Hand coloured photo of a clearing in Prince Rupert with a sawmill in the distance. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert, B.C. : Saw Mill Grand Trunk Pacific Railway." Artist's stamp in the lower right corner reads: "103112 J.V."
The Fred Jeffery Collection consists of three photograph albums comprising a total of 303 b&w photographs all dating from ca.1924-1933. The subject matter of these images consist primarily of the fishing industry, river & landscapes, salmon cannery images (housing, people, workers, machinery, boats) on the Nass River and North Pacific Coast. Notable are the photographs depicting indigenous (Nisga'a) people and places and Chinese and Japanese cannery workers. Identified canneries featured in these photographs include: Mill Bay Cannery, Namu Cannery, Klemtu Cannery, Shushartie Bay Cannery, Balmoral Cannery, North Pacific Cannery, Nass Harbour Cannery, Port Essington Cannery, Kitwanga Cannery, Port Nelson Cannery, Alert Bay Cannery, Dominion Cannery and ABC Co. Cannery. Photographs also include images of the Canadian Pacific Railway in both Vancouver and Sicamous, BC., as well as, images of the Legislative Assembly buildings in Victoria, the 1924 Special Service Squadron ships in Vancouver, early construction of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and town overviews of Yokohama, Japan (pre WWII).
Sem títuloSeries consists of images pertaining the Collison family, North Coastal First Nations communities, means of transportation along North Coastal British Columbia, and various church structures and religious events.
Photograph of many fishing boats in a Prince Rupert harbour. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Fishing Boats Prince Rupert, BC Photo by J. Wrathall." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Greetings from British Columbia Ruth and Jim Warner[??]." Postcard is addressed to: "Mr. and Mrs. C. Ott 426 So. Humboldh Denver 9. Colorado U.S.A." Verso is affixed with a 4 cent Canadian stamp. Postmark reads: " Vancouver B.C. Canada. Jun 5 5 PM 1954."
Consists of 165 black and white photographs depicting Northwest Coast communities including Bella Bella, Rivers Inlet, Port Simpson, and Prince Rupert between approximately 1900 and 1920. Also includes postcard images of ships and boats on the North Coast belonging to the Large family, from Reverend Large's son Dr. R.G. Large. Also includes 39 colour slides ca. 1960 of ship scenes and weather balloon launches from the Dr. R.G. Large family.
Sem títuloPublication is entitled "Prince Rupert Bulk Loading Facility: Phase 2 Environmental Assessment of Alternatives" by the Northcoast Environmental Analysis Team.
Publication contains report entitled "General Description of Ridley Island Coal Terminal Facilities, Prince Rupert, B.C." for Neptune Bulk Terminals Ltd.
Photograph depicts an unidentified fishing boat at the Prince Rupert marina. Several other fishing boats are visible in the background.
Photograph depicts the "Northern Dawn" and an unidentified fishing boat at the Prince Rupert marina.
Photograph depicts a shipping terminal in Prince Rupert. Shipping containers are in the distance.
Photograph depicts a shipping terminal in Prince Rupert. The ocean is visible in the background.
Photograph depicts the "Ocean Gem" fishing boat at the Prince Rupert marina. The Prince Rupert Fisherman's Co-operative Assocation Building is visible in the background.
Photograph depicts the an unidentified fishing boat at the Prince Rupert marina.
Photograph depicts the "Northern Dawn" and the "Comanchero II" at the Prince Rupert marina.
Photograph depicts the "Little Current" and other boats at the Prince Rupert marina.
Photograph depicts a hoist and many unidentified boats at the Prince Rupert marina.
Publication is entitled "Proposal for a New Grain Terminal at Prince Rupert", which outlines a grain shipping terminal at Prince Rupert, its design, a suggested site and estimated costs.
Photograph depicts a shipping terminal in Prince Rupert. The photo is taken from a hill, and several shipping containers sit in the almost empty lot. The ocean is visible in the background.
Photograph depicts the "Comanchero II" boat in the Prince Rupert Marina. Another building and boat are visible in the background.
Photograph depicts an unidentified fishing boat at the Prince Rupert marina. An unidentified person stands beside a building in the far background.
Photograph depicts an unidentified fishing boat at the Prince Rupert marina.
Photograph depicts a ramp and boats at the Prince Rupert marina, including the "Northern Dawn".
Image depicts the BC Packers Ltd. cannery in Prince Rupert, B.C.
The Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Society Collection consists primarily of textual, photographic, and cartographic records related to the regional developments of the railway industry in Northern BC. A predominant portion of the collection is made up of material from the Canadian National Railway; other railways represented include the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the British Columbia Railway (BC Rail), the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Intercolonial Railway, and the Okanagan Express. Significant geographical areas covered include Prince George, the Peace River Region, Terrace, Bulkley Valley, Hazelton and Prince Rupert.
The forestry industry is represented in the collection with operational and financial records from Fyfe Lake Sawmill Ltd., which operated southwest of Prince George in the 1950s.
The collection has been organized into series according to creator, each of which also has been arranged to subseries, file and item level, where applicable. This collection consists of eight series, as follows:
1) Canadian National Railway
2) Grand Trunk Railway
3) Pacific Great Eastern Railway
4) British Columbia Railway (BC Rail)
5) Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
6) Intercolonial Railway
7) Fyfe Lake Sawmill ltd.
8) PGRFM
9) Photographs