Pope, Frank L. “Sketch Map Showing the Proposed Route of the Western Union Telegraph Between Fort Frazer and the Stekine River, British Columbia. From exploration by the party under the command of Maj. Frank L. Pope Ass’t Engineer, 1866.
Consists of two photograph albums that illustrate Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions.
Bonney, ParkerPhotograph depicts construction of a Grand Trunk Pacific Railway trestle by Bostrom & Green Contractors near Fort Fraser, BC.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "11. Grading at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts railway construction workers loading dirt and rocks from the track being laid, into cargo cars attached to a steam train engine. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "26. Rich farm-land and crops near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts hay stacks in a field situated at the base of a small forested mountain. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "8. N.E. View of Fort Fraser Townsite." Photograph depicts a cleared area of land and two tents (?). Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "36. Government Agent's Residence." Photograph depicts a house with three additional out buildings all surrounded by a white fence. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "37. Wonderful growth of Cauliflower near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts an elderly man holding two large cauliflower heads, a small boy stands next to him. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "7. Farm scene near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a tract of farmland dissected by a wooden fence. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "19. Outbuildings near Sawmill on Block 181, Fort Fraser Townsite." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "4. Farm Scene near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts several fence lines and five outbuildings scatterd across a tract of farmland. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "64. Fort Fraser Hotel and outbuildings." Photograph depicts a cleared tract of land in fore and mid ground and the Fort Fraser Hotel and its outbuildings in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "51. Tract-laying west of Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a man looking at a section of railway track, a large steam powered machine is in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "62. Sports, Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of young girls running a foot race while a group of men, women and children watch. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "65. Bank of Vancouver." Photograph depicts a two-storey, stand alone building with a large sign across the front which reads: "Bank of Vancouver"; building surrounded by a picket fence. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "74. On the banks of the Nechac[k]o River, Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts the Nechako River in the background and a stand of trees in the foreground. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "64. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men playing baseball in a large open field. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "54. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts men running a foot race towards a finishing line while groups of men, women and children stand by and watch. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "69. Jordan's Addition on the Banks of the Nechac[k]o River." Photograph depicts three tents situated in an open field near the Nechako River. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "49. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men playing baseball in a field in Fort Fraser. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "48. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men playing baseball in a field in Fort Fraser. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "76. One of the Five Acre Garden Tracts." Photograph depicts a wooded lot. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "13. Fort Fraser Sawmill." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "40. Grading at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a steam train engine pushing three cargo cars along a train track. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "43. Large crop of Potatoes." Photograph depicts a large field of potatoes in the fore and mid ground and a fence and stand of trees in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "47. Rich farm land at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts farmland surrounded by wooden fencing. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "21. Rich vegetables and wonderful crop near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts farmland; a house and a wooden fence visible in background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "6. Land Clearing at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a cleared section of land, piles of cut timber and a debris fire. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "20. Vegetable Garden growing every kind of vegetable near Ft. Fraser." Photograph depicts rows within a vegetable garden. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "17. On the way to Fort Fraser by auto." Photograph depicts a group of men standing, and one on horseback, around an automobile packed with luggage of all shapes. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "5. Commencement of 2-storey building on Block 154 Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts cleared section of land in foreground and a group of men working amongst piles of lumber in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "34. Rhubarb near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a close up of a crop of rhubarb. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "60. Nechac[k]o River at Fort Fraser." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "52. Sports, Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men playing baseball in a field. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "78. Government Buildings, Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts the Government Agent's residence and outbuildings surrounded by a white picket fence. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "62. Laundry at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts two men (one of Asian heritage and one of European) standing outside a wooden building. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "63. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts women in long skirts running a foot race while a group of men and children watch. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "54. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men playing a field game, believed to be baseball. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "66. Frank Carel's Livery Stable and back of new store building." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "60. Real Estate Office, Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a stand alone, one-storey building exhibiting the following signage: "Fort Fraser Investment Company, Johns & Ogston Townsite Agents, Real Estate, Insurance & Notaries". Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "57. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts several pairs of men engaged in a three legged race across a field. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "61. Fort Fraser Supply Co.'s 1st store." Photograph depicts a wagon parked in front of the Fort Fraser Supply Co. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "67. Two Storey Boarding House under construction." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "59. A Hunting Party near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men in suits and hats in the back of a horse-drawn wagon. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "70. Ruttan & Son's General Store." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "53. Water power near Fort Fraser." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
This photograph album features 86 black and white photographs of Fort Fraser area during the time of the community's formation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "22. Looking North from Block 177 Fort Fraser Townsite. View of Hotel, Bank and various other buildings, also railroad grading." Photographer is noted as the Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "12. Fort Fraser, Rich Farm-land." Photo depicts a dirt road running through a hilly landscape. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "35. On the way to Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts six men in overcoats and hats sitting in an automobile parked at curbside. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation