Three men are poling from within a row boat while two men wading in the water are pushing the boat presumably to get the boat off a raised section of river bed.
Handwritten annotation on recto: "Ne Parle Pas Rapids on the Peace River BC"
- A Summary of contained in the Interim Report (1943) and Supplementary Report (1944), Post-war Rehabilitation Council
- Major Economic Problems Requiring Immediate Solution. Immigration Canada’s Way Out
Text of Address Delivered by Honourable John Hart
Published material in file are:
- Are Empires Doomed? Imperialism and the People's War
- The British Answer to some questions affecting Post-war Rehabilitation and Anglo-American Relations
- Britain's Trade in the Post-War World
- Canada as a Pacific Power
- 50 Facts About Britain at War
- An Address by a Young Infantry Officer at the Empire Youth Service
- The Choice Before Britain. Britain and Europe
- Proposition Number One. An Anglo-American Economic Policy
- Britain's Second Opportunity. British Foreign Policy
- Canada in the British Commonwealth
- What the British Empire Means to Western Civilization
- Who "owns' "The British Empire"?
- The Empire Triumphant
Printed Materials found in file are:
- "The Churchill Tree:" Songs of War and Peace
- Provincial Elections Act
- Perry as Honourable Speaker of the House – contains invitations, election writs, nomination letters, 1920s-30s. [Loose]
Folders A-D: Folder A published articles on continued development of Alaska Highway c.1940s; Folder B: Correspondence from/to HGT Perry c.1923-c.1949 re proposed railway development, including correspondence from Mayor Alward, Premier John Oliver, Prince George Board of Trade; ;
Folder C: Misc Loose newsclippings Newsarticles: Alaska Highway News: April 28th, 1949. P. 1-8 ; Davidson Leader: September 27th, 1917. Saskatchewan Paper. Moved to 2002.7 O/S Box 19.
Folder D: Re Railway c. 1932 (connection to Peace River District) PGE. Fragile
- Bound Album – News-clippings re BC Parliamentary Session of 1923: entitled: “Session 1923 - Newspaper Reports on Subjects Own and other Speeches” 1923 and 1924 reports.
- Bound Album – News-clippings re BC Parliamentary Session of 1935-1936.
- Bound Album of Newsclippings re: BC Parliamentary Session of 1941 includes printed materials, printed ephemera: notice of poll Elections Act 1941; election address of HGT Perry; invitation to Opening of Legislature 1941; programme of procedure at opening of BC parliament, 1941.
- Bound Album of Newsclippings re: BC Parliamentary Session of 1942: printed materials, printed ephemera when Perry served as Minister of Education. Includes table of contents.
Sessional Papers BC – Volume II – 1940 bound
Letter.
- File of clippings and printed reports re Dominion-Provincial Constitution – Sirois Reports and Conference 1941– notes re HG Perry’s proposals in 1941 for a renewed Canada following the failure of the Provincial Premiers of BC, Ont, Alberta to Discuss the Rowell-Sirois Report and HGP Proposals for a national constituent assembly. Note made by Frank Perry (?) on file “this is highly relevant today in 1996.)
- Report on Various Proposed Railway Routes for A Western Outlet to the Pacific from the Peace River District by A joint Board of Engineers of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways, Montreal, February 26, 1925.” Marked Confidential. – Perry marked on report “This never printed or published – confidential – from Mr. Dunning Minister of Finance, Ottawa to HG Perry, Minister.” Note attached “this was confidential at the time from Hon Chas. Dunning to me but has the most valuable detailed railway information at that time 1925 but is now outdated – HG Perry.”
PGE Peace and Highway Alaska Reports – Etc. supplementary materials to main book record – Newspaper clippings re PGE Northern link issue and correspondence, 1950s.
- Original speeches by Perry and textual records re Housing issues related to the Post-War Rehabilitation and Reconstruction. Includes letters, telegrams, printed materials re Vancouver housing; notes by Perry re housing needs; Summary reports re low income housing; Notes from Advisory Committee on Reconstruction re rent and income of low and medium earning groups; and grey literature reports re training and recruitment; and labour value of the building dollar.
- Loose items attached to the Standing Orders 1930 Bound Report
- Speeches, notes, newsclippings
Plans/Brochures of Prince George
- “Post-War Measures for consideration of the Premier as subjects for submission to the Dominion-Provincial Conference” Bureau of Post-war Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, Hon. H.G.T. Perry, 20pp. ministers copy and private copy with comments.
- Speeches, Pamphlets re International Empire 1940s.
- Fort George Liberal Convention Delegate Sept 18 1941 ribbons
- (2 ribbons with red ink, 2 on dark purple silk with gold ink, and 3 with gold ink).
- Newsclippings
- Vote Perry – complete set of 19 posters
Western Plywood Co. Correspondence – to/from Office of the Deputy Minister to H.G. Perry, Minister of Education re Western Plywood Co. proposed plywood plant in Prince George, 1945.
Prince Rupert Daily News Auditors Statements 1952 – 2 files (Perry owner) & correspondence re JT Harvey, 1950s re Prince Rupert newspaper
? Notes found in his small notebook
? Fort George Provincial Election June 1949 – Coalition Harvey Bowman – correspondence, notes, newsclippings, printed materials
? With suggested highway routes to Alaska.
? Legend includes: 1) Main Highways Constructed, and In Use, 2) Suggested highway to Alaska, 3) Connections.
? Map on linen ? “Grand Trunk Pacific Development Co. Ltd.
? Map of Prince George, BC” on main line of GTP Railway, 1914.
? Correct copy of registered plan No. 1268 in Kamloops Registry Office.
? Correct copy of registered plan No. 1268 in Kamloops Registry Office.
? Plan of Prince George, BC” on main line of GTP Railway, 1914.
HGT Perry – Re Archibald and Wilkes Land sale agreement
- Carew Martin Q.C. re HGT Perry Will
- Correspondence between HGT Perry and J.T. Harvey
Certificate of Encumbrance –Land Registry Office, Kamploops, B.C.
- April 9,1951. No. 73387
- Registered owner: Harry George Thomas Perry, P.G., B.C.
- Frank Perry as lawyer.
Folders A-D
- Includes Montreal Trust financial statements; Release & Discharge for Beneficiary;
- Correspondence & legal documents, indenture concerning sale of land “Pringle” lots in Prince George;
- Montreal Trust Co docs Mr 30, 1960
- Hospital Correspondence re Florence Perry health
- File re England Parcels, [meat/food parcels for family in England]; letters, correspondence, family photos (loose) [personal]
- Receipts and catalogues, letters, etc
- Carew Martin Q.C. re HGT Perry Will
- Newsclippings
HGT Perry standing at a microphone with other party members (including WAC Bennet)on a campaign platform.
Handwritten annotation on verso: "Lil and Jim Moore. Lil, sister of my wife Flo, died March 29th 1957 at home....Leicester, England"
Seasonal greeting card featuring a photo of (presumably) Karl Anderson sitting in a chair next to a small table top Christmas tree. Card reads: "Season's Greetings from our house to your house, Mr. & Mrs. Karl Anderson, Prince George, B.C."