Photograph of a large explosion on a rocky shoreline. A bridge is visible in the foreground and a body of water is partially visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "McRae Bros Moving Mountains at Prince Rupert BC Apr 24th" Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Rupert. July 17 1913. Dear [illegible]. Just a card for that album if you've got any room left by now. This is one of the blasts for the clearing of the drydock up here. [Illegible] W.M." Postcard is addressed to: "Miss C.M. Ranip[??] 931 Northlane Av.[sic] Seattle Wash." Two Canadian one cent stamps are affixed on verso. Postmark reads: "Prince Rupert BC. PM Jul 17 13."
Photograph depicts street corner view of Hotel Fort George with people and utility pole in foreground.
Handwritten annotation on verso “Hotel Fort George Central Fort George 1913".
Photograph depicts a young constable in uniform standing beside a fence and tree. He holds a baton and whistle (?) in hand. Handwritten annotation on verso of photo reads: “-1913- Riot Duty Drill"
Photograph depicts village buildings along shore.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "67 Section of Massett as it is".
Photograph depicts a view of the Fraser River, scrub land, and mountains in the Moran Canyon area near Lillooet.
Photograph depicts a view of a river, possibly the Fraser River, canyon, mountains, and scrub land.
Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway tunnel along Anderson Lake. The current railway mileage for the location is 125.6 (historical mileage point would have differed). The location is 3.7 miles north of D'Arcy, near the southern end of Anderson Lake. This photograph was likely taken from vantage point of the summer-only Highline Road.
Photograph depicts an early model Jordan Spreader used in the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway. A railway worker is standing on the spreader. The stencil on equipment states "P.G.W.R.R.". The flora suggests that this photograph may have been taken somewhere in the Lillooet/Clinton area.
Photograph depicts the making of a rock cut on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line at the Lillooet end of Seton Lake during railway construction.
Photograph depicts the "Big Slide" at Lillooet. Also visible are a horse-drawn cart and the Fraser River.
Photograph depicts "Kelly's Lake" (now known as Kelly Lake) in Clinton, as well as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line along the lake.
Photograph depicts a view of Lillooet's Main Street looking south southeast. The St. Andrew's United Church is visible in the foreground; the Anglican church is visible at the end of the street.
Photograph depicts a man and a woman in a row boat on Alta Lake.
Photograph depicts two children in a row boat on an unknown lake in BC. Buildings can be seen along the shore in the background.
Photograph depicts a view of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridge across the Fraser River at Lillooet.
Photograph depicts a view of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridge across the Fraser River and the nearby Lillooet surrounding area. The photograph shows Lillooet looking up Town Creek Valley. Chinese gold washing activity is visible nearby the bridge.
Photograph depicts a railway water tower, a small building, and a rail line along a lake shore. This is a close-up of the area depicted in image 2020.08.84. The water tank is a typical PGE 25,000 gallon water tank. The station would be a little over 400 feet south of the tank.
Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway locomotive in deep snow. A person, possibly a woman, stands near the train as snow continues to fall. The location is unknown, but may be Alta Lake or Squamish.
File consists of correspondence from Overton W. Price to H.R. MacMillan, October 3, 1913 and includes copy of original letter and transcript.
Photograph depicts a view looking across a creek to a tarp erected on the opposite shore, trees in the background. Survey of 55th parallel.
Photograph depicts crossing summit between John Brown and Kitseucla creeks. Survey of 55th parallel.
Photograph depicts views from the summit between John Brown and Kitseucla creeks.
Photograph depicts a view looking down on the river with Hudson Bay mountain in the background.
Photograph depicts a view from the summit between John Brown and Kitseucla creeks.
Photograph depicts lush undergrowth with trees and a mountain peak in the distance, valley of Kitseucla creek looking north from 55th parallel.
Photograph depicts Kitseucla creek, trees and a mountain peak in the distance.
Photograph depicts view of Kitseucla mountain summit with snow patches and a rocky peak.
Photograph depicts a rocky, mountain slope.
Photograph depicts a view from a mountain summit looking across the valley to forested mountain slopes with snowy mountain tops.
Photograph depicts an alpine meadow with a mountain ridge in the background.
Photograph depicts three men and five horses traversing through the snow. The men are on foot leading the horses.
Photograph depicts five men carrying shovels, walking through the snow in single file.
Photograph depicts a few of forest in the foreground, a snowy mountain range in the distance.
Photograph depicts looking across the water of Babine Lake toward low forested hills. [55th parallel]
Photograph depicts packed horses walking on the log jam. [55th parallel]
Photograph depicts bare mountain ridges near the Bulkley River and 55th parallel.
Photograph depicts a view looking down on the Bulkley River, forested banks on both sides of the river, high mountains in the distance.
Photograph depicts a view past tree tops to a snow capped mountain range.
Subseries contains textual material relating to the movements of trains.
Subseries contains ephemera related to Pacific Great Eastern Railways.