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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"

Caption: Wee Willie Camp [#2, #16, #18] Wee Willie is a rock rabbit friend of ours. Trees: Balsams. Camp at timber-line west-end Kubicek Pass. This is taken during the Indian Summer ("8 days"); 28th Sept.; in the spring the hillside here was a maze of flowers.

Item is a photograph of two survey crewmen seated on the ground surrounded by camp rations and eating.

Caption: Williams Lake Stampede, caribou country. Speed? Note the open country; semi dry belt. Item is a blurred photograph of a man on horse back.

Caption: Williams Lake Stampede, caribou country. Most of the horses aren't much for looks, but they have other qualities. Item is a photograph of four boys (?) on horseback standing in a parking lot.

Photograph is an aerial (?) perspective of a mountaineous area and a valley both covered with snow.

Caption: Wood nymphs of the north. Our Burns Lake Lassies. Item is a photograph six women sitting on a bench.

Photograph depicts a young boy and a man, both with poles in hand, standing on a supply laden raft while it is still pulled up on a lakeshore.