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Scow's Last Lap
2009.5.3.10 · Item · [ca. 1913]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a crew of 13 men on a scow believed to be maneuvering through the Upper Fraser River at Scow's Last Lap (Scow Rapids), downriver from the Grand Canyon of the Fraser. Trees on opposite shore in background, rocky shore in foreground. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph reads: "the last lap".

2009.5.3.15 · Item · [ca. 1913]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts the Giscome Rapids. Opposite shore in background, rocky beach in foreground. Handwritten photo caption on verso and recto of this photo reads: "Point where G.T.P. [Grand Trunk Pacific] canoe capsized at Giscome Rapids & where 3 men were drowned."

2009.5.3.25 · Item · [ca. 1912]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts men standing near three covered wagons pulled by team of horses on street. Buildings line the street on left behind trees with protective structures built around their trunks. A windmill stands near small building and woodpiles in background on right. Trees on hill are visible in distance. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Quesnel".

2009.5.3.28 · Item · [ca. 1912]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts the early settlement of Fort George. The buildings to the left of the fence are believed to be owned by the Hudson's Bay Company. The land to the right of the fence belonged to the Fort George Reserve, the home of today's Lheidli T'enneh Band who relocated to a reserve at Shelley when this reserve was sold in 1912. Handwritten annotation on verso and recto of this photograph reads: "Fort George from opposite side of Fraser River".

2009.5.3.43 · Item · [ca. 1913]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts group of men seated on scow carrying unidentified material. One man stands on rocky shore in left foreground, leaning on plank attached to scow. A second scow can be seen behind men. Tree-covered hills on opposite shore in background.

2009.5.4.52 · Item · [ca. 1912]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts four men on conveyor, and clear view of paddle wheel. A small boat is docked to the conveyor with men and equipment. Crowd of men on shore in foreground on right, trees on opposite shore in background. Mountains visible in distance. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Str. Conveyor".

McBride, BC in 1914
2009.5.3.57 · Item · 1914
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts street in McBride, wood buildings and tent buildings on either side. Small businesses and restaurants line the left side of the street. Forest slash stands in newly cleared area in foreground. Railway tracks cross right foreground, hills visible in background. Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "MC.Bride, B.C.", handwritten on recto: "1914 [Bourchier?]"

2009.5.3.72 · Item · [ca. 1912]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts small log buildings and loaded wagons in cleared dirt area. Building on far left has the sign "POOL HALL" posted on front . Treetops, lumber piles, and hills in background. Mountains can be seen in distance. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Sand Creek. B.C."

2009.5.3.81 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts the major buildings and streets of the town. Sloped cutbank visible across the Nechako River in background. It is believed that this photograph was taken from Connaught Hill. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "PRINCE GEORGE, B.C."

Man & Dog in Railway Camp
2009.5.3.91 · Item · [ca. 1935]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts dog standing next to man smoking pipe and leaning against large snow bank (snow stands taller than man). Power lines connect to wood building standing in background. Photograph believed to have been taken in railway construction camp.

Flooded Railway Camp
2009.5.3.96 · Item · [1936?]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts lane in front of tent buildings flooded with water, forest trees in background. Photograph taken from canoe, portion of canoe visible in foreground. It is believed that this photograph may depict the Island Cache in flood, at Prince George, BC.

Flooded Railway Camp
2009.5.3.97 · Item · [1936?]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts lane in front of tent buildings flooded with water. Tree in midground, forest trees in background. A man can be seen between first and second row of tent buildings. Photograph taken from canoe, portion of canoe visible in right foreground. It is believed that this photograph may depict the Island Cache in flood, at Prince George, BC.

2006.20.9.4 · Item · November 1942
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photo description on accompanying photo album page: " 'Yonge Street' at Teslin Lake, Yukon. The centre tent was used by the radio men. Teslin, 130 miles south of Whitehorse, is the site of one of the aircraft radio stations on the new Edmonton-Whitehorse circuit, paralleling the Alaska Highway."

Bridge over Dog Creek
2006.20.11.5 · Item · June 1923
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a short wooden bridge spanning Dog Creek mid-ground and a stand of trees in the background. There are many Dog Creeks within British Columbia, it is believed this Dog Creek is located just south of Fort St. James, BC. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Dog Creek".

Pack Dogs at Fort St. James
2006.20.11.7 · Item · June 1923
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts two First Nations men and two pack dogs loaded with bags. A small group of people can be seen in distance in front of semi-visible building. Stand of trees in background. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Indians & Pack Dogs - Fort St. James."

Train at Endako
2006.20.11.13 · Item · June 1923
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts two men standing at tracks in front train engine. The number "615" is displayed on train. Trees and hills can be seen in background as well as a semi-visible group of buildings. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Canadian National Rlys Endako, BC."

Loading for the North
2006.20.12.3 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts five men in uniform loading supplies onto a military plane with the number "7632" on its side. Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "LOADING FOR THE NORTH." It is believed this photograph was taken at the military base in Whitehorse, YT.

Royal Canadian Air Force
2006.20.12.4 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts two men (one in uniform) standing in an airstrip under the nose of a military plane with the number "7632" on its side. A third man stands in uniform on far right, and a building can be seen in distance behind him on the flat horizon. Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "MAJESTIC '32'." It is believed this photograph was taken at the military base in Whitehorse, YT.

Royal Canadian Air Force
Crew Weighing In
2006.20.12.5 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts four men in uniform standing with luggage and supplies in front of a military plane with the number "7632" on its side. Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "WEIGHING IN."

Royal Canadian Air Force
2006.20.12.10 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts an unidentified man standing in what is believed to be the airstrip at Grande Prairie, Alberta. Rear end of semi-trailer in distance on left, other unidentified machinery on right. Flat horizon crosses mid ground. Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Ready for Fun Above or Mud Below."

Royal Canadian Air Force
2006.20.12.29 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Unloading at Watson Lake." Photograph depicts plane with the number "553"on its side landed in airstrip. Group of luggage, three men in uniform, and movable staircase in front of plane. Snow in foreground, trees in background.

Royal Canadian Air Force
2006.20.12.34 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Everybody Works." Photograph depicts four men in uniform (same men from item 2006.20.12.33) loading a red cross suitcase and other luggage onto plane, movable staircase behind them. It is believed that a fifth man is also semi-visible behind them. Snowbank and various unidentified buildings in background on right.

Royal Canadian Air Force
2006.20.12.47 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "D.O.T [Department of Transportation?] Bldgs & Garage, Whitehorse." Photograph depicts numerous buildings and a four-door garage on streets in Whitehorse. Dump trucks and other various vehicles surround garage. Road and gravel covered area crosses foreground.

Royal Canadian Air Force
Transport
2009.6.13.30 · Subseries · 1974-1979
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Subseries consists of correspondence and accompanying informational material related to Transport Canada and transportation issues in general, especially those that pertain to northern BC. Records include news releases, newspaper and magazine clippings, maps, meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, newsletter, pamphlet and brochures, reference material, and speeches from the Minister of Transportation and others. Includes correspondence regarding marine transportation, such as amendments to the Canada Shipping Act (Bill C-61), the Pacific Rim Access Project for a port at Kitimat, search and rescue services, marine pollution, harbour and marina developments, the Prince Rupert Fairview Terminal, and ferry transportation and subsidies; land transportation, such as highway maintenance, northern BC bus routes and public transportation, the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Bill S-8), pedestrian safety, highway and bridge construction, and improvements to the Yellowhead Highway; rail transportation, such as closure of agencies, rail subsidies, freight rates, passenger train services, and railway companies (BC Rail, CNR, and CPR); and air transportation, such as the decentralization of Air Canada, the Air Canada strike, the use of government aircraft, pilot and air charter licenses, the Queen Charlotte Islands air transportation subsidy agreement, complaints regarding service, and BC airports.

Strip Mining & Cirque Dump
2000.1.1.3.13.21 · Item · [ca. 1973]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine. North peak featured in left background, South peak in right background, and West peak in right foreground. Area to left of the mining pit and West peak was called the "cirque waste dump." Mountain range visible in distance.

2000.1.1.3.13.44 · Item · 1978
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine, switchback road in foreground, mountain range in background. Pit is visible behind the West peak. The new mine garage can be seen on West peak just above "#7 switchback" in centre of image. Photograph was taken from the air, portion of plane visible in top left of image.

Shovel & Haul Trucks
2000.1.1.3.15.16 · Item · [ca. 1958]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts cable-operated shovel loading two Kenworth haul trucks on road in mine area at high elevation. Three unidentified men are gathered around truck in foreground. Valley and mountain range in distance.