Photograph depicts rolling hills with dry vegetation and river in the background.
Photograph depicts 2 large covered wagons pulled by a team of six horses, dry vegetation in the foreground & background.
View of Pier and cluster of houses with trees in the background. Water crosses midground, canoes on beach in foreground. Printed annotation on verso reads: “Port Simpson.", handwritten in pencil: “B.C. 1907”.
Series consists of a photograph album from A. H. Holland, a British Columbia Land Surveyor, that was created while working in the Central Interior, the Cariboo, the Chilcotin and southeast British Columbia. This album visually documents steamboat, stagecoach and horse travel in British Columbia and some First Nation village sites. It also captures preparatory survey work and dawn of the age of rail travel.
Photograph depicts twelve or more horses loaded with packs. Three or more men attending. There is a telegraph pole in the midground, treed low hills in the background. The horses are standing in a field.
Photograph depicts a large semicircle of tethered horses. Loaded packs are arranged near each horse. Men, boys and a border collie are in the foreground, low mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts a group of horses in process of being loaded with packs. Four or more men attend. There is a canvas tent, open fire and more people in the background.
Photograph depicts two people and a dog team on a snowy river bank with a narrow passage of open water and a snowy bluff in the background.
Photograph depicts a four-dog team harnessed to a loaded sleigh. Two people stand near the loaded sleigh on a snowy forest path.
Photograph depicts a bird's eye view of a large river, forest and mountains in the background. On the river's edge there is a scow with several persons standing on it.
Photograph depicts a long scow on the river's edge, supplies are being loaded. There is a smoke rising from the wood stove at the center of the scow. Several men are assisting.
Photograph depicts a large river from a bird's eye view, forest and rocks on the water's edge, snow capped mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts stage coach pulled by four horses, loaded with freight and people, a large building in the background.
Slightly elevated view of the Prince Rupert Inn on Avenue A. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Avenue A Prince Rupert BC Allen Photo." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "August 9 1908 Hopping[sic] this will find you all well with kind regards. [illegible]. C Mouat." Postcard is addressed to: "Miss Jemima Colvin Rosedale Farm Cowichan Station B.C." Verso affixed with a one cent Canadian stamp. Postmark on verso reads: "Prince Rupert BC Au 9 08."
Street view of Centre Street in Prince Rupert, BC. Buildings are in various states of construction. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Centre St Prince Rupert B.C. June 20/08 JDA.""
Side view photograph of a small harbor close by a shoreline littered in organic debris. A foggy mountain range is visible in the background. Annotation on recto reads: "Wharf and Harbor Prince Rupert. May 1908 JDA."
Gathering of tents in Vickersville with the harbour and mountains in the distance. Annotation on recto reads: "Vickersville Prince Rupert o/n[?] 1908."
Photograph depicts a view of the east end of Seton Lake. The Seton Lake sawmill and Seton Lake fish hatchery are visible in the foreground. The PGE railway grade alongside the lake has not yet been constructed, dating this photograph at or before 1914.
Street scene depicts people, boardwalks, tents, and store front. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Centre St. Prince Rupert: B.C., Allen Photos May 17. 09” Handwritten message on verso is addressed to “Dearest Darr”
Elevated photograph of Prince Rupert taken from a hill. Residential and business buildings are visible. Background shows water and wooded hills. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC 22."
Overhead view of the dry dock in Prince Rupert, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert Dry Dock."
Elevated photograph of Prince Rupert taken from a hill. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC W.W.W." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "2402 Cork Street."
Ground level view of the Prince Rupert dry dock. Hills are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Three Million Dollar Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Plant, Prince Rupert, BC."
Water level photograph of several vessels docking in Prince Rupert. The "Co Op Fish Liver Oil" building is visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Docks Prince Rupert."
Slightly elevated view of a large crowd gathered in a park during the winter in Prince Rupert, BC. They appear to be observing some sort of ceremony or event that is out of frame.
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: "Fulton St. Prince Rupert. B.C. W.W.W."
Photograph of a large explosion on what appears to be a shoreline. Printed annotation on recto reads: "'Big Blast' Prince Rupert. B.C."
Lofty view of downtown Prince Rupert, with water and mountains in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert, B.C."
Photograph depicts view from atop a stage coach, a team of horses pulling a stage coach approaching.
Photograph depicts a stage coach harnessed with six horses, a fence and a log building in the background.
Photograph depicts construction of a possible steamboat at Soda Creek.
Photograph depicts a group of men and dogs standing outdoors in the sunshine.
Photograph depicts a group of men standing near a building with the sign, "James Reid Ltd. General Merchants". There are a few fences and buildings in the background.
Photograph depicts view from the steamboat deck approaching Cottonwood Canyon.
Photograph depicts a large white building surrounded by a fence.
Photograph depicts Lheidli T'enneh Nation burial grounds in foreground, Hudson Bay Company buildings in background.
Photograph depicts a lofty view of a river with snow and ice on the shore, forest and snowy mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts three men standing in a canoe with long poles. Canoe is floating in quiet river water, bluffs in the background.
Photograph depicts lush forest growth, a tent or tarp is set up on the left of the photo.
Photograph depicts view of an alpine meadow, alpine trees and mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts scrub alpine trees with a layer of snow in the foreground and several mountain ranges in the distance.
Photograph depicts the skins of two grizzlies, heads attached. A man stands beside the skins spread on elevated poles. There is alpine meadow and scrub trees in the background.
Photograph depicts a cluster of canvas tents on the shores of an inland lake. Wood smoke from the camp disperses amongst the trees in the background. Lily pads dot the lake in the foreground.
Photograph depicts a full length image of (presumably) one of Holland's survey crewmen.
Photograph depicts the confluence of the Cayoosh Creek outflow into the Fraser River in Lillooet, BC. Seton River is visible in the foreground. This area is Cayoose Creek Band (Sekw'el'wás First Nation) territory and includes land currently encompassed within Cayoosh Creek Indian Reserve 1. The Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridge over the Fraser River is also visible in the background.
Two men standing beside wheelbarrows with signs that read: “Prince Rupert Transfer Co.” The men appear to be standing on large dock or boardwalk, water and hills in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Prince Rupert First Transfer Company.” Handwritten message in pencil on verso is addressed to “Mr. Gordon Penning 1600 Bld. Barclay Vancouver B.C.” Cancelation date on 1 cent Canadian Stamp is dated “Prince Rupert B.C. July 16, 09”.
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."
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."