixth cup of coffee. It will eat not so badly; Frank will take the burnt part, so Bob, cheer-up. Item is a photograph of Frank Swannell (left) drinking coffee beside the campfire while Bob (the cook) stirs something in a pot.

Caption: Bob. I'm eclipsed by the tree. On the trail; note the blaze on the tree. Item is a photograph of a man, Bob, leaning against a large tree, a packsack is on his back and a pipe is in his mouth.

Caption: It is better to have rested, but have to rise; than not to have rested at all. Item is a photograph of two survey crewmen (one kneeling and one bent over) taking a brief rest with packsacks on their backs.

Caption: Our small friends: The ptarmigan that used to bring his wife to see us. His bright plumage is her protection.

Caption: Backpacking. Usual load 60-65lbs. We carried a spring balance. Water cooling system. Item is a photograph of 2 survey crewmen trekking through water with packsacks on their backs.

Caption: From Out-look Rest, Kubicek Pass; looking towards Kitchener Lake. The nice open looking country is the valley is unfortunately wet. Item is a panoramic photograph of a mountain range and valley.

Caption: Wee Willie Camp [#2, #16, #18] Wee Willie is a rock rabbit friend of ours. Trees: Balsams. Camp at timber-line west-end Kubicek Pass. This is taken during the Indian Summer ("8 days"); 28th Sept.; in the spring the hillside here was a maze of flowers.

Caption: Our small friends: Porkie (porcupine) above timber-line.

Caption: Our small friends: the ground-hog, whistler, marmot. Sentinel of the glen.

Caption: Backpacking. Usual load 60-65lbs. We carried a spring balance. The smile is natura.. Item is a photograph of 2 survey crewmen trekking down a slope with packsacks on their backs.

Caption: Backpacking: snow cooled. Item is a photograph of two survey crewmen trekking up a snowy slope with packsacks on their backs.

Caption: Backpacking. Frank liked his load low. Bob and I prefered [sic] ours high. Item is a photograph of Frank Swannell and another survey crewman trekking up a grassy slope; each with packsacks located at different points on their backs.

Item is a photograph of a Pacific Great Easter railcar.

Caption: Clinton: Wood trestle bridge, to be replaced by a new structure also of wood; Coast Douglas fir. Item is a photograph of a train crossing a wooden trestle bridge.

Caption: Williams Lake Stampede, caribou country. Speed? Note the open country; semi dry belt. Item is a blurred photograph of a man on horse back.

Caption: Fort St. James, Northern B.C. Frank being securely shut in for his flight from Stuart Lake to Tatla Lake. Item is a photograph of two men shutting the door of a float plane.

Caption: United Air Transport Ltd., Tatla Landing. Gil Maclaren, Grant McConachie, E.B. Kubicek - pilots. Harmon (prospecting engineer), R. Oaks, Red Grey (mechanics. 220HP Falkers; max load Tatla 800lbs; max load Kitchener 600lbs. If fair wind blowing greater load can be lifted. Item is a photograph of a group of six men standing in front of a float plane at Tatla Landing.

Caption: On the scow between Stuart Lake and Tatla Lake. Dave Hoy and family plus Bob. Item is a photograph of three men, three boys and a dog standing beside rowboats brought up on shore.

Caption: On the scow between Stuart Lake and Tatla Lake. Boat load of mischief. Item is a photograph of four young boys sitting in the hold of a small boat holding a rope strung with fish while a cow nibbles at straw near their feet.

Caption: Looking from the track. Fraser River; taken in the early morning hence the shadow. In the dry-belt little vegetation, sage brush, trees only where they catch the snow. Item is a landscape photograph over looking the Fraser River and surrounding canyon.

Item is a photograph of a man (Don?) leaning against a fence upon which two young girls are seated.

Caption: Williams Lake Stampede, caribou country. Most of the horses aren't much for looks, but they have other qualities. Item is a photograph of four boys (?) on horseback standing in a parking lot.

Caption: "Fort St. James, Northern B.C. Gathering of Siwashes to meet a Cardinal straight from the Pope. Note segregation of the sexes; also little girl just married to the church. Cardinal third priest from left. Frank." Item is a group photograph of First Nations people gathered to receive a Cardinal. "Siwash" was a derrogatory term sometimes used to refer to First Nations people of the Northern Pacific Coast of North America.

Caption: Finlay Falls 4 mls. below Thutade. Item is a landscape photograph of Finlay Falls.

Caption: Our plane. Stan MacMillan the pilot. Item is a photograph of a float plane featuring one man sitting on the top of the plane near the cockpit, and another pearing out of the door.

Item is a photograph of a Thorne, Fred and Jack standing with six pack horses in the snow.

Caption: Our Cook. Item is a photograph of Fred, the survey camp cook standing with arms crossed, wearing only a small towel on a sandy shore.

Item is a photograph six grazing pack horses and two survey crewmen.

Caption: Wood nymphs of the north. Our Burns Lake Lassies. Item is a photograph six women sitting on a bench.

Item is a photograph of a pack horse train traversing across a meadow.

Item is a photograph of the survey crew and their pack horses trekking in the snow.

Caption: Rafting-de-Lux. The arrival of Father Christmas. Item is a photograph of a survey crewman aboard a makeshift raft carrying a small coniferous tree.

Item is a photograph of two survey crewmen aboard a makeshift raft carrying a large load of baggage and two pack dogs.

Item is a photograph of the survey crewman and his pack horse trekking in the snow.

Caption: On the way out. Jack Duncan digging for rocks to build [a] cairn.

Caption: Our Cook.

Item is a landscape photograph taken across Kitchener Lake.

Caption: The Big Kettle. Omineca River. the gas from this, kills birds, rats and mice. Item is a photograph of three survey crewman standing besie the Big Kettle - a geiser (?)

Caption: Having just swam the crossing mouth of Thutade Lake.

Caption: Crossing a creek

Item is a photograph of Al Phipps kneeling on the ground and holding up the head of a dead black bear.

Item is a photograph of J.R.M. poling a makeshift raft across a river.

Item is a photograph of A.H. Phipps and Skookum Davidson standing beside a horse and a surveying station at the top of a mountain.

Item is a photograph of J.R.M., with a packsack on his back, mountain climbing.

Caption: Our Cook: caribou horns; in the velvet. Item is a photograph of Fred using a set of caribou horns and a rifle to plow a small plot of land.

Item is a photograph of two survey crewmen seated on the ground surrounded by camp rations and eating.

Caption: Two of our Battle-squadron. Thutade Lake. Item is a photograph of three survey crewmen paddling two rafts to the shores of Thutade Lake. The rafts are laden with supplies.

Caption: We arrive; Thutade Lake.

Caption: Our prospector friends' plane, Takla Lake Landing. This was our mail plane. Item is a photograph of a group of men and some dogs standing on a dock next to CF-AAM float plane.