Caption: "It must have been a Sunday!"
Caption: "Paradise for man & beast. Timber-line"
Caption: "A river station"
Caption: "Another River station"
Caption: "Excelsior or Pilgrim with his load"
Item is a photograph of Al Phipps with a back pack on his back, standing with two pack dogs in the snow.
Item is a photograph of Al Phipps, Jack Anderson and Jack Adams beside a surveying station overlooking the Ingenika River.
File contains correspondence to Brian Fawcett from Al Purdy. Includes a letters to Brian Fawcett from Al Purdy, writer.
Item is an audio recording of Al Purdy.
Item is an audio recording of Al Purdy: Canadian Poets on Tape.
Item is an audio recording of Al Purdy reading at CNC.
Collection contains a signed Spruce Kings hat, a signed game puck and a letter to Al Lefebvre of UNBC.
File contains correspondence from writer, Alan Barber to Brian Fawcett.
File contains correspondence to Brian Fawcett from Alan Cassels, Lt. (N) Naval Section of Koh Kong, Cambodia. Includes a letter congratulating Brian on his book, "Cambodia", and Cassels expresses his thoughts and feelings in relation to the book. Letter dated August 10, 1993.
File contains correspondence from Brian Fawcett to Alan Copper.
File contains letters to Brian Fawcett from Alan Gasser. Correspondence includes poetry typed written by Alan Gasser. The items are dated August 1, 1989 and March 12, 1990.
File contains correspondence to Brian Fawcett from Alan Hoover, Assistant Anthropologist , Department of Recreation and Conservation, British Columbia Provincial Museum. Includes letters dated February 10, and March 25, 1969.
Photograph depicts Alan Safarik and Brian Fawcett at Fort San Saskatchewan.
File contains correspondence to Brian Fawcett from Alan Twigg. Includes letters to Brian Fawcett from Alan Twigg, Publisher of BC Book World regarding Brian's manuscripts. Letter predominately written 1989 to 1994.
File contains correspondence to Brian Fawcett from Alan Winter. Includes a letter to Brian Fawcett from Alan Winter, thanking Brian for review of his book. Letter dated June 25, 1988.
File contents relate to: Accounting / Payroll. Document type(s) include: delivery receipts.
Image depicts the ferry to Alaska in the port of Prince Rupert, B.C.
Image depicts a small section of the Alaska Highway somewhere near Whitehorse, Y.T. The slide also appears to be labelled "army washing" for unknown reasons.
File consists of documents relating to the Alaska Highway conference in 1992.
File consists of documents relating to the Alaska Highway Commemorative Symposium.
B.C.-Yukon-Alaska Highway Commission – Map showing Highway Routes to Accompany Preliminary Report on Proposed Highway to Alaska
? January 1940
? Legend includes: 1) Existing Main Highways, 2) Roads in Northern Area, 3) Routes Under Construction.
ALASKAN HIGHWAY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. British Columbia: N.D. [ca 1945]. 10 1/4" x 13 1/4" in thick green embossed boards, with title (Photographs) in gilt and tied at spine with green cord. Photo album contains 172 original photographs and 27 real photo postcards. Photographs measure 5 3/4" x 3 1/2," with a majority captioned in manuscript. Through these photos one has visual journey of travel on the newly constructed Alaskan Highway through British Columbia and into the Yukon. The travelers set off from Fort Saint John, passing through Fort Nelson, and seeming to go as far as Watson Lake, just across the border into the Yukon Territory. Along the way, they drove through the Trout River Valley, Steamboat Mountain, Muncho Lake, and many other impressive features of the landscape. The final section of images comprise home photos of the family that made the trip and some photos taken earlier.
Item is a printed seasonal greeting card. Includes a printed image of an Alaskan Highway view from Dawson Creek and an outline map of the Alaska Highway. Printed card inscription states "Major and Mrs. C.C. Clitheroe Rae Pauline and David Charles Send Greeting and Best Wishes for Christmas 1944 and the New Year 1945".
File contains 1 photocopy of “Alaska Highway Survey in British Columbia” by Captain G.S. Andrews, March 1942.
Photograph depicts a ship named "Alaska Prince" at the Northland Pier in Vancouver Harbour.
Photograph depicts a passenger steamship on open water, mountains in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "S.S. Alameda".
This travel scrapbook was created by Jill Singleton to document a trip to Alaska, Yukon, Haida Gwaii, and northern BC. Jill Singleton and Eric Stathers embarked on a 1985 car camping trip using the BC Ferries and Alaska Ferry systems. Includes postcards, ephemera, handwritten notes, pamphlets, issues of local newspapers, and maps. Also includes 37 photographs.
Includes the following:
Trip itinerary:
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway tourist caboose that had its interior modified.
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive running around its train at the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yard in Port Alberni. Track on the right led to the former Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway roundhouse and maintenance facilities that were now used by Alberni Pacific to house its locomotives.
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist railway locomotive backing onto its train of passenger cars (3 opened, 2 closed, all CN transfer cabooses, now remodelled).
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific railway train that was just coming into a run-around loop at the end of a sawmill spur. Trackage built 2000/01.
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive built in 1929 by Baldwin. After at least four years of restoration, it commenced running in 2001. It was spotted outside of a locomotive shed in Port Alberni.
Photograph depicts CPR locomotive #8427. Property of tourist "Alberni Pacific Railway." Built for the CPR by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1954.
Photograph depicts a locomotive shed and maintenance facility of Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway at the branch terminal in Port Alberni. It was now used by the tourist "Alberni Pacifica Railway." CPR locomotive #8427 found in foreground.
Photograph depicts a tank locomotive of the Alberni Pacific Railway backing onto its train atr the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yard in Port Alberni. On the rear left were the premises of a paper mill owne dby Pacifica Papers, virtually the only used of rail services in the city. It had a sufficient volume in order to warrant having its own switcher (daily freight to Nanaimo of 40 cars). Davies notes his disbelief in late 2001 when it was stated that all freight traffic on Vancouver Island would cease on Mar. 5, 2002.
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist railway locomotive. It was built in 1929 by Baldwin.
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist railway locomotive. The railway ran from Port Alberni to the McLean steam sawmill on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway trackage as well as a newly built spur to the mill, which opened in 1927 and closed in 1956.
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist railway saddle tank locomotive. It was built in 1929 by Baldwin and acquired by Alberni Pacififc Lumber Ltd. in 1941. Then it was leased out in 1951, acquired by Crown Forest Products, Ladysmith in 1973, and sold to the BC government in 1977.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Alberni Pacific tourist steam railway in Port Alberni, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a tourist train Port Alberni. Its rebuilt water tank had not been used because of WCB harness regulations. Had to fill up from a stand-pipe and hose.
Photograph depicts a tourist train departng on a sawmill spir with the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway main line on the rear.
Photograph depicts the former Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway station in Port Alberni. A returning tourist train is also visible. The station opened on December 20, 1911 and was closed to passengers in 1957. It was used for truck and rail freight until 1988, and then officially closed. The city of Port Alberni purchased it in 1990 and restored it to its original condition.
Photograph depicts a tourist train on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway track en route to a steam sawmill.
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist train of 3 cars derparting. Each car was a modified caboose.