Showing 507 results

Item is a photograph of a copy print, resulting in a low quality photographic reproduction. Reproduced as a print, slide, and a negative. Location of original photograph is unknown.

Item is a photograph of a copy print, resulting in a low quality photographic reproduction. Reproduced as a print, slide, and a negative. Location of original photograph is unknown.

George Barnes, mensurationist, eventually taught at O.S.U. Eric Garman, silviculturist. Dr. Braham Griffith was in the Research Division 1926-1936. Fin McKinnon was eventually Chief Forester and then Dept. Minister.

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

Alec Gordon was a soil specialist who conducted land use surveys separating forest land from potential agricultural land.

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

"After we made the acquaintance of several girls living in Aleza Lake village, they would be invited to come to the camp on a Sunday to enjoy the music. Social events were infrequent, so they did not complain about having to travel three miles by rail and then walking another three-quarters of a mile on a foot trail that was sometimes quite muddy." -- quote from Cedric Walker in "An Early History of the Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range" (p. 48)

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

Back, left to right: Pinker, Rigler, Frank Dickson, Jack Freeborn
Front, left to right: Proste, Eric Garman, John Gerlitsky, Herbert (Ray) Sansom

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

Photograph copy print contains the following writing on verso:
British Columbia Archives and Records Service Visual Records Unit
Negative No. H-5387
GR 1348
B.C. Forest Service : The Young Men's Forestry Training Plan
September 1, 1935

Photograph is one of six depicting the Aleza Lake nursery in Spring 1964. Annotations note these photographs may be associated with EP433.

Photograph is one of six depicting the Aleza Lake nursery in Spring 1964. Annotations note these photographs may be associated with EP433.

Original photographic print included in "Northern Interior Forest Experiment Station: Report of Preliminary Investigations" by Percy Barr. Photograph depicts mature spruce and balsam reproduction.

Original photographic print included in "Northern Interior Forest Experiment Station: Report of Preliminary Investigations" by Percy Barr.

Original photographic print included in "Northern Interior Forest Experiment Station: Report of Preliminary Investigations" by Percy Barr.

Original photographic print included in "Northern Interior Forest Experiment Station: Report of Preliminary Investigations" by Percy Barr.

Original photographic print included in "Northern Interior Forest Experiment Station: Report of Preliminary Investigations" by Percy Barr.

Original photographic print included in "Northern Interior Forest Experiment Station: Report of Preliminary Investigations" by Percy Barr.

No caption provided with photograph negative. Appears similar to 2007.1.30.2.011, which has the following caption: "Poor quality Spruce left after diameter cutting. Note insect killed trees and leaning tree. Sparse stocking. Very poor increment. Devils Club site. Silty clay. No post logging regeneration. Continous understory of alder and willow. West Branch, F.E.S. Aleza Lake."

Caption describing photograph: "Very good Lodgepole Pine 22" DBH - 115' high. Main Access Road F.E.S. Aleza Lake"

Caption describing photograph: "Overmature Cottonwood growing in alluvial deposit, Bowron River. Coarse silts with fluctuating water table. Low volume of poor quality spruce removed--due to open grown limby form - presently occupied by willow, alder HB cranberry, birch, spirea, water hemlock."

Caption describing photograph: "Growth of Lodgepole Pine on imperfectly drained clay of lacustrine origin. Aleza Lake, Main Access Road. Age 12 years, Height 14', 1966 leader 16"" Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "1920 horse logging. View of residual stand. Devils Club site. Imperfectly drained silty clay. Very good growth, form and vigour. East Loop Road, F.E.S. Aleza Lake." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

No caption provided with photograph. Depicts an immature Saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia), possibly located in John Revel's garden in Prince George.

Caption describing photograph: "Leaf morphology of Betula papyrifera. Revels garden."

Caption describing photograph: "Isolated Hemlock. West Branch Road, F.E.S. Aleza."

Caption describing photograph: "As GBW Film 4 Frame 1 (2007.1.30.2.040). 13" DBH Height 45', +/- 120 years old." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "Loaded logging truck on way to log dump on Eagle Lake. East Loop, F.E.S. Aleza Lake."

Caption describing photograph: "Typical of general opinion of growth and form of Black Spruce. Associated with poorly drained saucer shaped terrain. Organic soil developed over impervious clay. Ht 35', 5-7" DBH age 120 years. Prince George Airport Road." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "Internal view."

Caption describing photograph: "Excellent form. Note columnar bole, only slight taper, no butt swell."

Caption describing photograph: "Typical crown form of Abies lasiocarpa, long barrow columnar crown. Ht 65', 10" DBH. Age 80 years. Mile 5 Hart Highway. Abies stand resulting from advanced regeneration released by logging of spruce in 1940s. Sandy silt lacustrine deposits."

Caption describing photograph: "Typical of extensive cultivation of Bednesti silty loams and silt in Wright Creek and Salmon River Area. Forage crops, seed timothy, grains and root crops. Much of lacustrine deposits within 20 mile radius have this potential."

Caption describing photograph: "Typical young aspen and Willow cover over the area now in seedling or transplant beds. Hand pulled, rough broken, rooted prior to plowing (by inmate crews April 1966)."

Caption describing photograph: "October 1966. Typical Development of Lodgepole Pine and Douglas Fir Planting Stock at Telkwa Nursery. Negative filed with P.I.E. No. 15769, O.D.C. 232.411.2. Lodgepole pine seedlings planted with E.P. 638 Seeding Trial No. 10 in October 1966. Stock produced for Species Trials in Prince George Forest District. Photo by Craftsmans Studio, Prince George. See report file 0193652 or E.P. 638 Seeding Trial No. 10."

Caption describing photograph: "Female flowers of Abies lasiocarpa prior to pollenation. Pine Pass, July 1, 1968."

Caption describing photograph: "Maturing 2nd year cones on right, mature non-serrotinous cone with seed dispersed on left."

Caption describing photograph: "Pulpwood Logging Operations on P.T.S. X91960, Swamp Lake, Prince George Pulp and Paper Ltd."

Caption describing photograph: "Pulpwood Logging Operations on P.T.S. X91960, Swamp Lake, Prince George Pulp and Paper Ltd."

Caption describing photograph: "Pulpwood Logging Operations on P.T.S. X91960, Swamp Lake, Prince George Pulp and Paper Ltd. Close up of typical Spruce-Lodgepole Pine stand." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "Pulpwood Logging Operations on P.T.S. X91960, Swamp Lake, Prince George Pulp and Paper Ltd. Landing, showing use of pre-loading trailers and Cat 988 rubber-tired loader."

Caption describing photograph: "Pulpwood Logging Operations on P.T.S. X91960, Swamp Lake, Prince George Pulp and Paper Ltd."

Caption describing photograph: "Pulpwood Logging Operations on P.T.S. X91960, Swamp Lake, Prince George Pulp and Paper Ltd. Small clearcuts and rubber-tired skidders."

Caption describing photograph: "Pulpwood Logging Operations on P.T.S. X91960, Swamp Lake, Prince George Pulp and Paper Ltd. First Pulpwood logging done by P.G. Pulp & Paper. Winter 1964, large clearcut (+/- 60 acres), distant half of area slash burned Autumn 1965. Note Aspen residual."

Caption describing photograph: "E.P. 646 Clearing at Aleza Lake for Provenance Plantation - D8H 46A, wide pads, power shift $26.50/hour."

Caption describing photograph: "E.P. 646 Clearing at Aleza Lake for Provenance Plantation - South clearing +/-8 acres"

Caption describing photograph: "E.P. 646 Clearing at Aleza Lake for Provenance Plantation - Main clearing +/-11.8 acres with loose piled windrow."