Caption: The Weir family, Regina, just after the war. Item is a group photograph of two men, three women and two children identified as the Weir family, standing together on a wooden pathway outside a house.
Caption: The Weir family, Regina, just after the war. Item is a group photograph of two men, three women and two little boys and one older boy all identified as the Weir family, standing together on a wooden pathway outside a house.
Item is a photograph of two men standing by a stone cairn, each with packsacks on their backs. One man points while the other man looks in the direction being pointed to.
Annotation on recto: "I-57366" which denotes the same photograph in the collection of the BC Archives.
Caption: Thorne and Frank. Item is a photograph of Thorne and Frank posing next to a tree that is inscribed with the names of members of Swannell's 1913 survey team: "1913. F.C. Swannell, A.H. Phipps, J. Davidon, J. Duncan, C. Pinker, F. Jorgensen, J. Mackenzie, W.H. Forrest, Oct-10-1931 B.C. Govt."
Caption: Thorne, J.R.M., Fred, Skookum. Yes! That is the size of the fish we catch. Item is a photograph of Thorne, J.R.M., Fred and Skookum Davidson with oars in hand standing on top of an overturned canoe.
Caption: Having just swam the crossing mouth of Thutade Lake.
Annotation on recto: "Finlay River...Fort Grahame, Oct 1/1930"
Caption: "Loading pack horses"
Annotation on verso: "Old Faithful CF-ABK". Photograph depicts three unidentified men standing or sitting upon a floatplane at dock; perhaps at Takla Lake.
Photograph depicts three men (including Al Phipps on the left, Frank Swannell in middle? and unidentified man on the right)engaged in laughter while standing in front of several steel drums. Drums are situated on a river bank in front of a Hudson's Bay Company sign (at Fort Grahame?)
Photograph depicts one man wearing an apron (the cook?)and one man with knife and bag in hand talking to another man on horseback.
Caption: In shallow water the kicker or outboard motor cannot be run at full power; the the "spruce pole engines" or the bow, have to lend a hand; yes - all hands, arms and every ounce of strength. It is one of the most tiring jobs, poling against a strong current.
Annotation on recto: "Upper Ingenika River 1930"
Item is a photograph of two survey crewmen aboard a makeshift raft carrying a large load of baggage and two pack dogs.
Item is a photograph of a survey crewman standing outside his tent. Survey equipment visible in the mid-ground.
Item is a photograph of two survey crewmen talking to each other outside a tent in the snow.
Item is a photograph of a totem pole situated on a dock (?).
Item is an photograph of a First Nations village and totem poles on the shores of Alert Bay.
Caption: From Out-look Rest, Kubicek Pass; looking towards Kitchener Lake. The nice open looking country is the valley is unfortunately wet. Item is a panoramic photograph of a mountain range and valley.
Caption: "Ocean Falls from Jap-town [Japan town]. Mt. Baldy in the background."
Caption: "Main cabin of a trapper on the Crooked River. Note clearing around buildings, also cache upon stilts"
Caption: Trappers' line cabin. These cabins are small so taht they can be more easily heated with its -40oF. Item is a photograph of "Shorty" Haynes (?) standing in the snow next to a cabin patting the head of one of two pack dogs. Snow shoes seen leaning against the cabin.
Caption: "On PGE Railway, B.C. between Lillooet and Clinton. Young cayuses, evening snack on the track."
A "cayuse" is a pony.
Photograph depicts a toddler and a young girl seated on the bumper of an automobile parked in front of a house.
Caption: Pork and beans may do for mere mortals but goats and beans is the food of the gods. Item is a photograph of two dead goats laying side by side in the snow; a rifle has been placed between them.
Annotation on verso: "CF-ABK Takla L.". Photograph depicts two floatplanes at dock along Takla Lake.
Two men and two pack dogs stand in a clearing. A tall coniferous tree and a tent are visible in the background.
Caption: The actors aren't poseing.
Caption: It is better to have rested, but have to rise; than not to have rested at all. Item is a photograph of two survey crewmen (one kneeling and one bent over) taking a brief rest with packsacks on their backs.
Annotation on recto: "Upper Ingenika"
Caption: Crossing a creek
Annotation on verso: "butch(?) train taken at Breskens (?)".
Photograph depicts an unidentified man taking a survey measurement along the shoreline of a lake; mountains visible in the background.
Caption: United Air Transport Ltd., Tatla Landing. Gil Maclaren, Grant McConachie, E.B. Kubicek - pilots. Harmon (prospecting engineer), R. Oaks, Red Grey (mechanics. 220HP Falkers; max load Tatla 800lbs; max load Kitchener 600lbs. If fair wind blowing greater load can be lifted. Item is a photograph of a group of six men standing in front of a float plane at Tatla Landing.
Item is a panoramic photograph of Ingenika Valley.
Item is a panoramic photograph of Upper Ingenika Valley.
Caption: Looking from the track. Fraser River; taken in the early morning hence the shadow. In the dry-belt little vegetation, sage brush, trees only where they catch the snow. Item is a landscape photograph over looking the Fraser River and surrounding canyon.
Caption: Looking from the track. Fraser River; taken in the early morning hence the shadow. In the dry-belt little vegetation, sage brush, trees only where they catch the snow. Item is a landscape photograph over looking the Fraser River and surrounding canyon.
Item is a photograph of Walter and Skookum Davidson.
Item is a photograph of Walter and Skookum Davidson building a station for surveying.
Item is a photograph of Walter Nehring standing by the surveying station.
Item is a photograph of Walter, Al and Fred kneeling down behind or beside three dogs, Mabel, Dick and Mixim, at the campsite.
Caption: "Parle Pas Rapids, Peace River"