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Item is a print of a photograph of a person poling a dugout canoe between 1906 and 1908.

File consists of newspaper clippings and reproductions regarding airplanes, airports, and aviation in the northern and central B.C region. Highlights include:

• Vivienne Clarke, "BXO", WestWorld Magazine, 1882
• John Lindeberg, "The Mad Trapper of Rat River", Alaska Sportsman Magazine, 1964
• Frank Russ Baker Memorial, [ca. 198-?] (postcard)

File consists of reproductions of reports, articles, newspapers, and documents containing information about Henry J. Cambie who was employed by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as a land surveyor in 1867.

File consists of documents pertaining to the life of Rusty Campbell who was a surveyor in B.C. after the first World War; in later years, Campbell was a forestry lecturer. Also includes interviews with Rusty Campbell's brother, Forin "Doc" Campbell. Also contains documents on Campbell's life provided by Mrs. Forin Campbell and transcribed by Audrey L'Heureux, as well as reproductions of surveyor reports, articles, a greeting card, a transcribed interview, correspondence, and a newspaper. Highlights include:

• Mrs. Forin Campbell, "Rusty Campbell", 1977 (biography transcribed by Audrey L'Heureux)
• Reproduction of R. N. Campbell, "Edward 'Red' Tait", [196-??] (magazine article)
• Interview of Forin "Doc" Campbell, [197-??] (interview transcription)
• Interview of Forin "Doc" Campbell in Prince George, 14 Nov. 1977 (interview transcription)
• Fraser Fort George Museum Society, "Museum Mirror" Vol.2 No.2, Feb 1985 (newsletter issue)

File consists of collected material regarding CN Rail. Includes a Via Rail timetable (1 June 1978) for the Western Transcontinental Services as well as newspaper clippings.

File consists of calendars, article clippings, and newspapers clippings that relate to the history of automobiles in Canada.

File consists of research material regarding Jean Jacques Caux, known as "Cataline", who was a famous mule packer for the Hudson Bay Company. Materials include a newspaper clipping, notes, and reproductions. Includes Imbert Orchard's 1971 oral history work, "People in Landscape: Track 1 - Stories about the legendary packer Jean Caux (Cataline)".

File consists of information on Charles William Digby. Clifford was an Irish-born miner, trader, hotel owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar from 1898 to 1903 and Skeena from 1903 to 1907 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Clifford also a partner in one of the Kitselas mines. Material includes reproductions of articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and "Northern B.C. In Retrospect Who's Who" article written by Audrey L'Heureux.

File consists of collected research materials regarding Perry McDonough Collins and the Collins Overland Telegraph. Collins was the visionary behind the Russian-American Telegraph of 1865-1867. The failed venture aimed to connect America to Europe by telegraph via the Bering Strait. Materials include newspaper clippings, a book, as well as reproductions of articles, correspondence, and archival material. Highlights include:

• D.A. McGregor, "Through B.C. to Bering Sea-A Dream that Failed" from The Province, 1953 (article reproduction)
• John B. Daniell, "The Collins Overland Telegraph" from the Northwest Digest, 1960 (article reproduction)
• Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Williams Creek from the canyon To middle town (Barkerville)" from a painting by Frederick Whymper, [186?] (print photograph reproduction)
• Reproduction of Corday MacKay, "The Collins Overland Telegraph", 1866 (article reproduction)
• Hon. Homer D. Angell, "Congressional Record: Proceeding and Debates of the 78th Congress, First Session", 1943 (reproduction)
• Article entitled "Collin's Overland Telegraph" by Kathleen Fitzgerald in "The History of the Canadian West" collector's no. 1, 1982 (magazine issue)
• Willard E. Ireland, "The Collins Overland Telegraph", 1866 (article reproduction)

This photograph reproduction contact print and negative depicts a Portrait of Perry McDonough Collins.

File consists of a 1936 thesis written by Arthur J. Johnson entitled "The Canadian Pacific Railway and British Columbia, 1871-1886" from the University of British Columbia.

File consists of material relating to railways in Canada. Materials include a magazine, newspaper clippings, and reproductions of journal articles. Includes a 1978 issue of Railroad Magazine (Vol. 104, No. 3).

File consists of material related to turbine transportation. Materials include newspaper clippings and a photocopied journal article.

The fonds consists of newspaper articles on John Ferry and several documents related to Carney Ferry's work as a CNR agent. The bulk of the fonds documents William Dow Ferry's accomplishments, from his sixth grade report card to law school transcripts, university diplomas and certificates of appointment. Most photos are formal shots of William Ferry but one series relates to his military service, including photographs of soldiers in Whitehorse ca. 1940.

Series consists of three booklets and one photograph relating to Mr. Carney Ferry.

File consists of three booklets relating to Mr. Carney Ferry.

Item is a photograph of a team of horses pulling a tanker.

This Canadian National Railways (CNR) Office of the Locomotive Foreman (Boston Bar) log book from 1958-1960 contains daily descriptions of weather, train timings, inspections, and issues arising. Also includes accountings of diesel units arriving and departing at Boston Bar.

This Canadian National Railways trip passes book is believed to have been created and maintained by the Office of the Locomotive Foreman (Boston Bar). CNR pensioners, employees, and employee dependents were eligible for types of trip passes for travel on CNR trains (annual, long service, and trip passes). The use of these passes were recorded in this log book, organized alphabetically by the last name of the employee with alphabetical dividers. Each employee's section includes the employee's starting date of employment, pass destination information, the pass number provided, the date the pass was received, and the signature of the traveller. Some employee sections also contain inserted CNR pass forms and other inserted documentation that include personal information. Numerous other textual materials have been inserted at the beginning and end of the log book, including CNR circulars, policy documents, blank forms, and inter-departmental correspondence regarding pass policies as well as inquiries about specific employees.

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Charles, John and Sonya Houghtaling regarding family history; includes stories of his father's work on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction c.1910 and river transportation on the Fraser River as a scowman. Also history of the Houghtaling sub-division

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with historian Frank Leonard who discusses the history of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, its impact on the development of Prince George and Prince Rupert. Also discusses rivalries between owners of the newspapers Fort George Herald and Fort George Tribune.

Item consists of transcript of interview with Bruce Douglas conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding his career in early railways in Prince George region and memories of the sawmills in Giscome area..

Item consists of typed transcript of interview with Ivor Guest discussing his early memories of Prince George as a river man and logging. Includes discussion of Cataline, and Quaw family.