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Parade of uniformed men through streets. There is snow on the ground. Printed annotation on recto reads: “1st Church parade 30th Batt Earl Grey Rifles Feb 21st,15, McRae Bros,” handwritten in pencil on verso: “Prince Rupert”. Handwritten message is addressed to “Dear Grandma”.

View of fish boat in water, with net spread and smaller boat on opposing side of net. Several gulls can be seen flying in the air. Rail cars town and treed hills in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Herring Fishing In Prince Rupert Harbour McRae Bros.” Handwritten message in ink on verso is addressed to “Mr. H. Smart 2550 Blackwood St. Victoria B.C.”

Large crowd gathered on the street in downtown Prince Rupert around a lavishly decorated arch which reads "Come One Let 'Em All Come Come All. Welcome to Prince Rupert." Annotation on recto reads: "Arch Prince Rupert, BC. Dominion Day Celebration 1909. Allen Photo."

Slightly elevated view of a street intersection on the edge of a slope in Prince Rupert. The "Canadian Bank of Commerce" is visible in the foreground. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert. British Columbia."

Street view of Third Avenue in Prince Rupert. One horse drawn delivery cart and one delivery car are parked on the street. Printed annotation on recto reads: "3rd Ave. Prince Rupert. B.C." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Book & parcel find[??] received, love & many thanks, u.w. as you know, just what I needed. [Illegible] R.W." Postcard is addressed to: "Mrs. J.W. Cawfsious [??] 1136 Barclay St. Vancouver B.C." Verso is affixed with a 2 cent Canadian Stamp, and is postmarked: "Prince Rupert B.C. Sep 19 6-PM."

Wide angle view of Borden Street in Prince Rupert. Many residential buildings line the wooden road with railing. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Borden Street. Prince Rupert B.C."

Slightly elevated view of an intersection surrounded by residential and business buildings in Prince Rupert BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "General View Prince Rupert. B.C. W.W.W."

Collection of four photographs of the Prince Rupert dry dock. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Dry Dock and Ship Building Plant, Prince Rupert BC."

Ground level view of the Prince Rupert dry dock during what appears to be construction. Printed annotation on recto reads: "The Dry Dock of Prince Rupert."

Ground level view of the Prince Rupert court house. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Court House." Handwritten annotation on recto in blue ballpoint pen reads: "Prince Rupert BC." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hi Folks. Guess you've heard the good news by now. Well we've finished our cruises for this year so its home again finally to be with Marge and Janet. Will write shortly. Love Derek." Postcard is addressed to: "Mr & Mrs J.J. Oliver Box 666 Yarmouth N.S." Verso affixed with a three cent Canadian stamp. Postmark on verso reads: "Prince Rupert BC Oct 23 130 PM 1952."

Elevated photograph of downtown Prince Rupert covered in snow. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Winter Scene. Prince Rupert. B.C."

Overhead view of many residential buildings in Prince Rupert, BC. Veiled mountains are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "'Residential Section' Prince Rupert. B.C. F. Button Photo. Prince Rupert. BC 119."

Street view photograph of several commercial buildings on an unidentified dirt road in Prince Rupert, BC. Foreground is primarily a shot of "Wallace's Dry Goods."

Elevated street view of Fulton Street in Prince Rupert, BC. City Hall is in the left foreground. Hills and water are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert. B.C."

Street view of Third Avenue in Prince Rupert, BC. Several cars are visible parked along the sides of the paved street. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Third Ave. W Prince Rupert- BC."

Head on photograph of a trapper standing in front of his cabin in Prince Rupert, BC. The front of the cabin is covered in various pelts. Printed annotation on recto reads: "A Trappers Cabin near Prince Rupert."

Photograph of two men in a car driving down a wooden road in Prince Rupert, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "First Motor Car in Prince Rupert, B.C., May 1909." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Milwaukee Ore. Nov 7 1913. Dear Friends. Just a line. We are comming[sic] over Sunday if it don't rain to[sic] hard. How is Fredie? Hope he is alright. If you had other plans for Sunday you can phone us. Best regards from us both. Mrs Ed Herry[??]." Postcard is addressed to: "Mrs. J Reichard 3404 34 L. St. Vancouver Wash." Verso is affixed with a one cent American stamp. Postmark reads: "Milwaukee [illegible] Oreg."

Side view of the Prince Rupert in on Prince Rupert Road. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert Road, showing Prince Rupert Inn."

Elevated view of the buildings along the Prince Rupert shore, including the Prince Rupert Inn. The waterfront and some small islands can be seen in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Harbour, Prince Rupert, B.C. 1658."

Elevated view of various buildings and vessels along the Prince Rupert waterfront. Several piles of lumber can be seen in the foreground. Printed annotation on recto reads: " Prince Rupert B.C., A busy day on the Waterfront."

Hand coloured street view of Third Avenue in Prince Rupert, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Third Avenue, Prince Rupert, B.C." Artist's mark in lower left corner reads: "109938 J.V."

Hand coloured side view of various buildings along the Grand Trunk Railway waterfront. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert, B.C. : View from Harbor Grand Trunk Pacific Railway." Artist's stamp on lower right corner reads: "103,113 J.V."

Hand coloured lofty view of the Prince Rupert waterfront. Printed annotation on recto reads: "The Beginning of Prince Rupert, B.C. : Grand Trunk Pacific Hotel in foreground." Artist's stamp in lower left corner reads: "104,036 J.V."

Photograph depicts crowd, horses, tents and flag pole in foreground with buildings and trees in background.

Annotation on verso: “Fourth Fall Fair Prince George, Sept 1915".

Photograph depicts crowd and horses gathered in front of street building with the sign "The Northern Lumber Co Ltd."

Handwritten annotation on verso “Second St., South Fort George, 1912".

Photograph depicts tall building standing alone on street. Stage coach in left foreground, unidentified man in right foreground.

Handwritten annotation on recto: "BANK OF MONTREAL PRINCE GEORGE. B.C. PHOTO. I.B. GUEST.", on verso: “Bank of Montreal, 3rd & Quebec, Prince George. Built in 1919".

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".

Handwritten notation included with photograph reads: “K,San -”. Note from scrapbook: "Iona V. Campagnolo elected M.P. for Skeena, July 8, 1974".

Caption from paper on which photograph pasted reads: “Between Friends . . . Entre Amis”.

Plaques on unidentified structure in foreground.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “working Minister on the Hill 1977”; photographer’s stamp on verso reads: “Please credit / Priere de mentionner - Health and Welfare Canada / Santé et Bien-être social Canada - Information Directorate / Direction de l’information”.

Forest in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: “Anthony Island, Ninstints, on Q.C.I., Sept/77”.

Forest in background, wooden logs lie in foreground.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Cuba with Chuck Pilfold, ‘77”.

Photograph believed to have been taken during a Ministry of Sport Tour in Cuba, 1977 - 1978. See also items 2009.6.1.198 - 2009.6.1.224.

Interior photograph of a church. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Chapel, Indian school, Fraser Lake B.C.”

Exterior photograph of a residential school. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Industrial Indian school, Fraser Lake. B.C.

Exterior side view of a Catholic church built between 1876-1878 by Father George Blanchet. Handwritten annotation on verso in pencil reads: “Our Lady of Good Hope, Stuart Lake, Fort St. James, BC ”

Photograph depicts man seated by campfire, duck in hand. Tent buildings can be seen in background. Handwritten annotation on negative: "Billy Pulling ducks".

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906.
This particular photo is one of 13 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Kopoka River - river scenes Aug 29 to Oct. 9 [19]06". See also items 2006.20.3.1 - 2006.20.3.13.

Photograph depicts small structure barely visible in forest. Handwritten annotation on negative: "Trappers hut near Kopoka Glacier".

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906.
This particular photo is one of 13 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Kopoka River - river scenes Aug 29 to Oct. 9 [19]06". See also items 2006.20.3.1 - 2006.20.3.13.

Photograph depicts three men sitting in front of tent structure with log base, trees in background. Believed to be main campsite area (see item 2006.20.3.59).

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906. This particular photo is one of 9 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Pictures of different members of ‘our’ party.” See also items 2006.20.3.57 - 2006.20.3.65.

Overview of the Giscome sawmill behind road. Lumber yard is visible in foreground while mill stands in background.

Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso: "Giscome Mill / lumber yard in foreground".

Photograph depicts a street scent at the corner of Laselle and Second St. in Fort George. A wagon is visible in the dirt road and wooden buildings cross the mid ground. Three unidentified men sit on the boardwalk outside Rigg's Restaurant while one man stands in the doorway of The White Laundry.

Photograph depicts a group of buildings in distance behind fenced area. Field spans foreground and stand of trees in background. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "H.B.C. Fort St. James ."

Photograph depicts man standing in front of elevated, rectangular cache made of wood. Trees stand behind log fence in background. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Indian Cache." It is believed that this photograph may have been taken near Fort St. James, BC.

Postcard overview of several identifiable storefronts built amongst the rocky outcrops of Prince Rupert. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC."

Postcard overview of the Bulkley River running closely past the village of Telkwa. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: "Don Choracy [?] Prince Rupert, B.C. c/o Wrathall's Photo Shop. Aug. 9 Lake Kaetlyn. We had to drive all the way to Telkwa the other nite for postcards, imagine. We were sure glad and surprised to see Jack & Dick drive in at 7 to-nite. Just like being home. We are having so much fun. The boys are out on Lake to-nite, went to visit Dr. Macdonald's me thinks. I have bad head cold so have to stay home first nite at home I've since we came, Dieks is taking me on Lake tomorrow I hope, Love Bea-P."

Photograph depicts group of buildings at Grande Prairie airstrip. The foremost building has the sign "YUKON SOUTHERN" on its roof, and the tower and admin building can be seen behind. Power poles, large trucks, and other large unidentified machinery are lined up in background on right.

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Barracks at Watson Lake". Photograph depicts long building built in U shape. Wood piles and miscellaneous items can be seen in foreground.