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Sunset in Prince Rupert
Sunset in Prince Rupert
2009.7.1.290 · Item · [ca. 1880-1920]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Wide angled photograph of a sunset on the waterfront in Prince Rupert. Several buildings are silhouetted in the foreground. Annotation on recto: "Sunset, Prince Rupert, BC No. 4465."
Superintendent’s Office 1988
2000.1.1.3.08 · File · July 1987 - Apr.1989
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

File contains images of mine operations and construction, as well as a variety of other subjects.

  • Elements of the underground mine are depicted, including miners working, the marked rock face, yellow ducting and ventilation fan, the portal, mesh rockbolted onto adit walls, shotcrete being applied, and stacked mining construction materials.
  • Mining equipment depicted in this file includes underground ore haulage truck, Wabco ore haulage truck, jackleg drill, stoper drill, scoop tram, jumbo drill, conveyor, pickup trucks, unidentified mixing or grinding machine, a cable wagon and half constructed ore haulage truck in the shop, and a continuous miner (also known as alpine miner or roadheader).
  • A set of images show a dozer and a lowbed truck transporting a temporary building down the pit mine access road.
  • Several images depict drill core fragments, asbestos ore, and geological features of the mine.
  • Mining related process are depicted, including a young man sluicing and panning, a mine building under construction, and an unidentified steel frame structure with a hydraulic device suspended on a rail.
  • A set of images shows a railway or highway construction project, including stockpile of construction materials, rail cars, caboose, locomotive, front end loader, dump truck, concrete mixing trucks, semi-trucks, and a rail car with large steel drums which are speculated to be specialized for tunnel construction.
  • Further images show what is speculated to be tunnel construction.
  • A set of images at a high ceiling underground mine which is not Cassiar depicts a man in a suite by a underground ore haulage truck, and other mining vehicles including a crane.
  • A set of images depict an ungulate herd, possibly bighorn sheep, on a mountain side.
  • The file includes several images which depict personal life, presumably from a family vacation, and access to these images may be restricted. These images depict man with children on a fishing trip, adults and children around a pool, a woman on a motorcycle, and a house and kitchen. Several groups of images are contained in envelopes annotated with dates and “K. Minty”.
Survey Equipment
Survey Equipment
2012.13.1.121.06 · Item · [1968?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts objects, including a flag pole, that the slide labels as "survey equipment." The slide also places it as a "Peyto icefall," on the Peyto Galcier in the Banff National Park in Alberta, B.C.
Survey of Prince George
2012.13.2.02.29 · File · 1990
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the survey of Prince George. Includes material on survey plans, lots in Prince George, original town planning, subdivision plans, and Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes on surveying and town planning in Prince George. File primarily includes photopied maps depicting town lots and planning in Prince George. Includes: "RE: Title Search for Fairgrounds" typescript letter from Kent Sedgwick to Dr. Dick Rowe (26 Apr. 1990) and "Map showing South Fort George, Fort George (Central) and the additions surveyed in 1910 or later" reproduced map from the Fort George Tribune newspaper.
Swimming in a Lake
2012.13.1.84.35 · Item · 1994
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts numerous unknown individuals swimming in a lake or standing on a dock at an uncertain location.
Taku River Survey - Campfire Near Kopoka River
Taku River Survey - Campfire Near Kopoka River
2006.20.3.15 · Item · [between 23 May 1906 and 15 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts two unidentified men standing and sitting at campfire by large fallen trees. Forest and mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on negative: "[?] Taken Near Kopoka".

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906.
This particular photo is one of 8 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "From main camp up Kopoka River. Scenes with persons in." See also items 2006.20.3.14 - 2006.20.3.21.
Taku River Survey - Campsite
Taku River Survey - Campsite
2006.20.3.7 · Item · [between 29 August 1906 and 9 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts tent among trees, hills visible in background.

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906.
This particular photo is one of 13 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Kopoka River - river scenes Aug 29 to Oct. 9 [19]06". See also items 2006.20.3.1 - 2006.20.3.13.
Taku River Survey - Canoe on Shore
Taku River Survey - Canoe on Shore
2006.20.3.3 · Item · [between 29 August 1906 and 9 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Mountains stand behind water in background. Handwritten annotation on negative: "looking [over?] Kopoka".

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906.
This particular photo is one of 13 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Kopoka River - river scenes Aug 29 to Oct. 9 [19]06". See also items 2006.20.3.1 - 2006.20.3.13.
Taku River Survey - Cliffs on Shore
Taku River Survey - Cliffs on Shore
2006.20.3.43 · Item · [between 23 May 1906 and 15 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Water spans foreground, cliffs cross midground, mountains stand in background.

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906. This particular photo is one of 5 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Boundary No.2 camera Sta. Twin Lake & Glacier.” See also items 2006.20.3.42 - 2006.20.3.46.
Taku River Survey - Glacier at Kopoka River
Taku River Survey - Glacier at Kopoka River
2006.20.3.9 · Item · [between 29 August 1906 and 9 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts river and rocky shores, glacier visible on mountain in background. Handwritten annotation on negative: "Glacier [?] Kopoka".

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906.
This particular photo is one of 13 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Kopoka River - river scenes Aug 29 to Oct. 9 [19]06". See also items 2006.20.3.1 - 2006.20.3.13.
Taku River Survey - Glacier in Mountains
Taku River Survey - Glacier in Mountains
2006.20.3.45 · Item · [between 23 May 1906 and 15 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts valley in snowy mountain range. Handwritten annotation visible on negative: "Pan. From Camera Sta no w. looking at [?] Glacier."

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906. This particular photo is one of 5 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Boundary No.2 camera Sta. Twin Lake & Glacier.” See also items 2006.20.3.42 - 2006.20.3.46.
Taku River Survey - Glacier in Mountains
Taku River Survey - Glacier in Mountains
2006.20.3.47 · Item · [between 23 May 1906 and 15 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906. This particular photo is one of 10 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "From [Wahut?]-Azmuth and Koshu.” See also items 2006.20.3.48 - 2006.20.3.56.
Taku River Survey - Glacier in Mountains
Taku River Survey - Glacier in Mountains
2006.20.3.49 · Item · [between 23 May 1906 and 15 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts wide glacier winding through mountain range.

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906. This particular photo is one of 10 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "From [Wahut?]-Azmuth and Koshu.” See also items 2006.20.3.47 - 2006.20.3.56.
Taku River Survey - Iceberg
Taku River Survey - Iceberg
2006.20.3.40 · Item · [between 23 May 1906 and 15 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph features iceberg floating in water, mountains on shore in background.

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906. This particular photo is one of 7 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Around River Taku and main camp on same." See also items 2006.20.3.35 - 2006.20.3.41.
Taku River Survey - Kopoka Glacier
Taku River Survey - Kopoka Glacier
2006.20.3.6 · Item · [between 29 August 1906 and 9 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts glacier in valley below mountains. Handwritten annotation on negative: "K. Glacier [...illegible]".

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906.
This particular photo is one of 13 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Kopoka River - river scenes Aug 29 to Oct. 9 [19]06". See also items 2006.20.3.1 - 2006.20.3.13.
Taku River Survey - Kopoka River from Main Camp
Taku River Survey - Kopoka River from Main Camp
2006.20.3.12 · Item · [between 29 August 1906 and 9 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts river water in foreground, mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on negative: "Looking down Kopoka River from main camp."

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906.
This particular photo is one of 13 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Kopoka River - river scenes Aug 29 to Oct. 9 [19]06". See also items 2006.20.3.1 - 2006.20.3.13.
Taku River Survey - Kopoka River Rapids
Taku River Survey - Kopoka River Rapids
2006.20.3.1 · Item · [between 29 August 1906 and 9 October 1906]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts rocks among river rapids, opposite shore in background. Handwritten annotation on negative: "Rough water rap".

Image is one of 65 photos documenting a survey of the Canada-Alaska Boundary, Taku River area, May 23 to Oct. 15, 1906.
This particular photo is one of 13 found in original enclosure with the following handwritten annotation: "Kopoka River - river scenes Aug 29 to Oct. 9 [19]06". See also items 2006.20.3.2 - 2006.20.3.13.