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Footage of porpoise swimming in front of boat. Footage of swallow in tree.

Location is unknown, but most likely on the coast of British Columbia.

Footage of a large nest in a tree, possibly an Eagle or a Osprey nest, with baby birds within.

Footage of men fishing from a boat in a river.

Possible locations include the Bella Coola River or the Dean River.

Footage of a squirrel on a snow covered rock, fallen log and digging in the snow.

Footage of man fishing near rapids. Speculated locations include the Bella Coola River or the Dean River.

Footage of golden eye duck and ducklings on a lake.

Speculated locations include Anahim Lake, Ulkatcho Lake or Fenton Lake.

Footage of a man loading rubber raft onto red truck.

Footage of a caribou herd.

Probable locations of filming include the Chilcotin area, Rainbow Mountains, or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Footage of two people, Doris and Jerry, in a rowboat on a lake.

Speculated locations include Anahim Lake, Fenton Lake or Lassard Lake.

Footage of deer fawns eating grass and apples, and landscape shots of mountains and cornfields.

Possible areas of filming include the Atnarko or Chilcotin regions.

Three men floating down a river in a yellow rubber raft.

Speculated locations are the Atnarko River, Bella Coola River or the Dean River.

Footage of man holding up and examining a moose head trophy in winter.

Possible locations include the Chilcotin region, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Footage of grouse drumming. Location of filming is unknown.

Footage of lake and surrounding landscape. The location is believed to be "Small Lake" would could possibly be located in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Chilcotin area or the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage of mountains, possibly around Anahim Lake or the Atnarko river area in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park

Footage of titles used by Al Elsey for commercial films, reading "Steelhead Unlimited on the Bella Coola River" and "Thanks for Coming - The End."

Footage of fly fishing in a river, possibly the Bella Coola or Dean River, as well as footage of a caribou herd in the high country of possibly the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage of fishing boat named the "Canadian Prince" docking at the harbour in Bella Coola, BC.

Footage of three men fishing off river bank at "Dennis Landing." There is a close of recording of the salmon they catch.

Location could possibly be the Bella Coola River or the Dean River.

Footage of Tom Engebretch loading a Honda motorbike with gun and gunny sack and driving off through a creek and up a hill.

Location is believed to be East Ranch, possibly located in near Bella Coola, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park or Chilcotin area.

Black bear on the shore of a river. The location is unknown.

Footage of chipmunk eating. Location of filming is unknown.

A presentation recording of a map of B.C. and it's regions, noting the wildlife that live the Provincial parks. There is an accompanying clip of sunset over a lake.

Footage of Robson feeding his deer. The location of the filming is believed to be Robson's home in Bella Coola.

Footage of a pack train in what is believed to be the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage of a man filleting a fish on an ocean-going boat.

Footage of ducks on a lake and a sunset through trees.

Location of filming is unknown.

Footage of a lake shore and a dog, Suzie, retrieving an object from the lake. There is footage of a fish flipping around on the ice and another shot a fish swimming under the lake ice. There are also a recording of a white weasel climbing a tree

It is speculated that location of this film is either Anahim Lake or Fenton Lake.

Footage of a large caribou bull in what is believed to be the Rainbow Mountains.

Footage of Bill Baker performing catch and release fly fishing in possibly the Bella Coola River or the Dean River for cutthroat trout.

Footage of title text that reads: “The Bella Coola Indians and Their ‘Food from the Sea’ Photographed by Al Elsey."

Speculated locations of the location of this footage include Bella Bella, Bella Coola or the Bella Coola River.

Footage of Dr. Triffenhagen putting mill eggs as bait on a hook for fishing. Speculated locations include the Bella Coola River or the Dean River.

Footage of steelhead salmon jumping in river channel. The location is unknown.

Footage of a pack train in the high country, which is likely an upper valley of the mountain foothills. Probable locations of this footage include Holt homestead, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

Fonds consists of original, silent 16mm reels that portray the natural, social and land use history of the Bella Coola and Chilcotin regions named the "Natural and Guiding History of the Bella Coola and Chilcotin Regions".

Possible locations that Al Elsey filmed include: Bella Coola, Bella Bella, Anahim Lake, Alert Bay, Nimpo Lake, Bulkey Valley, the Rainbow Mountains, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Dean River, Bella Coola River, Tchaha Lake, the Chilcotin region, the Ulkatcho Mountains, Lassard Lake, Fenton Lake, Atnarko River, Wells Gray Park, and Holt Homestead.