Footage of a large nest in a tree, possibly an Eagle or a Osprey nest, with baby birds within.
Footage of a moose hunt, moose kill, and butchering of the moose.
Possible locations of this footage are the Chilcotin region, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
Footage of a squirrel on a snow covered rock, fallen log and digging in the snow.
Footage of mountains, spring flowers, a white robin, a butterfly, and eagles flying. Footage of men, believed to be Elsey's sons-in-law, in a rubber raft fishing on a river. Also footage of Robson's Deer.
Locations are speculated to be either Bella Coola River or Dean River, Atnarko area, Bella Coola Valley, Chilcotin area, Paradise Valley or the Rainbow Mountains.
Footage of Robson and Josephine with their domesticated deer. The location of the filming is believed to be in Bella Coola or in the Atnarko region.
Footage of a "stink box" used in Ooligan grease production in what is assumed to be Bella Coola. Also there is footage of some men fly-fishing on a river shore, either the Bella Coola River or the Dean River. There is a close-up clip of them baiting a hook, and then a shot of the men using gaff and hook to haul fish to shore. The men display their catch for the camera and there is a panoramic view of the mountains behind them. Included are some clips of Robson's deer, and a white robin.
Possible other locations in this film include the Atnarko region, Rainbow Mountains, Ulgoatcho Mountains and Chilcotin area.
Footage of ducks on a lake and flying away, horses in a corral, a campsite, caribou in the high country of the mountains, probably the Rainbow Mountains, a campsite where men are packing horses and game kill and their journey home in pack train.
Possible locations of filming include Anahim Lake, Chilcotin area, Holt Homestead, Rainbow Mountains, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, or Wells Gray Provincial Park.
File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.
Photograph collection of various foothills around Cassiar.
Photograph depicts benches of Cassiar's open mine. Men can be seen standing near machinery speculated to be blasthole drills in bottom left of image. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Waste Stripping Operations on McDame Mt. Ore Mining in lower right Corner.", on verso: "1961".
Photograph depicts ore haul truck at dump in mine, mountain range in background. Photo also features driver and a second unidentified man standing in front of truck. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Int. Harvester Payhauler Model 95 dumping stripping waste at 6565 Elevation", on verso: "1961".
Footage of horses in corral.
Location is believed to be Holt Homestead or Lassard Lake.
Footage of large animal, most likely a moose, along a steep bank. Two men and their pack horse traveling along an open landscape, a close shot of their campfire at night, then footage of them preparing for a journey early in the morning. Also a view of a herd of caribou, the men traveling in a pack train over a stream and through upper valleys of the mountains, various sunset shots, a lake full of birds feeding, and finally the men packing the horses with killed game meat, most likely caribou.
The location of the filming is most likely the Rainbow Mountains.
Footage includes salmon jumping in a river, men filleting fish in fishing boat in tide water, a beaver in the water, and a bird, probably a heron, flying.
Recordings from the boat on a river, some loons on a lake, either Anahim or Fenton lake, and a panoramic view of the lake with mountains in background.
Also some footage of men fishing from the shore of a river, children catching fish, children swimming, some river rapids, footage of an eagle, a pelican on the lake, a group of birds, probably sand pipers, in water.
There are two young girls playing on a boat near shore, a view of white and brown house, and an older boy pulling a young girl in a wagon.
Include is footage of a backyard BBQ picnic, two young girls fishing, a cabin at a lake, and general scenery of birch trees, a boat house, and a dock at lake.
There is also a sign that reads "Breezy Cove," people relaxing on porch in front of cabin, and footage of a woman believed to be Mrs. Elsey and a friend walking on a forest path.
The film ends with footage of more fishing off a motor boat and unloading the motor boat at a dock.
Possible locations of the filming include the Bella Coola River, the Bella Coola Valley, the Bulkley Valley, the Hagensborg area, and Nimpo Lake.
Photograph depicts ore haul truck at dump in mine, driver visible, mountain range in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Kenworth - Model 802 dumping stripping waste at 6565 Elevation", on verso: "1961".
Item is a photograph of from left, Ralph Robbins and Jack Paine of the BC Forest Service, Ray Williston, Chief Forester for Canadian Forest Products Tom Wright, Deputy Minister of Forests Finley McKinnon, Canadian Forest Products Vice-President in Charge of Development John Liersch, and BC Chief Forester John Stokes investigating small wood in an area near Prince George.
Item is a photograph of Ray Williston and John Liersch in a small wood area southwest of Prince George.
Fred Anderson fly-fishing in river, probably the Atnarko River, catching and displaying salmon.
Footage of man fly fishing on river shore and catching steelhead salmon.
Possible locations of the film include the Bella Coola River or the Dean River.
Footage of thee men in dugout canoe bringing in ooligan nets full of ooligan fish on what is believed to be the Bella Coola river. Two of the men bring in the net while the third bails water. The men then bring in the canoe to shore using long poles. Women then join and help transport the fish to shore and then place the fish in large "stink box" where they are stirred with a stick.
Footage of fly fishing on a river, possibly the Bella Coola River or Dean River, fishing in river canyon, footage of deer, footage of Alert Bay, village, marina and totem poles on shore, footage of a white robin, and a woman holding her salmon catch. Also include is recordings of the Anahim stampede and the bucking bronco event.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston, Chief Forester John Stokes and Tom Wright of Canadian Forest Products examining an area near Prince George in order to determine the timber area required for a Pulp Harvesting License for a proposed pulp mill that would depend completely on waste wood.
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.
Footage of steelhead salmon jumping in river channel. The location is unknown.
Footage of a caribou herd.
Probable locations of filming include the Chilcotin area, Rainbow Mountains, or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
Footage of white robin.
Location of filming is unknown.
Footage of clay cliffs, winter scenery that show snow and ice on trees, and birds, maybe jays, eating crab apples.
Location is believed to be the Chilcotin area.
Photograph depicts two unidentified men walking across a large log over water at Knight's Inlet. Handwritten annotations on verso read: “W.C. Baker, Chaplain”; “Knights Inlet, 23 April 1960"
Photograph depicts three men fishing from shore. Water and trees in background. Left to right: Jack Christian, Plato Malezemoff, Tam Zimmermann.
Photograph depicts a large wave breaking over the stern of a weather ship.
Photograph depicts a weather ship sailing amidst large water swells.
Photograph depicts a water swelling over the bow of a weather ship.
Photograph depicts a weather balloon floating in the air, as seen from below.
File consists of records and textual material related to mammals (predominantly in British Columbia) collected by Grant Hazelwood. Highlights include:
- Robert E. LeResche, "Social and Ethical Considerations in Conservation" (reproduction)
- Grant Hazelwood, Resource Biologist, Northwood Pulp and Timber, "Fisheries Inventory - Driftwood River", 1981 (reproduction)
- Grant Hazelwood, Resource Biologist, Northwood Pulp and Timber, "Effect of Cut Block Size on Streams", 1981 (reproduction)
- David S. Shea, "A Wintertime Ecological Evaluation of the North Fork Flathead River Drainage, Glacier National Park", April 1976 (reproduction)
- A.L. "The Southern Half of the Alaska Highway and its Mammals", 1943 (reproduction)
- John P. Kelly, "Ecology of the Pine Marten (Martes americana) in North Central B.C.", 1977? (reproduction)
- V. Geist, "On the Management of Large Mammals in National Parks" in Park News, July 1972 (reproduction)
File consists of records and textual material related to ungulates such as moose and mountain goat (predominantly in British Columbia) created or collected by Grant Hazelwood. Highlights include:
- Grant Hazelwood, "Early Winter Moose Survey - TFL 30 and McGregor River", Dec. 1979 (reproduction)
- Notes from "Moose - Wolf Surveys" in central and northern BC, Jan. 1979 (reproduction)
- "Preliminary Investigation of Goat Population in Management Unit 7-3", 1975 (reproduction)
- "Mountain Goat Surveys", [after 1980] (reproduction)
- BC Fish and Wildlife, "The Effect of Antlerless Seasons in British Columbia", 1969?
- Ian Smith, BC Fish and Wildlife, "Winter Feeding of Big Game Animals", 1969
- Ian Smith and Ray Demarchi, "The Ungulate Resources of the Libby Reservoir", Sept. 1969
- BC Fish and Wildlife Branch, "A Brief History of Game Administration in British Columbia", 1971 (reproduction)
- Jill Singleton, "Food Habits of Wild Ungulates in British Columbia", June 1976
- Dennis Demarchi and Bruce Pendergast, "Problem Analysis: Biotic Regions of British Columbia - An Ecological Land Classification for Fauna", Jan. 1983 (reproduction)
- G. Hazelwood, "A.R.D.A. Winter Flight Reports - January-February 1969"
- "Current Management of Ungulates and their Predators in the Yukon Territory", Mar. 1984
- Dennis Demarchi, "The Plant Communities of the Prophet River in the Rocky Mountain Foothills", Special Report for B.C. ARDA Ungulate Inventory, Aug. 1968 (reproduction)
- Val Geist, "Factors Influencing the Size of Ungulate Populations", student essay for Zoology 401, 1960
Photograph depicts three men fishing from shore. Water and trees in background. Left to right: Jack Christian, Plato Malezemoff, Tam Zimmermann.
Photograph depicts the stern of a weather ship with a large body of water in the background.
Photograph depicts mist from a wave rising above the stern of a weather ship.
Photograph depicts a weather ship sailing into a wave in stormy weather.
Photograph depicts water from a wave spilling over the bow of a weather ship.
Photograph depicts water pooled on the deck of a weather ship with rough water in the background.
Photograph depicts a large wave breaking over the bow end of a weather ship.
Photograph depicts the wake from a weather ship in a large body of water.
Photograph depicts an unidentified man preparing a large weather balloon for flight aboard a weather ship.
Photograph depicts a weather balloon ascending into the air with a clear sky in the background.
Photograph depicts an unidentified man putting a weather balloon into flight aboard a weather ship.
Photograph depicts a weather balloon flying into the air with a clear sky in the background.
Photograph depicts a close perspective of a weather balloon at cloud level.
Photograph depicts a weather balloon in the air with a clear sky in the background.
Photograph depicts three men with fishing gear. Trees and mountains in background. Left to right: Plato Malezemoff (holding fish), Jack Christian, Tam Zimmermann.